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Leadership Retreat

Allan J. Calarco, FacultyCenter for Creative LeadershipApril 2015

“We keep moving forward,

opening new doors, and doing new

things, because we’re curious and

curiosity keeps leading us down

new paths!”

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The Center for Creative Leadership

CCL serves 35,000+ leaders and 3,000+ organizations annually in 100+ countries from 10 offices and 12 affiliates.

CCL empowers 10,000+ men, women and youth annually at the grassroots level through Leadership Beyond Boundaries.

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Developing Leaders Worldwide

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CCL has the largest managed network of leadership faculty and coaches in the world with nearly 1,000 professionals speaking 48 languages

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YOU ?

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So how do you get people to work together willingly and effectively to produce transformational results?

D A CAgreement on collective aim, mission, vision, or goal

Organization and coordination of work

Willingness to place collective efforts and benefits above individual benefits

IRECTION LIGNMENT OMMITMENT

Direction Alignment Commitment

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Types of Leadership Defined

TRANSACTIONAL

Focuses on theexchangesthat occur

between leadersand their followers

TRANSFORMATIONAL

Process of engaging with others

to create a connection that

increases motivation in both the leader and the

followers

Focuses on the

leader’sown interests

rather than the interests of

their followers

PSEUDOTRANSFORMATIONAL

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TRANSFORMATIONAL

Process of engaging with others

to create a connectionthat increases

Motivation in both the leader and the followers

The Leader is attentive to the needs and motives of followers and tries to help followers reach their fullest potential.

Mohandas Gandhi – raised the hopes and dreams of millions of people and in the process was changed himself

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• I would never require someone to do something that I wouldn't do myself.

• My colleagues would say that they know what I stand for.• Inspiring others has always come easy to me.• My colleagues have told me that my enthusiasm and positive

energy are infectious.• My colleagues would say that I am very attentive to their

needs and concerns.• Even though I could easily do a task myself, I delegate it to

expand my colleagues skills.• Innovation and creativity are the keys to success.• I encourage my colleagues to question their most basic way

of thinking.

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How will we decide on a shared direction?

How will we maintain commitment to the collective?

How will we coordinate our work to fit together?

Direction Alignment Commitment

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The “Sweet Spot” of Leadership

Coordinated, facing same way but lacking momentum

• Promises without delivery

• Nobody “walks the talk”

• Only easier things get done

• Failure to progress

Willing cooperation but lacking purpose

• Inertia• Running in circles• Team is going

nowhere fast• Everyone heading

in different directions

Buy-in but uncoordinated• Competing for resources• Failure to agree on key elements

& ways of working

Direction Alignment Commitment

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Leaders and Managers

Planning

Budgeting

Organizing

Controlling

Staffing

Problem solving

Within paradigms

Vision/Direction Setting

Aligning People

Motivating

Inspiring

Coping w/Change

Between paradigms

Trust

Leader

Manager

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Remember…Dr. King never said….

I HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN....

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• How High is Your Impact? How high do you want it to be?

• So what type of leadership is needed in your organization?

• Are you taking personal responsibility and holding people accountability?

• Do you have 20 years of experience…or 1 year of experience 20 times?

Key Critical Questions for Leaders

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Questions/Discussion

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“The way we get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

Walt Disney

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