JASON FRASER<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ text_font=”PT Serif||on||” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_font_size=”16″ text_line_height=”1.4em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”140px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”10px||60px|” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Jason Fraser has advised countless entrepreneurs, government entities, businesses and universities around the world on leadership and effective team building. Jason currently leads a team at VMware of more than 50 product managers and designers who work with the Department of Defense and other government clients to build mission-critical software.<\/p>\n
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Are you ready for an uncomfortable truth? Your problems aren\u2019t unique.<\/p>\n
Undoubtedly, they feel <\/em>special and utterly specific to your situation, but what my wife Janice and I have learned over several decades of coaching hundreds of leaders and teams to achieve success is that all problems are human problems. The technical challenges or goals-in-process might vary, but the hang-ups and holdups always stem from interpersonal dynamics, snarled communication, and decision-making. I\u2019ve seen the same frictions crop up in the Federal government and at nascent tech startups.<\/p>\nWhether it\u2019s the Navy SEALs or the neighborhood watch, we have seen all kinds of leaders struggle with the same challenges\u2014clarity, problem-solving, decision-making, and mutual understanding.<\/p>\n
This is good news. If the problems we face at work, at home, or inside our own minds have shared underpinnings, it means we can address them using a single set of methodologies, mindsets, and tools.<\/p>\n
More than 10 years ago, my wife and I set out to understand how to make \u201cprogress\u201d easier, faster, and less contentious to achieve. And over lots of time, through observation, experimentation, and iteration, we figured out a few things. We outlined a new framework for modern leadership that empowers greater alignment and quicker decision making.<\/p>\n
The model is called The Four Leadership Motions (4LM), a deceptively simple set of leadership behaviors and mindsets that enable progress, foster a growth mindset, and support stability during dynamic circumstances. 4LM is the life-navigation method you never knew you needed. But we <\/em>knew you needed it because, frankly, every adult human needs better ways to deal with the unknown and unpleasant<\/strong>.<\/p>\nNo matter where you lead from or what kind of group you\u2019re in front of, you need a way to manage complications and make everything you do easier, simpler, and more effective. The Four Leadership Motions can help.<\/p>\n
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No matter where you lead from or what kind of group you\u2019re in front of, you need a way to manage complications and make everything you do easier, simpler, and more effective.<\/p>\n
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JASON FRASER<\/p>\n
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THE FOUR LEADERSHIP MOTIONS IN A NUTSHELL<\/h4>\n
The core of 4LM is a set of principle-driven behaviors that help you navigate a wide variety of complex circumstances. It creates clarity around individual and shared goals, helps people to articulate and agree to parameters, and aligns teams toward a common horizon. My wife and I call them \u201cmotions\u201d because these are things you can \u201cDO\u201d to create progress.<\/p>\n
The Four Leadership Motions are:<\/p>\n
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The order in which we present them shows how the motions build on one another. But they work alone, in any combination, or as a stepwise process. Each can be transformed into a question that you can ask yourself whenever you feel you want to make more progress faster, or turn down the \u201cvolume\u201d on the drama. Are we Oriented Honestly around our current situation? Is this the best way for us to Leverage the Brains available to us? Here is an overview of the Motions in in brief:<\/p>\n
Motion 1: Orient Honestly.<\/h4>\n
Orienteering is about figuring out where you are at this moment: What is the current situation, what makes this moment complicated or challenging, and do we all share the same understanding of that current state analysis? Defining our current situation fully and honestly brings clarity; and lack of clarity <\/em>is a pernicious roadblock to progress.<\/p>\nOver the years, we\u2019ve discovered that honestly and clearly defining where we are right now and where we would like to go <\/em>makes progress exponentially easier.<\/p>\nMotion 2: Value Outcomes.<\/h4>\n
This motion asks leaders to place more value on the outcome you want to achieve than on the activities planned. Typically, when people think about planning, they think about making a list of the things that they will do leading up to the creation of an output. But what are you trying to accomplish or improve by executing everything on your list of tasks?<\/p>\n
When you value planning above outcomes, it\u2019s easy to conflate effort with achievement. <\/strong>Having done work or checked things off a list isn\u2019t the same as creating value through your actions.<\/p>\nInstead of focusing on outputs, measure your progress toward shared outcomes, and continuously strive to improve how you work as a team. This outcome focus is the root of several modern management practices, including \u201cAgile,\u201d \u201cLean,\u201d and \u201clearning mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n
Motion 3: Leverage the Brains.<\/h4>\n
Great leaders know that they are only capable of seeing the world from their own, limited perspective and that pulling in a range of people will make their original ideas better and more enduring. People who have had varied life experiences see situations from different angles and are able to offer different solutions to the same problem. If you want to create or improve something, the best way to do it is to build a diverse team and explore the possibilities as a group.<\/p>\n
This motion calls on us to involve the right people and ensure they can all participate fully and equally.<\/p>\n
Motion 4: Make Durable Decisions.<\/h4>\n
This final motion seeks to eliminate the waste caused both before and after decisions are made. Before, we waste time by looking for \u201cthe right\u201d decision or \u201cthe best answer\u201d and even \u201cconsensus.\u201d These standards are too high, and most times unrealistic.<\/p>\n
At the same time, taking the cowboy approach and making a decision without leveraging the brains leads to the other kind of decision waste: When decisions are reversed or re-litigated. Making a durable decision means looking for an option that makes strong progress toward the outcome you want, and one that everyone can support (even if they disagree).<\/p>\n
EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATING RESISTANCE AND A COMPLEX FUTURE\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\nIn our own lives, these Four Leadership Motions offer grounding when we feel stress and guidance when we feel stuck. They\u2019ve helped us and our clients through loss, transitions, disagreements, and apathy, as well as guiding us through joyful life events and decisions. These principles are like the duct tape of human existence: versatile, reliable, and surprisingly strong in the face of resistance.<\/p>\n
We are introducing 4LM right now because the pace of change is slower<\/u><\/strong> today than it will ever be for the rest of our lives. Sit with that for a few moments. Our world is simpler now than it will likely be again for generations. COVID, racial and economic inequality, splintered families, government upheaval, educational gaps, sexism, and climate change are just a few of the disrupters of our day-to-day lives, and others are already cresting on the horizon. We\u2019re in for one hell of a century, and we need your leadership.<\/p>\nBy leadership thought leader Jason Fraser, who has advised countless entrepreneurs, government entities, businesses and universities around the world on leadership and effective team building. Jason currently leads a team at VMware of more than 50 product managers and designers who work with the Department of Defense and other government clients to build mission-critical software. Previously, he was the Director of Agile Practice Leadership Enablement for Pivotal, where he worked with government organizations and Fortune 500 companies enabling their leaders to manage innovation portfolios. <\/em><\/p>\nJason is the co-author of \u201cFarther, Faster, and Far Less Drama: How to Reduce Stress and Make Extraordinary Progress Wherever You Lead\u201d launched in April 2023. <\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ custom_margin=”-17px||20px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|24.625px|0px||” global_module=”37900″ collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_padding_mobile=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”780px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|73.90625px|0px” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”780px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”PT Serif||||” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_font_size=”36″ text_line_height=”1.4em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||70px|” text_font_size_tablet=”26″ text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
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