women in engineering_leadership 15 july 2016
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7TH ANNUAL AFRICAN WOMEN IN ENGINEERING CONFERENCE
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
CHARLES COTTER
HILTON HOTEL, SANDTON
15 JULY 2016
www.slideshare.net/CharlesCotter
MINI WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
• Differentiating between managers and leaders and men and women leaders
• Leadership process, components and continuum
• Diagnosis: 12 Effective Leadership roles
• Level 5 Leadership
• Leadership styles
MINI WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
• Situational Leadership
• The pivotal motivation and retention role of the leader
• Building credibility and expanding your influence as a leader
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY
• Complete the statement by inserting one (1) word only. To be an effective engineering leader, I need to/to be…………………………………..
• Now find other learners with the same word as you.
• Jot these words down on the flip-chart.
• Each learner will have the opportunity to elaborate on their chosen word.
LEADERSHIP COMPONENTS
LEADERSHIP PROCESS• Self Leadership
• Creating a Vision
• Articulating that vision in a Compelling and Inspirational manner
• Guiding and Supporting followers in the pursuit of achievement of the vision
• Being a Driver and Agent of Change
• Nurturing, Developing and Empowering followers
• Serving as a Role Model
LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM
LEARNING ACTIVITY
• By referring to the 12 leadership roles, critically evaluate and rate yourself (use a rating scale of 1-5) as a leader in demonstrating and fulfilling these roles
• For each of these roles, identify personal leadership gaps and develop self-improvement strategies to enhance your leadership ability.
SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP
LEARNING ACTIVITY
• By referring to the generic leadership styles, identify the most appropriate and effective style, in the engineering work environment. Justify your response.
• Discuss the merits of Situational Leadership as a viable leadership approach in the engineering work environment.
PERFORMANCE EQUATION
GENDER DIVIDE
BENEFITS OF A MOTIVATED WORKFORCE
• Quality performance
• High levels of productivity (“a happy team member is a productive team member”)
• High levels of commitment (to both the team and organization)
• High levels of team cohesion
THE PIVOTAL MOTIVATIONAL AND RETENTION ROLE OF THE LEADER
LEADER MOTIVATION ACTIONS• Set specific goals for employees
• Goals should be realistic and attainable • Job must suit the employee’s personality • Respect and recognise individual differences • Provide immediate feedback to employees on their performance • Rewards should be individualistic • Link rewards to performance • Honour the principle of internal equity (i.e. fairness for all employees) • Motivational theories should be regarded as cultural bound
THE LINK BETWEEN TALENT ATTRACTION AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
STAGES OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT
LEARNING ACTIVITY
• As a Women Leader in the engineering work environment, describe how you can motivate and inspire your team members.
• As a Women Leader in the engineering work environment, describe how you can accelerate your team development maturity to the most sophisticate stage i.e. performing.
BUILDING CREDIBILITY• The Credibility Formula as: Credibility = Integrity + Expertise.
• Achieving a distinguishable level of follower faith and loyalty is certainly not an overnight occurrence and can be achieved only through openness; committed people investment and a proven scorecard of leadership and performance excellence.
• Leader behaviour, actions and decisions congruent with reliability, fairness, consistency and transparency are instrumental values which can enhance follower perception of the leader’s reputation, standing and eventually, their willingness to follow and support that leader.
ARISTOTLE’S RHETORICAL TRIANGLE
LEARNING ACTIVITY
• As a Women Leader in the engineering work environment, describe how you can enhance your credibility, influence and communicate your vision and ideas to get buy-in and support.
CONCLUSION
• Key points
• Summary
• Questions
CONTACT DETAILS
• Charles Cotter
• (+27) 84 562 9446
• Twitter: Charles_Cotter
• http://www.slideshare.net/CharlesCotter