Leadership In

Actionby

J. Keith Murnighan

2006

Prof. Tirupati Misra@ibslko

Point #1

** Leaders must have vision and communicate well**

** You must see a better world and help other people see it, too**

Prof. Tirupati Misra@ibslko

Point #2

“One finger cannot lift a pebble.”

an old Hopi Indian saying,quoted by Phil Jackson in Sacred Hoops

Prof. Tirupati Misra@ibslko

Point #3The Leadership Dilemma:

1) People prefer democracy

2) Leaders feel responsible… and take control

3) Reducing democracy

Prof. Tirupati Misra@ibslko

Point #4Many decades of research on leadership tells us the same

result:

• Leaders must pay attention to the TASK

• Leaders must pay attention to PEOPLE“People don’t how much you know until they know how much you care about them” Jimmy Yaokasin, KH08

• One without the other is ineffective but most leaders are not usually adept at both

• More pointedly, no one individual is an expert at every aspect of leadership

Thus, groups must allowWhoever is most talented at the current task to assume leadership

Prof. Tirupati Misra@ibslko

Point #4 (Summarized)

The Most Effective Leaders areFacilitators

Because no one can do everything

Prof. Tirupati Misra@ibslko

Point #5We all focus on performance (we must)But performance goals, once accomplished, disappear

What lingers is learning. Thus, leaders must alsoFocus on Learning

Don’t just achieve your Performance Goals: Add to What You Know

We can Control the Process. We can’t always Control the Outcomes. Why?

Outcomes = f(Ability + A Lot of Other Stuff)

“A good decision is like a high mark on an assignment, while the process is like the knowledge drawn from working on it.”

Dorin Radu, Kellog-Suhulich EMBA class of 2005

Reward Effort; Knowledge EnduresProf. Tirupati Misra@ibslko

Point #6

Your values should drive your action

But research tells us that we don’t often focus on our values

Conclusion: Think about your core values from time to time. Make sure that they really are your guide.

Prof. Tirupati Misra@ibslko

Point #7

When it comes to action, it helps to think of leaders as:

Team BuildersDecision MakersNegotiatorsPassion

Prof. Tirupati Misra@ibslko