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The Three R’s of Leadership Joseph M. Ward Jr. Director, Interior Business Center Department of the Interior. October 18, 2012 Herndon, Virginia. The Three R’s of Leadership R eading , w r iting and a r ithmetic?. The Power of “ R ight”. Successful leaders get it right: Mission
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The Three R’s of LeadershipJoseph M. Ward Jr.Director, Interior Business Center Department of the Interior October 18, 2012 Herndon, Virginia
The Three R’s of Leadership Reading, writing and arithmetic?
The Power of “Right” • Successful leaders get it right: • Mission • Attitude • Motives
The Power of “Right” • The “Right” Mission • Usually dictated by leadership • External and Internal • Keep It Simple
The Power of “Right” • The “Right” Attitude • Internal choice • “Attitude determines your altitude” • Choosea positive attitude
The Power of “Right” • The “Right” Motive • Internal • Tough choices • “One shining moment”
The Power of Repetition • Repetition • Consistency leads to stability • Create good habits • “Managed” expectations
The Power of “Rational” • Being “Rational” • “I have spent the best years of my life giving people the lighter pleasures, helping them have a good time, and all I get is abuse, the existence of a hunted man.” – Author? • Seeing things as they are versus… • Seeing things as weare
The Power of “Rational” • Thriving in chaos… • Those with the Right mission, attitude and motives, with Repetitive good habits and the ability to be Rational can have a great impact on the lives around them… • Cool, calm, collected…
The Final Four • Recognize organizational politics and culture • Understand the “ladder of inference” • Change the “channel” when necessary • Recognize “…life ain’t no rehearsal…”