leadership: a journey planner

Leadership: A Journey Planner

January 19, 2018

Leadership is a

journey you take

with others

Busting Some Myths

“Great Man Theory”“Great Person Theory”

Leaders are born not made

Leadership is qualitative and

not quantitative

Power is taken

Influence is derived from

structure

Bilbo and Ellen Ripley

Leadership Traits

Autocratic Laissez-FaireDemocratic

Captain!

There’s a

waterfall ahead!

What should we

do?!

“Let’s take a

vote”

Job

Description:

Must be

comfortable as

the Center of

Attention

Environment Environment

You are more than your LinkedIn Profile

• People want to know the authentic you, not marketing material

• Do you know them?

• Your success is their success

• Share

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Leadership vs ManagementManagement

Leadership

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Say it All

or

Not at All

Bad decisions can be reversed, slow decisions sow doubt

Title Goes Right Here• First Bullet Goes Here

– Second Bullet Goes Here

• Third Bullet Goes Here– Fourth Bullet Goes Here

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Listen

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Of perfection there is no end

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Don’t be afraid

to get your

hands dirty

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Be

here;

now

Solve people problems slowly

Be firm but not aggressive

When push comes to shove,

you must be willing to step in

and do what’s necessary

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“It is good to have an

end to journey toward;

but it is the journey

that matters, in the

end.”Ernest Hemingway

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Onward.

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Thank You!lawrence@lawrenceilerner.com

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