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Earn Your Stripes and Lead from the Heart

Discover five essential leadership lessons from The Godfather, including building a powerful community, holding people accountable, staying emotionally detached, making decisive decisions, and prioritizing family. Learn how these principles can help you become a successful leader.

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Earn Your Stripes and Lead from the Heart

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  1. Earn Your Stripes and Lead from the Heart Carl Harness Assistant County Administrator, Pinellas County FCCMA Past President

  2. An offer you can’t refuse: The Godfather

  3. An offer you can’t refuse: The Godfather • Five essential leadership lessons from The Godfather • Build a powerful community • Hold people accountable • Don’t get emotional • Be decisive • Spend time with your family Fastcompany.com | Lydia Dishman | 4/2/12

  4. Likert – Four Leadership Styles • Exploitative Authoritative • Top-down authority using threats for motivation • Benevolent Authoritative • Master - servant • Consultative System • Some teamwork and participation • Participative System • Organization-wide participation

  5. Leading from the heart?

  6. Why do we exist as leaders? • Create an environment of community • Help employees reach their potential • Help the organization succeed Managing from the Heart by Bracey, Rosenblum, Sanford and Trueblood

  7. Leading from the heart • Need to define good leadership • James Autry “The Art of Caring Leadership” • Inherent power comes with the position • Work to gain respect • Keep your commitments • Be aware of how decisions impact others

  8. Why do we exist as leaders?

  9. Personal leadership principles • Self-confidence • Integrity • Be fair-minded and respectful • Persistent • Supportive • Compassionate

  10. Building a foundation for leadership • New leaders need to know “gate keepers” • Good leaders think of others first • Use words as a powerful tool • Use compassion and sensitivity • Promote ownership • Lead by example • Create respect

  11. Lead by example…

  12. My advice for career leadership • Secure strong mentors • Work to build relationships • Never dismiss an opportunity • Establish a solid reputation • Make yourself marketable • Maintain a sense of balance

  13. Why do we exist as leaders? • Bring out the best in our staff

  14. Questions? Carl Harness (727) 464-3485 charness@pinellascounty.org

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