If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now:Essential Leadership Traits in

Healthcare Philanthropy

Veronica Carroll, MBA CFRE

Agenda

Background

Leadership – Models and Styles

Identifying your leadership style strengths & where you need to develop

Leadership Traits

Bringing it all together

Background

• Leadership - a preoccupation

• 25+ years in non-profit sector

• Worked at 8 non-profits –global, national, provincial, regional and community

• 11 transitions into new roles

• 5 organizational leadership roles

LeadershipPresentations

http://www.slideshare.net/veronicacarroll18/identifying-and-nurturing-leadership-within-the-organization

http://www.slideshare.net/veronicacarroll18/ahp-canada-conference-2013

http://www.slideshare.net/veronicacarroll18/presentation-convene

http://www.slideshare.net/veronicacarroll18/the-coaching-connection-ahp-presentation

Good Leadership is Essential

All the positive benefits of having a good leader

It makes good business sense

Leadership succession – hot topic

Younger leaders interested in new ways to structure work –shared leadership and participatory structures

Leadership tenure/Leadership burnout

Leadership deficit - baby boom deficit cannot be filled by gen X

The challenge to attract and retain talent

Scarcity of resources

Leadership Models

Authentic Leadership

Level 5 Leadership

Fierce Leadership

Coaching in Leadership

Authentic Leadership

• “The challenge is to understand ourselves well enough to discover where we can use our leadership gifts to serve others.”

• Understand your personal narrative

• Need to devote yourself to personal growth“Like elite athletes, you must devote yourself to a lifetime of realizing your potential”.

* Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew N. McLean and Diana Mayer

Level 5 Leadership

• Based on work around Good to Great

• A leader in whom genuine personal humility blends with intense professional will

• A Level 5 Leader is a study in duality:

• Modest and willful

• Shy and fearless

• Ambition not for themselves but for the organization

* Jim Collins

Fierce Leadership

• “A Fierce Leader commits to a way of life, not a business strategy.” Susan Scott

• Feedback rich, on-going personal growth, culture of passionate engagement, sharing resources, collaborating, open, transparent, respectful culture, shared values and ethics guide decisions, and shared enthusiasm for agility and original thinking

* Susan Scott

Coaching in Leadership

• Mindset – Believing in Others, Being Curious, Managing Needs, Earning Trust and Showing Respect, and Staying Connected

• Skills – Listening, Inquiring, Giving Feedback, and Sharing

• Framework – Clarify the focus, Identify the Goal, Develop Solutions, and Create Accountability

Top 10 leadership qualities

1. Honesty

2. Confidence

3. Positivity

4. Creativity

5. Humility

Top 10 leadership qualities

6. Courageous

7. Visionary

8. Communicator

9. Team player

10. Focused

Questions:Identify one or two demanding experiences from your past and think about what happened in regards to:

intention

integrity

Trust

Identify a time when you had to engage a group of people and develop a shared meaning

Identify a time when you had to exercise a clear, distinctive and compelling voice

Think about a time when you had to exercise your personal values/principles

Identifying your strengths and your growth edges

The most important skill to develop is self-awareness

Identify tasks and activities that inspire you to be your best – when you feel most invigorated

Identify activities when you feel the most uncomfortable and the most challenged personally

Conclusion

Thank you!

Where you can find me:

veronica.carroll@dhfoundation.ca

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Resources

Fierce Conversations, Susan Scott

Fierce Leadership, Susan Scott

Coaching Skills For Nonprofit Managers and Leaders, Judith Wilson & Michelle Gislason

The Path, Creating Your Mission Statement For Work and For Life, Laurie Beth Jones

Difficult Conversations, How to Discuss What Matters Most, Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton & Sheila Heen

The Pause Principle, Step Back to Lead Forward, Kevin Cashman

The Power of Habit, Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business, Charles Duhigg

Mother’s Pearls, 27 Aha Moments of Realization, Kevin J. Cottam

You Already Know How To Be Great, A Simple Way to Remove Interference and Unlock Your Greatest Potential, Alan Fine with Rebecca R. Merrill

Resources