YPN Leadership Presentation

August 8, 2012

Attributes/qualities that the participants have seen in

leaders that they admire?

(From the flipchart)

Fierce courage

Charismatic

Patient

Encouraging

Fearless

Inspirational

Motivational

Fun, Smiles daily

Personable

Honest

Captivating

Initiative

Determined

Confidence

Good Sense of Humor

KEY LEADERSHP BELIEFS

A couple of guiding principals that I follow:

• Lead to where is not the norm (shaped by the

following quote – “If you always do what you’ve

always done, you’ll always be what you’ve always

been and always get what you’ve always gotten.”)

• Do not forget The Shadow of the leader

• Take what you learn and make it your own

• Make a difference in people’s lives

• Make someone’s day

• Dare to Dream

• Believe you can

• Gain respect of team and their trust

What are some of the KEY LEADERSHP BELIEFS that I

have used that have guided me on my journey?

Passion

• Lead by design, it doesn’t happen by accident

• Passion is visible – it shows!

• Believe - You have to believe - Quote of Anatole

France – “To accomplish great things we must not

only act but also dream, not only plan , but also

believe”

• Example of believe

• Don’t be afraid to dig in. People like to see leaders

be there!

• 10 Passion Principles Handout

Attitude

• Positive (half full versus half empty) (Have you

ever been positive and watched what happens? –

Find the good)

• Contagious (“Attitude” by Charles Swindall-

handout)

• Use emotions positively – practice “Patience is my

virtue”

• Be genuine

• Take what you do seriously but yourself lightly

• Can Do

• Roll with the punches

• Celebrate successes – no matter how small!!

• Not everyone will buy in – you must deal with them

Shadow of the Leader

Effective leaders shape the culture through a powerful

combination of messages matched by action. Through our

actions, attitudes and messages we cast a shadow that

influences everyone around us at work, home and in the

community.

• Empower others

• Have accountability

• Direct, Guide – make it their decision

• Convince people that you see them as winners or

potential winners

• Get your team members to do more than they believe

they are capable of

• Give Credit where credit is due

• Don’t overpromise and under deliver!

• Don’t be afraid to show emotions (tears, smiles, etc)

• You can show disappointment to your team - not

everything will always go right.

• As your team grows in the trust of you and their

respect for you increases they will not want to

disappointment

• Not everyone will relate well to your leadership style.

You need to understand your style and use your

strengths to relate to other styles (Meyers Briggs and

others help define yours and can define the teams you

are on)

• Get to know your team – know what motivates them –

this will be a help with generational differences too

• Show them that you want to help

Show them that you can help

Show them that you will help

• Acknowledge when things go well or not

• “Be Here Now”

Lead from the Heart

• Appreciate

• Thank you

• Congratulate

• Celebrate successes, no matter how small

• Open up yourself to others – make yourself vulnerable

– it helps to create synergy versus self indulgence

• The LITTLE THINGS you do, DO MATTER

• Motivation – get to know your team , make sure they

know where they are going, make sure goals are

clearly defined

• Share the confidence you have in your team members

• You are NOT always right , apologize for your

mistakes!

Mentors

• They make a HUGE difference in your life

• Have your own network of trusted advisors – your

support network (previous partners, previous

managers, close friends, sisters, brothers, parents etc)

• Observe, listen, question, ask for feedback.

• Review your gaps as you know them and seek

feedback and help on how to close them, ask your

mentors what they see your gaps as too

• Make them life long

• Add new ones along the way

Communication

• listen

• focus

• understand

• Your interactions need to be two way streets

• Encourage

• Share information

• Provide your team with Goals, expectations,

motivation, purpose, benefit - People perform

if they know where they need to go

• Make sure that they are hearing what you want

them to hear.

• Communicate upward and sideways in your

organization and to your team

Continual self improvement

• Know where you are in your leadership skills and

know your gaps and find resources to help you close

your gaps

• Open yourself up to feedback. When I have taken on

a new leadership role whether it is a project or a new

team I always indicate that I appreciate constructive

feedback and criticism and I welcome it - I always

ask during my routine meetings with each team

member if there is anything that I can do differently or

if there is anything they need help with

• Learn from leaders that you have admired and take

what you can and make it your own. One of my keys

was to take situations that I lived and take what I felt

was effective and leave the rest behind.

• Don’t be afraid to ask for ideas, support, help

• Be a Student

• It is a balancing act – it will not always be straight

forward but you can figure out how to stay upright!!

• Seminars, speakers, books

Artichoke analogy –

If you peel away the outer layers you will get to the “heart”

of the artichoke. It is the best part of the artichoke but it

takes work to peel through those layers to get to the heart!!

I believe that “The Heart is the key” –

When I look at all of the beliefs that I lead from - Leading

from the Heart is the key for me. Getting at the Heart of a

project, a team member, a direct report, client or prospect is

the difference for me between success and constant

challenges. It takes work but when you get there it is worth

the effort.