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Becoming a Better Leader! Becoming a Better Leader!
Michael WattsImproving Manager Programme
Michael Watts
2006
Contents List:
Background
Improving Manager Programme
Examples and Management Models
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2006
Background
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2006
Background 1:
Who am I?
POST 1: Contracts Assistant,
West Kent Contracts, Kings Hill
POST 2: Contracts Standards Officer - Children’s Services,
SPS (Contracting), Maidstone Project group Post developed to improve contracting in Children’s
Services
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Management training:
1 Introduction to Management
2 Preparing for Management and Leadership
3 Improving Manager Programme
Background 2:
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Improving Manager Programme
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Improving Manager Programme 1:
First activity of the course, we were asked to identify 2 people that we believe are great leaders:
Bobby MooreTony Blair
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Improving Manager Programme 2:
Strong - mentally
Good underpinning beliefs and values
Able to admit to errors
Striving for continuous improvement
Learns from mistakes Honest/Open
Takes personal responsibility
Vision
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Each characteristic is important in it’s own right to create a great leader.
Characteristic of leadership I identified was…
Improving Manager Programme 3:
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Takes personal responsibility
Strong - mentally
Good underpinning beliefs
Able to admit to errors
Striving for continuous improvement
Learns from mistakes Honest/Open
Takes personal responsibility
Vision
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But…(there’s always a but…)
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Improving Manager Programme 4:
Development of another characteristic:
Benefit me more
Links to activities within both of my current posts
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Takes personal responsibility
Strong - mentally
Good underpinning beliefs
Able to admit to errors
Striving for continuous improvement
Learns from mistakes Honest/Open
Takes personal responsibility
Vision
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2006
To this...
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Takes personal responsibilityTakes personal responsibility
Striving for continuous improvement
Strong - mentally
Good underpinning beliefs
Able to admit to errors
Striving for continuous improvement
Learns from mistakes Honest/Open
Vision
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2006
I also identified this characteristic as an area of improvement when I analysed my Ways 2 Success (aka B4S)…
Developing others
Developing creative thinking
Managing performance
Leadership & vision
Improving Manager Programme 5:
7/14
7/14
11/13
9/17
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Behaviours with both of my Line Manager’s
Action Plan for Development
Improving Manager Programme 6:
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Examples and Management Models
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Following example:
West Kent Contracts away day
I presented an efficiency saving change
Process in the team for dealing with:
individual contract request forms and individual contracts
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Models Used:
MODEL 1 = Basis of Power
MODEL 2 = Consultation Model
MODEL 3 = Johari Window
MODEL 4 = Force Field Analysis
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Model 1 = Basis of Power
When doing this, I tried to change my use of powers to get the agreement that I needed.
I used:
my expert power to explain what I can do my reward power by asking for people’s opinion and
using their expertise to build on my idea.
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Model 2 = The Consultation Model
I decided
Staff members have input/freedom to decide
Issue 1 - Changes will
happen
Issue 3 - Contracts Assistant’s
completing the whole process
Issue 2 - We will use
Access
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Model 3 = The Johari Window
Open Blind
Hidden Unknown
• Desire to improve services
• Use of:
– Access
– PowerPoint
• Talk to fast
• Read word for word from slides
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Model 4 = Force Field Analysis
No movement
Change the Process
Staff not wanting to change
PROBLEM
C h a n g eC h a n g e
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Model 4 = Force Field Analysis
Change the Process
Staff not wanting to change
C h a n g eC h a n g eAsked for her ideas and suggestions
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SOLUTION
Move this way
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Thanks for listening!!
Do you have any questions, comments, or positive(!) criticism?
(This is where you say Well Done!!)
Michael WattsJanuary [email protected]