The Art of Leadership:Assessing your Leadership Style

presented by:Scott Watson, MA, LCAC, SAP, BRI

Supportive Systems, LLC317/788-4111

Objectives:

Differentiate Between Management and Leadership

Explore Practical Leadership Skills

Define Leadership Competencies

Learn 3 Skills of Effective Leadership

Understand the Uses of Leadership Power

Complete Leadership Assessment

Develop a Leadership Learning Plan for 2013

Who are your role models?

Think of a few people who… Made a lasting impact on

you; Contributed to “who” you

are in your job; and You consider a role model.

Manager or Leader

Keys to Good Managing follows directions accepts

responsibility takes modest risks sees people as

employees uses power

cautiously

Manager or Leader continued

Keys to Good Leading

Vitality Values Vision Voltage

Three Basics of Leaders

PurposeDirectionMotivation

Get ordinary folks to do extraordinary things…

Leadership Competencies

Technical and tactical proficiency

Communication Professional Ethics Planning Resource

Knowledge

Decision making Teaching and

Counseling Supervision Team Development

Who Receives Loyalty?

Encourages differences

Gives and shares credit

Faces people honestly, fairly

Let’s people do their job

Loyalty continued

Demonstrates Loyalty

Delegates tasks, prepares people

Interested in present and future

Y

General Norman Schwarzkopf

But, you must lead people

You Can Manage a Business

Who’s Got Power?

If others think you have power, you do

If you think you have power, you probably do

The perception of power leads to power

Types of Power:and … how you use it

Legitimate Power Coercive Power Reward Power Referent Power Expert Power Information Power Connection Power

Various Sources of Power

Physical traitsMental traitsAuthoritarian

VoiceCharismaPositive Attitude

Uses of Power:

The best leaders use power to :Enhance the

groupAccomplish goals

The VERY best leaders use power to:BUILD OTHER

LEADERS!

Leadership Plan

List three strengths: List three skills you

want to develop Identify two role

models Interview your role

models. Name two things that contribute to their effectiveness.

Leadership Plan continued

Establish goals (month, quarter year)

Review goals with accountability

Read books/articles Self-evaluate

regularly

Readings on Leadership

Crush It, Gary Vaynerchuk, 2009

Good to Great, Jim Collins, 2001

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership,

John C. Maxwell, 2000

Ready, Set…..

BE A LEADER!

The Art of Leadership:Assessing your Leadership Style

presented by:Scott J. Watson, MA, LCAC, SAP. BRISupportive Systems, LLC317/788-4111