Authentic Paradox Wheel
Purpose
Identify and navigate opposing leadership demands authentically
How to Use
1. Introduce the concept of authentic paradox: effective leaders must hold opposite qualities simultaneously (e.g., confident yet humble, decisive yet open). 2. Participants complete the Authentic Paradox Wheel assessment. 3. Identify their strongest paradoxes -- where they already hold tension well. 4. Identify the paradoxes where they collapse into one pole. 5. Design practices to develop the less preferred pole of each key paradox.
Created by CCL / Various
When to Use
This tool is suited to the following coaching and facilitation contexts:
| Context | Relevant |
|---|---|
| Individual Coaching | |
| Team Coaching | |
| Leadership Development | |
| Facilitation / Workshop | |
| Online / Virtual |