LEADERSHIP The key to Success
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LEADERSHIPThe key to Success
Spring workshops, 2012
What is leadership?
• Leadership is influence–Starts with leading self–Then leading others–Finally leading leaders
Leadership• Listens first, then speaks• Asks questions• Inspires by example• Promotes ownership• Facilitates intangibles• Use conditional statements• Encourages choices• Facilitates mindfulness
Reflections on Leaders’ Competencies
Principles of Leadership
• Know yourself and seek self-improvement
• Be technically proficient• Seek responsibility and take
responsibility for your actions• Make sound and timely decisions• Set the example = good role model
Principles (cont’d)
• Know your team and look out for their well being
• Keep your team informed• Develop a sense of responsibility in
your team• Ensure that tasks are understood and
accomplished• Use the full capabilities of your
organization
Basic Belief of LeadersLeadership is a partnership between team leaders
and team membersPerformance is a journeyPeople can and want to developDevelopment should be personalized and linked to
specific goals/tasksCompetence is a goal, task specific knowledge or
skillCommitment is a combination of motivation and
confidence
Reflections on Leadership
• Leadership cannot really be taught, it can only be learned. H. Geneen
• Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something that you are convinced should be done. V. Packard
5 practices of exemplary leadership
• Model the way• Inspire a shared vision• Challenge the process• Enable others to act• Encourage the heart
Principles of Communication
• Make communication a top priority.• Be open to other people.• Create a receptive environment for
communication.• Communication is built on trusting
relationships
Effective Communications
• Do you ask for questions and wait for the answers?
• Do you respond quickly and directly to the questions that are asked?
• Does the other person feel you are listening actively to them?
Reflections on Personal Leadership
LEADERSHIP CHECKLIST• Are you:self aware, persistent, pragmatic, knowledgeable, intuitive, flexible,open to change, committed to life-long
learning.
• Do you have:have a sense of
humour, good self-
esteem, holistic approach
to health and well-being
Reflections on Personal Leadership
M.L. King – tell me what you think about, and that will tell me who you are.
Leadership Theories
• Trait theory• Great events theory• Transformational leadership
theory
Developing leadership
• Reflecting on and learning from (evaluating) experience
• Surround yourself with leaders (mentors)
Emotionally intelligent leadership
Daniel Goleman:A leader’s primary task is emotional
leadership, requiring them to consistently:Be optimistic, authentic, have high-
energy moodsBe aware of how their moods drive the
organizational moods and actionsAdjusts their behaviours accordingly
Reflections on Team Building
Can you answer these team questions?
What may I expect from you?Can I achieve my own goals by following you?Will I reach my potential by working with you?Can I entrust my future to you?Have you bothered to prepare yourself for
leadership?Are you ready to be ruthlessly honest?Do you have the self-confidence and trust to let
me do my job?What do you believe?
Reflections on Leadership
• Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.
P. Drucker
Conclusions
• Anatomy of a Leader–Monkey–Big chin–Strong legs–Big mouth–Deaf ear–Rubber neck