047 | Leadership Paradigms: Understanding How You See the World

What You’ll Learn:

What is a Paradigm?
- Explore the three core components of paradigms:
  - Ontology: How you perceive reality.
  - Epistemology: How you determine what’s true.
  - Axiology: What you value most.
- Learn how paradigms act as mental filters, shaping your decisions, emotions, and behaviors.
How Paradigms Shape Leadership:
- Discover how your paradigm influences your leadership style, conflict resolution approach, and decision-making process.
- Understand the differences between mechanistic and interconnected worldviews, empirical and intuitive decision-making, and result-oriented versus value-driven priorities.
Flexibility in Paradigms:
- Learn how paradigms can shift based on context, roles, and pressures.
- Explore examples of adapting paradigms for strategic planning, mentorship, and conflict resolution.
Unlocking Empathy Through Paradigms:
- Discover how understanding your team’s paradigms enhances mentorship, connection, and growth.
- Practical strategies for identifying and adapting to others’ worldviews to lead more effectively.

Key Takeaways:

Self-Awareness:
- Gain clarity about your own paradigm and how it shapes your strengths, blind spots, and leadership tendencies.
Empathy and Connection:
- Recognize the paradigms of others to foster deeper collaboration, trust, and understanding within your team.
Adaptability:
- Learn how to shift perspectives and paradigms to meet the demands of different situations with greater agility.

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