Rooks Approach to Leadership

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A Mastery Approach to Leadership by Peter L. Rooks

BE YOURSELF, only better! Everyday.

LEADERSHIP and CHARACTER are inextricably linked. Leader habits are your VALUES translated

into ACTION. Leaders DO THE RIGHT THING especially when no one is watching.

Leadership is the art of helping people achieve their maximum potential. Leaders are HUMBLE, and

DEVELOP and ELEVATE OTHERS.

Leaders establish a clear DIRECTION and DESTINATION for the organization and then align,

motivate, and inspire a voluntary response to get there. Leaders SET THE EXAMPLE and engage others

in SHARED MEANING.

PEOPLE and RELATIONSHIPS are how things get accomplished. TEAMWORK is fundamental to

success! This develops from individual relationships based on mutual expectations, assumptions, values,

and beliefs. Leaders are EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT and foster an environment that ENGENDERS

TRUST.

Continuous CHANGE and IMPROVEMENT of all aspects of the organization is essential. Evolutionary

transformation leading to revolutionary outcomes. Ultimately, the only thing that counts is RESULTS.

Leaders have an ADAPTIVE MINDSET and relentlessly PURSUE EXCELLENCE.

When faced with an adaptive challenge, if it is not illegal, immoral, or unethical, get over yourself and

ASK HOW CAN WE instead of why are we. Leaders SOLVE PROBLEMS and have a POSITIVE, can-

do ATTITUDE.

The true MARK OF A LEADER is when they leave an organization and it functions as well or better

without them as a result of their leadership.

Revolutionizing mind-sets, skill-sets, and strategy in the relentless purist of excellence.

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Discern

Decide

Act

Habit

What?

Virtue / Vice

So What?

Now What?

7 Leader Character Habits

Resilience

Courage

Reflection

Prudence

Motivational

Empathy

Purposeful Engagement

Ethical Lens Inventory by Catharyn Baird

Rights and / Responsibility Lens Relationship Lens

Results Lens Reputation Lens

Moral Courage by Rushworth M. Kidder

Truth vs. Loyalty Short Term vs. Long Term

Individual vs. Community Justice vs. Mercy

How would the person I want to be do what I am about the do?

Is it the Truth? Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?

Is it Fair to all concerned? Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?

Rotary Four-Way Test

Decision-Action Gap

Coaching during each

leader habit development

opportunity.

What?-So What?-Now What?

Coaching before and after each

leader habit development

opportunity.

Leader Habit Development (DDAH) Model by Peter L. Rooks

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Me Leadership is a function of:

We Leadership is a function of:

Desired Leader

Character Habit x = Practice Instruction ( ) + Feedback Reflection

Desired Team or Organizational

Behavior, Goal, Vision, Culture x = Environment People ( ) Leader

(procedure, structure, technology)

(Coaching)

(Leader character habits in action)

(Iterative process)

(Iterative process)

Leadership Functions of Leadership by Peter L. Rooks



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