Manage Your Leadership Shadow.. So It Doesn't Manage You with Dr. Will Sparks
How do great leaders actualize their highest potential? Self-awareness is foundational for both leadership effectiveness and personal growth. As famed Swiss psychologist Carl Jung once said, “We don’t become enlightened by pretending to be perfect. Instead, we step into our brightest light and highest potential when we dare to face our shadow in the darkness.” In this episode, Dr. William Sparks, walks us through his leadership assessment tool and framework for better understanding our dominant motive needs. He’ll also walk us through some ways to manage our leadership shadows so they don’t manage us. Tune in to the very end for Will's take on his most recently encountered paradigm shift.
Guest Information
Will Sparks serves as the Dennis Thompson Chair & Professor of Leadership at the McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte. Concurrently he serves as the Managing Director for William L. Sparks & Associates, a leader, team and organization development professional services firm.
He is the author of “Actualized Leadership: Meeting Your Shadow & Maximizing Your Potential” (2019, Society for Human Resource Management Publishing), which debuted as an Amazon #1 Best Seller.
His TED Talk “The Power of Self Awareness” was released in 2018. He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from The George Washington University’s School of Business and Public Management.
https://drwillsparks.com/
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