Leaders make a difference
Those who score high on The 5 Practices:
• Are more effective in meeting job-related demands
• Create high performance team • Foster renewed loyalty and commitment • Increase motivational level • Reduce absenteeism and turnover
• Give Energy:- Proactive and enthusiastic at all times
Leadership Commitments
Commitments are…
• Skills and behaviors, embedded in the Practices, that serve as the basis for learning how to lead.
“ The Power of One”
“ If we weren’t able to find a solution to that problem, we should have been in danger actually to shut the facility down until we could figure out what to do with it.
High 4.87 6.26
4.90 6.12
Low
Low
High
Clarity about my value
Leaders are Team Players
“ We are responsible, both individually and collectively, for the fate of community.”
• Used extensive case analysis and survey questionnaires.
• Sought personal best leadership experiences. • Identified common patterns of action that
guided people along unconventional and pioneering leadership paths. • Looked for behavior and skill patterns shared across varied cultures and circumstances.
“ You find your great call where your great joy meets the world’s great needs.”
Personal Values are the source
Employee commitment
Clarity about organization’s Value
People Leadership
Apr 16, 2007
Agenda
• Leadership Introductions • What people Value in their leaders • Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership • Game (40mins) • The Heart and Soul of Leadership
Finding Your voice is Essential
“At the core of becoming a leader is the need always to connect one’s voice to one’s touch.”
“ Finding one’s voice in the first place. ”
• How leaders get extraordinary things done in organizations.
The Leadership Challenge
The Heart and Soul of Leadership
• Leadership is everyone’s business • Leadership is Personal • Leadership is a relationship • Leadership is the secret to success
• 28% Cooperative • 24% Determined • 23% Imaginative • 21% Ambitious • 20% Courageous • 20% Caring • 17% Mature • 14% Loyal • 8% Self-controlled • 6% Independent
The Leadership Challenge
The first law of Leadership
If we donot believe in the messenger, we won’t believe the message.
John Kotters’ 8 Leadership Roles
What do you look for and admire in a leader, someone whose direction you would willingly follow ?
Research Findings: What People Value in Their Leaders
“ If I don’t collaborate, I don’t get anywhere. I can’t lead without the team.”
“ I may not be the most knowledgeable person… but I know how to get people think well about themselves.”
“ The more power I gave away… the more influence I had.”
Caring is at the heart of Leadership
Do you need encouragement to perform at your best ?
When you get the encouragement, does it help you perform at a high Level?
Leadership development is self development
“ You can’t do what you say if you don’t know how!”
Source: Public Allies Survey 1998
Leadership Role Models
Supervisor Rating
Lilkely to Leave
Excellent
11%
Poor
40%
Source: Spherion & Lou Harris Associates, 1999
Leaders are Team Players
“The most powerful combination for predicting success is relevant previous experience and a high level emotional intelligence.”
in life
Leadership Role Models
• Business Leader • Community Leader • Entertainer • Family Member • Political Leader • Professional Athlete • Teacher or Coach • None/Other/Not sure
The Leadership Challenge
Leadership: Aligning people with the vision
• Communicate:-As often and as frequently as is possible
• Be Congruent:- Words must match your behaviour
Leadership Role Models
• Family Member ………………………… 40% • Teacher or Coach ……………………… 26% • Community Leader …………………….. 11% • Business Leader ………………………... 7% • Political Leader …………………………. 4% • Professional Athlete ……………………. 3% • Entertainer ……………………………….. 2% • None/Other/Not sure ……………………. 7%
The Leadership Challenge
Vision and Goals
Leaders should… • Have a clear view of the “bigger picture.” • Have the ability to choose and plan a course of action. • Effectively communicate the desired direction and its purpose. • Inspire others to willingly join them on the journey.
Introductions
• What do you value most in a leader? • What do you consider to be your