T H E W I Z A R D O F O Z : C H I L D

W E L FA R E E D I T I O N

F A C I L I TAT O R : M R . A L G E R M . S T U D S T I L L , J R . ,

M B A

WHO’S THIS DUDE

• Graduate of Florida A&M University and Northcentral

University

• Doctoral Candidate, Northcentral University,

Doctorate of Business Administration with specialty in

Public Administration

• Family Safety Program Manager—Central Region,

Department of Children and Families

• Adjunct Professor—Business Department, Valencia

College

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Facilitate a trans-formative view on leadership through a non-traditional and exciting viewpoint

of “The Wizard of Oz”

• As leaders we have all found ourselves at point or another in the shoes of the Tin Man, the

Lion, the Scarecrow, Dorothy or the Wizard and have had to learn how to overcome those

anxieties and face the odds.

• Discuss key leadership principles of diversity, creativity, conflict resolution, change management,

and effective communication in an innovative manner from the perspective of each character in

“The Wizard of Oz”.

WHO WAS THE GREATEST LEADER OF THEM ALL?

• Dorothy

• The Tin Man

• The Lion

• The Scarecrow

• The Wiz

B A C K G R O U N D

THE WIZARD OF OZ

• Based on the 1900 children’s book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

• Movie was produced by MGM in 1939 and has become an icon for American pop culture

• Little unknown fact, the first release in 1939 was not financially successful for MGM and it

wasn’t until the re-release in 1949 where the film saw profit

• The Wizard of Oz is one of the most seen films in movie history!

L E A D E R S H I P L E S S O N S

ME VS. US

• Everyone wanted to go to Oz for a different reason

• Despite their WHY their journey created a powerful team

• Effective leaders must understand the personal needs and motivation of individual team, so

that these individual purposes can be aligned with higher purpose of the organization.

• The journey was safer and more productive with them traveling together

• Build a STRONG team with an aligned WIIFM and the rest will fall into place.

LEARN TO DEAL WITH IT

• Just when the Yellow Brick Road couldn’t get any worse, here come the flying monkeys.

• “Companies that sustain success face brutal reality head on, while at the same time never lose

faith in their ability to prevail” (Jim Collins in his book, Good to Great).

• The 4 characters faced every obstacle they encountered head-on and emerged even stronger.

• What obstacles are you facing that you need to address head-on?

NO ONE ELSE CAN DO IT FOR YOU

• At the end, “Glenda the Good Witch” tells Dorothy that she has had the ability to go home

the entire time, and Dorothy asks a very important question, “why didn’t you tell me?”

• There are some things that you must experience for yourself

• Leadership is a development process

• Help along the way is essential, but no one else can develop for you

• “Trust the process and allow yourself to experience all of the emotions that come with it”

L E A D E R S H I P P R O F I L E S

DOROTHY

• Visionary leadership

• Clear goal

• Unselfish in her pursuit

• Set the tone

• Collaborative leadership

THE SCARECROW

• Reflective leadership

• Strategic planning

• Doesn’t realize his full

potential, but others do

THE TIN MAN

• Compassionate leadership

• Led from the Heart

• Kept the team moving,

even in uncertain

moments

THE LION

• Advocate

• Prevailed when it

mattered most

• Risk taker

• Confident but easily

intimidated

THE WIZ

• Authoritative leadership

• Power wasn’t in what he knew but in what he saw in people

• Millennials and Generation Y will struggle with this leader

• Hid behind the curtain of a role or title

B R I N G I N G I T A L L T O G ET H E R

FINAL THOUGHTS FROM THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD…

• The Yellow Brick Road of Child Welfare isn’t always a straight and easy path and there will even

be some flying monkeys and trees that throw things at you, but NEVER lose your FOCUS and

GOAL.

• When you encounter people along this journey, it will be easy to find the bad and the things

that make them the worst person for the team, but take a second look and see beyond the

surface.

• Appreciate the “munchkins” and the “Good Witches” that come along to inspire and motivate

you—and yes—appreciate “The Wiz” too!

• “A person is a person, no matter how small” –Dr. Seuss

• Everything you need is inside of YOU!!

Q & A

“ L E A D E R S H I P I S M U C H M O R E

T H A N T E L L I N G P E O P L E T O G O

D O W N T H E Y E L L O W B R I C K

R O A D .

I T ’ S A B O U T A U T H E N T I C I T Y I N

E N G A G I N G T H E M I N T H E

A D V E N T U R E . ”

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