Lead From Where you are…How our values determine our leadership

W. Mack PalmourAssociate Vice President of Enrollment Management/Director of Admissions

Plan for this session

• Outline– Introductions– Define Leadership– Define Values– One Minute Quiz– Personal Values “Card Sort”– Values Video – The Best Advise I ever got!

Leadership/Values

• Dictionary.com defines leadership as: (noun)

• The position or function of a leader

• Ability to Lead (to guide or direct)

• The Leaders of a group

• Dictionary.com defines Value as: (noun)

• Worth or Importance• The abstract concepts

of what is right or good

one Minute quiz

• Name five CEO’s of Fortune 500 Companies• Name five College Presidents in your region.• Name Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for

the last five years.

one Minute quiz

• Name five teachers or coaches who have made a difference in your life.

• Name five people who have cared about you.• Name five people who have taught you an

important life lesson.

Who are Leaders?

• Who are the Leaders in your life? Are they CEO’s?

• Do you have to be “in charge” to be a leader?

• Leadership is about relationships.

• Ken Blanchard – Leadership Point of View

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZni2_j15PY&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Personal Values Card Sort

• Three categories• Not Important to Me• Important to Me • Very Important to Me• Ten Minutes to sort all

the cards into three categories

• Pick Top 5 in Most Important to Me

Share your Values

• Each Partner take five minutes to share your top five values and how they influence you in your leadership roles

• Can others identify your values in your leadership roles?

• Group Discussion: How do you work with others whose values are different from yours?

Share your Values

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW6KBjEhARo&feature=related

• Lance Secretan – The Way of the Tiger

• The most inspiring thing ever said:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=bVVsDIv98TA