BE A LEADER
July 12 2016
YOU ARE A LEADER
WHY GOOD LEADERS MAKE YOU FEEL SAFE Simon Sinek: Why good leaders make you feel safe
LEADING LEADERS“Great Leaders know how to lead other leaders” What impact did your leaders have on you or other
leaders? Were those leaders inspired to achieve ambitious goals
because of their leaders? Were you or others more productive?Did they…? Help leaders understand their own unique leadership
talents? How to maximize risk taking? How to clarify and implement their own vision as leaders? Did they support failure?
HOW LEADERS ACT Not confined to job titles – Have the biggest thinkers in
the room Leaders ask “Why not____” instead of “Why” Leaders dream BIG –
Tommy Johnson (AFLAC) “If you don’t have dreams so big that you want them with your whole being, dreams so big that nothing will stand in your way, then as a leader you are dead.”
Alex Kinnier (Google Product Marketing Manager) “My first instinct is to not just do what I’m told. I do what I think is right for the business.”
As a leader you have not failed if you have not held onto your leader Let them shine, break rules, create disruptive and profitable
breakthroughs and help their peers get over feeling threatened
LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOURS Coaching matters more Thinking matters more Your example matters more Conversation matters more Influence matters more
QUICK ACTIONS FOR LEADERSAs Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus noted in Leaders, “The problem with many organizations, and especially the ones that are failing, is that they tend to be over managed and underled.” Expectation is that leaders will lead (no Leaders in
Training) Stop waiting for another leader to tell you what to do Creating the opportunity for leaders to develop vision for
the future Let go of control
Allow teams to make decisions and support decisions“The only failure you need to worry about is the failure to do something”
LEADING THROUGH CHANGE There are 2 guarantees in life: Taxes and Death The one guarantee in business: CHANGE
Organizations that dominate the market and competition have leaders that know how to lead through change as well as bring out the best in their people during times of uncertainty
Leadership: Leading Change
WHY CHANGE FAILS 2013 survey of global senior executives by
Strategy&/Katzenbach Center revealed that the success rate of major change initiatives is only 54%
WHY?? “Change Fatigue” – making too many changes A loss of faith – results come too slowly Not enough input from employees – don’t have the ownership
in the initiatives
STRATEGIES FOR LEADING THROUGH CHANGE Stay purpose driven
Create a culture high on purpose Leverage strengths from existing culture Bring people together and leverage talent pool in
collaborative manner Communication must be constant
Great communication is required to create great relationships
Clear and repetitive communication Navigate through conflict
CONT’D Invest in your people
Most important people are the ones that work with you and are expected to carry out the vision
Organizations passionate about developing and building their people are the ones that win
Protect the people Find the informal leaders
Persist until you succeed A detailed plan can only get you so far Backbone of organizations that thrive during times of
change Set the tone when leading through change Face change head on and keep moving forward
TO CLOSE Actions and Behaviours of Leaders Why change fails and how Leadership can lead through
times of change. Tools
Delegation Board
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