Becoming A Better Leader! Winter 2005 Mw = Blue

Becoming a Better Leader! Becoming a Better Leader!

Michael WattsImproving Manager Programme

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2006

Contents List:

Background

Improving Manager Programme

Examples and Management Models

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Background

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Background 1:

Who am I?

POST 1: Contracts Assistant,

West Kent Contracts, Kings Hill

POST 2: Contracts Standards Officer - Children’s Services,

SPS (Contracting), Maidstone Project group Post developed to improve contracting in Children’s

Services

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Management training:

1 Introduction to Management

2 Preparing for Management and Leadership

3 Improving Manager Programme

Background 2:

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Improving Manager Programme

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Improving Manager Programme 1:

First activity of the course, we were asked to identify 2 people that we believe are great leaders:

Bobby MooreTony Blair

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Strong - mentally

Good underpinning beliefs and values

Able to admit to errors

Striving for continuous improvement

Learns from mistakes Honest/Open

Takes personal responsibility

Vision

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Each characteristic is important in it’s own right to create a great leader.

Characteristic of leadership I identified was…


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Strong - mentally

Good underpinning beliefs





Vision

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But…(there’s always a but…)

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Development of another characteristic:

Benefit me more

Links to activities within both of my current posts

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Strong - mentally






Vision

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To this...

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Takes personal responsibilityTakes personal responsibility


Strong - mentally





Vision

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I also identified this characteristic as an area of improvement when I analysed my Ways 2 Success (aka B4S)…

Developing others

Developing creative thinking

Managing performance

Leadership & vision


7/14

7/14

11/13

9/17

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Behaviours with both of my Line Manager’s

Action Plan for Development


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Examples and Management Models

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Following example:

West Kent Contracts away day

I presented an efficiency saving change

Process in the team for dealing with:

individual contract request forms and individual contracts

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Models Used:

MODEL 1 = Basis of Power

MODEL 2 = Consultation Model

MODEL 3 = Johari Window

MODEL 4 = Force Field Analysis

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Model 1 = Basis of Power

When doing this, I tried to change my use of powers to get the agreement that I needed.

I used:

my expert power to explain what I can do my reward power by asking for people’s opinion and

using their expertise to build on my idea.

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Model 2 = The Consultation Model

I decided

Staff members have input/freedom to decide

Issue 1 - Changes will

happen

Issue 3 - Contracts Assistant’s

completing the whole process

Issue 2 - We will use

Access

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Model 3 = The Johari Window

Open Blind

Hidden Unknown

• Desire to improve services

• Use of:

– Access

– PowerPoint

• Talk to fast

• Read word for word from slides

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Model 4 = Force Field Analysis

No movement

Change the Process

Staff not wanting to change

PROBLEM

C h a n g eC h a n g e

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Model 4 = Force Field Analysis

Change the Process

Staff not wanting to change

C h a n g eC h a n g eAsked for her ideas and suggestions

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SOLUTION

Move this way

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Thanks for listening!!

Do you have any questions, comments, or positive(!) criticism?

(This is where you say Well Done!!)

Michael WattsJanuary [email protected]

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