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Do you wonder if you have what it takes to be a leader? In this presentation I point out some traits of leaders and why you can be a leader without a title

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Develop Yourself

Develop a Leader

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The Goal

• What is leadership?• Why do we want leaders?• What is a leader doing for you?• How to create leaders

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Definition

• Dictionary - the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group

• Dwight D. Eisenhower - You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that's assault, not leadership

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Some Ideas

• John Quincy Adams - If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader

• John Maxwell - Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them

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Leadership is

• Being supportive• Challenging people to grow• Evolving - If its not broke don’t fix – No• Development• Learning• Action

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Teams

• Leadership is a team sport• Many different levels of leadership• Create leaders in your teams

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Why do we Need Leaders

• Leaders nurture• Challenge thinking• Create an environment • Inspiration• Influence

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What is Leadership Doing

• Getting out of your way• Create new leaders• Positive – What does this mean?• Managing and Leadership• Change Agent

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How to create leaders

• Be Humble• Edify – What!!!!• Add value to others - Mentor• Accept failure and learn from it• Care

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Create Excellence

• Reward results not effort• Make people significant• Develop habits• Slight Edge• Focus

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What next

• Decide – It’s up to you• Look at your organisation• Create the environment from the top• Learn, learn, learn• Apply, apply, apply

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Resources

• http://www.johnmaxwell.com• http://www.success.com

• Books• CDs

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Questions

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Bio

• Peter McLarty• Director Turagit Consulting• AUSOUG QLD Committee; MACSCP• Systems DBA, Middleware, Architecture• http://www.turagit.com