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Leadership 101
YOU on Leadership
Leadership History
How NOT to Lead
The Leadership Workout
Today’s Agenda
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What do YOU think?What do HR execs identify as their absolute #1 concern right now?
A.Lack of talent
B.Lack of engagement
C.Lack of leadership
D.Lack of money
What do YOU think?What do HR execs identify as their absolute #1 concern right now?
A.Lack of talent
B.Lack of engagement
C.Lack of leadership
D.Lack of money
Source: Right ManagementSource: Right Management
Leadership 101
What exactly is a leader?
Someone whoknows the way,goes the way
and shows the way.John C. Maxwell
If your actions inspire others todream more,learn more,
do moreand become more,you are a leader.
John Quincy Adams
“Leader” vs. “Manager”
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success. Leadership determines whether the ladder
is leaning against the right wall.Stephen Covey
The manager asks how and when.
The leader asks what and why.Warren Bennis
Management is doing things right.Leadership is doing the right things.
Peter Drucker
Who exactly is a leader?
YOU
Leadership is not a geneand it’s not an inheritance.
Leadership is an identifiableset of skills and abilities
that are available to ALL of us.Ken Blanchard
How do you spend YOUR time?
YOU on Leadership
Who is your favoriteleader and why?
Nobody
Spiritual Leaders
Dead Politicians
Fictional Characters
Sports Figures
Your Former Boss
You
Who is your least favoriteleader and why?
Living Politicians
Evil Dictators
Fallen CEOs
Your Current Boss
You (Past)
TOP 10 LEADERSHIP BOOKS OF ALL TIME
Source: ManpowerGroup Employment BlawgSource: ManpowerGroup Employment Blawg
1. The Bible (God)
2. The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People (Covey)
3. Good to Great (Collins)
4. Who Moved My Cheese? (Johnson)
5. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (Seuss)
6. How to Win Friends & Influence People (Carnegie)
7. Leading Change (Kotter)
8. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (Maxwell)
9. The One Minute Manager (Blanchard)
10. Profiles in Courage (Kennedy)
Leadership History
AGE OF INDUSTRY
Command & control
Hierarchical
One size fits all
AGE OF AQUARIUS
Reject the old models
Loads of theories
Heavy, groovy & far out
AGE OF JACK
#1 or #2 or get out
BIG is better
Shareholders rule
Lean and mean
Stack rank
Celebrity CEO
Sources: FORTUNE Magazine,Sources: FORTUNE Magazine,ManpowerGroup Employment BlawgManpowerGroup Employment Blawg
AGE OF YOUAgile is better
Find niche or create something new
Customers rule
Look out, not in
Engage
Humble CEO
Sources: FORTUNE Magazine,Sources: FORTUNE Magazine,ManpowerGroup Employment BlawgManpowerGroup Employment Blawg
How NOT to Lead
Lousy Leadership = Lots of Lawsuits
GOOD TO GONE
FAILURE FACTORS
Pride goes before destruction,a haughty spirit before a fall.
God
Pride is the first step in people unravelingand companies unraveling
and relationships unraveling.Jeff Foxworthy
PRIDE
If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them
for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.P.J. O’Rourke
Take heed. Never take advantage of the things you need.Never let yourself be overcome by greed.
Walk the straight and narrow and you shall succeed.Shaggy
If you’re not greedy you will go far. You will live in happiness, too. Like the oompa loompa doompity do.
Anthony Newley / Leslie Bricusse
GREED
Fear is the darkroom where negatives develop.Usman Asif
FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
Ken Blanchard
FEAR
vs.vs.
FEAR
No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.
Abe Lincoln
Listen to lawyers.Mark Toth
LIES
Where are YOU?
What do YOU think?What percentage of NBA games are won by the team with the leading scorer?
A.100%
B.75%
C.55%
D.35%
E.15%
What do YOU think?What percentage of NBA games are won by the team with the leading scorer?
A.100%
B.75%
C.55%
D.35%
E.15%
Source: The RBL Group / Dave UlrichSource: The RBL Group / Dave Ulrich
Full Body Workout
The of a Leader
What do YOU think?What’s the #1 thing leaders can do to increase employee engagement?
A.Communicate clear strategy
B.Manage change effectively
C.Reduce inefficiency
D.Show that you value employees
E.Buy a yacht, golf excessively and generally ignore employees
What do YOU think?What’s the #1 thing leaders can do to increase employee engagement?
A.Communicate clear strategy
B.Manage change effectively
C.Reduce inefficiency
D.Show that you value employees
E.Buy a yacht, golf excessively and generally ignore employees
Source: Right ManagementSource: Right Management
CARINGCARING HUMBLEHUMBLE
HOPEFULHOPEFUL ETHICALETHICAL
The of a Leader: JOHN WOODEN
10 national championships - 7 in a row
88 straight wins
6-time National Coach of the Year
Multiple Hall-of-Famers
Presidential Medal of Freedom
The of a Leader: JOHN WOODEN
Love is the most powerful four-letter word.
