Leadership- student to young professional

Darrel Chong2009 Singapore SAC Chair IEEE MGA SPEA / IEEE MGA N&A Committee

IEEE 125th Anniversary R10 Student Congress NUS, Singapore

"He who thinks he leads but has no followers, is

only talking a walk."

- Anonymous

Reflection

Why develop leadership skills?- The law of lids -

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- John C. Maxwell, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

Takes practice and time.

Why develop leadership skills? - The law of magnetism -If you inspire to lead, you

need to be a teamplayer. – The strength of the team

determines the success of the endeavor.

Truth: We attract people of our kind.

Your ability to lead determines if you attract good people. – Level 6: harder to attract level 8 leaders.

Why develop leadership skills? - The law of magnetism -

MGA GOLD Committee, 2007

"Leadership is the process of persuasion or example by

which an individual induces a group to pursue objectives

held by the leader, or shared by the leader and his or her

followers."

- John Howard

7+1 attributes of a Leader – DC version

1. Integrity A person of Character, and

Inner Strength. e.g. walk the talk, ethical,

does not compromise his/her values

2. Guiding Vision Intuition to know the way

and show the way Purpose driven. Cast vision

that inspires

3. Courage To do what is right To admit mistakes & willing

to take the blame

4. Strong Communicator Translate ideas, visions into

words. Body language, tone, metaphors, choice of words.

Emphatic listening (& EQ)

5. Passion Believe strongly in the

cause! So strong that it influences other to follow

Display of energy and vitality – being contagious

6. Task Competent Need to be strong in the

field of interest if to be a leader in that field.

i.e. Sportsman, Academic, Scientist, etc.

7. Servanthood You work the hardest when

you are really leading

8. Consistency

Leaders make coffee …

Management and Leadership

Managers Leaders

Coping with Complexity Coping with Change

Planning and Budgeting Setting a Direction

Organizing and Staffing Aligning People

Controlling and Problem Solving Motivating and Inspiring

"Managers do the things right, while leaders do the right things."

- Richard Pascale

Leadership and Volunteering- what’s the relation?

It is challenging to lead as a volunteer (peer-peer)The volunteering environment prepares you for the real job. Volunteer life cycle (in part) reflects your leadership ability.

DC – case study: project

R10 Student

Congress2002

GOLD Online

Seminar2005

MGA GOLD Restructure

Exercise2006 IEEE

Humanitarian Workshop / Fellowship

2008Develop• vision• communication• passion (persistence)• task competence• courage• servanthood

• integrity • consistency

Practice rigorously to perfect his strokes

Leadership skills can be acquired. It requires discipline practice, constant reflection, and continuously getting ready.

“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his time when it comes.”

- Benjamin Diraeli

Inspire, Enable, Empower, Engage