Transcript Discovering Your Own Leadership Style

Discovering Your Own
Leadership Style
Bart Bolton
Lifetime Learning
August 9, 2011
Leadership is the principal factor
between ordinary and
extraordinary performance.
Best practice research
 Current focus of IT leaders
 Recent leadership authors
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A Leader is...
One who has followers.
 Different from a manager.
 Found at all levels of an organization.
 Also a follower.
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A Real Leader
A real leader is one you WANT to follow and
not one you HAVE to follow.
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Leadership Myths
Leaders are born not created.
 You need charisma to be a leader.
 You have to be an extrovert to be a leader.
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Lao Tzu’s
“The Art of War”
“A leader is best when people barely know he
exists, Not so good when people obey and
acclaim him, Worse when they despise him,
But of a good leader, who talks little, When
his work is done, his aim fulfilled, They will
say: We did it ourselves.”
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Max DePree’s
“Leadership is an Art”
“The first responsibility of a leader is to
define reality. The last is to say thank you. In
between the two, the leader must become a
servant and a debtor…Leaders don’t inflict
pain; they bear pain.”
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Warren Bennis’s
“On Becoming a Leader”
“…followers need from their leaders three
basic qualities:
– They want direction
– They want trust
– They want hope.”
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NE RLF 1995
“ A manager uses a map to determine the
direction in which to go and a leader uses a
compass.”
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John Kotter’s
“A Force for Change”
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Leadership
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– Establishing Direction
– Aligning People
– Motivating & Inspiring
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Management
– Planning & Budgeting
– Organizing & Staffing
– Controlling & Problem
Solving
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Leadership Style
Varies by individual
 Consists of over 60 components
 Has no universal or “right way”
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Leadership Fundamentals
Self awareness
 Personal values
 Integrity & character
 Genuine care of people
 Personal credibility
 Holistic viewpoint
 Continuous learning
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Leadership Characteristics
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Passion
Initiative
Intelligence
Innovation
Flexibility
Enthusiasm
Trustworthy
Decisiveness
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Sense of urgency
Persistence
Consistency
Conciseness
Incisiveness
Energy
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Leadership Practices
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Life balance
Creativity
Ambiguity
Diversity
Use of humor
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Business orientation
Risk taking
Ethics
Cultures
Empowerment
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Leadership Practices
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Use of power
Motivation
Spirituality
Globalization
Leadership
Development
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Systems thinking
Results oriented
Follower-ship
Entrepreneur-ship
Relaxation
Loyalty
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Leadership Skills
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Teambuilding
Listening
Facilitating
Managing projects
Managing change
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Resolving conflicts
Consulting
Selling/marketing
Presenting
Creating visions &
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Leadership Skills
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Relationship building
Negotiating
Mentoring/coaching
Story-telling
Interviewing
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Communicating
Learning the business
Setting a direction
Strategizing
Giving feedback
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Your Leadership Style:
A Lego Model
7 Fundamentals
 15 Characteristics
 21 Practices
 20 Skills
63 Components
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Welcome to Leading with Style
I challenge you to:
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Develop your own leadership style
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Build your personal model
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Enjoy your journey!
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Questions & Clarifications
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