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LEADERSHIP Susan Riehle [email protected] (812) 579-5063 © 2015, all rights reserved Teamwork WHAT IS NOT LEADERSHIP? MANY VERY IMPORTANT THINGS ARE NOT LEADERSHIP Many very important things are not Leadership…. ….. and still just as important But leadership involves ‘leading’ and ‘following’ Leadership Usually requires a cause an emotion connected to that cause to stir passion Management can be important to leadership You can be a great manager and lousy leader Not by itself leadership I can manage a bunch of people not committed to a cause I But I rarely lead that bunch can lead a bunch of people committed to a cause And I may not need to manage them at all. MANAGEMENT IS NOT LEADERSHIP Someone who can move a team to take initiative Frequently Someone them They to go beyond boundaries who the team recognizes as representing trust a leader to act in their stead WHO IS A LEADER? In America one leader resonates with us. In other cultures, there are groups that act as leaders. The three leaders concept Someone who has the vision Someone who has the plan Someone who never lets anyone fail** **its tempting to arrange these three in a hierarchy, but not desirable IS THERE ONE LEADER? Some of the greatest instances of leadership come about because of a cause. “We don’t do these things because they are easy…..we do them because they are hard.” “that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour.” “these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” And not just a cause but an emotional cause. CAUSES LEAD TO LEADERSHIP MOMENTS Pride Best product in the industry (Video Games) Devotion Camaraderie Loving the cause (Finding a Cure) Service The best team in the world (NASA) A friend in unfriendly space (Cancer Hospital) WHAT TYPES OF CAUSES FIT A WORK SITUATION? Kirkpatrick and Locke’s key leadership traits Drive Leadership motivation,-- the desire to lead others toward a vision Honesty and integrity--respect Self-confidence Cognitive ability Knowledge of the business, Three they forgot? Responsibility/ownership of problem Emotional intelligence’ Communication skills Many of these can be developed These can be harvested from different people on a team. SIGNS OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS Look for Emotional Intelligence— are they trustworthy? Emotional Intelligence Look for Responsibility/Ownership— are they motivated? Communication skills –in particular can they articulate a vision Work on growing the rest. Ownership Look for effective teamwork solutions (3 leaders?) GROWING SKILLS/ HARVESTING SKILLS Communication We all come from a different culture. We have gender differences, heritage differences, familial differences. Look for different ways of ‘taking the lead’ Anything you might associate with interest or responsibility CULTURAL DIFFERENCES Is aggression a sign of leadership? Can be if it indicates drive and passion. Avoid aggressive players who direct aggression negatively Past and present history: Taking leadership roles is a strong indicator. Look for someone who is always involved in getting things done Look for different ways of taking leadership Persuasiveness: Does Could this person persuade someone? this person identify and work toward an end-point? FINDING LEADERS Negative leader result from charisma and an environment that supports bad behavior. Teams become divided, paranoid, high drama Dilbert’s cartoon Team building efforts and sometimes products and people are sabotaged. Most often schedules are sabotaged Negative leaders can be identified by the projects that become quickly dysfunctional Harnessing Remove Negative Leaders the rewards for the leader Reassign, and redirect his energies if possible NEGATIVE LEADERS To find a leader you have to understand what motivates them. Leaders have a cause! GROWING LEADERS—DO YOU KNOW YOUR OWN PEOPLE? Ask them what they see as your challenges Ask them what they would do. GROWING LEADERS—CAN YOU IDENTIFY FUTURE LEADERS? Recognize Don’t Build If that their strengths are not yours. clone yourself on their strengths they are great communicators, grow that skill Teach them to go around their weaknesses or borrow skills GROWING LEADERS—THINK ABOUT THEM, NOT YOU Mentor them, or assign a mentor Give them responsibility Give them credit…. ….and teach them not to take it. GROWING LEADERS—TEACH THEM TO THINK ABOUT THE LONG GAME Make them develop others Expect them to mentor others Teach them to ask the right questions Teach them to build a rapport & trust Expect them to take the time Reward them for that. GROWING LEADERS—TEACH THEM THE PEOPLE TRADE LEADERSHIP Susan Riehle [email protected] (812) 579-5063 ©2015, all rights reserved