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Step 1: Stepping Up
Benefits of being an XL Nation Leader
Becoming a Leader
Your Role as a Leader
XL Nation Leader Code of Conduct
Your First 5 Steps as a Leader
Leadership Roles in XL Nation
This Section is all about what to do when you have just stepped up as a Leader or have just created your first Circle and will form the basis you need to get you started effectively.
Benefits of being an XL Nation Leader
Of course, we know you stepped up because you wanted to make a difference, to contribute to XL Nation and to your Community. We also want to make you aware of the benefits of being in a Leadership Position!
Why be a Leader Lighting the Way Personal: By being an XL Nation Leader you are being a light. This gives you the opportunity to light up others. You are able to support the growth of XL and all of the members of your circle by creating a space for others to 'come from' as opposed to 'go to'.
Global: Leaders come together in the XL Leaders Forum and in Bali twice a Year. This is a great way for you to learn more and share more with your circle and to impact and effect speedy change.
Environment Personal: Unique to an XL experience is the Environment that is created just by showing up. The right environment is the very heart and spirit of what XL Nation is. As a Leader you get insights and knowledge on the best way to implement this environment to recreate in your business
Global: You will experience first hand the Environment and tone set for XL Leaders at the Forum meetings and other Leadership meetings globally, on and offline
Attraction Personal: Just by being a Leader you create a whole different level of attraction to yourself, your cause and your business. Circle Members and members of the community want to connect to you.
Global: Leaders from around the world want to connect with other Leaders playing at their level.
Development of new skills Personal: As a Leader you get to play the game from another, much higher level. Equipped with tools to get you started, a clear development plan and additional support materials, the quality of your game can increase dramatically.
Global: As a Mentor, you can help to develop the skills of other Leaders and citizens around the world.
Expansion of network and opportunities Personal: With good Leadership always comes both privilege and great opportunity. Circle Members look to Circle Leaders to keep that flow and want to connect to them to discuss their opportunities and challenges.
Global: Leaders from around the world want to actively engage and connect with you.
Rapid growth and change Personal: Being a Leader will put you in opportunities and experiences that allow you to grow at a highly advanced speed.
Global: Most importantly, being a Leader allows you to bring about rapid change in XL Nation and improvements in the way we go about achieving World Wide Wealth
Becoming a Leader
Congratulations on Stepping Up and a very warm welcome to the XL Nation Leadership Team!
Becoming a Leader isn't just about reading this online guide. It's about a way of being and a whole different level of conduct. A way to show other citizen's how it's done and how it's not done.
Developing yourself is a lifelong opportunity. What we mean by that is that you always have an opportunity to be better at what you are doing and how you are doing it. Being a Leader provides you with the space to do just that and the support structures to allow yourself to grow in the way you want to.
Perhaps by taking a Leadership role you have stepped right out of your comfort zone. Well done to you if that's the case! Perhaps you are already a Leader and see this as an opportunity for you to set a new standard for yourself and your team and you're looking to support other Leaders while you do it. When you choose to step up as a Leader you are not just stepping up to lead your circle's flow or state, you are stepping up to a much bigger cause: You are stepping up as a Guardian of World Wide Wealth and the XL2020 vision.
Whether you have stepped up to be a Circle Leader, a Treasurer, a Scout, a City Leader, a Speaker or a Coach, you have stepped up to join a team of Extraordinary Leaders. A team of Leaders committed to change and prepared to take an active role in supporting others to be able to do the same.
Your Role as a Leader
Your role is to be the Guardian of the 2020 Vision for XL Nation. Familiarise yourself with XL Nation's 2020 Vision and the Enterprise Promise and Success Formula:
Enterprise Promise:
The Global Nation for World Wide Wealth
Attracting and Empowering the Worlds Change Makers
Our Success Formula:
1. A Global Citizenship United by Purpose
2. Organic Growth Through Circles of Trust
3. Global Change Through Shared Resources
4. Extraordinary Environment To Follow Your Flow
5. Partnerships with Organisations Leading Change
As a Leader you have 3 main priorities, all of which are covered in this guide:
1. To hold your Country, City or Circle true to their part in achieving the XL Nation Vision of World Wide Wealth
2. To continuously grow your Circle's presence with extraordinary, globally shared resources and new Citizens committed to change each month.
