Second Quarter 2015- Issue 20<\/p>\n
Note from Coach Mario-\u00a0 At the End of the Day- “Sustaining A Favorable Leadership Culture–Need, Opportunity and Rationalization”<\/p>\n
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What is the culture in your organization like?\u00a0\u00a0A transformational leader is very interested in this question because\u00a0the culture that exists is a direct reflection of the leaders in the organization.\u00a0 When integrity and respect of and towards all stakeholders is present, people in the organization are empowered to think and behave without looking over their shoulder.\u00a0 However, when there is a lack of character (defined here as lack of integrity and selfish intentions) bad things happen.\u00a0 Bad things such as fraudulent behavior, managers tearing down instead of building people up, workers refusing to work together as a team and self-centered approaches to relationships that serve only to undermine.\u00a0 Leaders need to be mindful of the “three-legged stool” , Need, Opportunity and Rationalization<\/em> which does not know or care about levels in an organization hierarchy.\u00a0 When all three are present with these negative behaviors, a powder keg is in the making and it is a matter of time before it blows.\u00a0 For instance, when there is fraud, the three legged stool is present.\u00a0 The perpetrator has a Need (i.e. typically a financial need resulting often from a personal situation or condition), is provided\u00a0the right circumstances by the \u00a0culture or work environment to take advantage of\u00a0(i.e. weak internal controls which are management’s responsibility) and then uses\u00a0Rationalization which is often inward-looking with an illogical \u00a0justification that says I deserve this.<\/p>\n Similarly when the perpetrator of the three-legged stool is the manager or employee\u00a0who has little regard for the people that work either for or with him\/her has a Need (i.e. a need to always be right or always receive the credit-even though others did the actual work), is provided the Opportunity by superiors or peers\u00a0who look the other way or say well that is just him\/her and allows the individual to get away with the toxic behavior and then uses Rationalization that is often self-centered, justified in their mind and shown with attitudes that may include a complete disregard of others’ perspectives or points of view.\u00a0 This mindset often believes they are the only ones that can do it right, or have a complete lack of social intelligence.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In both instances where the “three-legged stool” is used, the perpetrator’s fraudulent or toxic behavior takes monies that are not rightfully theirs or takes credit where it rightfully belongs to others while stripping away the dignity or self-esteem of others.\u00a0 The\u00a0leader exercising the Idealized Influence element of the Transformational Leadership Style must be particularly mindful of the Opportunity leg of the three-legged stool.\u00a0 Ultimately that is the only leg the transformational leader\u00a0controls or influences yet it is the most important of the three legs because without it, the other two either do not exist or are not effective.\u00a0 When that occurs and \u00a0much to the liking by the transformational leader, a favorable leadership culture exists\u00a0where there is no three-legged monster birthing neither fraudulent or toxic behavior.<\/p>\n –Mario Flores<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mario Flores.\u00a0 All Rights reserved.\u00a0 No part of these materials may be reproduced in any form without written permission.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Second Quarter 2015- Issue 20<\/p>\n Note from Coach Mario-\u00a0 At the End of the Day- “Sustaining A Favorable Leadership Culture–Need, Opportunity and Rationalization”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What is the culture in your organization like?\u00a0\u00a0A transformational leader is very interested in this question because\u00a0the culture that exists is a direct reflection of the leaders in the organization.\u00a0 When integrity and respect of [<\/p>\n