presentation on personal effectiveness

FCI CONSULT FOR TOPTECH ENGINEERING 2004

PRESENTATION ON PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS

By

Luqman O. Obileye


INTRODUCTION


Who Do I Work For?

Case Study: Luqman O. Obileye

• Habib Nigeria Bank Plc

• Mr. Mohsin Aziz

• Dr. (Mrs.) Mutiat Obileye


Will You Hire Me?

If I:

1. Lack Initiative

2. Lack Commitment

3. Don’t and won’t cooperate with everyone

4. Refuse to be accountable for decisions, actions, and consequences

5. Do not learn from mistakes


Will You Hire Me?

6. Lack imagination and/or curiosity?

7. Lack ethics. This means that I lack the judgment to know the right thing to do, the integrity to do it, the character to stand up to those who don’t and the courage to stop those who won’t.


Quote

We are CEOs of our own companies: Me Incorporated! To be in business today is to be Head Marketer of the brand called “You”.

- Tom Peters


You are CEO

Luqman Obileye does NOT work for Habib Nigeria Bank Plc, Mr. Mohsin Aziz, nor Dr. (Mrs.) Mutiat Obileye. I work for ME!


You are CEO

Landing a job is a lot like selling a product. You must demonstrate to the "buyer" that your product (the total of your education, skills, experience, personality, character, etc.) is more valuable than anothercandidate's and that "you" are worth a certain price or salary.


The Brand Called You Incorporated


Branding Yourself

• Self branding is important for both job seekers and those already employed.

• In fact, anyone hoping to find professional success must think about brand "Me" and just what this brand looks and sounds like.


Branding Yourself

Just as you choose one detergentbrand over another because of its performance and reputation, hiringmanagers and supervisors make their decisions about you based on yourpast performance, professional reputation, how you present yourself, andhow enthusiastic you are to get the job done.


4 Steps to Branding

Step 1: Define Your Brand.You can't sell a brand you aren't familiar with, so your first step must be defining what makes you the professional you are.


4 Steps to Branding

1. Why are you unique? (who are you?)

2. What are your talents? (what do you stand for?)

3. What would make someone choose you over another worker? (how do you perform?)


Step 2: Determine Your Objectives.

• Every branding manager starts by setting goals. • What do you want to achieve throughout your

time with your company, or throughout your career?

• Where do you see yourself in 10 years, and where would you like to see yourself?

• Are you on the rightpath?.



• Take a serious look at your career and direction, and set attainable objectives.

• Maybe your goal is to receive a promotion to a management position this year

• Perhaps you want to make a career change to a new industry.



Whatever it is, determine if your brand message, that is your experience, skills and reputation, will help you achieve yourgoals.


Step 3: Increase Your Visibility

1. What can you do to make yourself morevisible? How about volunteering to participate in a big project at work?

2. What about joining a special events planning committee, or just speaking up at a meeting where some of the powerful executives in your company are in attendance? Think of your goals, and then decide what kind ofvisibility you need to achieve to reach them.


Step 4: Live Up to Your Own Brand.

1. Don't let your own brand leave others feeling disappointed. Reputation is a big part of branding.

2. Go the extra mile on team projects, give it your all on every assignment, and lend a hand when you need to. When others work with you, they will talk. Make sure they have nothing but positive things to say.


How Do I start to work for “Me”?


Quote

I am convinced that great achievements do NOT necessarily require extraordinary people or unusual talk or “luck”, but great achievement DOES require that we do our work faithfully, day by day.

- Phillip Humbert


Shareholders Wealth

• In business, the primary goal is to build the business in order to increase shareholders wealth.

• “Me” Incorporated is also in business to build up its abilities, competence, personality, character, etc)


5 successful techniques

1. Keep developing new skills2. Become a valuable resource to your

colleagues and friends3. Be different: Separate yourself from the

crowd4. Promote the end result “Me

Incorporated”5. Anticipate change


Anticipate Change

Majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail

- Napoleon Hill


My Life as Mr. Nobody!


He met Dr. John C. Maxwell

• Young man to Dr. Maxwell: “I’ve decided I want to be a leader. Who do I start leading?”

• Dr Maxwell to young man: “That’s an easy answer. Start with yourself”


Leadership Mythology

1. Leadership is a rare ability only given to a few. Many still believe that leaders are born not made. Na lie!

2. Leaders are charismatic. Well, many leaders are but most are not!

3. The most senior, experienced or highest in position is the leader. True leadership is based on action, performance, ability and effectiveness


Leadership Mythology (contd.)

4. Effective leadership is based on control, coercion, and manipulation. A leader is someone you would follow to a place you would not go by yourself (Joel Barker).

5. Good leaders have more education than other people. When it comes to leadership, experience is the best teacher.


MISSION STATEMENT

At “Me” Incorporated, we shall be foremost:• in the continuous identification and pursuit

of opportunity, • the marshalling and organisation of

resources to address evolving opportunities, • and the ongoing reassessment of needs as

the context changes over time


What about you?


Questions


Management Lessons!


More Quotes

1. “It’s better to build your skills than to try to ‘beat’ someone”.

2. “It’s not who you know; it’s who knows you” (sell yourself?)

- Jeffrey Gitomer


When Opportunity comes,

It’s

too

late toPrepare! -

John Wooden


The 57 Rules Of Success!

1.Deliver the Goods

2.The Other 56 don’t matter!


99% of Failures are people who have a habit of making excuses!!!


Your

attitude determines

your

altitude!


It is easy tomake a buck…..

it’s a lot tougher to make a difference!

- Tom Brokaw


Thank you for your attention

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