3. To ensure your Country, City or Circle are sustainable and scaleable
XL Nation Leader Code of Conduct
The Code of Honour for a Leader is a code that is in addition to the Code of Conduct for an XL Nation Citizen. As a Leader you are expected to adhere to an even greater code and as such here is a separate Code of Honour for Leaders.
The XL Nation community depends on the commitment, drive and inspiration of all Citizens of the community, but, in particular, the XL Circle Group Leaders. Leaders within the XL community are expected to meet higher standards of conduct and to lead by example.
XL Leadership roles are not an award, right, or title; they are a privilege.
Circle Group Leader Code of Conduct
The XL Nation Citizen Code of Conduct describes the standard for all conduct in the XL Nation community. The Circle Group Leader Code of Conduct provides a set of additional guidelines which hold Leaders of the XL Nation community to higher standards of conduct.
Ground rules
This Code of Conduct covers your role as a Circle Group Leader within XL Nation; you will still be bound by the XL Nation Citizen Code of Honour and Conduct, in the XL Nation community, in any forum, mailing list, wiki, web site, IRC channel, install-fest, public meeting, Circle Group meeting or private correspondence. The Circle Group Leader Forum will arbitrate in any dispute over the conduct of a Circle Group Leader.
Leadership By Example
We expect Leadership by example: Leadership is not an award, right, or title; it is a privilege. A Leader will only retain his or her position as long as he or she acts as a Leader. This means that they act with civility, respect, and trust in the ways described in the Code of Conduct. It also means that their contributions are sustained, significant, and reliable for the period that they lead. Leaders in XL Nation are not autocrats. Leaders in XL Nation can not and will not stay Leaders only because they got there first. Their role stems from shared recognition and respect from their Circle Group and is subject to the XL Nation election process.
Respecting XL Nation Processes and Principles
The XL Nation Citizen Code of Conduct does not only apply to Leaders. It applies to Leaders more. Leaders should show more patience, more respect, and more civility than other Citizens of the XL Nation community. As Leaders, they represent their Circle Group, fellow Circle Group Leaders and, ultimately, the whole of XL Nation and the XL Vision. Leaders do their best to reflect the values that XL Nation stands for and the behaviours that XL Nation holds as paramount. Additionally, they take care to act in accordance with XL Nation governance principles and structures and work within the XL Nation system to change them.
Delegation
A Leader is judged by the actions of their Circle Group. A Leader in XL Nation knows when to ask for help and when to step back. Good Leaders know when not to make a decision but to delegate it to their Circle Group. The best Leaders balance hard work in the Circle Group. Of course, Leadership does not mean that Leaders delegate unpleasant work to others. Instead, Leaders should actively contribute to the more challenging tasks and ensure a balance of distribution of hard and/or unpleasant work within their Circle Group. A Leader's foremost goal is ensuring that their Circle Group Citizens and Circle Group succeed.
Credit
A good Leader does not seek the limelight but aims to congratulate their Circle Group for the work they do. While Leaders are frequently more visible than the Citizens of their Circle Group, Leaders in XL Nation use their visibility to highlight the great work of their Circle Group Citizens and others.
Conflicts of Interest
A Leader notices when they are conflicted and delegates decisions to others in their Circle Group or to other Circle Group Leaders or the Circle Group Leader Forum. When in doubt, Leaders publicly ask for a second opinion and should also put the potential conflict of interest to the Circle Group Leader Forum for resolution. They realize that perceived conflicts of interest are as important as real conflicts of interest and are cognizant of perceptions; they understand that their actions are as tainted by perceived conflicts as by real ones.
Keeping the Personal Personal
No Circle Group is an extension of its Leader's personality and Leaders' personal feelings and desires will diverge from the interest of their Circle Groups. When acting in their capacity of Leaders, Leaders should not ignore their own beliefs, feelings, and principles but must hold the interests of their Circle Group and the XL Nation community above their own convictions. Leaders make difficult choices but are careful to act in the best interests of their Circle Group and XL Nation. They work with established processes in the community.
Stepping Down
The XL Nation Code of Conduct discusses the importance of gracefully stepping down from a position. This is particularly important for Leaders who are responsible for decisions or specific processes, for example, if your participation is needed to reach quorum in a Circle Group. If someone in a Leadership Role does not have time to fulfil their role temporarily, they should warn their Circle Group in advance. If an absence becomes extended, they should step down from their Leadership position until they have more time to follow through. Similarly, Leaders should step down gracefully, as described in the Code of Conduct. When someone takes on a Leadership position in XL Nation, they are making a commitment to step down gracefully and to ensure that others on the Circle Group can easily continue where they leave off.
