LEADERSHIPA PRESENTATION BY:

MARY DRAY AND

JUSTIN SCHOENBURG

LEADERSHIPA PRESENTATION BY:

MARY DRAY AND

JUSTIN SCHOENBURG

Business Leadership for Entrepreneurs

-Gaebler Ventures

Business Leadership for Entrepreneurs

-Gaebler Ventures

Our Article:

Past and PresentPast and Present

• Managers expected to maintain the status quo in order to move ahead in the past

• New leaders:– Visionaries– Learners– Teachers– Strong sense of ethics and work to build

integrity in their organizations

Leadership Potential Equation -developed in 1959 based on military leaders

by Raymond Cattell.

Leadership Potential Equation -developed in 1959 based on military leaders

by Raymond Cattell.• Used to determine the traits which

characterize an effective leader

EMOTIONAL STABILITYEMOTIONAL STABILITY

• MUST BE ABLE TO TOLERATE FRUSTRATION AND STRESS

• WELL-ADJUSTED

• PSYCHOLOGICAL MATURITY

DOMINANCEDOMINANCE

• COMPETITIVE

• DECISIVE

• ENJOY OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

• ASSERTIVE IN THEIR THINKING

• ASSERTIVE ATTITUDE IN DEALING WITH OTHERS

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ENTHUSIASMENTHUSIASM

• ACTIVE

• EXPRESSIVE

• ENERGETIC

• OPTIMISTIC

• OPEN TO CHANGE

• QUICK AND ALERT AND TEND TO BE UNINHIBITED

CONSCIENTIOUSNESSCONSCIENTIOUSNESS

• DOMINATED BY SENSE OF DUTY

• EXACTING IN CHARACTER

• HAVE A VERY HIGH STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AND INWARD DESIRE TO DO ONE’S BEST

• NEED FOR ORDER

• SELF DISCIPLINED

SOCIAL BOLDNESSSOCIAL BOLDNESS

• SPONTANEOUS RISK-TAKERS

• SOCIALLY AGGRESSIVE

• THICK-SKINNED

• RESPONSIVE TO OTHERS

• HIGH IN EMOTIONAL STAMINA

TOUGH-MINDEDNESSTOUGH-MINDEDNESS

• PRACTICAL

• LOGICAL

• TO-THE-POINT

• LOW SENTIMENTAL ATTACHMENTS

• COMFORATBLE W/CRITICISM

• INSENSITIVE TO HARDSHIP

• VERY POISED

• Pinky and the brain

SELF-ASSURANCESELF-ASSURANCE

• SELF CONFIDENT

• RESILIENCY

• TEND TO BE FREE OF GUILT

• LITTLE OR NO NEED FOR APPROVAL

• SECURE

• USUALLY UNAFFECTED BY PRIOR MISTAKES OR FAILURES

COMPULSIVENESSCOMPULSIVENESS

• CONTROLLED AND VERY PRECISE IN SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

• PROTECTIVE OF THEIR INTEGRITY AND REPUTATION

• SOCIALLY AWARE AND CAREFUL

• ABUNDANT IN FORESIGHT

• CAREFUL WHEN MAKING DECISION OR DETERMINING SPECIFIC ACTIONS

LEADERSHIP TO MOTIVATELEADERSHIP TO MOTIVATE

• BEYOND THESE BASIC TRAITS, LEADERS TODAY MUST ALSO POSSESS PERSONALITY TRAITS WHICH HELP THEM MOTIVATE OTHERS AND LEAD THEM IN NEW DIRECTIONS.

PERSONALITY TRAITSleaders should posses:

PERSONALITY TRAITSleaders should posses:

• HIGH ENERGY

• INTUITIVENESS

• MATURITY

• TEAM ORIENTATION

• EMPAHTY

• CHARISMA

Leaders as Fire StartersChip Bell and John Patterson

Leaders as Fire StartersChip Bell and John Patterson

• You can’t light a fire with a wet match.• You can’t light a fire with a wet match.

LACK OF ENTHUSIAM LACK OF ENTHUSIAM

• LEADERSHIP QUALITIES TO MOTIVATE YOUR TEAM

MEDIOCRACY MEDIOCRACY

• Mediocrity usurps the energy from passion and the opportunity from initiative.

• Leaders who tolerate mediocrity signal that their real standards are much lower than what they state.

• Old Antidote=“crack the whip”

• Better=employees need to be inspired

BE A FIRE STARTER, IGNITE PASSION AND COMMITMENT!BE A FIRE STARTER, IGNITE

PASSION AND COMMITMENT!• Government agencies have always

demonstrated leadership and have been able to elicit leadership from others by igniting desire, passion and initiative in drafting efforts

Navy leadership

Four Steps to Great ServiceFour Steps to Great Service

Affirmation ValidationAnimation Appreciation

#1 ANIMATION-PROCESS OF BRINGING TO LIFE-

inspiring through modeling

#1 ANIMATION-PROCESS OF BRINGING TO LIFE-

inspiring through modeling • Demonstrate the attitude you seek from

employees• Sincerely express your appreciation • Deliver an affirmation of their professionalism • Give an upbeat and optimistic validation by

helping them view their role in a larger light

#2 APPRECIATION #2 APPRECIATION

• “THANK YOU” A PHRASE WE ALL ENJOY HEARING, MOST PEOPLE DO NOT HEAR IT ENOUGH

• LET THEM KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE OR SHE DID THAT WARRANTED YOUR GRATITUDE-PROBLEM WITH WAITRESS.

UNDER-REWARDEDUNDER-REWARDED

• “WE KNOW WE ARE WELL COMPENSATED, WE JUST DO NOT FEEL VALUED AND RECOGNIZED FOR WHAT WE DO!”

• PSYCHOLOGIST WILLIAM JAMES:– “THE DEEPEST PRINCIPLE OF HUMAN

NATURE IS THE CRAVING TO BE APPRECIATED.”

#3 AFFIRMATION-INSPIRING WITH CONFIDENCE

#3 AFFIRMATION-INSPIRING WITH CONFIDENCE

• “TREAT A MAN AS HE IS, AND HE WILL REMAIN AS HE IS. TREAT A MAN AS HE COULD BE, AND HE WILL BECOME WHAT HE SHOULD BE.”-RALPH WALDO EMERSON

• SELF-FULFILLING PROHESY– YOUR BELIEF IN YOUR EMPLOYEES,

DEOMONSTRATED IN BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE HAS MAJOR IMPACT ON BEHAVIOR OF EMPLOYEES.

– IMPORTANT HOW YOU COMMUNICATE EXPECTATIONS THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS

COMMUNICATION CONT. COMMUNICATION CONT.

• TONE OF VOICE

• KEY WORDS• “I THINK BILL CAN DO IT.” (repeat 4 times)

• ILLUSTRATES POWER OF TONE THAT REFLECTS AN ATTITUDE

#4 VALIDATION-INSPIRING WITH PURPOSE

#4 VALIDATION-INSPIRING WITH PURPOSE

• MOVING FROM SPECIFIC TO GENERAL

• INTENT IS TO ELEVATE FOCUS TO A GRANDER, MORE GLORIOUS VIEW

Office Space Video Game

INSIDE EVERY PERSON IS PASSION

WAITING TO BE IGNITED; EXCELLENCE

READY TO BE RELEASED. STRIKE

YOUR LEADERSHIP MATCH-ANIMATION,

APPRECIATION, AFFIRMATION AND

VALIDATION—AND BE WARMED BY THE

RESULTS.