LFW_coverLeading from Within and Flawless Leadership:

As we mentioned last week, we’re going to use #Throwback Thursdays to re-introduce or bring to light something new about Teaching with Heart, Leading from Within or Teaching with Fire.

In February, we were delighted when the International Leadership Association (ILA) proposed that Megan Scribner, co-editor of Leading from Within, and Gloria Burgess, author of Flawless Leadership, interview each other to discover their insights on leadership and the intersections between their two books. Below are two short excerpts.  For the full interview, see the ILA Member Connector.

Burgess: We all know that those external competencies of leadership, what we know and do, how we act, are very, very important. But just as important, and I would argue even more important, is what drives the behavior, and what drives the behavior is who you are. … Consciously or unconsciously, flawless leaders aspire to be authentic in the moment, to be a person of integrity, and to be genuinely open with and curious about the person they’re with.

Scribner: One of the themes that came through [Leading from Within] was a strong sense of purpose. All the leaders felt it was important to be doing work that made a difference in the world, work that they believed in. They grappled with how to stay true to their values and principles as they faced the pressures and demands of being a leader. They struggled with how to stay true to themselves, to their North Star, and how to lead from within. The importance of leading from within comes through in every single story

Many thanks to the ILA for this opportunity.

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