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Political Leadership Political Leadership 200200
Presentation 8Presentation 8
Leadership in PracticeLeadership in Practice
Leadership is communicating to Leadership is communicating to people their worth and potential so people their worth and potential so clearly that they come to see it in clearly that they come to see it in themselves.themselves. Stephen Covey Stephen Covey
This definition of leadership allows This definition of leadership allows everyone to lead everywhere at any everyone to lead everywhere at any time.time.
Put the responsibility of leadership Put the responsibility of leadership into everyone handsinto everyone hands
Leading in Leading in OrganizationsOrganizations Organization is a relationship with a Organization is a relationship with a
purposepurpose Everyone is involved in some type of Everyone is involved in some type of
organizationorganization Almost all work is done through Almost all work is done through
organizationsorganizations The greatest organizational challenge The greatest organizational challenge
is to set them up to allow everyone to is to set them up to allow everyone to contribute their unique talentscontribute their unique talents
Leading Past ProblemsLeading Past Problems
Chronic: underlying, causal, continuingChronic: underlying, causal, continuing Acute: painful, symptomatic, debilitatingAcute: painful, symptomatic, debilitating Spirit, mind, heart, bodySpirit, mind, heart, body
– Neglect spirit—low trustNeglect spirit—low trust– Neglect mind—no shared vision or valuesNeglect mind—no shared vision or values– Neglect body—no organizational disciplineNeglect body—no organizational discipline– Neglect heart—disempowermentNeglect heart—disempowerment
Great power to predict and healGreat power to predict and heal
A New Path to A New Path to LeadershipLeadership Spirit—Conscience—Modeling—Spirit—Conscience—Modeling—
CultureCulture Mind—Pathfinding—Vision—Mind—Pathfinding—Vision—
StrategyStrategy Body—Aligning—Discipline—Body—Aligning—Discipline—
StructureStructure Heart—Empowering—Passion—Heart—Empowering—Passion—
ExecutionExecution
Successful Leaders Successful Leaders ManageManage Strategy—Develop, maintain, Strategy—Develop, maintain,
clear, focused clear, focused Execution—Develop, maintain Execution—Develop, maintain
flawless operationsflawless operations Culture—Develop, maintain Culture—Develop, maintain
performance-oriented cultureperformance-oriented culture Structure: Build, maintain, fast, Structure: Build, maintain, fast,
flexible & flat organizationflexible & flat organization
ModelingModeling
We must become the change we seek We must become the change we seek in the world.in the world. Ghandi Ghandi– You are in a team to bring your strengthsYou are in a team to bring your strengths– Know who you are what you can do—and Know who you are what you can do—and
don’t focus on what others tell you can don’t focus on what others tell you can and can’t be doneand can’t be done
– Exercise initiative in your circle of Exercise initiative in your circle of influenceinfluence
– What is the best thing I can do under What is the best thing I can do under these circumstances?these circumstances?
TrustworthinessTrustworthiness
90 percent of leadership failures are 90 percent of leadership failures are character failurescharacter failures—Stephen Covey—Stephen Covey
Character + Competence = Character + Competence = WisdomWisdom– integrity technicalintegrity technical– maturity conceptualmaturity conceptual– abundance interdependenceabundance interdependence– mentality mentality
judgementjudgement
Dealing with ConflictDealing with Conflict
Conflict is an opportunityConflict is an opportunity Listening is key to leadingListening is key to leading
– Empathetic listening with others Empathetic listening with others needs in mindneeds in mind
Search for solutions better than Search for solutions better than proposedproposed
transformativetransformative
Leadership RolesLeadership Roles
Modeling: personal moral authorityModeling: personal moral authority Pathfinding: visionary moral authorityPathfinding: visionary moral authority
– focusfocus Aligning: Institutional moral authorityAligning: Institutional moral authority Empowering: Cultural moral authorityEmpowering: Cultural moral authority
– execution execution
Four DisciplinesFour Disciplines
Focus people on the most Focus people on the most important goalsimportant goals
Develop a compelling, visible, Develop a compelling, visible, accessible “scorecard”accessible “scorecard”
Create an action planCreate an action plan Everyone is accountableEveryone is accountable
Contact InformationContact Information
Kathleen SchaferKathleen Schafer Leadership ConnectionLeadership Connection www.leadershipconnection.netwww.leadershipconnection.net
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