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1. Associate Vice Chancellor
Human Resources
Christopher M. Lyon
2. Background Military Officer
Prosecutor, Labor & Employment Attorney
Employment Attorney
HR Professional
Federal Government
Private Industry (AOL, Farmers)
K-12 Public Education
State Government
3. Situational Leadership Model
4. Set Expectations, Coach and Review
5. 10 Points of Alignment
The Big 3: Vision, Mission Statement and Core Values
KUMC Strategic Plan
KUMC HR Strategic Plan and Action Plans
Refined Position Descriptions
Annual Performance Plans KUMC Human Resources
6. Honest and Direct Communication:
Numbers dont lie!
What does a good job actually look like?
Hold yourself (and your team) accountable by:
Learning what your customers need, and how quickly they need it
Developing metrics or KPIs or SLAs with input and buy-in from (1) your chain of command; and (2) your customers
Work with urgency and a sense of purpose to meet all goals and objectives and to deliver needed products or services Data Dashboards and Reports Built onMetrics, KPIs, and/or Service Level Agreements
7. Irony: The U.S. Armed Forces and Private Industry are Far Ahead of Higher Education With Respect to a Focus on Training and Learning in the Areas of Effective Leadership and Management
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.John F. Kennedy
Dozens of great books, depending on topic:
Good to Great
The Radical Leap
The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team
Lincoln on Leadership
Its Your Ship
Many, many others . . .
Business Books
8. To lead people, walk beside them As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate When the best leaders work is done the people say, We did it ourselves! Lao-Tsu
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Final Thoughts
9. Questions?