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Why Should Anyone Be Led By You?. Professor Gareth Jones. Leading v Managing. Leadership is a non – hierarchical concept. Effective leadership excites people to exceptional performance. Behaviour in organisations. Individual. Team. Organisation. The Search for Authentic Leadership.
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Why Should Anyone Be Led By You? Professor Gareth Jones
Leading v Managing Leadership is a non – hierarchical concept Gareth Jones 2011
Effective leadership excites people to exceptional performance Gareth Jones 2011
Behaviour in organisations • Individual • Team • Organisation Gareth Jones 2011
The Search for Authentic Leadership • Loss of reality • 47 x 47 x 47 • 60 x 50 x 17 • Loss of meaning Gareth Jones 2011
The Search for Authentic Leadership • Loss of trust • Loss of community Gareth Jones 2011
Leadership is in short supply Gareth Jones 2011
Structures and cultures kill leadership Gareth Jones 2011
The Leadership Deficit • We want it – but we kill it • We research it – but we don’t understand it Gareth Jones 2011
Asking the wrong questions…. Who Makes It To The Top? • High achiever • High energy levels • Longer time span • Goal directed • Politically active • Loners • Field independent • First child or first son Gareth Jones 2011
Asking the wrong questions… What do those at the top think? • Capacity to develop strategy • Able to work with a variety of people • Early responsibility for important tasks • Strong achievement goals • Early leadership experience • Experience of several business functions • Integrity, trust, concern for people Gareth Jones 2011
A better question might be…… What do followers want? Gareth Jones 2011
Followers want community • Followers want significance • Followers want excitement • Followers want authenticity Gareth Jones 2011
Ask yourself • Are you exciting? • Are you authentic? • Who decides? Gareth Jones 2011
Classic leadership research • Trait • Style • Contingency Gareth Jones 2011
Emphasis on leaders not leadership Gareth Jones 2011
How we understand leadership Gareth Jones 2011
Leadership is contextual Gareth Jones 2011
Leadership is relational Gareth Jones 2011
Leadership is non-hierarchical Gareth Jones 2011
What authentic leaders do Gareth Jones 2011
Sense situations…. and take symbolic action Gareth Jones 2011
Read – and rewrite – the context Gareth Jones 2011
Get close but keep your distance Identify Gareth Jones 2011
Show your difference Gareth Jones 2011
Show your difference Gareth Jones 2011
Show your difference Gareth Jones 2011
Display significant, real and perceived differences… Gareth Jones 2011
…related to context Gareth Jones 2011
Know and show yourself…enough Gareth Jones 2011
Reveal weakness – focus dissatisfaction Gareth Jones 2011
Take personal risks because you care • When you really care you reveal your weaknesses. • Your weaknesses should be real, humanising, and may show followers how they can help. Gareth Jones 2011
Effective leaders use their emotions to liberate the energy of others Gareth Jones 2011
Descartes was wrong – the fully rational human being is emotional Gareth Jones 2011
Communicate….. • Differences • Weaknesses • Vision • Values Gareth Jones 2011
Tell a story Gareth Jones 2011
Choose your channel Gareth Jones 2011
Be a conductor Gareth Jones 2011
Conform enoughConnect – gain traction – change Gareth Jones 2011
Become an authentic chameleon Gareth Jones 2011
Retain your authenticity by… Gareth Jones 2011
Consistency between words and deeds Gareth Jones 2011
A common thread in your role performance Gareth Jones 2011
