SMART POWER

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO

  • Systemic Power:

    Systemic Power:

    This embodies the ability to see and operate within the bigger picture, recognizing and leveraging the interconnections within and outside the organization. Systemic Power is about fostering sustainability and embracing systems thinking to guide decision-making towards long-term success and collective well-being.

  • Merging Power:

    Merging Power:

    Represents the amplification of capabilities or resources through collaboration, partnerships and pooling of resources and control. It reflects the synergies and increased effectiveness that we can achieve through the integration of different parties’ perspectives, knowledge and capabilities.

  • Authentic Personal Power:

    Authentic Personal Power:

    Is the power derived from integrity and personal mastery. It is about about resilience and self-mastery the as well as the alignment of actions with core values and the ability to communicate with authenticity, clarity and respect.

  • Relational Power:

    Relational Power:

    Highlights the significance of building constructive, trust-based relationships and networks. Relational Power is the foundation for effective collaboration, enabling leaders to overcome siloed thinking and embrace a culture of openness, mutual support, and shared success.

  • Transformative Power:

    Transformative Power:

    Captures the essence of driving change and turning intentions into realities. Transformative Power is driven by a clear purpose and involves practical tools and strategies to communicate this purpose and the ensuing vision, to encourage innovation, and to lead teams towards achieving extraordinary outcomes.

OLD POWER vs SMART POWER 

Here’s how SMART Power solutions help to overcome Old Power dynamics and pain points:

Old Power Dynamics

and Pain Points

Focus on Force and Control:

Relying on authority and control to achieve objectives, leading to resistance and lack of genuine engagement.

Short-term Gains and Self-Interest:

Prioritizing immediate results over long-term sustainability, often at the expense of broader, collective goals.

Siloed Thinking:

Operating within tight departmental confines, hindering collaboration and innovation across the organization.

Reduced Power through Low Team Cohesion and Effectiveness:

Difficulty in fostering a unified, effective team capable of high performance and innovation.

Prioritizing Structures and Processes:

Sticking with traditional methods that are ill-adapted to today’s complex and volatile world.

Pursuit of Status and Influence:

Seeking authority and recognition within the existing power structures, leading to reduced fulfilment and leadership authority.

Focus on Problems and Obstacles:

Main attention on avoiding risks and maintaining one’s position in the system and protecting the status quo.

Feeling Stuck in "The Game":

Adapting to conventional tactics for advancement, which can be exhausting and counterproductive.

Old Power tools:

Applying confrontational and win-lose approaches that are not adapted to navigating modern complexity and volatility.

Transactional Focus:

Struggling to create significant change or achieve desired impact due to the old power model’s focus on transactional results.

Smart Power Solutions

(SPS)

Intentionality:

Guided by a clear purpose, setting clear intentions to inspire and motivate towards common goals without the need for force.

Systems Thinking:

Encouraging a holistic view that considers long-term effects and collective benefits, promoting sustainable success.

Merging Power:

Embracing shared control to foster better outcomes through collaboration and cross-functional synergy.

Leadership Power Expansion:

Ability to communicate powerful visions, build cohesive teams, and create spaces for collaboration and innovation, enabling high-performance.

Relational Power:

Building trust-based relationships that encourage openness to new ideas and pathways, enhancing adaptability and innovation.

Integrity / Personal Power:

Aligning actions and communications with one's values and purpose, leading effectively and authentically without solely seeking recognition.

Possibilist Outlook – enabling Transformation:

Seeing beyond problems to envision and act on possibilities, transforming visionary ideas into achievable realities.

Exuberance Management:

Focusing on managing personal energy, building resilience, and working with greater ease to maintain momentum and drive change.

Agile Power Tools:

Using tools and practices that favour openness, collaboration and systems thinking and are tailored to navigate today’s challenges.

Legacy Focus:

Anchoring efforts in a purposeful legacy, building meaningful impact through one’s work and life, beyond transactional achievements.

Understand your leadership strength on the 5 dimensions of SMART POWER: