Why Should Anyone Follow Your Lead?

Larry Mietus

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Leadership…

An interpersonal influencedirected toward the achievement of a goal or goals.

Are You a Person of Influence?

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The “Million Dollar Question”

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How shouldleaders act?

Leaders vs. Managers

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The Leader’s Most Important Tasks

•Create meaning and define reality

•Foster understanding

•Develop self

•Develop others

Leadership Competencies Character

Focus On Results Driving Change

Personal Capabilities Interpersonal Skills

Balance

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Building Instant Rapport

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*Auditory*Visual*Tactile*Kinesthetic

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Leading Volunteers•Recruit with thought

•Provide a “job/task description”

•Train

•Be flexible

•Set authority boundaries

•Set realistic timelines/deadlines

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Leading Volunteers•Support

•Allow failure

•Show appreciation

•Allow time away

•Celebrate

•Build bench strength

Types Of Decisions

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Category I Category II

Routine, generic, computational.

Unique, judgmental, innovative.

Recurring.Well defined information.

Nonrecurring.Incomplete information.

Reliance upon rules and principles.

Reliance on judgment.

The Decision Making Process Set objectives

Search for alternatives Compare & evaluate alternatives

Make a choice Implement the decision Follow up and control

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The Leadership “Sweet Spot”

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Competencies

PassionsOrganizational Needs

Career Crippling Characteristics

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•Conflict avoidance•Complacency•Emotional decision making•Non-accountability•Closed to new ideas•Lack of interpersonal skills & core competencies

•Reactive mindset•Refusal to delegate•Inconsistency•Lack of vision•Inability to motivate others

The Ways Women Lead

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•Transformational vs. transactional

•Interactive vs. command & control

•Enhance the self-worth of others•Conversational vs. directional•Share power & information•Energize others

Harvard Business Review Nov/Dec 1990

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How are you perceived by your:

Followers?Volunteers?Community?Peers?Family?Friends?

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Remember!

Practice makes…

Ask yourself…

Would I follow myself?

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Thank You!

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Larry Mietus

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