Next Generation Leadership Development

1. Next Generation Leadership Development Steve Yager VP, Technical Support at Cisco

2. Next Generation Leadership Development “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” Colin Powell “Leadership is lonely!” Steve Yager Being a leader is about making an impact Group dynamics, project structure and competing priorities influence how you lead

3. What is a Leader? “Never confuse hard work with results” John Chambers, CEO, Cisco Authentic Prepared Agile Servant Builds a following Mentor Influential

4. Authentic “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” John Wooden • Frequent dialogue and follow up • Be vulnerable Practical Application Understand How You and Your Team Operate • Instincts (Instinctive Drives® ) • Personality (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) , DiSC) Build Authenticity with Your Team • Communication

5. Be Prepared “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” Colin Powell • Know the outcome • Play chess, not checkers • Be intentional and have a plan • Give yourself time to think • Ask questions of yourself and others Practical Application

6. Agility “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” John F. Kennedy • Rapid pace of change in conjunction with the complexity of business • We must have multiple gears • Strategy vs. Execution • Develop multiple gears in your leadership style • Have the courage to stay the course on your strategy Practical Application

7. Servant Leadership “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves” Lao Tzu • Put yourself in a position to serve others • Lead with actions, less with your words • Great leaders are selfless! • Lead by example • Seek to recognize great behaviors not the dive and catch! Practical Application

8. Build a Following “I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?” Benjamin Disraeli • Requires: • Ability to connect • Ability to create relationships • Passion • Make a meaningful connections with others through authentic and transparent behavior • Open communication channels • Seek feedback and incorporate where possible Practical Application

9. Be Influential “At the end of the day, what qualifies people to be called “leaders” is their capacity to influence others to change their behavior in order to achieve important results.” Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change • Most people are entrenched in their positions • Provide motivation • Encourage and Coach • Work to first understand what people care about and where they are coming from • Look to create the win-win where ever possible Practical Application

10. Mentorship “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill • Invest in others, it always pays dividends • Be a great listener • Reverse Mentorship is key to the future • Take the time to find a mentor who has been where you want to go and done what you want to do • Cultivate relationships with one or more mentees Practical Application

11. Leadership Quotes – Colin Powell • “Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.” • “Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.” • “Get mad, then get over it.” • “Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.” • “Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.”

12. Leadership Quotes – John Wooden • “You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” • “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” • “Never mistake activity for achievement.” • “You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.” • “If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.” • “Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” • “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”

13. Resources • Harvard Business Review on Leading Through Change, Harvard Business School Press (Compiler) • Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change, Second Edition, Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler • Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead, Sheryl Sandberg

14. Works Cited • Grenny, Joseph, et al. Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change. United States of America: VitalSmarts, LLC., 2013. Print. • instinctivedrives.com. Link-up International, n.d. http://instinctivedrives.com/. 11 Oct. 2013. • My MBTI Personality Type – MBTI Basics – The Myers & Briggs. The Myers & Briggs Foundation, n.d. http://www.myersbriggs.org/legal.asp. 11 Oct. 2013. • What is DiSC®? Inscape Publishing, n.d. http://www.discprofile.com/whatisdisc.htm. 11 Oct. 2013

15. “I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow.” Woodrow Wilson Questions?