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Lifestyle Leadership A Holistic Model for Influential Leadership

Lifestyle Leadership A Holistic Model for Influential Leadership. Kappa Alpha Leadership Class Session One - Spring 2010 John Hawkins Leadership Edge Inc. Lifestyle Leadership A Holistic Model for Influential Leadership. Does leadership require a position? Why or why not?

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Lifestyle Leadership A Holistic Model for Influential Leadership

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  1. Lifestyle LeadershipA Holistic Model for Influential Leadership Kappa AlphaLeadership Class Session One - Spring 2010 John Hawkins Leadership Edge Inc.

  2. Lifestyle LeadershipA Holistic Model for Influential Leadership • Does leadership require a position?Why or why not? • In what ways does your class need to demonstrate leadership within KA?

  3. However you manage it, be sure to lead.

  4. MANAGERS FOCUS ON: Adapted from A Force for Change by John Kotter PLANNING BUDGETING ORGANIZING STAFFING CONTROLLING PROBLEM SOLVING

  5. LEADERS FOCUS ON: Adapted from A Force for Change by John Kotter SETTING DIRECTION ALIGNING PEOPLE MOTIVATING INSPIRING

  6. MANAGERS AIM FOR: LEADERS AIM FOR: MOVEMENT AND CHANGE CONSISTENCY AND ORDER

  7. Loosening Control To Broaden Influence Sustaining Change by Implementing Systems

  8. Lifestyle LeadershipA Holistic Model for Influential Leadership • Think of a leader that you have had that you considered a really good leader. • What did they do or what was it about them that made them a good leader?

  9. Influence Emanates from Within

  10. “Your job gives you authority.Your behavior earns you respect.” Irwin Federman President and CEO Monolithic Memories

  11. Leadership Power TYPE OF EFFECT ON KEYWORD POWER CONSTITUENTS ______________________________________________________ Coercion Grab Them by the Throat Control Utilitarian Grab Them by the Wallet Economics Life Grab Them by the Heart Loyalty (Life) Trust

  12. Your constituents must believe that you are trustworthy in three areas: Character Competence Commitment These three areas are the core of long term, life driven leadership.

  13. CHARACTER Moral or ethical qualities and strength The Foundation of Lifestyle Leadership COMPETENCE COMMITMENT Effective pursuit of the seven leadership competencies To the work To the people To the organization To the values

  14. The Source of Lifestyle Leadership CHARACTER COMPETENCE COMMITMENT COHERENCE With Core Beliefs and Virtues

  15. Weight or gravitas is much more important to influential leadership than control. Those who understand leadership as a lifestyle believe that their success is much more dependent upon their example and abilities than upon their control and manipulation of others.

  16. Character:The Weight of Moral Authority

  17. CHARACTER The combination of moral qualities by which a person is judged apart from intellect and talent Moral or ethical strength

  18. Character Areas to Consider • Endurance and hard work • Integrity • Loyalty • Self-sacrifice • Sincere love for others • Moral purity • Excellence • Service to others

  19. Seven Stages of Character Development UNAWARENESS AWARENESS FOCUSED ATTENTION CHOOSING THE VALUE PREFERRING THE VALUE REORGANIZING CHARACTERIZATION

  20. How Character Is Displayed In SPEECH and ACTIONS In PUBLIC and PRIVATE 24 Hours A Day

  21. Character Scenario

  22. Competence:The Weight of Developed Ability

  23. Leading From Point A To Point B • Challenging the Process • Inspiring a Shared Vision • Enabling Others to Act • Modeling the Way • Encouraging the Heart • Maintaining Accountability • Maintaining Personal Perspective and Balance The first five competencies are taken from The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner.

  24. Leaders Are Learners “Leaders who continue learning throughout their lives never forget that they always have more to learn. The most compelling reason not to think like an expert is that your assumptions may damage your ability to generate and work with new ideas.” Denis Waitley Empires of the Mind

  25. Competence Scenario

  26. Commitment:The Weight of Focused Attention

  27. Defining Your Commitment Involves Determining: • Your commitment to the work, people, organization and values • The role you will play • The boundaries you will live by • How you will balance the tensions between what is good for the organization, what is good for individuals in the organization and what is good for you

  28. Communicating Your Commitment to Your People • Communicate carefully realizing you are putting your integrity on the line • Communicate at the beginning using clarity and conciseness • Communicate verbally as well as in writing

  29. Living Out Your Commitment In SPEECH and ACTIONS In PUBLIC and PRIVATE 24 Hours A Day

  30. Do I Grow,or Do I Stay the Same?

  31. How do you grow as a leader? • Experience: Trial and error • Examples: Learning from other leaders • Education: Formal educational settings

  32. How do you not grow as a leader? Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein

  33. Where are Your Growth Points? CHARACTER COMPETENCE COMMITMENT COHERENCE With Core Beliefs and Virtues

  34. Small Group Discussion As you assess the effectiveness of your leadership, what can you learn from the lifestyle leadership model? What growth points do you see and how might you grow in them?

  35. John Hawkins (919) 493-6607 Jhawkins@lead-edge.com www.lead-edge.com www.hawkinsblog.com Contact Information

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