fundamental leadership skills for everyone
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Whether you are a leader by position or a leader simply because people follow, this course highlights essential skills for leaders throughout the enterprise. This course is part of the DOD Command University seven series module.TRANSCRIPT
Fundamental Leadership Skills
(for everyone)
Presented byDr. De Hicks, CEO of SCGI
Performance Management ConsultingSeattle | Sacramento | Spokane
What would you like to cover? What do you know for sure…? Remember, the Power of Assumptions? Values against Values Leadership, Management, Supervision Defined A word about Followership Social Contracts at Work Time Zones Group Dynamics Stewards over resources Leadership and decision-making The Leaders’ role in conflict Engage! How to create engagement Five Arenas of Effective Leadership
Overview of Today’s Class
Your Expectations…
What do you know for sure…
…about very effective leadership?
The Power of Assumptions
Assumptions are what we believe to be true
They may be tested or not They may be current or out of date They may be mine or borrowed
Leadership, Management and Supervision Defined
Leadership is about the future Leaders see some part of the future and
compellingly describe it to me so that I change my behavior today to get to that future
Management is about logistics Managers arrange our resources so that we
can get to that future.
Supervision is about performance The supervisory relationship is a unique one
A Word about Followership
People choose to follow your leadership.
Knowing why they choose to follow is essential.
Leaders Lead from Values Followers follow from Values
Values Development
Leaders Lead from Values Forced Choice Values Assessment When Values are in Conflict,
Leadership is the way forward (rather than management or supervision)
Social Contracts and Leadership Work is a ‘social contract’ The Old Contract:
I own the means of production; you don’t.
You are hired to do a job The New Social Contract:
We own the means of production You are “hired” to do a better job
(better Patrick?)
Leadership and Time Zones
Why is A more important than B?
What is the plan?Who does what?
How do I do it?
Now 4-6 wks 1+yrs 5-10yrs
Leaders lead individuals in groups
The world of ‘group dynamics:’
Leaders lead individuals within groups
Leaders as Stewards
Over four resources Goodwill Relationships Money Time
Why do people engage?
The concept of the ROI What’s your ROI It’s not possible to effective lead
people without understanding their ROI
Leaders and Decisions (Who Decides What?)
I Decid
e
I listen/
I Decid
e
We Decid
e
You Decid
e Task…
Relationship…
Need for Understanding
Demand for Action!
WE WARZONE
Leadership and Engagement: Discretionary or Required Effort?
I get to
I have to
Discretionary Effort
Required Effort
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The Five Arenas of Effective Leadership
Self Management Organizational Capabilities Team Building and Team Work Working with and through Others Sustaining the Vision
Leaders and Change Management What have you learned about change? What change do you enjoy the most?
Leaders and Change: We do what we do as long as it works for us We love change as long as we have a significant part in
it We resist change based on our perceived impact on
habits Not everything changes When we have a high need for control we approach
change differently than when we don’t
A word about “Leaders who influence thought”
The Power to decide (why A is more important than B)
The Power to Explain The Power of the Question (in
creating engagement and action)
Thinking about the Future: Rapid Cycle Planning/Scenario Based Thinking and Planning
Scenario Based Planning Trend Analysis Scenario Development Initiative/Action Planning
My Plan