Yasmine A. Branden, CCA NAWIC President-Elect 2012 - 2013

1. Yasmine A. Branden, CCA NAWIC President-Elect 2012 - 2013

2. The Next Turn of the Flywheel Jim Collins “Good to Great” “No matter how dramatic the end result, the good-to-great transformation never happened in one fell swoop. There was no single defining action, no grand program. Good to great comes about by a cumulative process – step by step, action by action, decision by decision, turn by turn of the flywheel – that adds up to sustained and spectacular results.”

3. Leadership Wall Street Journal “Guide to Management” “Primal Leadership,” Daniel Goleman • Less about your needs • Organization & members’ needs • Mindful engagement • Present in the moment • Adapt leadership style to situation • Emotional intelligence

4. Leadership Styles • Visionary • Coaching • Affiliative • Democratic • Pacesetting • Commanding

5. Visionary Leadership Style “Visionary leaders articulate where a group is going, but not how it will get there – setting people free to innovate, experiment, take calculated risks.” • Organization needs new direction • Move towards shared dreams • NAWIC: • Increased membership • Virtual attendance • Respond to new membership needs • Respond to new needs of renewing members

6. Coaching Leadership Style “Coaching works best with those who show initiative and want more professional development.” • One-on-one style focusing on developing individuals • Show how to improve performance • Help connect their goals to goals of organization • Backfires if it’s perceived as micromanaging , undermining members’ self-confidence

7. Affiliative Leadership Style This approach is valuable “when trying to heighten team harmony, increase morale, improve communication or repair trust in an organization.” • Emphasizes teamwork • Creates harmony by connecting people to each other • Downside: • Mediocrity is tolerated • Emphasis on group praise can allow poor performance to go uncorrected

8. Democratic Leadership Style • Draws on people’s knowledge and skills • Creates group commitment to goals • Works when direction is unclear & leader needs collective wisdom of group • Won’t work when a decision is needed immediately or in times of crisis

9. Pacesetting Leadership Style “Our data shows that, more often than not, pacesetting poisons the climate.” • Leader sets high standards for performance • Better and faster than everyone else • Expects everyone to perform at highest standard • Can undercut morale, making people feel like failures

10. Commanding Leadership Style “Effective is only effective in a crisis, when an urgent turnaround is needed. • Classic military model • Most often used – least effective • Rarely involves praise • Employs criticism as motivation

11. Women Leaders NAWIC members exemplify these traits • Clear vision • Balance strategy with tactical • Risk takers • Influential • Motivate • Team builders • Trust instincts

12. 5 Fundamentals for a Great NAWIC Leader • A Leader Plans • A Leader Has Vision • A Leader Shares Her Vision • A Leader Takes Charge • A Leader Inspires

13. A Leader Plans • Plans for her committee / event / chapter / position • Plans her succession • Plans outreach • Delegate – Delegate - Delegate

14. A Leader Has Vision • The vision needs to make sense to everyone • Why we need to go there • Clearly articulate what you want, why you want it, how to get there

15. A Leader Shares the Vision • Where do we want to go? • How do we get from here to there? • What tools do we introduce to reach that vision? • How do I get buy-in?

16. A Leader Takes Charge • Assigns tasks / goals • Mentors members and non-members to lead • Takes the risk to lead • Shows it can be done

17. A Leader Inspires • Mentor, mentor, mentor • Define your message to touch members’ passion • You are “all in” • Show your passion

18. NAWIC Leaders • Strategic Plan points the way • Include members to determine the path to success • Take risks • Allow for mistakes • Mentor

19. Yasmine A. Branden, CCA NAWIC President-Elect 2012 - 2013