Fundamental Leadership Skills

(for everyone)

Presented byDr. De Hicks, CEO of SCGI

Performance Management ConsultingSeattle | Sacramento | Spokane

What would you like to cover? What do you know for sure…? Remember, the Power of Assumptions? Values against Values Leadership, Management, Supervision Defined A word about Followership Social Contracts at Work Time Zones Group Dynamics Stewards over resources Leadership and decision-making The Leaders’ role in conflict Engage! How to create engagement Five Arenas of Effective Leadership

Overview of Today’s Class

Your Expectations…

What do you know for sure…

…about very effective leadership?

The Power of Assumptions

Assumptions are what we believe to be true

They may be tested or not They may be current or out of date They may be mine or borrowed

Leadership, Management and Supervision Defined

Leadership is about the future Leaders see some part of the future and

compellingly describe it to me so that I change my behavior today to get to that future

Management is about logistics Managers arrange our resources so that we

can get to that future.

Supervision is about performance The supervisory relationship is a unique one

A Word about Followership

People choose to follow your leadership.

Knowing why they choose to follow is essential.

Leaders Lead from Values Followers follow from Values

Values Development

Leaders Lead from Values Forced Choice Values Assessment When Values are in Conflict,

Leadership is the way forward (rather than management or supervision)

Social Contracts and Leadership Work is a ‘social contract’ The Old Contract:

I own the means of production; you don’t.

You are hired to do a job The New Social Contract:

We own the means of production You are “hired” to do a better job

(better Patrick?)

Leadership and Time Zones

Why is A more important than B?

What is the plan?Who does what?

How do I do it?

Now 4-6 wks 1+yrs 5-10yrs

Leaders lead individuals in groups

The world of ‘group dynamics:’

Leaders lead individuals within groups

Leaders as Stewards

Over four resources Goodwill Relationships Money Time

Why do people engage?

The concept of the ROI What’s your ROI It’s not possible to effective lead

people without understanding their ROI

Leaders and Decisions (Who Decides What?)

I Decid

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I listen/

I Decid

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We Decid

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You Decid

e Task…

Relationship…

Need for Understanding

Demand for Action!

WE WARZONE

Leadership and Engagement: Discretionary or Required Effort?

I get to

I have to

Discretionary Effort

Required Effort

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The Five Arenas of Effective Leadership

Self Management Organizational Capabilities Team Building and Team Work Working with and through Others Sustaining the Vision

Leaders and Change Management What have you learned about change? What change do you enjoy the most?

Leaders and Change: We do what we do as long as it works for us We love change as long as we have a significant part in

it We resist change based on our perceived impact on

habits Not everything changes When we have a high need for control we approach

change differently than when we don’t

A word about “Leaders who influence thought”

The Power to decide (why A is more important than B)

The Power to Explain The Power of the Question (in

creating engagement and action)

Thinking about the Future: Rapid Cycle Planning/Scenario Based Thinking and Planning

Scenario Based Planning Trend Analysis Scenario Development Initiative/Action Planning

My Plan