The Generous Leader - a Conversation with Will Martin of Waterline Leadership

Will takes us on a journey sharing relevant stories from his 34 year career as a Captain in the Australian Navy and how he uses his experience to coach leaders and teams alike in the practice of generous leadership. We explore what generous leadership is and isn't and how Will’s experience of working under leaders of polar opposite styles, shaped his own leadership philosophy. From Captain Cantankerous to Captain my hero, I know you’ll enjoy the journey!

 

In this conversation Will share with us his philosophy on generous leadership and what it means to be a generous leader. He shares his 3 legged stool generous leadership model of humility, open-mindedness and empathy.

Will also shares:-

• his definition of generous leadership
• how being generous is good for your brain!
• how being generous doesn’t have to mean being kind
• elements of generous and selfish leadership through 2 fictitious characters – Captain My Hero and Captain Cantankerous!
• where to start coaching with a Captain Cantankerous
• Superman leadership – the role of humility
• what stops leaders wanting to embrace generosity
• what a generous culture looks like and what organisational selfishness looks like
• balancing a ‘fail fast, fail forward’ approach with risk
• characteristics of extraordinary teams

Will refers to Michael Henderson’s book ‘Above the Line’ and Julie Salamon’s ‘Ramban’s Ladder’

Will’s website is Waterline Leadership and he can be reached on LinkedIn here

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