Lesson Four

The Tilt Leadership Model

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What, SPECIFICALLY, do GREAT leaders DO

differently?

LESSON FOUR on the Tilt Leadership Model

Category: Courage Meta-Factor

Definition of Courage: The ability to face risk with

confidence and integrity, creating momentum for
fair and just action.
Proficiency #1. Demonstrates Behavioral
Congruence. (Strength=Integrity)

Demonstrates Behavioral Congruence:

The leader who is great at this knows his or her

values well and demonstrates them through action
and behavior. This requires thoughtful reflection
so that the leader has clear beliefs and values that
are articulated easily and are clearly seen in what
they choose to do each day. A lack of this
congruence on the part of a leader is confusing to
others and can be disastrous to the leadership
agenda because of the chaos it renders.

The Core Principles of Integrity:

1. Principle of Wholeness: Demonstrating integrity

requires a consistent framework of internal moral
and rational principles that are exemplified by the
whole person. Tilt is by nature a whole person
model that includes head, heart, gut and spirit and
measures the internal consistency of a person's
framework as demonstrated in their perceived
behavior. Therefore one might say that Tilt is a
model that clarifies the integrity of the whole
person so that they have greater awareness.
2. Principle of Consistency: Integrity also implies
an avoidance of arbitrary exceptions for one
person or group of persons as exempt from the
rules that apply to everyone else. In law, there is a
principle of universal application that requires the
people in authority and power are subject to the
same law as the citizens.

3. Principle of Cause & Effect: In science, integrity

refers to a cause and effect relationship that can
be predicted consistently. This implies that one
can expect the same effect every time the "cause"
is initiated. In leadership, this would mean that
every time a particular issue arises, the leader can
be predicted to respond with a consistent "effect".
This contributes to sustainability and predictability
which stabilizes organizational behavior and helps
clarify "what's okay" and "what's not okay" as
demonstrated by everyone in the organization,
including the leader.

So, how does the leader create integrity in climate

& culture?

They stand for what is right and just AND they are
willing to take a stand for what is rational and
moral through their actions. They have an
internally consistent moral compass that guides
them in all they do and they teach this to others.
Especially through accountability and encouraging
moral responsibility in others. Even if there is a
personal cost. One of my favorite movies about
leadership is "The Last Castle" which is a story
about a five star general (played by Robert
Redford) who, because of a moral conviction,
breaks a law that is in conflict with what he thinks
is right and good. He takes an action at great
personal risk, because he knows he will also go to
prison for making the decision. They are willing to
pardon him because of his rank and he insists that
he must pay for his decision by serving his time in
prison, even if the law is irrational. He therefore,
demonstrates the classic core principles of
integrity.

The Systemic Challenge:

In most organizations today, temptations are

rampant. Excessive financial incentives for senior
leaders promote such enticing temptations that
many fall prey to human vices such as vanity,
greed, and a false sense of grandiosity. Loss of
integrity happens over time, when small actions
that are in-congruent lead to accumulation of
bigger compromises. Recent stories of previously
successful leaders gone awry are rampant in the
news today, caused by a loss of integrity. Mark
Herd, of HP, is one example and his termination
costs the shareholders of that company millions
upon millions. The cost of integrity by a mission
critical leader is tangible and debilitating to the
value of the firm they represent.

The Tilt model as a whole is about leadership that

will bring about personal wholeness and integrity.
Development of whole person integrity happens
through achievement of balance and polarity
management. If a leader masters the polarities of
the Tilt leadership model, the natural outcome is
the sustainability and viability of the organization
as a healthy vibrant contributor to society.

Interesting Learning for this lesson: (Integrity,

Carter, 1997)

"In a formal study of the term "integrity" and its

meaning in modern ethics, law professor Stephen
L. Carter sees integrity not only as a refusal to
engage in behavior that evades responsibility, but
also as an understanding of different modes or
styles in which discourse attempts to uncover a
particular truth. In other words, there are
necessary tools required to maintain integrity.

Carter writes that integrity requires three steps:

1. Discerning what is right and what is wrong;
2. Acting on what you have discerned, even at
personal cost; and
3. Saying openly that you are acting on your
understanding of right from wrong.

Stephen regards integrity as being distinct from

honesty."

Quote by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

"Live so that when your children think of fairness

and integrity, they think of you."

Questions for thought:

What are you doing to discern, act on and speak

about integrity so that it lives through your
example and in your team? What personal cost
are you willing to risk in order to be consistent with
these principles?

NEXT time:

Postings at Pam’s Blog at “Future Leaders of the

Conceptual Age” :
Meta-Factor of COURAGE and Proficiency #5

Pam Boney, Lead Instructor

Tilt Academy for Innovative Leadership
Copyright, 2010
pam@tilt360leaders.com