Following is a 30 minute summary of a specific model of leadership called The Leadership Spectrum. The presentation is being made by Dr. William Bergquist, author of this leadership model.
Following is an outline of the Leadership Spectrum presentation.
The Three Domains of Life
The Three Colors
Ruby Red
Domain of Ideas
Fire/Energy/Action
Azure Blue
Domain of Intentions
Sky/Inspiration/Vision
Golden Yellow
Domain of Information
Sun/Illumination/Wisdom
Ruby Red: General
- Domain of Ideas: Heat
- Building a Fire to Generate Energy: How Do We Start Moving Forward?
- Courage: Taking Action
- “Don’t Just Stand There Do Something!”
Azure Blue: General
- Domain of Intentions: Inspiration
- Looking Up at the Sky to See Beyond the Present State: Toward What Are We Going to Move?
- Vision: Finding Direction
- “Where Are We Going?”
Golden Yellow: General
- Domain of Information: Illumination
- Finding Sunlight to Establish Our Current State: What is Our Current Reality?
- Wisdom: Discovering Best Path
- “Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There!”
Leadership
Ruby Red
- Assertive/Clear
- Building Leadership Around Engagement/Accomplish- ment
- Best Working Environment: Strong Formal Accountability
Azure Blue
- Persuasive/Caring
- Building Leadership Around Interests/Purposes
- Best Working Environment: Strong, Supportive Culture
Golden Yellow
- Informative/Objective
- Building Leadership Around Expertise/Knowledge
- Best Working Environment: Strong Formal Operations
Viewing Other Preferences
Ruby Red Leaders
- Azure Blue
- Wishy/Washy: “Bleeding Heart”
- Dreamer: Looks Over Our Heads While We Are Trying Solve the Problem
- Golden Yellow
- Uninvolved: “Bean Counter”
- Analyst: Sits Back Planning When We Need to Take Action
Azure Blue Leaders
- Ruby Red
- Cruel: “Heartless”
- Blunderer: Moves Forward Without Knowing Which Direction in Which to Move
- Golden Yellow
- Indifferent: “Soulless”
- Calculator: Views Everything From the Perspective of Numbers
Golden Yellow Leaders
- Ruby Red
- Arrogant: “Bull in a China Shop”
- Ignorant: Moves Forward Without Knowing If Sufficient Resources Are Available
- Azure Blue
- Irrational: “Soft Hearted”
- Dreamer: Always Ignoring Reality and Thinking Only about the Future
Strengths Become Weaknesses
Ruby Red Leadership
Overused Preferences
Acting without Adequate Information or Clear Intentions
Under Conditions of Interpersonal Anxiety
Moving Against Other People: Confrontation [Karen Horney]
Isolation: Not Conferring With Other People
Fight!
Azure Blue Leadership
Overused Preferences
Pointing to/Promoting Specific Intention(s) Without Adequate Information or Idea(s) about How to Work Toward Intention(s)
Under Conditions of Interpersonal Anxiety
Moving Toward Other People: Appeasement [Karen Horney]
Isolation: Not Working With Other People In Creating a Shared Vision
Freeze!
Golden Yellow Leadership
Overusing Preferences
Failing to Act in a Timely Manner
Under Conditions of Interpersonal Anxiety
Moving Away from Other People: Estrangement [Karen Horney]
Isolation: Analysis-Paralysis Without Outside Input to Break the Obsession
Flight!
Rainbow [Pot of Gold]: General
- Integration of the Three Domains: Moving to Fourth and Fifth “I”
- Initiation: Actually Moving Forward with Integrated Information, Intentions and Ideas
- Insight: Reviewing and Learning from Impact of Actions Taken
- Rainbow [Pot of Gold]: Heat/Sun/Sky
- Collaboration: Working with Others to Achieve and Learn
- “Let’s Put Our Heads and Hearts Together!”
Rainbow Leadership
- Facilitating/Participating
- Building the Relationship Around Constructive Dialogue
- Overusing Preference
- Getting caught up in concern for group/team process rather than outcomes
- Interpersonal Neediness: Always looking to Other People for Self-Confirmation
- Seeming to be unpredictable (“Who is Going to Show Up Today!”)
Reiterating the Important Message
You get in trouble as a leader not from engagement of your weaknesses, but rather from the excessive or inappropriate uses of your strengths!!!
Mythic Preferences
The Wizard of Oz
- Golden Yellow: The Scarecrow
- If I Only Had a Brain
- Reward: Diploma (Acknowledging Wisdom)
- Azure Blue: The Tin Man
- If I Only Had a Heart
- Reward: Philanthropy (Acknowledging Generosity)
- Ruby Red: The Cowardly Lion
- If I Only Had the Nerve!
- Reward: Medal (Acknowledging Bravery)
- Rainbow: Toto (and Dorothy)
- If I Could Only Return Home!
- Reward: Home (Appreciating Other People)
Star Trek
- Ruby Red: Captain James Kirk
- “Boldly Going Where No One Else Has Gone!”
- Gets Into Trouble: Action without Thought or Direction
- Azure Blue: Leonard McCoy (“Bones”)
- “I’m sick and tired of your logic!”
- Gets Into Trouble: Wants to Heal Instead of Trying to Prevent Injury
- Golden Yellow: Spock
- “May I say that I have not thoroughly enjoyed serving with humans? I find their illogic and foolish emotions a constant irritant”
- Gets Into Trouble: Caught Up in the Data Without Considering the Human Cost
- Rainbow [Pot of Gold]: The Enterprise Crew (Uhura, Sulu, Scotty)
- Saving the Protagonists When They Operate in Isolation
- End of Program: Everyone Reassembles on the Deck of the Enterprise
Blended Leadership
- Purple (Red and Blue)
- Advocacy
- Focus on Justice and Social Welfare Reform
- Green (Blue and Yellow)
- Healer
- Focus on Thoughtful Service to Other People
- Orange (Yellow and Red)
- Strategist
- Focus on Information-Based Action