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Trivial Questions about Leadership Seminar for S/W Development Managers?
• Why talk about Leadership?
• Is Leadership for S/W Developers different?
• Are S/W Developers different?
• Can a Sports Shoes Development manager become a S/W Development Manager
• Why Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, is not crashing?
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DA
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SWD
Can a successful Manager of a shoes’ factory become a successful IT senior manager?
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Paradox?
• Does Leadership contains Managementor
• Does Management contains Leadership?
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effectiveness — efficiency
• · The manager administers; the leader innovates.• · The manager is a copy; the leader is an original.• · The manager maintains; the leader develops.• · The manager accepts reality; the leader investigates it.• · The manager focuses on systems and structure; the leader focuses on people.• · The manager relies on control; the leader inspires trust.• · The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.• · The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.• · The manager has his or her eye always on the bottom line; the leader has his or
her eye on the horizon.• · The manager imitates; the leader originates.• · The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.• · The manager is the classic good soldier; the leader is his or her own person.• · The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing
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ManagerLeaderSubject
StabilityChangeEssence
Managing workLeading peopleFocus
SubordinatesFollowersHave
Short-termLong-termHorizon
ObjectivesVisionSeeks
Plans detailSets directionApproach
MakesFacilitatesDecision
Formal authorityPersonal charismaPower
HeadHeartAppeal to
ControlPassionEnergy
EnactsShapesCulture
ReactiveProactiveDynamic
TellSellPersuasion
TransactionalTransformationalStyle
Money for workExcitement for workExchange
ActionStrivingLikes
ResultsAchievementWants
MinimizesTakesRisk
MakesBreaksRules
AvoidsUsesConflict
Existing roadsNew roadsDirection
EstablishesSeeksTruth
Being rightWhat is rightConcern
TakesGivesCredit
BlamesTakesBlame Made by Nir Caftori
More Paradoxes
Leader is admired, Manager is Bureaucrat
Leader is Chaotic, Manager provides results
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Is it another Paradox?
How can I have
my Own Style
in a Structured, Hierarchical
organization?
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Solution
Every person is unique
Every situation is Unique
Every target is Unique
There is no ONE way to do it.
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KNOW YOURSELF !
You are unique!
Why do you lead?What motivates you?What stop/freeze/paralyze you?What are your strength?
The strategy of the market leader is to follow the competition
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KNOW YOURSELF !
You are unique!
What are you weak sides?
Where can you get hurt?
What can’t you get?
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KNOW YOURSELF !
You are unique!
In what stage of your personal life you are?
What do you want to achieve in your life?
What is important to you?
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Are you a Leader?You are unique!
How important was leadership for you so far?
Is LeadershipyourDifferentiator?
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More Paradoxical Conclusions
• The knowledge you have is old
• The knowledge you have is not relevant
• The situation, the people are different
• YOU DO NOT KNOW !
The manager leads without knowing!Made by Nir Caftori
I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
Have targets and goals
Short Term goals, mid-term, long term
Personal goals
Professional, Status, Family, Social, Financial..
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I am Unique too! Here is #2 of MY tips
You can’t do Strategy
if Daily Operations are not going well =>
Make sure the PC of your Boss’ PA works fine before you tell him about your 5 year plan…
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I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
MISS & KISS
make it simple,
keep it simple
If you can’t explain it (DRP, SAN, OS…)
to the non-expert,
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I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
Every task must have ownership
The owner has personal commitment and accountability
it Can differ from time to time or from project to another one (football vs. basketball)
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I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
You do not decide if it is good or bad!
It’s your customers/managers/colleagues who do
do not let this frustrate you
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I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
You can’t do more or better than a team!The team has more resources, more intelligence, more experience, more knowledge, more power…
soFor better results
be a good team player!
Even if your are M.J.
but not if U want 2B like Joseph Stalin…Made by Nir Caftori
I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
• Put good people on a busand the bus will go to the right places
• Democtatorship!Make decisions as in DemocracyDo the work as in a Dictatorship
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I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
Know when it is better to do nothing than to err,
or
when it is better to take risk than to do nothing
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I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
Results count!But also – the Wayand - the Reason
Give Personal ExampleYou can’t be late and expect results on time
Identify the bottlenecks, the critical problems, the Key People – Focus mainly on these!
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I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
• Imagine where you want to be 20 years from now!
• You know very little! Ask, check, investigate! Don’t assume!
• Let People Go! They build themselves.
• At work, put the needs of the organization before yours
• Be a Person FIRST!Made by Nir Caftori
I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
• Strive to improve your performanceYou will make betterYou will Feel Much Better
• Think and Act Out Of the Box (not always!)
• Learn new things
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I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
• Don’t be an Ostrich! Don’t hide problems!
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I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
Manage your luck!Never take as assumption that all will go as
planned.Be prepared for the worst, and the worst will
not come !
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I am Unique too! Here are a few of MY tips
“Know where you come from and where you are going and to whom you will be held accountable”
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Bottom line
If the manager knows anyway very little , don’t be afraid to make big changes
The manager must trust others, empower them and let them do it their own way
Cultivate your managerial intuition and use it
Move, change, go - left, right, straight ahead – just do not stay at same place
Work is NOT everything in life. Have a life and you will become a better manager.
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