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Chapter 3: Building Chapter 3: Building LeadershipLeadership

Leadership and Learning Leadership and Learning StylesStyles

““The very essence of leadership The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a is that you have to have a vision.” Theodore Hesburghvision.” Theodore Hesburgh

What does the word leadership What does the word leadership mean?mean?

An ability to motivate and unite An ability to motivate and unite others to work together to others to work together to accomplish a specificaccomplish a specific task.task.

Know Your PeopleKnow Your PeopleYou need to know your target people and what makes them tick. In a sense, a leader is a salesperson. He or she is selling an ideaor a course of action- and asking others tobuy-in and follow. But what style works? Is there a sure fire approach that will be effective in any situation.

No, One Size Does Not No, One Size Does Not Fit AllFit All

Different people are often swayed or influenced by different approaches.

The TechnocratThe Technocrat

No nonsense leader often more interestedin numbers instead of people!!!

My WayMy Way

or

The Highway!

Advantages & Advantages & DisadvantagesDisadvantages

Detail oriented.Detail oriented. Strong sense of Strong sense of

the bottom line.the bottom line. Uses logic over Uses logic over

emotion.emotion. Gets the job Gets the job

done.done.

Leads by fear.Leads by fear. Hard headed.Hard headed. Refuses to Refuses to

compromise.compromise. Not open to Not open to

creativity.creativity.

The ArtistThe Artist

Leads by imagination andintuition!

Let’s Have Fun!Let’s Have Fun!

Share some ideas!!!!!!

Advantages & Advantages & DisadvantagesDisadvantages

Has a vision of the Has a vision of the “big picture”.“big picture”.

Invites others to Invites others to share ideas.share ideas.

Isn’t afraid to show Isn’t afraid to show emotion and emotion and laughter.laughter.

Others go along just Others go along just to be a part of the to be a part of the unique possibilities.unique possibilities.

Easily taken Easily taken advantage of.advantage of.

Tendency to spend Tendency to spend too much time on too much time on creativity and not creativity and not the end result.the end result.

Doesn’t know how Doesn’t know how all the pieces fit all the pieces fit together.together.

The CraftsmanThe Craftsman

Leads by common sense and integrity.

The CraftsmanThe Craftsman

Has it all together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Advantages & Advantages & DisadvantagesDisadvantages

Well balanced and an Well balanced and an excellent listener.excellent listener.

Caring, logical person.Caring, logical person. Values getting the job Values getting the job

done.done. Isn’t afraid to venture Isn’t afraid to venture

into creative thinking.into creative thinking. Always aware of the Always aware of the

real world and what is real world and what is reasonable.reasonable.

No disadvantages.No disadvantages.

Learning StylesLearning Styles A good leader A good leader

knows that knows that before there can before there can be effective be effective motivation there motivation there must be effective must be effective communication!communication!

A leader knows A leader knows that people learn that people learn differently!differently!

Learning StylesLearning Styles Discussion- Some Discussion- Some

people learn people learn through being through being actively involved in actively involved in the communication the communication process.process.

Logic- Others learnLogic- Others learn through a “just thethrough a “just the facts “ approach.facts “ approach.

Design- some Design- some learn best when learn best when they hear and they hear and see how the “big see how the “big picture” fits picture” fits together.together.

Emotion- Some Emotion- Some people learn best people learn best through a “hands through a “hands on” approach.on” approach.

DiscussionDiscussion

Enjoys lots of Enjoys lots of dialogue and dialogue and feedback.feedback.

Alert and Alert and involved.involved.

LogicLogic Enjoys analysis, Enjoys analysis,

organization, organization, and good sense.and good sense.

Prefers a to - the Prefers a to - the -point plan of -point plan of action.action.

DesignDesign Prefers a clear Prefers a clear

picture of picture of relationships.relationships.

Wants to see how Wants to see how the different the different parts are all going parts are all going to work together to work together as a smooth as a smooth running unit.running unit.

EmotionEmotion Leader is Leader is

energetic and energetic and fired-up!fired-up!

Enthusiasm is Enthusiasm is contagious!contagious!

Will attract those Will attract those who want to who want to commit to the commit to the project.project.

Planks of LeadershipPlanks of Leadership A Leader Has a Sense of VisionA Leader Has a Sense of Vision A Leader is Willing to ActA Leader is Willing to Act A Leader Makes Good DecisionsA Leader Makes Good Decisions A Leader Can Handle ConflictA Leader Can Handle Conflict A Leader Works to Avoid PitfallsA Leader Works to Avoid Pitfalls A Leader Knows How to MotivateA Leader Knows How to Motivate

VisionVision Practices creative Practices creative

thinking skills.thinking skills. Seeks out ideas of Seeks out ideas of

others.others. Gathers complete Gathers complete

and accurate and accurate information.information.

Creates a plan and Creates a plan and share it with the share it with the group.group.

Willing to ActWilling to Act Takes charge.Takes charge. Motivates Motivates

audience.audience. Addresses Addresses

participants using participants using pronoun “we.”pronoun “we.”

Readily accepts Readily accepts the challenge and the challenge and shows no fear.shows no fear.

Makes Good DecisionsMakes Good Decisions Focuses on the Focuses on the

what, why, and what, why, and how of any how of any decision.decision.

Makes sure to Makes sure to thank those who thank those who helped in the helped in the decision making decision making process.process.

Handles ConflictHandles Conflict Shut up!Shut up! Look UP!Look UP! Hook UP!Hook UP! Chill Down!Chill Down! Praise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Praise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shut Up!Shut Up! Keep Quiet!Keep Quiet!

Listen!Listen!

Allow other Allow other person to finish person to finish speaking before speaking before talking.talking.

LOOK UP!LOOK UP! Establish eye Establish eye

contact!contact!

Keep a Keep a responsive responsive attitude!attitude!

Be involved!Be involved!

Hook UP!Hook UP! Hook up Hook up

emotionally!emotionally!

Try to Try to understand the understand the other person’s other person’s point of view!point of view!

Chill Down!Chill Down! Make your Make your

comments comments rational, rational, sensitive, and sensitive, and constructive.constructive.

Do not let your Do not let your temper escalate temper escalate the situation into the situation into a larger problem.a larger problem.

Avoid PitfallsAvoid Pitfalls Don’t be afraid to fail.Don’t be afraid to fail. Try new things.Try new things. Pay attention to the small things Pay attention to the small things

as well as the “big picture.”as well as the “big picture.” Do Not forget the people involved Do Not forget the people involved

and the original objective.and the original objective. Listen to everyone even though Listen to everyone even though

you may not agree.you may not agree.