Session #3: The Leader in Me

Margaret Sumption, M.S., LPC, SPHR

Saturday, Jan. 11 9:45 – 10:45 a.m.

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Your resource for:

Executive Coaching, Governance,Board Development and Teams Training,

and Strategic PlanningMargaret J. Sumption, MS, LPC, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Executive Coaching# Orientation for individuals new in executive roles# Assistance for specialists struggling with transition to advanced supervisory roles# Skill development for individuals seeking promotion to roles with expanded leadership

responsibility# Career mapping for individuals in mid-career or seeking career change

Governance Assessment, Design, and Excellence# Assessment of governance design, board effectiveness, and measures of sucess# Assistance for boards struggling with transition to advanced governance roles# Skill development for individual board members and the board as a collective body to

partner with executive leaders in assuring governance excellence# Managing change in governance to assure compliance and successful cultural transition

Board Development and Teams Training# Orientation for successful formation of boards and teams# Mentorship for boards and teams in transition# Assessment and intervention for boards and teams with behavioral and performance

challenges# Customized training for boards and staff groups seeking to build team culture

Strategic Planning# Comprehensive organizational assessment and strategic planning facilitation# Program-specific assessment and planning# Building evaluation and measurements systems for strategic plan implementation# Board and staff development and organizational effectiveness

818 South Hawthorne AvenueSioux Falls, SD 57104

605-336-0244www.sumptionandwyland.com

HistorySumption & Wyland opened in 1990 and for the past 30 years has

provided strategic planning, training, and coaching services for business,nonprofit, and government sectors in the Great Plains Region.

As senior partner, Margaret Sumption provides leadership in allaspects of services. She holds a masters level degree in Education, islicensed in the State of South Dakota as a Professional Counselor, and iscredentialed by the National Society for Human Resource Management as aSenior Human Resource Professional.

References for any aspect of work can be accessed by calling ormaking an inquiry through the web site.

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The Leader in MeApplying Your Leadership Skills in the Board Room

Session #3 – Saturday – 9:45 – 10:45Minnesota Hospital Association

January, 2020

Content of the Session

• Leadership defined• Leadership and the group

dynamic• Seven characteristics of

leadership• Building leadership muscle

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Introduction

Fra

mew

ork

What Kind of Leader Are You?

Go to this site to take a simple leadership

inventory:

https://www.verywellmind.com/w

hats-your-leadership-style-

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Elements work in concert…..

At the Board

Table

Seven Elements of

Leadership

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Am

I

Willing?

Don’t ask

yourself,

“Can I do

this”……..

ask, …..

Leadership Element #1 – BE ALL IN!

Make rules

• When you are happy…

so

• You can implement them…

when

• You are not!

Leadership Element #2 –Be Courageous.

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……does

not bind

you.

Discipline sets you free.

Leadership Element #3 – Be Decisive.

Be guided by your…….

Leadership Element #4 – Be Guided by

Your Moral Compass and the Shared

Values of the Organization

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Why

with…

start…

Always….

Leadership Element #5 – Be a Role

Model for Dignity and Respect.

Listen--

… with the intent to be influenced.

Leadership Element #6 – Practice

Empathy

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Leadership Element #7- Be Trustworthy.

Thank You!

818 S. Hawthorne Avenue

Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104-4537

(605) 336-0244 or (888) 4-SUMPTION

www.sumptionandwyland.com