A Macro Leader™ is:
- Authentic
- Intentional
- Self-aware
- Emotionally-intelligent
- Healthy
- Inspiring and Influential
- Mindful
- Deliberate
- Self-evaluative
- Accountable
- Strategic
- Engaged
- Confident
- Growth-oriented
- Courageous (self development requires it!)
- Transparent
- Well-rounded
- Open
- Decisive
- “Other” Aware
- A Critical Thinker
- Real
Macro Leaders begin their development following the Raw Leadership Process. In this process they gain better self-awareness, discover blindspots, educate, reflect, receive feedback, set behavioral goals, develop and/or strengthen leadership skills, and hold themselves accountable through self-coaching and self-management. As a result, they “come out on the other side” as a Macro Leader with healthy leadership aptitude and behaviors:
- Lead by example
- Know who they are at the core
- Understand their triggers
- Sense who others’ are at their core
- Have done the hard work of self-development
- Hire, grow, and develop top talent
- Are able to lead the organization/their department at the macro level
- Continue to self-develop
- Can step outside of their own view and understand the perceptions of others
- Lead their teams and/or the organization with a macro-mindset