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Inspiring Leadership Excellence

Inspiring Leadership Excellence. My biggest leadership challenge right now is…. Leadership definition. One that guides Authority Administration Effectiveness Skill Initiative Supremacy. Romans 12:8. If his gift is leadership, let him govern diligently

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Inspiring Leadership Excellence

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  1. InspiringLeadership Excellence

  2. My biggest leadership challenge right now is…

  3. Leadership definition • One that guides • Authority • Administration • Effectiveness • Skill • Initiative • Supremacy

  4. Romans 12:8 If his gift is leadership, let him govern diligently Diligent: persevering, hard working, and careful in work

  5. It starts with the Leader Most people don’t lead their lives, they accept their lives - John Maxwell Three things you can control – Pat Summit - Attitude - How hard you are willing to work - How you take care of you You have to manage yourself before you can lead others – Zig Ziglar

  6. Leading Oneself Self Awareness • Strengths • Weaknesses • What fills your bucket • Style

  7. The On-Purpose Person Purpose Vision Missions Values

  8. The On-Purpose Person • Purpose – Why do you exist? • Vision – Where are you going? • Missions – How will you get there? • Values – What’s important?

  9. Purpose • Purpose – Why do you exist? • On-Purpose moments • What are your proudest achievements? • What do you want most for others • Complete sentence: I exist to serve by…

  10. On-Purpose • Vision – Where are you going? • In 2017, I want my life to be… • Missions – How will you get there? • Values – What’s important?

  11. The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and oneness with Him.Utmost for His HighestOswald Chambers

  12. On-Purpose Organization • Purpose – Why do you exist? • Vision – Where are you going? • Missions – How will you get there? • Values – What’s important? The chief challenge of leadership is to align the behaviors, values and culture with the purpose. Stephen Covey • Know your competition • Know your customers

  13. Vision The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision Theodore Hesburgh Where there is no vision, the people perish.Proverbs 29:18

  14. Organizational Vision • Inspiring • Lofty • Achievable • Just out of reach • In 2017, my vision for our organization is….

  15. Soon after the completion of Disney World someone said, “Isn’t it too bad that Walt Disney didn’t live to see this!” Mike Vance, creative director of Disney Studios replied, “He did see it – that’s why it’s here.”

  16. Best LeaderAttributes

  17. Great Leader Strategies Self Ranking 1-10

  18. Design your organizational structure for success • Be willing to re-create the structure • Structure should expedite taking care of customers • Structure should work from employee perspective • Structure should expedite communication

  19. Make sure you have the right people in the right jobs • Understand the deliverables of each job • Think about qualities of perfect candidate • Select the best – not best available • Involve team members in process • Know your A, B and C employees - make hard decisions to remove “C” players

  20. Ensure that employees are knowledgeable about their jobs • Ensure expectations are understood • Consider training needs • Have a process to communicate updates • Pre-shift – huddles • Coaching, observations

  21. Make dramatic leaps in customer service • Experience the product • Understand what world class means from customers • Read / seek customer feedback • Seek best practices • Train in service recovery

  22. Ensure effective, structured processes for getting work done • Identify process problems / opportunities • Ask those involved to develop solution ideas • Ask “why” more often • Conduct Start, Stop, Continue – practices • Look for resolution rather than blame

  23. Know what is going on in your organization and act on it • Give permission for people to speak • Be accessible / visible • Ensure accountability • Consider what you are measuring • Learn the truth

  24. Actively observe and react to performance of direct reports • Notice and provide feedback on performance • Role model great performance • Weed out consistent non-performers • Let people know what they do right • Provide developmental opportunities

  25. Expand your experience of the best service available • Know what the best service looks like • Stay current with trends • Encourage others to benchmark • Expose yourself to the best • Seek best practices

  26. Time to Arm Wrestle! • Pick a partner • Get in position • Wait until I say “GO” • Pretend I will give you $50 for each time your partner’s hand hits the table • Count until I say STOP

  27. Arm Wrestling… • Who are you arm wrestling with? • What are you arm wrestling about? • How can you collaborate? • Do you have the right members on your team? • What motivates them? • What support do they need?

  28. Partner effectively with staff and other partners • Show timely progress • Live up to commitments • Don’t avoid conflict on tough issues • Ask for and offer help • Focus on collaboration rather than conflict

  29. Demonstrate a passionate, commitment to your work • Make sure you love your job • Create elements of surprise • Do the right things for the right reasons • Pay attention to high performers • Share enthusiasm and pride

  30. Demonstrate mastery of business fundamentals • Share purpose, vision and mission • Develop core strategies and goals • Help team know how decisions are made • Understand and use reports – or revise

  31. How did you do on your self scoring? Top of Your Game - 96 -110 points Good to Great - 81 - 95 Opportunities - 71 - 80 Time to Access - 60 - 70 Glad you are here! – Below 60

  32. Pick three strategies to focus on

  33. Leadership Tips – John Wooden • Listen – to those under you • Care – genuinely for them as individuals • Give recognition • Be prepared • Work hard • Be enthusiastic • Be patient • Be confident • Mistakes happen • Respect is a by-product

  34. All the pieces Vision + Skills + Motivation + Resources + Plan = Success X + Skills + Motivation + Resources + Plan = Confusion Vision + X + Motivation + Resources + Plan = Anxiety Vision + Skills + X + Resources + Plan = Stalled Vision + Skills + Motivation + X + Plan = Frustration Vision + Skills + Motivation + Resources + X = False Starts

  35. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. • Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. • Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. • Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. • Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.Calvin Coolidge

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

  37. 2 Chronicles 1:10 Solomon to God: “Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to lead this great people of yours?”

  38. © On Purpose Partners All rights reserved.This presentation was developed exclusively for The United Methodist Association March 14, 2012. Do not re-present, copy, edit, or otherwise modify or reuse this work without express permission from Mary Tomlinson 407-294-0210

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