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The Four Factors of Effective Leadership. Introduction Questions. What is Leadership? “The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.” Peter Drucker. Inside-Out Me-First. Who will people follow? Honest 88% Forward-Looking 71% Competent 66% Inspiring 65%
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IntroductionQuestions What is Leadership? “The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.” • Peter Drucker
Inside-OutMe-First Who will people follow? Honest 88% Forward-Looking 71% Competent 66% Inspiring 65% - Kouzes & Posner
Inside-OutMe-First Everyone can be a leader “Effective leadership starts on the inside and moves out.” - Blanchard & Tracy Leadership begins with you
Three Circles change the world influence others control self
The Four Factors Model Factor 1: Influence Factor 2: Integrity Influence Trust Self Discipline Credibility Personal Growth Personal Mission Shared Vision Developing Others Factor 4: Improvement Factor 3: Inspiration
Factor 1Influence “Sure I'm sore. Sure it hurts. But how can I complain about having sore knees when Ron Santo doesn't even have any legs?” - “Wild” Bill Holden
Factor 1Influence • Internal: Self-Discipline People “who do not manage themselves for effectiveness cannot possibly expect to manage their associates and subordinates.” • Peter Drucker • Interpersonal: Influence
Factor 1Influence Factor Fiction: Power “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.” - Victor Frankl
Factor 2Integrity • Internal: Credibility “If people anywhere are to willingly follow someone . . . They want to assure themselves that the person is worthy of their trust.” • Kouzes & Posner
Factor 2Integrity • Interpersonal: Trust “Trust is the emotional glue that binds followers and leaders together. . . It cannot be mandated or purchased. It must be earned.” • Bennis & Nanus Leadership is a relationship
Factor 2Integrity Factor Fiction: Personality “The secret to life is honesty and fair play. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” - Groucho Marx
Factor 3Inspiration • Internal: Personal Mission • Interpersonal: Shared Vision “Influence works by attracting and energizing people to an exciting vision of the future.” • Bennis & Nanus
Factor 3Inspiration Factor Fiction: Position “Leadership is not about the prestige of your title but the quality of your character. Real leadership is not about position, it’s about action.” - Robin Sharma
Factor 4Improvement Internal: Self-Development “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” • Gandhi
Factor 4Improvement “Continual learning is the key to effective leadership . . . We have to think of ways to learn and grow every day because when you stop growing you start to decay.” - Mike Krzyzewski
Factor 4Improvement • Interpersonal: Developing Others “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” • Ralph Nader
Factor 4Improvement Factor Fiction: Popularity “Celebrity is inversely correlated with leadership success.” - Jim Collins
ImpactPositive Change Leadership produces positive change • Within yourself • In the lives of others • In the world
ImpactPositive Change “Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the truly great make you feel that you too can become great.” - Mark Twain
ImpactPositive Change “Creating positive change is the ultimate test of leadership.” - John Maxwell
ImpactPositive Change “This is the true joy in life, The being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish, little clod of ailments. . . I am of the opinion that mylife belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.” - George Bernard Shaw
ImpactPositive Change Great ambition and conquest, without contribution, are without significance. What will your contribution be? How will history remember you? - The Emperor’s Club
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