STRENGTH BASED LEADERSHIPPROPERTY ONE

CHARACTER

What would so motivate you that you would go further than whole-hearted service to achieve it?

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Remember……

IN RESPECT TO MOTIVATION—ALL OF THE ON AND OFF SWITCHES ARE ON THE INSIDE.

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PROPERTY ONE - CHARACTER

Steve Covey, The 8th Habit – ISBN 0-684-84665-9 - has surveyed nearly 60,000 people (business managers, teachers, coaches, police leaders, etc.) and asked them to identify the essential qualities of a leader. Let’s see your thinking about the following 12 characteristics of a leader.

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Self Awareness ExerciseESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A LEADER

Rank order the following qualities of a leader from 1 (high) to 12 (l0w):

CARING MODELDEDICATED VISIONARYINTEGRITY MOTIVATORPEOPLE FOCUSED COURAGEOUSCOMMUNICATOR EXPERTDECISION MAKER OTHER (YOUR

TURN)

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Covey found that integrity dusted all of the other characteristics. (Communicator was second and visionary fourth.) Surprised?

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INTEGRITY: THE DERIVATION

During the time of the 12 Caesars, the Roman Army would conduct morning inspections. As the inspecting centurion would come in front of each legionnaire, the soldier would strike with his right fist the armor breastplate that covered his heart. The armor had to be strongest there in order to protect the heart from the sword thrusts and from arrow strikes. ..

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…As the soldier struck his armor, he would shout “INTEGRITAS,“ (in-teg-ri-tas), which in Latin means material wholeness, completeness, and entirety. The inspecting centurion would listen closely for this affirmation and also for the ring that well kept armor would give off. Satisfied that the armor was sound and that the soldier beneath it was protected, he would then move on to the next man.

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Last year “integrity” was the most researched word (hits) on Merriam Webster’s electronic dictionary.

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“The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.”

Dwight David Eisenhower

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PROPERTY ONE – CHARACTERCONCLUSION

As we break, think about—even Discuss—this conclusion on the part of Covey.

90% of all leadership failuresare integrity failures.

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