This document discusses different aspects of leadership. It defines leadership as communicating one's worth and potential to others so they see it within themselves. It also discusses leading in organizations, with the challenge being to allow everyone to contribute their talents. When addressing problems, leaders should not neglect the spirit, mind, heart or body. Successful leaders manage strategy, execution, and culture. Modeling leadership through personal actions and dealing with conflict in a listening and solution-oriented way are also discussed.
2. Leadership in Practice Leadership is communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly that they come to see it in themselves. Stephen Covey This definition of leadership allows everyone to lead everywhere at any time. Put the responsibility of leadership into everyone hands
3. Leading in Organizations Organization is a relationship with a purpose Everyone is involved in some type of organization Almost all work is done through organizations The greatest organizational challenge is to set them up to allow everyone to contribute their unique talents
4. Leading Past Problems Chronic: underlying, causal, continuing Acute: painful, symptomatic, debilitating Spirit, mind, heart, body Neglect spirit—low trust Neglect mind—no shared vision or values Neglect body—no organizational discipline Neglect heart—disempowerment Great power to predict and heal
5. A New Path to Leadership Spirit—Conscience—Modeling—Culture Mind—Pathfinding—Vision—Strategy Body—Aligning—Discipline—Structure Heart—Empowering—Passion—Execution
7. Modeling We must become the change we seek in the world. Ghandi You are in a team to bring your strengths Know who you are what you can do—and don’t focus on what others tell you can and can’t be done Exercise initiative in your circle of influence What is the best thing I can do under these circumstances?
8. Trustworthiness 90 percent of leadership failures are character failures —Stephen Covey Character + Competence = Wisdom integrity technical maturity conceptual abundance interdependence mentality judgement
9. Dealing with Conflict Conflict is an opportunity Listening is key to leading Empathetic listening with others needs in mind Search for solutions better than proposed transformative
10. Leadership Roles Modeling: personal moral authority Pathfinding: visionary moral authority focus Aligning: Institutional moral authority Empowering: Cultural moral authority execution
11. Four Disciplines Focus people on the most important goals Develop a compelling, visible, accessible “scorecard” Create an action plan Everyone is accountable