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From time to time, I encounter organizations that have some sort of “Authentic Leadership” or “Servant Leadership” initiative.

What differentiates these “leadership” (note the quotes) paradigms from others, is the primacy of  focus on the well being of the individual and the team within an organization.

Here is CALM:  ( I have made some highlights in blue)

As part of the Authentic Leadership, CALM  is “The Collaborative Authentic Leadership Model”.  The term Authentic Leadership sounds hokey but it is an approach to leadership based on self-knowledge, passion, integrity, consistency, and concern for others.

CALM places a value on:

• Trust—the degree to which team members can be counted on to act in the best interests of the other team members.
• Transparency—the degree to which there is clarity of purpose and intention behind decisions and actions.
• Openness and realism—the degree to which team members are dealing honestly and…