Developing Leaders in Your Organization
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Developing Leaders in Your Organization
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Answers three questions about leadership development: What are the skills and attributes of leaders? How to measure these characteristics? And, how to develop current and future leaders?
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Developing Leaders in Your Organization
1. What are the skills and attributes of a leader?
2. How to measure these characteristics?
3. How to develop current and future leaders?
Three Questions
What are the skills and attributes of a leader?Skills - Techniques that can be taught.
For example: How to communicate expectations or how to confront problem behavior.
What are the skills and attributes of a leader?
Attributes - Personal qualities that are difficult to teach or change. For example: Passion or
intelligence.
What are the skills and attributes of a leader?
Ultimately, we’re interested in leadership behaviors. Leaders standout for their ability to:
Communicate Effectively - Clearly, with enthusiasm and in a way that inspires others.
Prioritize & Execute - Apply Pareto’s principle and move the ball forward consistently.
What are the skills and attributes of a leader?
Ultimately, we’re interested in leadership behaviors. Leaders standout for their ability to:
Learn - From mistakes and the feedback of others.
Establish “Vulnerability” Trust - In the service of having an open and vigorous exchange of ideas.
What are the skills and attributes of a leader?
Ultimately, we’re interested in leadership behaviors. Leaders standout for their ability to:
Affirm, Support & “Multiply” - the efforts of others.
How to measure these characteristics?
Investigate using a mix of strategies:
Observe/Interview candidate - (internal or external) for skills, attributes and examples of behavior.
How to measure these characteristics?
Investigate using a mix of strategies:
Assessments: ~ Leadership Style~ Multiplier~ Self-Awareness
Interview candidate’s references - for skills, attributes and examples of behavior.
How to develop current and future leaders?
Again, using a mix of strategies::
Focus more on attributes and behavior - than skills when selecting or hiring. Attributes like intelligence or passion.
Teach skills - like how to communicate expectations or how to confront problem behavior.
How to develop current and future leaders?
Again, using a mix of strategies::
The time tested method of putting individuals in leadership situations - with an internal coach and/or mentor to support and guide.
Questions?
Takeaways?
Developing Leaders in Your Organization
