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2. Visionary Leadership Introductions • Lisa Howie • Learning & Development Manager • Worked for Choctaw Casino/Nation for over 6 years • Banking for over 15 years • Bachelor’s in History with a minor in Anthropology and English

3. Visionary Leadership Agenda: • Visionary Leadership Assessment • Define Visionary Leader • Characteristics of a Visionary Leader • Differences in Visionary vs. Good Leaders • Group Discussions • Emotional Intelligence

4. Visionary Leadership “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” ~ Book of Proverbs

5. Visionary Leadership • The concept of Visionary Leadership has been around for decades. • Today we will discuss, in detail, what qualities and traits a Visionary Leader needs to succeed.

6. Visionary Leadership What does a visionary leader have that a good leader doesn’t? →Foresees the future →Strategically places people →Builds future for generations

7. Visionary Leadership A visionary leader and a good leader possess some of the same qualities. Where the good leader guides their people through their daily tasks and duties, the Visionary Leader guides their people to perform for the future.

8. Visionary Leadership Group Discussion – • What makes these leaders different than just good leaders? • How did they achieve their vision? • What traits did they possess to encourage followers to believe in the same vision? • Why did you pick this person?

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14. Visionary Leadership A visionary leader is not only good with words, they are good with actions as well. A visionary leader brings their vision into the world, thus changing the world in some way.

15. Visionary Leadership A visionary will always promote a team atmosphere. They share their vision and recruit others to help in the vision becoming a reality. A visionary leader sees the whole picture and can connect the dots while a good leader tends to operate on a day-to-day basis. A visionary leader will think about a strategy, and how it will affect the organization for the next 5, 10, or 20 years. A good leader will not always think about tomorrow until tomorrow is today.

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17. Visionary Leadership Barriers: • Micro-management • Avoidance of risk-taking • Lack of strategic planning • Close-minded • Fear of the unknown

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21. Visionary Leadership Sometimes you have to think outside the box to get the answer!

22. Visionary Leadership Characteristics: • Future-focused • Strategic thinker • Risk-taker • Imagination • “Out-of-the-box” thinking • Teamwork oriented/shared sense of purpose • Trust • Emotional Intelligence

23. Visionary Leadership Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand others’ emotions and your own. It is also the skill to be able to control your emotions and have empathy and compassion when it comes to others’ emotions.

24. Visionary Leadership “Emotional Intelligence refers to the capacity for recognizing your own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships.” ~ Daniel Goleman, Working With Emotional Intelligence

25. Visionary Leadership Did you know that your mind and body have a physical reaction to emotions? This is also called the fight or flight response. Learning to control these emotions and responses is something a leader must possess in order to succeed.

26. Visionary Leadership Fight or Flight Response: • Stop yourself from any angry outburst • Stop yourself from crying • Stop yourself from laughing

27. Visionary Leadership Can Emotional Intelligence be learned? According to Goleman, ...“high emotional intelligence is necessary for directors and leaders because they are representatives of the organization in general assemblies and public meetings, and they have the most interaction with the insiders and outsiders of the company”…

28. Visionary Leadership Gardner and Stough (2002) conducted a study of 110 senior managers to see the correlations between EI and leadership behaviors. The study was strongly supportive in the hypothesis that a higher level of EI is directly associated with leadership.

29. Visionary Leadership “Grounded in the work of Bennis and Nanus (1985), Sashkin (1988) initially identified five types of personal behavior that a visionary leader exercises: (a) focusing attention, (b) communicating personally, (c) demonstrating trustworthiness, (d) displaying respect, and (e) taking risks.”

30. Visionary Leadership Five components of EI: • Self-Awareness: having a deep understanding of one’s emotions, strengths, weaknesses, needs, and drives • Self-Regulation: involves controlling one’s emotions and impulses and adapting to changing circumstances • Motivation: the drive to achieve beyond expectations - their own and everyone else’s

31. Visionary Leadership Five components of EI: • Empathy: thoughtfully considering associates’ feelings – along with other factors – in the process of making intelligent decisions • Social Skills: the ability to sense, understand, and react to others’ emotions while comprehending social networks

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33. Visionary Leadership • How do you think Emotional Intelligence is related to being a leader, and more importantly, a visionary leader? • Visionary Leaders work to unite – not divide people.

34. Visionary Leadership Sometimes you can’t see the forest for all the trees…

35. Visionary Leadership “Managers focus on control… Leaders on goals… Visionary leaders on change…” ~ ChaimPotok~

36. Visionary Leadership How can we avoid failure of our visions? • Don’t go it alone • Don’t be unrealistic • Always be prepared for surprises • Watch out for change-resistance • Don’t be too preoccupied with your bottom line

37. Visionary Leadership How can we avoid failure of our visions? • Be patient and flexible when trying to implement your vision • Never get discouraged • Don’t forget about Emotional Intelligence • Lead by example

38. Visionary Leadership Your job as a Visionary Leader is to set the direction and to spread your vision throughout the organization by empowering your associates to listen, act, look for feedback, and to always have the Choctaw Nation’s best interests at heart.

39. Visionary Leadership Daniel Pink (2006) states: “The last few decades have belonged to a certain kind of person with a certain kind of mind – computer programmers who could crank code, lawyers who could craft contracts, MBAs who could crunch numbers. But the keys to the kingdom are changing hands. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind – creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers, and meaning makers. These people – artists, inventors, designers, story tellers, care givers, counselors, big picture thinkers – will now reap society’s richest rewards and share its greatest joys.”

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41. Visionary Leadership Don’t be Pointy Haired Boss…

42. Sources • www.ccsenet.org/ibr • Visionary Leadership • Goleman, Working With Emotional Intelligence • Visionary Leadership (Book hasn’t come in yet) • Harvard Business Review • “Toward an Integrated Model of Visionary Leadership”, Martini (2008) • White paper • “Prairie Chicken or Eagle?”, Engstrom • “A Transformational Model of Visionary Leadership”, Loughead (2009)