Originated by: Tamba, Mame Boubakar Demba

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 SELF-LEADERSHIP

“I would no longer be used by

television; I would use
television to create a platform
that could be of service to its
viewers.”
Oprah Winfrey
 What is Self-leadership?
According to Carmeli et al. (2006) self-leadership is
a intellectual skill (intangible asset).
It is also a dynamic capability based on an influence
process impacting innovative behaviors at work.
Self-leadership is therefore learned.
 Definitions

• Dynamic capabilities such as self-leadership are essential firms’

resources to achieve sustainable competitive advantage
• Leadership is a social and goal-oriented influence process, unfolding
in a temporal and spatial milieu
• Process is a mechanism indicating the “why” and “how” of a
phenomena (influence)
Self-Leadership
• The literature reveals three variables attached to self-
leadership
1- Behavior-focused strategies

2- Natural- reward strategies

3- Constructive thought patterns

Behavior-focused strategies
• Self-observation
• Self-goal setting
• Self-reward
• Self-cueing
• Self-punishment
Natural reward strategies
• Focusing thoughts on natural: Every task has
positive and negative features. Keeping the focus
on the positive features motivate one to embark…
Constructive thought pattern strategies:
the power of self-control in a dynamic
environment
Attributes of CTPS
• Visualizing successful (scenarios’ preparation)
• Self-talk (confronting courageously inner debate-
dissertation)
• Evaluating belief and assumptions (this is how it as
always be done; what do you believe in )
“When you are no longer able to change a
situation we are challenged to change
ourselves.” Viktor Frankl