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Executive Development Programs – Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
An Eight Step Guide to Developing Your Leadership Skills
Dan McCarthy, Director Executive Development Programs
The University of New Hampshire
2017 SHRM Vermont
Human Resources State Conference
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Executive Development Programs – Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
Today’s session:
• Less theory; more practical application
• You’ll leave with at least one action step for your own leadership development journey
• Can also apply to help others develop their leadership
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Executive Development Programs – Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
My background:
• Leadership Development, OD and HR for RG&E, Kodak, Paychex
• The University of New Hampshire: Exec Ed
• Leadership writer, executive coach, consultant
• 30 years of management experience (and stupid mistakes)
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1. Why?
2. Define leadership
3. Assessment
4. Get specific
5. Variety
6. Plan and practice
7. Feedback and reflection
8. Continuous learning
The 8-step Roadmap
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• Leadership development requires behavioral change
• Behavioral change is HARD and requires motivation
Step 1: Start with “Why”?
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Executive Development Programs – Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
Motivation =
1. Purpose
2. Autonomy
3. Mastery
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No purpose = no motivation = no behavior change
Why do you want to improve your leadership skills?
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Executive Development Programs – Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
Action:
1. Answer the question: Why do I want to become a better leader?
– So I can be more successful
– So I can help others be more successful
– So I can help my organization succeed
– So I can make a difference in the lives of others
– So I can leave as lasting legacy
– So I can change the world
Find a compelling reason that will motivate you!
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Step 2. Know What Leadership Looks Like
What is “leadership”?
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"There are almost as many definitions of leadership as there are persons who have attempted to define the concept." - Ralph Stogdill
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Your
favorites?
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Executive Development Programs – Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
1. Read 1-2 biographies of leaders you admire
2. Read 2-3 leadership books
3. Interview 2-3 leaders that you admire
4. Take a leadership course
5. Develop your own “top 10” list of traits, characteristics, and/or behaviors that define leadership for you
Action Steps: Learn about leadership
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Step 3: Assess yourself against your list
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Executive Development Programs – Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
The limits of self-assessment:
– Intentions vs. behaviors
– Blind spots
– Technical vs. behavioral skills
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Feedback
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Executive Development Programs – Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
Action Steps: Get some feedback:
– Ask……. Carefully
– On a scale of 1-10……
– Listen, say “thanks”, and be on the lookout for blind spots
– 360 degree leadership assessment
– Personality and style assessments
– Recruiters, job interviews
– Ask your teenager
Leadership
Course or
Coaching
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• “Improve my ability to listen when I’m in a hurry or under stress”
• “learn how to manage conflict”
• “Learn to be delegate, to let go”
• “Improve my presentation skills”
Action step:
• Pick just one thing
• Get S.M.A.R.T. about it
Step 4: Get Specific
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Step 5: Development
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• First born:• Intelligence (but not too smart)
• Energy, ambition
• Then, mostly made:• Knowledge
• Skills
• Emotional Intelligence
• “Scars”
• “Grit”
• Resiliency
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The “Right Stuff”• “I am the sum total of the life I have
lived….There is no such thing as a natural–born pilot. Whatever my aptitudes or talents, becoming a proficient pilot was hard work, really a lifetime’s learning experience. For the best pilots, flying is an obsession, the one thing in life they must continually do. The best pilots fly more than the others; that’s why they are the best”.
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How do leaders develop?
• Thinking back over your career, choose 3 – 5 development experiences of importance and impact – the ones that resulted in the most learning. These can be on or off the job, at any point in your career. They could be jobs, assignments, projects, bosses, classes, coaches, or other experiences that made you see things in a different way, built skills that you still use today, or significantly changed your behavior.
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SignificantOtherPeople
ChallengingAssignments
Hardships
OtherEvents
48%
18%
17%
17%
Research from the Center for Creative Leadership
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Action Steps: Hit the need with a variety of learning resources
Action steps:
• Take on a challenging work assignment
• Take on a challenge off-the job
• Get help from others: coach, mentor, roles models
• Take a course (no fads, assesments, peer learning, application)
• Read a “how-to” books, subscribe to blogs, videos, podcasts, etc…– Developmental “HEAT”!
• Get some “feedforward”
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Action steps:
• Write it down!
• Leadership Development Plan
• Public “declarations”
• Find a partner
• Deliberate practice
Step 6: Plan and Practice
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Action Steps:
• Get more feedback: “How am I doing?”
Reflection:
• Start a journal
• Debrief with a coach, learning partner, mentor
Step 7: Feedback & Reflection
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Step 8: Continuous Improvement
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1. Why?
2. Define leadership
3. Assessment
4. Get specific
5. Variety
6. Plan and practice
7. Feedback and reflection
8. Continuous learning
Summary: The 8-step Roadmap
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 603-862-3311
Twitter: @greatleadership
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