Circle Group Leaders
Circle Group Leaders are Citizens of the XL Nation community who are ready to step up and give back more towards the World Wide Wealth vision. As Leaders, there will be greater demands on you to be seen to be leading by example. You will need to have more tolerance; be more approachable, more respectful, more mindful and show more civility, both in your Circle Group and the XL Nation community as a whole. Circle Group Leaders do not only represent their Circle Groups, they represent XL Nation and the XL Vision.
When are the Codes signed?
The two codes form one document which is included in the Circle Group Leader Guide and must be signed by the newly appointed Circle Group Leader at the start of their annual term as Circle Group Leader.
How are the Codes maintained?
Should a Circle Group Leader breach either the Circle Group Leader or the XL Nation Citizen Codes of Honour or Conduct, the Citizens of the Circle Group shall have the right to approach the Circle Group Leader Forum who will then arbitrate in any dispute over the conduct of that Circle Group Leader. The decision of the Circle Group Leader Forum is final.
Your First 5 Steps as a Leader
So you have just stepped up into a Leadership role. There are a few first steps that you will need to take. Read this section and complete the first steps within 7 days of stepping up into your new role.
1. Familiarise yourself with the XL Nation Forum and its purpose. The XL Nation Forum is made up of Circle Leaders and Circle Guardians only. The Forum meets bi monthly on the 1st of the month, to discuss issues affecting XL Nation and its effectiveness and to make quick decisions and changes that do not need the XL Nation Senate to vote upon. Whilst the Forum is only open to Circle Leader's and Circle Guardian's, if the Circle Leader is likely to be absent, they can appoint another Leader from the Circle as a stand in for that month, to vote and receive the communications. All Forum calls are recorded and can be accessed by the Leadership Team after the event. To find out more about the XL Nation Forum, click here.
If you want to propose a process improvement for discussion at the Forum, complete this form here
It is also the place where Circle Leaders and Circle Guardians receive regular communication and development/leadership insights from the XL Nation team. If you are a Circle Leader or Circle Guardian, you must join the Forum. Click here now to join the Forum and see when the next meeting is. The Forum is a closed group on XL World and you will need to wait for approval to be able to join. Join Here
2. Join the Effective Transformation Circle. This is the original 'Daddy' Circle of XL Nation. The very first Circle to be set up and verified in XL Nation back in April 2009. This Circle meets monthly. Its primary aim is to be a place where all Circle Leaders can experience being in an effective Circle and can have demonstrated to them their particular Leadership role. Check for the next meeting and register to be there. Click here.
3. Read at least 3 of the backdated copies of XL Heartbeat. This is the fortnightly update from XL Nation sent out to all Circle Leaders and Circle Guardians and is archived in the XL Nation Forum. If you are not a Circle Leader or Circle Guardian, ask your Circle Leader to make sure you receive the Fortnightly Update from them directly. Click here.
4. Download and read a copy of your Leadership role 'quick start guide'. This will give you insight into your role, what is expected of you and how to carry it out. Click here.
5. Meet your Counterparts in the other Circles: Join the relevant Leadership group in XL Nation specific to your role, where you can network with other Leaders, learn more about the role and share best practices.
Circle Leaders click here
Reporters click here
Treasurers click here
WWW Ambassadors click here
Leadership Roles in XL Nation
There are several Leadership Roles in XL Nation. Click through here and download the PDF to read more about the Leadership Role that is specific to you. What you will be doing and how to do it. It is also a good idea to familiarise yourself with the other Leadership Roles for when you are asked about them and their responsibilities.
Country Leader
(To create)
City Leader
(to create)
Circle Leader
(more info)
Circle Guardian
(more info)
World Wide Wealth Ambassador
(more info)
Scout
(more info)
Guide
(more info)
Reporter
(more info)
Treasurer
(more info)
The XL Nation Transformation Team ("TT") members are split into 3 distinct groups, all working on very different projects. New XL Nation Leaders are invited to check out the groups and join the ones they feel most affinity with. It is through the input and questions that you pose to the TT that they are able to complete their projects to the highest standard.
The Blaze Team are focused on - 'Organic Growth through Circles of Trust'
The Tempo Team are focused on - 'A Global Citizenship United by Purpose'
The Steel Team are focused on - 'Global Change Through Shared Resources'
When you're done, go to
Step 2: Sustainable and Scaleable Circles of Trust.
