Developing Hyper rational as Change Leaders

1. Developing Hyper-rational as
Change Leaders
Inside-out approach
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Wan Siew Onn
Transformative Coach

2. Agenda
● Main challenge of hyper-rational
● General framework for upgrade
● Left brain vs other intelligence
● Creative competencies
● Leadership container

3. Main challenge of
hyper-rational
● Over-use of left brain,
a saboteur
● Can be perceived as
cold, distant, and
intellectually arrogant.
Saboteur test
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4. General framework
for upgrade
● Intense thinking -->
gentle embrace
of right
● From inside to
outside

5. Left brain vs other intelligence(1)
Positive Intelligence
: 5 Sage Powers

6. Left brain vs other intelligence(2)
Positive Intelligence : 5 Sage Powers
Empathizing is about feeling and showing appreciation,
compassion, and forgiveness. Empathy has two targets:
yourself and others.
Exploring is like a child
walking along a shoreline and
turning over rocks to see
what’s underneath.
True innovation is about
breaking out of the boxes, the
assumptions, and the habits
that hold us back.
Navigate is about
choosing between various
paths and alternatives based
on a consistent internal
compass.
Activate power moves you
into pure action, where all
your mental and emotional
energies are laser-focused on
action and not distracted by
the Saboteurs.

7. Creative competencies(1)
Leadership Circle Profile

8. Creative competencies(2)
From hyper-rational to more
creative competencies

9. Creative competencies(3)
From hyper-rational to more
creative competencies
● Self-awareness
● Systems-awareness

10. Leadership container
Photo credit : Hamman, Michael. Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out (p. 90)
Practice, practice, practice : AskOne Leadership Development series

11. Workshops
● Positive Intelligence (PQ) 2021 program for mental fitness
● Workshop for Leadership Circle Profile self-assessment for change leaders
● AskOne Leadership Development series