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IICRC Leadership Conference
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A leader’s job is to … At your table introduce yourself
and share something you associate with the work of
leaders or leadership.
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“What we see is most influenced by who we have decided to be.” Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela, biologists
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Standards for effective leadership are a bit less clear-cut or prescribable.
Best practices or high-impact practices.
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increase clarity, capacity, competence
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accelerate sustainable progress
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What is the work
of a leader?
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What values will guide you and your work?
WHY WHAT!
HOW!
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“Leadership is a matter of how to be, not how to do.
We spend most of our life mastering how to do things, but in the end it is the quality and character of the individuals that defines the performance of great leaders.”
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Frances Hesselbein
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“Values are core beliefs or desires which guide or motivate attitudes and actions.”
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Circle the five values you will draw on to guide your work, the ones you want others to most associate with
you and your leadership contributions.
“Values are core beliefs or desires which guide or motivate attitudes and actions.”
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Join with one or two others not at your table and have a stand-up conversation
about why these five matter to you.
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Everything you say and do tells a story about what you believe, value, and care about.
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Leadership and Management Contributions • p. 2
With others at your table review the traits provided.
Divide them into two categories, one for management and one for leadership.
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The Right Answers
Leadership 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15
Management 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16
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Reflecting on Process
• Did you start by defining leadership and management?
• Was someone in your group the “pace car” with the trait slips?
• Did you spread all the traits out and/or notice any patterns?
• Did you notice the answers on the screen?
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The Historical Distinction Management is about doing things right.
Leadership is about doing the right thing.
Today what is important is doing the right thing … right.
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From hierarchies and formal structure
To networks and informal connections
From reacting to isolated events
To proactively addressing patterns
Shifts in Focus or Emphasis
M L From products and services as the work
To organizational capacity as the work
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“Leadership is the art of mobilizing others to want to struggle for shared aspirations.”
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Leadership defined
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Five Practices Ten Commitments 30 Behaviors
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The Leadership Challenge model
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The Leadership Challenge Model the way
1. Find your voice by clarifying your values.
2. Set the example by aligning actions with shared values.
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The Leadership Challenge Inspire a Shared Vision
1. Envision the future by imagining exciting possibilities.
2. Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations.
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The Leadership Challenge Challenge the Process
1. Search for opportunities by seeking innovative ways to change, grow, and improve.
2. Experiment and take risks by constantly generating small wins and learning from mistakes.
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The Leadership Challenge Enable others to act
1. Foster collaboration by promoting cooperative goals and building trust.
2. Strengthen others by sharing power and discretion.
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The Leadership Challenge Encourage the heart
1. Recognize others by showing appreciation for individual contributions.
2. Celebrate the values and victory by creating a spirit of community.
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How might The Leadership Challenge model apply to/work in leadership for your efforts? In your industry?
Which practices or commitments might be most challenging for you?
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Reflect on all our conversations so far. What one or two things do you definitely want to remember/apply moving forward?
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Think of the world in which we live, which is it becoming more like?
Random Unpredictable Sometimes volatile Can change rapidly
Routine Repetitious Predictable Fairly constant
Weather-like Machine-like
Weather and machines concept: Dr. Kathleen Allen @jc46202
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We still use machine-like principles to manage an increasingly weather-like world.
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Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous To successfully lead in a VUCA environment: What behaviors and beliefs do inds. and orgs. need?
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People notice the signals that leader boost.
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What are you noticing … things that have potential implications for organizations and leadership?
Given what you are noticing and a VUCA environment, what leadership work might matter more? Might matter less?
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pay attention to “weak signals”
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Gallup’s Mantra on Strengths “Weakness fixing might
prevent failure, but strength
building leads to excellence.
Focus on strengths and
manage around weaknesses.”
Now, Discover Your Strengths Gallup organization
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Tapping into talent
Creative
Self-motivated
Diverse experiences
Theory practice
Synthesizer
Good listener
What talents, skills, or strengths can you contribute when working with others?
On the Post-It, note 5-7. WRITE BIG.
Stand, mix and mingle for a few minutes. Check out others’ talents.
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Gallup’s Mantra on Strengths Of the talents and gifts you can offer which do you most enjoy using?
What strengths and talents can you further leverage for your leadership efforts?
What weaknesses do you need to manage around to be the most effective?
“If leaders are to do their best and most inspired work … they must continually engage in the crucial task of attending to who they are and how they want to be with others.” Sam Intrator, Leading from Within
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