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YOU ARE A LEADER

YOU ARE A LEADER. Synectic - Table Groups. Identify a recorder. Share interesting hobbies and interests. Recorder collects items. Select one and use it in the following sentence: Leadership is like _________ because… Be prepared to share out in large group. Session Objectives.

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YOU ARE A LEADER

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  1. YOU ARE A LEADER

  2. Synectic - Table Groups • Identify a recorder. • Share interesting hobbies and interests. • Recorder collects items. • Select one and use it in the following sentence: • Leadership is like _________ because… • Be prepared to share out in large group.

  3. Session Objectives • Provide an understanding of what leadership really means • Establish the characteristic of an effective leader • Understand how to increase your ability to influence others • Establish and implement a foundation of trust • Produce a lasting legacy

  4. Agenda • Self-Assessment Survey • Reflection Questions • Vote With Your Feet • Define Leadership • Leadership Behavior • Leadership Characteristics • Characteristics of an Effective Leader • Reflection and Closing

  5. Leadership Self-Assessment Survey To determine your leadership characteristics and skills level.

  6. Please take time to fill out the survey.

  7. Reflection • Please reflect upon the following questions: • What are your strengths? • What are you opportunities for growth? • What are your weaknesses?

  8. Leadership Qualities Vote With Your Feet

  9. Leaders are born not made.

  10. Character matters; leadership descends from character.

  11. Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.

  12. Leaders are Charismatic.

  13. Leadership is a rare trait.

  14. What Is Leadership? Let’s Define it. The ability to guide, direct, or influence people.

  15. What Are The Differences? Followers • Reacts • Listens; wait for the phone • to ring • Spends time living day-to- • day; reacts to problems • Spends time with people • Fills the calendar by • request Leaders • Initiates • Leads; pick up the phone and make the contact • Spends time planning; anticipates problems • Invests time with people • Fills the calendar by priority

  16. Effective Leadership 101

  17. Who Are We? • Name • Local Affiliate • # Years of Leadership Experience

  18. “The first person you lead is you.”

  19. What Do Leaders Do? • In table groups, discuss what leaders do. • Be prepared to share with group.

  20. Leadership Behaviors • Establish a clear direction (vision) • Communicate, communicate, communicate • Position the Association • Development of self • Empower Members • Mentor

  21. Leadership Characteristics

  22. ORANGE

  23. GOLD

  24. BLUE

  25. GREEN

  26. I AM A TROUBLE SHOOTER AND ACTION CENTERED • I thrive on action • I live in the here and now • I must have freedom to act • I welcome change and I will take risks • I like variety • I seek fun and performance • I deal quickly with concrete problems • I am a flexible, practical diplomat • I AM A STABILIZER, ORIENTED TO THE ORGANIZATION • I am conventional • I hold home and family in high regard • I am highly accountable, detailed, and • thorough • I like to belong • I have a sense of social responsibility • I reward dedication and loyalty • I AM A NURTURER AND PEOPLE CENTERED • I value personal relationships • I have a people centered point of view • I value harmony and cooperation • I intuitively focus on personal strengths • I am naturally democratic • I enjoy activating the potential in people • I am an optimistic, dramatic spokesperson • I AM A VISIONARY, STRATEGICALLY CENTERED • I am a designer and inventor • I am an optimum contributor • I am an excellent analyst • I am principled • I enjoy complex systems • I value intelligence and competence • I think abstractly

  27. Valuing Different Leadership StylesTrue ColorsBenefits School Employees By: • Helping recognize our unique leadership styles and strengths in Association leadership. • Providing us with a language with which to better understand the way colleagues prefer to work and be treated. • Providing us with the understanding as to why certain leadership strategies and communication styles work with some and not others.