Start with the heart, not the scoreboard.
What you are as a person is far more important
than what you are as a basketball player.
EXERCISE
Would those around you describe you as …
CARING HUMBLE? HOPEFUL? ETHICAL?
The of a Leader
LEARNLEARN CREATECREATE
DECIDEDECIDE KNOWYOU
KNOWYOU
The of a Leader: LEARN
Leadership and learningare indispensable to each other.
John F. Kennedy
We keep moving forward, opening new doors,and doing new things, because we’re curious
and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.
Walt Disney
The of a Leader: CREATE
COMPLEXITYCOMPLEXITY SOLUTIONSSOLUTIONS
Source: IBM Global CEO StudySource: IBM Global CEO Study
The #1 most important brain quality
The of a Leader: DECIDE
People think focus means saying yes to the
thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it
means at all. It means saying NO to the hundred
other good ideas that there are.Steve Jobs
The of a Leader: KNOW YOU
Before you can hope to lead anyone else,
you have to know yourself.Ken Blanchard
Most people think they know what they are good at.They are usually wrong.
Peter Drucker
EXERCISE
What % of your time do you spend growing your brain?
LEARN CREATE DECIDE KNOWYOU
What do YOU think?What do leaders identify as the absolute #1 leadership competency?
A.Inspiring others
B.Strategic vision
C.Business acumen
D.Decision making
E.Smooth dance moves
What do YOU think?What do leaders identify as the absolute #1 leadership competency?
A.Inspiring others
B.Strategic vision
C.Business acumen
D.Decision making
E.Smooth dance moves
Source: Right ManagementSource: Right Management
The of a Leader
The of a Leader: VISION
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.Max DePree
A leader’s job is to rally people toward a better future.
Marcus Buckingham
The of a Leader: The of a Leader: VISION
Apple: Think different.
Disney: Make people happy.
WalMart: Buy in bulk & discount.
Microsoft: Personal computer in every home.
The of a Leader: VISION
Look UP
What do YOU think?What do employees wantleaders to value most?
A.Their appearance
B.Their work product
C.Their communication skills
D.Their opinions
E.Their karaoke skills
What do YOU think?What do employees wantleaders to value most?
A.Their appearance
B.Their work product
C.Their communication skills
D.Their opinions
E.Their karaoke skills
Source: Right ManagementSource: Right Management
The of a Leader
EXERCISEEXERCISE
Listen first
Surround yourself with truth-tellers
Make eye contact
Restate to ensure understanding
No texting, etc.
Tame your tongue
Diversity works.
The of a Leader
The of a Leader: WHAT DO THEY HEAR?
Lecture (15%)
Reading (22%)
Demo (32%)
Discuss (45%)
Practice (79%)
Do (90%)
Source: SHRMSource: SHRM
The of a Leader: The of a Leader: WHAT DO THEY WANT TO HEAR?
Vision
Strategy
Expectations
How I can contribute
Source: Right ManagementSource: Right Management
EXERCISE EXERCISE
Smile
Encourage
Clear
Compelling
Truth
Repeat
What do YOU think?What’s the best way for an immediate manager to engage his or her employees?
A.Have an all-day staff meeting
B.Assign them exciting projects
C.Increase pay 58%
D.Have a career development discussion
E.Make every day “Jeans Day”
What do YOU think?What’s the best way for an immediate manager to engage his or her employees?
A.Have an all-day staff meeting
B.Assign them exciting projects
C.Increase pay 58%
D.Have a career development discussion
E.Make every day “Jeans Day”
Source: Right ManagementSource: Right Management
The of a Leader
The of a Leader
Leadership is practiced not so much in wordsas in attitude and actions.
Harold Geneen
The dictionary is the only placethat success comes before hard work.
Vince Lombardi
EXERCISE
The of a Leader: DEVELOP
Leaders aren’t born, they’re made.And they’re made just like anything
else – through hard work.Vince Lombardi
The growth and development of peopleis the highest calling of leadership.
Harvey Firestone
The of a Leader: DEVELOP
40% 22% 1%
If you generally ignore your
employees, the chances they’ll be disengaged:
If you focus on employee weaknesses,
the chances they’ll be disengaged:
If you focus on employee strengths, the
chances they’ll be disengaged:
LEADING EXECUTION
The of a Leader
EXERCISE EXERCISE
Walk the Walk
Balance
Speed + Agility
Persevere
COOL DOWN
THE LEADERSHIP WORKOUT
CLEARCOMPELLING
CREATIVE
DEVELOPEXECUTEREPEAT
BALANCEAGILITY
PERSEVERE
TRUTHDIVERSITY
CARINGHUMBLEETHICAL
LEARNCREATEDECIDE
LOOK UPLOOK OUT
LOOK IN
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