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What is a "Conscious Leader"?


The Barrett Leadership Model

We use the term “Conscious Leader” in a very specific way.

  • A Conscious Leader is self-aware.

  • A Conscious Leader is aware of — and values intrinsically —​ the human needs of those they lead.

  • A Conscious Leader is aware of — and brings attention to —​the needs of the larger group, organization or team that all are a part of.

  • A Conscious Leader leads through trust, building a “power-with” relationship with those they lead.

  • A Conscious Leader motivates intrinsically by reminding people of their alignment to shared qualities, principles or goals that matter to all, e.g. Core Values, Shared Purpose, Thematic Goal, Leadership Principles, Roles.

  • A Conscious Leader directly supports the well-being and the development of the people they lead.

  • A Conscious Leader is committed to evolve personally, especially to acknowledge and transform their own fear-based mindsets and behaviors that limit their effectiveness as a leader and that diminish the desired organizational culture. An organization cannot evolve beyond the level of its leaders.

  • A Conscious Leader leads from a mindset of: "I matter AND You matter AND We matter"


By contrast, the more common "Domination Leader" ...

  • sees people as objects to get the work done — does not value the human needs of those being led, or values them only to the extent that it gets people to do what they want them to do

  • leads through fear, building a “power-over/power-under” relationship with those led

  • motivates extrinsically through rewards and punishments

  • is willing to fulfill goals at the expense of those being led, or even to their harm ... is willing to coerce, manipulate or force others to get what they want

  • leads from a mindset of: “I matter (and you don’t)”



Note that the question is NOT ...
  • "Am I a Conscious Leader or am I a Domination Leader?


The question is ...
  • "In what ways does a Domination Leader live in me?"

  • "In what ways does a Conscious Leader live in me?"

  • "What new choices would I like to make to deepen my capacity as a Conscious Leader?"



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