Session 2 Character and Competence
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CHARACTER AND COMPETENCE
Integrity, Survival and Effectiveness
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Character Traits
Rick Warren: “Your character is essentially the sum of your habits.”
Integrity arises from Integration Inter-connected and coherent
Consistency builds trust and dependability We say what we mean We do what we say We neither abuse people nor manipulate them
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David Demonstrated Character and Competence
And David shepherded them
with integrity of heart;
with skillful hands he led them
(Psalm 78:72)
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Jesus as a Leadership Model
Working with or living and caring for imperfect people
Taking time to train, develop, and delegate Under constant scrutiny of testing of commitment
and integrity Required to handle rejection, criticism and
opposition Facing fierce competition and conflicting
demands from friends and foes
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Trust is Built on Character
Max De Pree
“Trust grows when people see leaders translate their personal integrity into organizational fidelity.”
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Characteristics to Cultivate 1: COMMITMENT
Arises out of conviction Through tough times For the long-haul
Maintain a clear focus Arises from passion Pace yourself to sustain momentum In some people commitment is ego-driven
Leadership is not about Me! Other people are there to enable Me to fulfill My
purposes and ambitions!
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Getting to the top?Getting to the top?
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Getting from here to there….Getting from here to there….
WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?
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Characteristics to Cultivate 2: COURAGE
Stand up for one’s beliefs Admit mistakes Face the opposition Survive set-backs Neither reckless nor ruthless Courage to confront
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Characteristics to Cultivate 3: CONSIDERATION
Concern for the personal and professional well-being of others
Empathy–the ability to see things from the other person’s point of view
Arises from genuine humility Don’t pretend to know everything No interest in creating a dynasty Jim Collins: “More plow horse than show horse.” Humility is not underestimating yourself, but
forgetting yourself
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Russian Nesting Dolls
David Olgilvie of Olgilvie and Mather
“If you continue to hire people smaller than yourself we will end up with a company of midgets. If you hire people bigger than yourself we will end up with a company of giants.”
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Characteristics to Cultivate 4: CALM
Ride a storm without creating waves Able to keep both our nerve and our
temper Composure is the consistent display of
appropriate emotional reactions, particularly in tough crisis situations
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Characteristics to Cultivate 5: CAUTION
Not impatient and impetuous Stops to think through the possible
consequences In any leadership team you need the
creative tension between the courageous and the cautious
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Characteristics to Cultivate 6: COMPASSION
Compassion is empathy and caring in action Begins with curiosity about other people and
their experiences Benevolent attitude and predisposition to help
others Not uncaring and judgmental Coaching–helping others in their intentional
change process
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Characteristics to Cultivate 7: CREDIBILITY
Embody the change you wish to see in the world
Earned through consistency and dependability
People are fooling themselves if they think they can be truly great leaders without personal transformation
Being honest about ourselves
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Core Competencies1: CURIOSITY
An interest in everything See links between isolated pieces of
information Everything is related to everything else
A genuine interest in what other people think and why they think it
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Core Competencies 2: CREATIVITY
Flexibility regarding rules, policies and processes
Innovate as they go Build the bridge as they walk on it Have strong imaginations Have a child-like curiosity Have a willingness to repeatedly retool Prepared for the unexpected
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Core Competencies 3: COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Communication has to be two-way It takes a community to communicate Leaders need to anticipate the responses of
various groups and individuals Kurt Lewin’s “force field theory”
Sensitive to those who emotionally cannot handle more change in life
Most Conservative: empty-nesters Most adventurous: those ready for their final
fling in life!
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Leadership Images
Conducting the Orchestra
Leading the Jazz Band
Max De Pree, Leadership Jazz
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Core Competencies 4: CELEBRATE COMPLEXITY
Complexity must not cause panic, but stimulate creativity
Challenges us to think “outside of the box” Difference between linear and lateral thinkers Demonstrate flexibility Know your areas of strengths and limitations Need the resources of a community to handle
complexity
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Core Competencies5: DEMONSTRATE FLEXIBILITY
Cannot form long range plans for an unpredictable future Just-in-time planning Alternative scenarios - “What if…?”
Understand “management” more in terms of coping mechanisms than control systems
Knowledge does not necessarily come from experience
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Mike Breen’s Leadership Principles
Low Control High
Accountability Mutual
throughout the team
Low Maintenance