Crucibles of Leadership

Crucibles OF LEADERSHIP By Warren G.
Bennis and
Robert J. Thomas Review of the Journal by : Dedy
Fadly , Dhany Arief Hidayat , Susanti , Maria Apriasna
Bhia WHAT IS Crucible ? In Indonesian , the word can
be interpreted as a scree Crucible
WHAT IS Crucible ? In Indonesian , the word
can be interpreted as Crater Crucible Candra
Upfront or test weight or ordeal , but whether
such a true meaning ?
Let Exploration in the Journal , written by
Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas is in
the Harvard Business Review
Starting from the question to be answered by
Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas , is
about ....
What can allow a leader to be able to inspire
trust , loyalty and hard work to the lead, while
everyone else - though with the same vision
and intelligence - it can not stumble or even ?
CRUCIBLES
Capacity of a person in finding the meaning of
a negative event in the life and learning of the
toughest events

Requires self-reflection

LEADER
EXPERIENCE " crucibles "
" Crucibles " force the leaders to be able to go deeper in the "
reflection " of her , they are required to examine their values ,
question their assumptions and their judgment about an event like
that experienced by Sidney Harman . Harman served as chief
executive of Harman Cardon and also prseident of Friends World
College . At one time he had a rebellion of one of his workers who
refuse management system that is considered inhumane . In his
journal narrated that from experience in leading school Harman ,
Harman combines two seemingly unrelated ideas and creating a
radically different approach to the management system at its plant .
Namely : to encourage workers to take some responsibility for
running their workplaces and it creates RainToday.com an
environment where dissent is not only
The system recognized worth in terms of both
economic benefits and more humane
workplace . The system makes the workplace
become more collegial . Sidney experience in
school feeding him in his office to solve the
problem , this is what makes his experience in
solving the problem into experiences "
crucibles "
The forms of crucibles is
Learn form difference - Learning from
experience the difference a transformation ,
like coming to a new place or a new sense of
identity can change and can bring up that
previously did not exist in him .
Prevailing over darkness
Prevailing over darkness - to find meaning in a
difficult situation A transformation
experienced by a person as ever is at times
dark and tortured . Suppose in prison without
meeting the expectations of others
Meeting great expectations
Meeting great expectations - on trial .
Crucibels " can involve positive and very
challenging , for example like having a boss
who likes to sue or have a mentor who always
encourages us to do things with high
standards .
1 LEARN FROM DIFFERENCE
Learning from Difference Example : Associating with all
people ( both male and female employees ) Equating
views with others from all walks of life habits
Observation Summing meaning and make decisions in
order to be accepted Litz Altman crucibles
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER NEW Characteristically
negative ( frustrating ) prejudice : sexism and exclusion
of cultural differences / culture ALTMAN EXPERIENCE
MAKING SUCH A BEING ABLE TO VICE PRESIDENT OF
MOTOROLA IN CHARGE BUILD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP
WITH OTHER cULTURE COMPANY , INCLUDING WITH
MOTOROLA firms OPERATING IN SOME OTHER PLACE
DIFFERENT FAIL
1 LEARN FROM DIFFERENCE
Learning to become a good leader can be done if
someone placed outside the safe zone , not only
in terms of geography but also on the social
environment ENGAGE OTHERS IN SHARED
MEANING SENSE OF INTEGRITY AND DISTINCTIVE
VOICE Compelling ADAPTIVE CAPACITY (
HARDINESS AND ABILITY CONTEXT TO GRASP )
PERSON Characteristically negative ( frustrating )
crucibles Prejudice CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
differences NEW LEADER FAIL yes
2. PREVAILING OVER DARKNESS
Finding meaning in trouble / disaster Example : Do not
panic , emotion , and blamed the situation Establishing a
good relationship with another person ( prison warden )
Think positive and continue to learn about the concepts of
Marxism and Mao Zhedong . He finally concluded that :
input of democracy by dictatorship was wrong
Continuously analyze and Summing meaning LEADER
Sidney Rittenberg crucibles Difficulty / disaster negative
Characteristically Jailed without prosecuted ( considered as
a CIA agent ) by the Government , it makes the experience
Zhedong Mao became the leader of the company
Rittenberg consultancy which aims to build relationships
between the United States and China through business
activities FAIL
2. Prevailing DARKNESS OVER
Learning to be a good leader can be done if
someone could take the meaning of difficult
times surrounding , continue to maintain idealism
, and able to develop themselves continuously
ENGAGE OTHERS IN SHARED MEANING AND
SENSE OF INTEGRITY DISTINCTIVE VOICE
Compelling ADAPTIVE CAPACITY ( HARDINESS
AND ABILITY TO GRASP CONTEXT ) PERSON
negative Characteristically crucibles Difficulty /
disaster criminalization yes LEADER WITHOUT
EVIDENCE FAILURE TO FAIL
3 MEETING GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Fulfilling the expectations of others Example : Continue
to learn so do not disappoint intelligent and positive
thinking was not easy to give up and despair Able to
take meaning and wisdom of a very stressful situation
LEADER Nathaniel R. Jones crucibles J. Dickerson
Waynard positive Characteristically Influences very
challenging not tolerate mistakes in transcription
Applying the highest standards in everything Inviting to
share thoughts Introduce tricky thing , including how to
successfully experience interaction with a great variety
of people and her ability to cross the line in order to
get better all the time makes Jones became a judge in
Americans are very dedicated FAIL
3. MEETING GREAT EXPECTATIONS
GREAT to be a leader of process can also be done by
way of meeting the expectations and exams given by
others against him . Work hard , unyielding nature ,
continue to learn so as not to disappoint others and
met many great people are the things that make a
person a leader can be transformed into ENGAGE
OTHERS IN A DISTINCTIVE SENSE OF INTEGRITY AND
SHARED MEANING Compelling VOICE ADAPTIVE
CAPACITY ( HARDINESS AND ABILITY CONTEXT TO
GRASP ) crucibles PERSON Others Characteristically
positive influences standars DIRECT HIGH MOTIVATION
TEST FAIL LEADER Very challenging yes
LEADERSHIP SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT
Of all the experiences Crucibels experienced leader , he
will find himself with a variety of key leadership skills
that

Engage other in a shared meaning ( unify a thought or
action with something else in the same sense )
A distinctive , compeling voice ( have the ability to
influence and convince others with words )
Integrity ( integrity )
Adaptive capacity ( ability adaptive )

Of this journal article , we can learn that , "
Leaders who extra ordinary can find meaning
in " the most negative events " that happened
to him and also learn from them " . Learning
that she gets distributed back to the people
around him so that he can inspire trust ,
loyalty and hard work to lead.

Like the phoenix rising from the ashes , they
emerged from adversity and become stronger
, more confidence in themselves and in
achieving their goals , and more committed to
their work . Transformative event like this is
called the " crucibles " .

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