An Introduction to Intentional Leadership

By Razelle Janice Drescher

What Intention and Presence have to do with Intentional Leadership

Intentional Leadership is a leadership model based on an invitation to engage in an inspired vision fueled by passion. Intentional Leadership is all about allowing ideas that match your vision vs. controlling outcomes.

Intention and Presence are key aspects of the Intentional Leadership Model. In the context of business, Intentional Leadership has at its core a clear and strong intention that drives the business owner’s vision. It feels good to be around this kind of leader because they are present and passionately engaged in a clear intention. Intention drives vision. The pathway to intention is presence. When you are connected with your core instincts through a state of presence, there is a flow of ideas and possibilities that you might not otherwise experience.

Leaders who are connected to themselves and others in this way, have the ability to rally people around them who are inspired by their vision and excited to engage in it. An Intentional Leader has room for others’ ideas. They aren’t threatened by others’ engagement. On the contrary, they invite it and know the value of others' input.  

This kind of leader has a magnetic quality that attracts the attention of people who are drawn to the leader’s passion for his/her vision.

As a Business Coach, my business owner clients often tell me that they don’t know what they should be doing or saying as a leader. If there is a lack of leadership from the business owner, it will be reflected in the performance of the team.

Intentional Leadership is a leadership model that can shift apathy and lack of accountability to engaged participation in delivering the company’s products and/or services. This starts with the recruitment process. A recruitment process that focuses on expressing the company’s passion for achieving its vision and exploring whether the candidate is a good match, is going to attract candidates who are excited about engaging in that vision. Anything short of this may result in an apathetic team that doesn’t pay enough attention to produce the desired results; that is unless you are lucky!

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