Except as indicated, all material © 2015, Eric J. McNulty LLC Eric McNulty, M.A Director of...

Except as indicated, all material © 2015, Eric J. McNulty LLC

Eric McNulty, M.ADirector of Research

National Preparedness Leadership InitiativeHarvard TH Chan School of Public Health

YOUR LEADERSHIP FUTUREWhy It’s all Different Now

LEADERSHIP ANALYSIS

Great You Lousy

ATTRIBUTES OF GREAT LEADERS

(and the flip side)

Surround themselves with “great” people

Consistently curious about improvingtheir capacity to lead

Cope well with uncertainty:Understand there is a limit to

what they can control and what they can know

LEADERSHIP

“People Follow You”

• Courage

• Curiosity

• Imagination

• Passion

• Integrity

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Self-awareness• Self-regulation• Empathy• Motivation• Social skills

- Daniel Goleman

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

IS SOMEONEWATCHING?

The Situation Lead Down

Lead Up

THREE ESSENTIALMENTAL SHIFTS

1. FROM LINEAR…

…TO COMPLEX

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Peep hole

A

Peep hole

B Peep hole A

Peep hole B

2. FROM FOCUS…

…TO FOCUS

NOUN TO VERB

- Purpose: What job has our customer hired us to do?

- Values: What principles will guide how we do it?

- Performance: How will we measure success?

3. FROM “THEY”…

… TO “YOU”

Individual Level of Authority

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 None Absolute

AUTHORITY

Individual Level of Influence

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 None Absolute

INFLUENCE

BUILDING INFLUENCEBEYOND YOUR AUTHORITY

• Liking• Reciprocity• Social Proof• Commitment & Consistency• Authority• Scarcity

- Robert Cialdini

IT’S JUST THIS SIMPLE…AND JUST THIS COMPLEX

“To be a better leader, be a better

person.”

- Warren Bennis

QUESTIONS & YOUR THOUGHTS

BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY

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