  28. Leadership StylesOrange • Expects quick action • Assumes flexibility • Works in the here and now • Performance oriented • Flexible approach • Welcomes change • Institutes change quickly • Expects people to “make it fun”

  29. Hunger for freedom and action Deals with realistic problems Flexible, open-minded Willing to take risks Highly negotiable Can be perceived as indecisive Challenged by “trouble spots” but not over the long haul Best at verbal planning and short-range projects In the Work and Leadership EnvironmentOranges…

  30. Leadership StylesGold • Expects punctuality, order, loyalty • Assumes “right” way to do things • Seldom questions tradition • Rules oriented • Detailed/thorough approach • Threatened by change • Prolonged time to initiate any change • Expects people to “play” their roles

  31. Strives to belong and contribute Prizes harmony and service Orderly, dependable, realistic Understands and conserves institutional values Expects other to be realistic Supplies stability and structure More likely to reward institutionally than personally Can be critical of mistakes more easily than rewarding expected duties In the Work and Leadership EnvironmentGolds…

  32. Leadership StylesBlue • Expects others to express views • Assumes “Family Spirit” • Works to develop other’s potential • Individuals oriented • Democratic, unstructured approach • Encourages change via human potential • Change time allows for sense of security • Expects people to develop to their full potential

  33. Searches for meaning and authenticity Empathetic Sees possibilities of institutions and people Communicates appreciation, enthusiasm, approval Highly responsive to interpersonal transactions Keeps in close contact with others Highly personalized Gives and needs strokes freely In the Work and Leadership EnvironmentBlues…

  34. Leadership StylesGreen • Expects intelligence and competence • Assumes task relevancy • Seeks ways to improve systems • Visionary • Analytical • Encourages change for improvement • Consistently “in-process” of change • Expects people to follow through

  35. Hungers for competency and knowledge Works well with ideas and concepts Intrigued and challenged by riddles Sees life as a system to be designed and redesigned Focuses on possibilities through non-personal analysis Likes to start projects, but not good with follow-through Not always aware of others’ feelings Responsive to new ideas In the Work and Leadership EnvironmentGreens…

  36. Leadership Characteristics What are the characteristics of effective leaders?

  37. Characteristics of an Effective Leader • Trust • Vision • Influence • Empowerment • Legacy

  38. Characteristics of an Effective Leader Trust “When a leader’s character is strong, people trust them, and they trust in his/her ability to release their potential.” Trust is the foundation of leadership and this character communicates… • Consistency • Potential • Respect

  39. Characteristics of an Effective Leader Vision “You can only seize what you can see?” Look before you lead • Vision starts within • Vision draws on your history • Vision meets others needs • Vision helps you gather resources

  40. Characteristics of an Effective Leader To improve you vision, do the following: • Measure yourself • Do a ‘gut’ check • What would you like to change in the world around you? • Once your ideas start to become clearer, write them down and talk to a mentor about them.

  41. Characteristics of an Effective Leader Influence “True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed or assigned. It comes only from influence.” “He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk.” • The very essence of all power to influence lies in getting the other person to participate. If the leader has no influence with them, then they won’t follow. And, if they won’t follow, you’re not a leader.

  42. Characteristics of an Effective Leader Empowerment “The act of empowering others changes lives.” Empowering Qualifications: • Position • Relationship • Respect • Commitment • Having the Right Attitude

  43. Characteristics of an Effective Leader Empowerment (continued) How to Empower Others to their Potential • Evaluate them • Model for them • Give them permission to succeed • Transfer authority to them • Publicly show confidence in them • Provide feedback for them • Release them to continue

  44. Characteristics of an Effective Leader Legacy “A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession.” Leaders who leave a legacy… • Lead the Association with a ‘long view’ • Created a leadership culture • Paid the price today to assure success tomorrow • Valued team leadership above individual leadership • Walked away from the Association with integrity

  45. Leadership Quotes

  46. John Quincy Adams: If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

  47. Warren Bennis: The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.

  48. Warren Bennis: The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

  49. Kenneth Blanchard: The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

  50. James Callaghan: A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.

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