Resources
Thank you for purchasing ARC Leadership, by Richard Boston.
These resources are designed to support you as you read the book. If you’d like more, please contact us with your suggestions.
Article: why the political cliff-edge is kind of inevitable
ARC in action on the world stage
Leaders who change their stance on supposedly moral issues are seen not as brave, but as hypocritical and ineffective – so says the psychological research on this topic. Could that be why so many leaders who appear to be taking us to a precipice seem unable to back down – even when it’s clear that their initial position proves untenable, divisive or out-of-step with emergent data?
We’re not all politicians, but the challenges we face as leaders are rarely simple. They’re challenges that mean changing behaviours and attitudes, and can stoke up heated emotions. Isn’t it worrying, then, that changing our minds will probably be seen as a bad thing? What if the decisions we made early on are no longer relevant, or demonstrably wrong?
Richard offers two lenses to help navigate this complex challenge. One is the three ARC qualities from ARC Leadership – authentic, responsible and courageous. The other is the Opposable Thinking capacity from Upgrade.
Article: the ARC of coaching
Our piece in International Coaching News
What if three seemingly-simple words could open new doors in your coaching – not just for your clients, but for you as a coach? In this follow-up to his book, ARC Leadership, Richard helps fellow coaches use the words ‘Authentic’, ‘Responsible’ and ‘Courageous’ to enhance their coaching practice. It’s an incredibly simple but highly effective tool. So much so, that you’ll find you can use it to coach yourself and others, even if you have no prior coaching experience at all.
Chapter 6: worksheet
Helping you take the six routes to Authentic leadership
This spreadsheet replicates the table in Chapter 6 – for those who don’t wish to write in their books or are working from an eBook and would like somewhere to record their thinking. It requires MS Excel 2010.
Chapter 11: worksheet
Helping you take the six steps to being sustainably Responsible
This spreadsheet is offered as an aid to completing the various questions in Chapter 11. It requires MS Excel 2010.
Chapter 13: unlearning exercise
Developing your intellectual courage
This exercise is offered as a means of flexing your intellectual courage, as explored in Chapter 13 of the book.
Faith, luck and courage
How people’s belief in luck or a higher power can boost their courage
Some people take courage from their religions. Others take it from a sense that they’re just luckier than others. Richard is not a religious man himself, but he has long been interested in matters of faith, so as he was writing the book, he started to wonder: what role do faith and luck play in our propensity for Courageous action? This short article includes some of his thinking on the topic and is offered as a supplement to Chapters 16 and 17 of the book.
