Transcript Three Perspectives Of Leadership

Three Perspectives Of
Leadership
Templum Fidelis No. 746
15 Jan 2011
R.W. Bro. Bill Lewis
Metaphors for Leadership
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Which of these examples reflects the true
nature of leadership?
• Social activist
• Servant
• Hospice Volunteer
• Squadron leader
• Student Body Pres.
• CEO - Enron
• Gang Leader
• H.S. Principal
• Sorority President
• Babysitter
• Drum Major
• Jazz-band Conductor
• Teacher
• Therapist
• Team Captain
• Priest
• Project Manager
• Union Steward
• Sales Manager
• Sunday Sch. Teacher
• Head Nurse
• Shepherd
• K-Mart Supervisor
• Camp Counselor
• x-country Coach
• NBA Star
• Civil Rights Leader
• Cop
• 747 Captain
• Baseball Manager
• Military leader
• Fireman
• President. USA
• What do these choices say about your view of leadership?
• Which leadership theory best explains the leadership process in the
examples you selected?
How Do We Conceptualize
Leadership?
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the perspective of group
processes
a personality
perspective
the perspective of bases
of power
the perspective of
shared power
a behavioral perspective
the perspective of
change agent
a skills perspective
an ethics perspective
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an instrument of goal
achievement
a political process
community action
an assigned or emergent
process
Assumptions about Leadership
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Leadership is not a mystery
Leadership is available to everyone
Leadership does not reside in the individual
Leadership involves influence
Leadership has an ethical responsibility
Leadership means focusing on goals
Ten Basic Premises Of
Leadership
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Where we are in our understanding of
leadership is a function of where we have
been.
There is no one formula for leadership.
Leadership is not differentiated by setting.
Our understanding of leadership requires
the vantage point of multiple perspectives.
Studying leadership across a range of
human differences is the only way to
approach the subject in the 21st Century.
Basic Premises (continued)
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Leadership can best be understood
through metaphors & described
indirectly through paradigms.
The only leadership is ethical
leadership.
Good leaders are good followers.
Every leader leads differently.
Leadership is a verb.
What Should be Taught in
Leadership Programs?
• Selected theories
of Leadership
• Decision-making
skills
• How to handle
conflict
• How to tolerate
differences &
appreciate diversity
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Civic responsibility
• Planning & goal setting
• Listening
• Creative problem
solving
Philosophical Presuppositions
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Behind any model are fundamental,
philosophical presuppositions
– Tao of Leadership: unites leadership
skills & leader’s way of life (“our work is
our path”) (concept of ‘servant leader’)
– Leader must be a facilitator of the same
growth & transformation experienced
– 2 distinct areas of expertise required:
technical & people skills
Bennis & Nanus
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Leadership competencies have
remained constant throughout the
years, but our understanding of what it
is, how it works & the ways in which
people learn to apply it has changed
over the past decades
As a culture, we have
outdated notions of
leadership:
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Just about everything we were
taught about traditional management
prevents us from being effective
leaders.
Just about every popular notion
about leadership is a myth
Our first
challenge is to
rid ourselves of
these
outdated
traditions and
myths
Myth: Leaders are
visionaries with Merlinlike powers
Fact:
Leaders must have a vision, a
sense of direction, but not psychic
foresight. It can be their original
thinking or someone else’s.
Five Fundamental Practices
of Exemplary Leaders
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Model The Way
Inspire A Shared Vision
Challenge The Process
Enable Others To Act
Encourage The Heart
Two hardest areas also bring the greatest results:
Encouragement
Credibility
The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner
Leadership In The
Canadian Forces
& The Effect of Culture
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Majority of leadership writing focused on the
Army, specifically on the “combat warrior”
Majority of Air Force writings on the USAF
To date, a lack of investment in the Canadian Air
Force on examining its own culture & leadership
Leadership writings focus on traditional operator
roles of all services, with little attention paid to the
large population that support ops.
Culture
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Understanding of culture key to understanding the
evolution of leadership & development of leaders
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Every organization has a culture
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Schein “a pattern of shared basic assumptions that
was learned by a group as it solved its problems of
external adoption & internal integration, that has
worked well enough to be considered valid &,
therefore, to be taught to new members as the
correct way to perceive, think, & feel in relation to
those problems”
Three levels of Culture
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Artifacts – symbols, structure, language,
ceremonies & rituals
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Espoused beliefs & values – originate with the
individual who is the founding leader
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Underlying assumptions – level from which future
behaviour can be most accurately predicted
Why Is Culture Important?
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Schein argued that “the only thing of real
importance that leaders do is create & manage
culture… the unique talent of leaders is their
ability to understand & work with culture”
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Culture guides the behaviour of members by
establishing a set of structures, routines, rules &
norms
CF Leadership Model
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Introduced in 2005
Based on Transformational
Leadership
Leading People & Leading The
Institution
Defines 5 dimensions & prescribes
responsibilities for each dimension
Canadian Forces Leader
Framework
Leader Development
Framework
Leader Levels
Leader Framework Elements
Leadership In The Lodge
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One of the elements of the DDGM
Course
Discussed in many Masonic books,
including the Information Booklet for
perspective DDGMs, The Masonic
Manual, Beyond the Pillars, etc.
Information Booklet For
Perspective DDGMs
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The Second Section, behind Personal
Requirements
“As District Leader, you must
understand what, when, how and why
you are leading. A good leader
demonstrates understanding,
compassion, justice, charity and
discipline. Above all he must develop
a thorough understanding of the job.”
The Masonic Manual
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“The leadership function consists not only of innate
qualities of judgement and perception, but also of
various skills. These skills need to be learnt.”
The general functions of a leader:
– To lay out a broad outline to tackle a problem
– To break it down into smaller segments
– To assign the control and conduct of these
segments to others
– To ensure that each fulfills his tasks
– To be ready to step in when needed
– To offer encouragement to those that seem to
be faltering
Leadership Training Programs
Offered By Grand Lodge
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The Mentor Program
Towards The Square
The Team Management Program
The College of Freemasonry
The DDGM Preparatory Course
Summary
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Leadership is not magical.
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Leadership is guided by theory.
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Leadership skills can be learned.
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