1 CenterPoint Leadership Model ©Judith A. Leibowitz, CenterPoint, 2006 Acting Authentically Encouraging Values In Action Nurturing Trust Standing In My Authority Holding Boundaries With Flexibility Embodying The Future Challenging and Changing Collaborating To Achieve Results CenterPoint   PO Box  Jamaica Plain, MA  Self System

2 CenterPoint Leadership Model 1. Acting Authentically I Communicate With Awareness of My Values, Feelings, Beliefs, and Principles I Value Being Congruent-- “Walking My Talk” I Use My Feelings and Intuition, As Well As My Intellect I Take Cues From My Senses, and Respect My Physical Intelligence I Speak My Truth ©CenterPoint   PO Box  Jamaica Plain, MA 

3 2. Encouraging Values and Action I Consider Values When Making Decisions. I Have High Ethical Standards and Encourage Others to Be Ethical in Their Actions. I Set Examples of Ethical Behavior for Others to Model. I Acknowledge Others for Doing What They Think Is Right, Even If I Don’t Agree. I Take Responsibility for My Actions and Decisions, and Admit Mistakes. CenterPoint Leadership Model ©CenterPoint   PO Box  Jamaica Plain, MA 

4 3. Nurturing Trust I Create a Climate of Trust, and Emphasize the Value of a Trust- based Culture. I Treat Others With Care and Respect. I Pay Attention and Acknowledge the Ways We Are Different. I Celebrate Accomplishments. I Recognizes Other’s Contributions Through Praise, Appreciation, and Support. CenterPoint Leadership Model ©CenterPoint   PO Box  Jamaica Plain, MA 

5 4. Standing In My Authority I Am Comfortable With My Authority, and Am Willing to Stand for My Convictions. I Address Both the Impact and Outcome of Words and Deeds. I Am Effective at Identifying and Addressing Power Dynamics at the Organizational, Group and Individual Levels. I Use My Authority Mindfully. CenterPoint Leadership Model ©CenterPoint   PO Box  Jamaica Plain, MA 

6 5. Holding Boundaries With Flexibility I Have Clear Boundaries. I Know When and How to Set Boundaries. I Choose the Permeability of My Boundaries. I Manage the Boundary Between the System and Its Environment. I Recognize and Acknowledge Projections and Transferences. CenterPoint Leadership Model ©CenterPoint   PO Box  Jamaica Plain, MA 

7 6. Embodying the Future I Have a Clear Leadership Philosophy and Communicate It to Others in a Variety of Ways. I Enlist Others to Create a Common Vision. I Develop Cooperative Relationships, Inside and Outside of My Sphere of Influence. I Operate With Intentions That Are Transparent to Others. CenterPoint Leadership Model ©CenterPoint   PO Box  Jamaica Plain, MA 

8 7. Challenging And Changing I Assess And Evaluate The Need For Change. I Seek Opportunities To Innovate And Change. I Challenge The Status Quo. I Am Able to Deal With Ambiguity I Encourage Others To Challenge Me. CenterPoint Leadership Model ©CenterPoint   PO Box  Jamaica Plain, MA 

9 8. Collaborating to Achieve Results I Recognize the Complexity of Collaboration. I Involve Others in Decisions and Planning. I Encourage Using Creativity to Generate Options. I Actively Seek Out Different World Views. I Seek to Influence Others, AND I Am Willing to Be Influenced by Others. I Use Effective Negotiation Strategies. CenterPoint Leadership Model ©CenterPoint   PO Box  Jamaica Plain, MA 

10 Using the Model to Assess Your Leadership Development Needs For each arena, reflect upon where you are nowadays. Consider the CenterPoint as low and the boundary as high Draw a line across each arena based upon where you currently see yourself Shade each arena beginning at the CenterPoint and working outward

11 Acting Authentically Encouraging Values In Action Nurturing Trust Standing In My Authority Holding Boundaries With Flexibility Embodying The Future Challenging and Changing Collaborating To Achieve Results

12 Using the Model to Assess Your Leadership Development Needs Notice the shape of your leadership at this point.  What does it look, feel sound like?  What does it evoke in you?  Are there one or two arenas that you want to develop or shift? Identify your two strongest arenas Identify the two most important arenas for you to develop Where do you want to be in nine months? To indicate Maintain / Decrease / Increase - use M D I