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Tom Peters’ Leadership2002 Leading in Totally Screwed- Up Times CTX Mortgage/04.20.2002. All Slides Available at … tompeters.com Note: Lavender text in this file is a link. The Leadership 50. The Basic Premise. 1 . Leadership Is a … Mutual Discovery Process. “I don’t know.”.
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Tom Peters’ Leadership2002Leading in Totally Screwed- Up TimesCTX Mortgage/04.20.2002
All Slides Available at …tompeters.comNote: Lavender text in this file is a link
“Ninety percent of what we call ‘management’ consists of making it difficult for people to get things done.” – P.D.
3.Great Leaders on Snorting Steeds Are Important – butGreat Talent Developers(Type I Leadership)are the Bedrock of Organizations that Perform Over the Long Haul.
Goal of the Year No. 1*:Find-Develop-Mentor ONE Extraordinary Person.*CEO, large financial advisory firm, April 2001
5. But Then Again, There Are Times When This “Cult of Personality” (Type II Leadership) Stuff Actually Works!
“A leader is a dealer in hope.”Napoleon (+TP’s writing room pics)
33 Division Titles. 26 League Pennants. 14 World Series: Earl Weaver—0. Tom Kelly—0. Jim Leyland—0. Walter Alston—1AB. Tony LaRussa—132 games, 6 seasons. Tommy Lasorda—P, 26 games. Sparky Anderson—1 season.
“If things seem under control, you’re just not going fast enough.”Mario Andretti
The Kotler Doctrine:1965-1980: R.A.F.(Ready.Aim.Fire.)1980-1995: R.F.A.(Ready.Fire!Aim.)1995-????: F.F.F.(Fire!Fire!Fire!)
Hackneyed but none the less true:LEADERS SEE CUPS AS “HALF FULL.”
Half-full Cups:“[Ronald Reagan] radiated an almost transcendent happiness.”Lou Cannon, George (08.2000)
13.BUT … Leaders Are Realists/Leaders Win Through LOGISTICS!
16.Leaders Infuse the Dreaded-All Important “Evaluation Process” with CREDIBILITY!
17. Leaders … Understand theUltimatePower of RELATIONSHIPS.
“Women speak and hear a language of connection and intimacy, and men speak and hear a language of status and independence. Men communicate to obtain information, establish their status, and show independence. Women communicate to create relationships, encourage interaction, and exchange feelings.”Judy Rosener, America’s Competitive Secret
“Investors are looking more and more for a relationship with their financial advisers. They want someone they can trust, someone who listens. In my experience, in general, women may be better at these relationship-building skills than are men.”Hardwick Simmons, CEO, Prudential Securities
“TAKE THIS QUICK QUIZ: Who manages more things at once? Who puts more effort into their appearance? Who usually takes care of the details? Who finds it easier to meet new people? Who asks more questions in a conversation? Who is a better listener? Who has more interest in communication skills? Who is more inclined to get involved? Who encourages harmony and agreement? Who has better intuition? Who works with a longer ‘to do’ list? Who enjoys a recap to the day’s events? Who is better at keeping in touch with others?”Source: Selling Is a Woman’s Game: 15 Powerful Reasons Why Women Can Outsell Men, Nicki Joy & Susan Kane-Benson
“AS LEADERS, WOMEN RULE: New Studies find that female managers outshine their male counterparts in almost every measure”Title, Special Report, Business Week, 11.20.00
Women’s Strengths Match New Economy Imperatives: Link [rather than rank] workers; favor interactive-collaborative leadership style [empowerment beats top-down decision making]; sustain fruitful collaborations; comfortable with sharing information; see redistribution of power as victory, not surrender; favor multi-dimensional feedback; value technical & interpersonal skills, individual & group contributions equally; readily accept ambiguity; honor intuition as well as pure “rationality”; inherently flexible; appreciate cultural diversitySource: Judy B. Rosener, America’s Competitive Secret
20. Oh Yeah … and Leaders Know that Women Buy All the Stuff.