The Shared Leadership Framework™: It Starts with the Right Attitude
We’re reorienting from top-down hierarchical leadership in the workplace to a more collaborative framework, where our relationships and equality matter first and foremost. But in order to change the way we work (and build healthy teams and vibrant workplaces), we have to change the way we lead. That means learning to lead first as humans—valuing relationships before positions—and that’s why Global Round Table Leadership exists.
We know that each of us is equally responsible for our collective experience. When one of us is unhappy, stressed, or checked out, all of us are influenced by it. You know the feeling; we’ve all been there. If a colleague is distracted in a boardroom or Zoom meeting, we notice it. We notice when folks don’t say hello, and just jump right into business. We can tell when the boss is upset; a boss’s stress can easily make their employees anxious. Our team experiences every emotion we bring to the table. Why? Because each of us contributes to our shared human experience.
That’s why at Global Round Table Leadership, we are committed to working as “ensembles,” teams on their journey to leading together, relating first as humans, with every role, voice, and contribution equally important. When we practice working together as an ensemble, it helps break us out of the power-over and power-under mold, and instead move towards sharing leadership and power with each other. For more than 20 years, we’ve guided executives and facilitated company transformations as they discover how to share leadership and power.
What is The Shared Leadership Framework™️?
Designed to cultivate healthier relationships, The Shared Leadership Framework™ is comprised of a set of premises, pillars, and principles that influence behaviors, actions, operations, strategies, and systems. They can be practiced alone or together, at work and at home, across all sectors. Anywhere teams function, The Shared Leadership Framework™ can be practiced.
It all starts by caring to have the right attitude. The four guiding attitudes of The Shared Leadership Framework™️ are:
Openness – We’re open with ourselves and each other in order to learn together, cultivating compassion, kindness, and curiosity.
Authenticity – We’re authentic and honest in what we say and do, cultivating humility and self-reflection.
Vulnerability – We’re willing to be uncomfortable with the tension or conflict that leads to breakthrough, transformation, and wisdom, cultivating courage, strength, softness, and patience.
Commitment – We practice wholehearted intentions by caring to show up and “walking our talk,” cultivating love, trust, and presence.
These attitudes are the basis for co-creating a vibrant workplace environment, where personal development is directly linked with both leadership and collective development. By shifting from leading as experts (i.e. silos) to leading as continuous learners (i.e. unified ensembles), each of us learns to lead with our strengths, allowing every individual to shine.
Chris Masiello, President, and CEO of The Masiello Group said yes to The Shared Leadership Journey for his 900+ real estate professionals team in 2019. He realized that “The COVID-19 crisis taught us that shared leadership creates better outcomes than traditional, linear leadership.”
Are you ready to build a vibrant organization? Whether you’re just starting to develop your team or hope to revive innovation and employee engagement, our Shared Leadership Framework™️ can take you there. Get in touch—we’re excited to hear from you!