MindsetShapers

authentic leadership & business transformation

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Developing Attractive Leadership

Business Sparring:
Transformation and leadership coaching

Leadership grows by creating space for your own and others’ talents to blossom. It is not about the leader, it is about the leadership. Like Cruijff used to say: you must be where the ball is going to be, not where the ball is now! 

Everything starts with understanding your own Mindset

Give wings to that leadership; that is what we at MindsetShapers do, with pure energy. A fascinating process in which you examine your own talents, barriers, and capabilities. To continue taking new steps, where co-creation and vision come first.
The way you interpret leadership has everything to do with the life values you think important. These life values are influenced by all kinds of cultural values: for instance, your company values, or the values of the culture in which you grew up. At MindsetShapers, you will quickly find your core, and your company’s core, through the 7-levels model of consciousness. By gaining an insight into this system, you develop personal mastery, and a true transformation arises. MindsetShapers offers this method of U-learning to individual persons and teams.

Personal mastery brings transformation

We all react differently to various situations, and that is the way we express ourselves. We are happy, angry, disappointed, passive, active, anxious, relaxed, you name it. But where does this behaviour come from? The way we behave, originates in what goes on in our head … our feelings and thoughts. And in turn, these are controlled by what we call our life values.

Our life values spring from our needs. In the middle of the previous century, Maslow ordered these needs in his famous Pyramid. In this hierarchy of needs, physiological needs such as food, water and sleep are at the bottom. Self-actualisation is at the top of the pyramid. There are literally thousands of life values, for example, ‘fidelity’, (financial) ‘security’, ‘sharing’, ‘personal development’, ‘family’, ‘assertiveness’, or ‘inspiration’. It is important to be aware of your own life values. Because the values that are important to you, determine your feelings concerning a certain subject, and therefore, the behaviour that arises from this. 

Make conscious decisions as a leader and human being

If we feel and think a certain way about family, or money, we will (subconsciously) express this in our behaviour as well. If I think it is important to take care of my mother (value: ‘family’), then I will be inclined to bring her flowers more often, or go for a walk with her. And it’s the same way at work: if I think it important that the work ethic in the company runs smoothly (value: ‘efficiency’), I will be annoyed by a colleague who does not pull his or her weight.

Dare to experience tense as growth

But now, let us suppose that I find ‘family’ an important life value, but my boss does not understand that I want to act as a carer for my parents. He thinks I should just do my job, and that caring for my parents is my own private business. And therefore that I should do this in my own, private, time. This triggers my life value, and it will start eating at me… I will feel misunderstood at the workplace. This leads to a conflict, with all sorts of other consequences.

Another example; suppose I am the CEO of a company that has just merged. My value as a leader is ‘open communication’, but the company exists of various isolated units. These ‘islands’ do not, or hardly, communicate with each other. The marketing department does not consult with the sales department, and the business unit of one half of the company does not want to cooperate with the other half, due to which the profits dwindle and the long-term developments come to a standstill. 

Flexibility as advantage and core value

In both these examples, a change of mindset is required in the workplace. But how does it work? . How do you get from one situation to the other? In the first place, transformation starts with awareness. The only way to grow together is to understand what you stand for, and what the other stands for. To develop the leadership and let talent flourish. MindsetShapers is better equipped than anyone else in helping you with these awareness and transformation issues, and will take care of guiding you through this process, all the way to the end.

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Mindsetshapers co-creates with:

ATTRACTIVE LEADERSHIP
In fact, we always start from contradictions when judging our feelings; something is pleasant or unpleasant, ugly or beautiful, etc. But how fascinating the world becomes when we look together for the possibilities in the enormous space between all those contradictions. In this area you often come up with new solutions; the third way! Think of it as a proportional triangle working from the two bottom corners to the top in the middle. What non-dual thinking can do for you? Especially making your life easier by allowing you to better deal with career and life questions, stress, tension and conflicts.
Non dual thinking
finding the ‘third way’
The 7-level consciousness model designed by Richard Barret. We work closely with him. It is a flexible model that brings your life values, leadership values and company values together. The model has seven levels and shows at a glance what you stand on as a person, leader or company. The model is dynamic and invites reflection and discussion. Moreover, the results are measurable and so is progress. This also makes it extremely suitable for team transformation at a business level.
The 7-level consciousness model
see at a glance where you are
Branded leadership differentiates with a clear customer and team benefit, uniquely tied to the brand.
Meaningful Differentiation
The strength of the emotional connection is one of the most important indicators of branded leadership
Emotional Connection
The strength of the emotional connection is one of the most important indicators of branded leadership
Value for money
An branded leader offers proximity. Presence next to presentation is instrumental to build proximity.
Availability
Branded Leadership that is perceived as leading in their field benefits from higher conversion rates and is preferred beyond their fair share.
Mental Leader
While we are discussing your presentation, we will also go in search of your own, unique ‘golden frame’. What suits you, and above all, what does not suit you? Which talents do you have, and how can you present yourself in your own, unique way? By defining your unique ‘golden frame’, you get to know and observe yourself better. You will notice that it becomes easier for you to present and inspire in an authentic way, coming from this zone! A businesslike attitude, a sense of humour, and professionalism, combined with your golden personality. That is what impresses your public.
Golden Frame
Be vulnerable in strength, and professional!