A Leadership Development Presentation for the installation Ceremony of Leo Adedeji Oladipupo Olukokun as the Pioneering District President of Leo District 404B2

By: Joshua AdemuwagunLead, Strategy and Product DevelopmentTHE PROFESSOR SMART COMPANY

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What is What is Leadership?Leadership?

TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT TO CONSIDER:

The First School of Thought:

The Greek Philosophy

Leadership is a product of Five (5) things

GREEK PHILOSOPHY:

(1)Birth Trait Theory: “Leaders are born, not made”

(2)Leadership by Providence(3) Leadership Is the Result of a

Charismatic Personality(4) Leadership Is the Product of a

Forceful Personality(5) Leadership Is the Result of

Special Training

The Second School of Thought:

The Location Philosophy

The history of a location determines the interpretation giving to concepts in that location

LOCATION PHILOSOPHY:

TWO EVENTS THAT MARK THE HISTORY OF WEST AFRICA:

1.Slave Trade

2. Colonialism

SLAVE TRADE: People Taken

The strong people who were the economic strength of the West African axis

SLAVE TRADE: People Left Behind

1. Physically challenged people2. Weak and lazy people3. Those who could hide creatively

from their captors4. Children too small to be taken

away5. The wicked Kings and their

Cohorts

SLAVE TRADE: Mindset of the People After Slave Trade

Distrust, Mistrust, Suspicion, Greed,

Corruption, Wickedness, Oppression, Hypocrisy, Dishonesty, Lies, etc.

If the Greeks and our location cant give us the best definition of

leadership, so WHAT

THEN IS LEADERSHIP?

SCHOLARLY DEFINITIONS:

The activity of leading a group of people or an organization or the ability to do this.

---Business Dictionary

Leadership is the ability to evaluate and or forecast a long term plan or policy and influence the followers towards the achievement of the said strategy. ---Adeoye Mayowa: A Leadership Manager in Nigeria (2009)

SCHOLARLY DEFINITIONS:

Leadership is a process of giving purpose (meaningful direction) to collective effort, and causing willing effort to be expended to achieve purpose.” --- Jacobs & Jaques (1990, p.281)

“Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.“

--- Northouse (2004, p 3)

ONE OF THE BEST DEFINITION:

"Leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less." --- John Maxwell, 1998

MY DEFINITION OF LEADERSHIP: “Leadership is the ability to

Influence the thoughts, words and actions of others by inspiring them through problem solving Visions, Service and Values”.

---Joshua Ademuwagun (2014)

INSPIRATION IS BASED ON: Vision Service Values

Leadership is vision based on values expressed through service.

VISION:

“Vision is the ability to See the

solution to the problems of people”

--- Joshua Ademuwagun (2014)

VALUES:

Values are our fundamental beliefs. 

They are the principles we use to

define that which is right, good and just.

Values provide guidance as we determine the right versus the wrong, the good versus the bad. They are our standards.

Some examples of Values to have: Integrity Honesty Love Commitment

Diligence

Candor

Empathy Etc.

SERVICE:

Service is taking the necessary actions to solve the problems of people.

Service is the practical side of vision and values

Mother Theresa:

Mahatma Ghandi:

Nelson Mandela:

Bill Gates:

Akiane Kramarik:

VERY IMPORTANT POINT:

The leadership of every one in your team is important

GRACIAS!