![]() ![]() ![]() It makes me wonder if King Arthur may have been the first purpose-driven leader? I now educate leaders on how to use it in their organizations to become purpose-driven. Trust is earned through repetitive proven displays of living the values (Code of Chivalry).įor decades I have lead teams and structured my own organizations using my Circle of Organisational Leadership© (C.o.O.L.). Something I like to call "trust, but verify". ![]() Everyone is accountable to them regardless of their position. Much like the Knights of the round table, empowered by a code of unique values and deemed equal and trustworthy because you earned your seat there. Each team member has a direct line of sight to the purpose through the values. When you move to a structure like the Circle of Organisational Leadership©, the purpose and values are at the centre of every team. At every level through the chain of command, the purpose and values get weaker and weaker as they are further removed from the "head of the table".the leader. Top-down organizational structures create what I call organizational dilution. All around leadership is the way forward" - Dave Clare, Creator of the Circle of Organisational Leadership© The things legends are made from…ĭoes your organisation have a round table or a rectangular table? "Top down leadership is a thing of the past. They were all held equally to account to this code. They promised to uphold the rules, a code or what could be considered as a unique set of values. Basically, they earned that trust over time with chivalrous acts, not words. They were deemed trustworthy because they had proven themselves to be chivalrous. At the table there was equality all around not authority from the top down. They were his best knights, King Arthur's “A Team”. Let’s break this down a little further and in modern day thinking. Much like a modern-day oath, they promised to uphold the rules given to them once they became a Knight of the Round Table. The legend suggests that the knights swore to a Code of Chivalry. Furthermore, in order to become a Knight of the Round Table, a knight had to prove they were chivalrous and trustworthy enough. ![]()
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