Why Leadership matters - Keynote speaker Prof. Gareth Jones

Why Leadership Matters

Professor Gareth Jones

Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones 2012

Why Should Anyone Be Led By You?

Leading v Managing

Leadership is a non – hierarchical concept

Effective leadership excites people to

exceptional performance

Behaviour in organisations

• Individual

• Team

• Organisation

The Search for Authentic Leadership

• 47 x 47 x 47• 60 x 50 x 17

• Loss of reality

• Loss of meaning

Loss of trust

The Search for Authentic Leadership

Loss of community

Leadership is in short supply

Structures and cultures kill leadership

The Leadership Deficit

• We want it – but we kill it

• We research it – but we don’t understand it

Asking the wrong questions….

• High achiever• High energy levels• Longer time span• Goal directed• Politically active• Loners• Field independent

Who Makes It To The Top?• First child or first son

Asking the wrong questions…What do those at the top think?

• Capacity to develop strategy• Able to work with a variety of people• Early responsibility for important tasks• Strong achievement goals• Early leadership experience• Experience of several business functions• Integrity, trust, concern for people

What do followers want?

A better question might be……

Followers want community

Followers want significance

Followers want excitement

Followers want authenticity

Ask yourself

Are you exciting?

Are you authentic?

Who decides?

Classic leadership research

• Trait

• Style

• Contingency

Emphasis on leaders not leadership

How we understand leadership

Leadership is contextual

Leadership is relational

Leadership is non-hierarchical

What authentic leaders do

Sense situations….and take symbolic action

Read – and rewrite – the context

Get close but keep your distance

Identify with your followers

Show your difference

Display significant, real and perceived differences…

…related to context

Know and show yourself…enough

Reveal weakness – focus dissatisfaction

Take personal risks because you care

When you really care you reveal your weaknesses.

Your weaknesses should be real, humanising, and may show followers how they can help.

Effective leaders use their emotions to liberate the energy of

others

Descartes was wrong – the fully rational human being is emotional

Communicate…..

Differences Weaknesses Vision Values

Tell a story

Choose your channel

Be a conductor

Conform enoughConnect – gain traction –change

Become an authentic chameleon

Retain your authenticity by…

Consistency between words and deeds

A common thread in your role performance

Comfort with origins

BE YOURSELF MORE

WITH SKILL

Inspirational Tensions

• Show strength but reveal weakness

• Be yourself but conform enough

• Get close but keep your distance

• Be authentic but be prepared to be a role player

What authentic leaders do Sense situations Read - and rewrite – the context Identify – get close but keep your distance Reveal difference - know and show yourself enough Reveal weakness Communicate with care Conform enough Practice what you preach Keep a common thread Be comfortable with origins

What you can do now Crucibles of experience Sources of replenishment Gain perspective Get feedback Don’t try to be perfect Being good v being great Customize your development Are you in the right place to express your

authentic self?

Balancing authenticity and skill

Authenticity

Maverick Effective Leader

Unaware and clumsy

Phoney

www.whyshouldanyonebeledbyyou.com

Leading in a downturn Don’t claim to know the future – but articulate a

vision/values (integrity and optimism) Understand the politics – but remain above them Focus on task (speed) – but build cohesion (keep

talking and listening) Identify with the troops – but be prepared to be apart Remain steadfast – but adapt, be nimble Admit mistakes – and say sorry where necessary

SOME NEW LEADERSHIP RULESDo’s Don’tsExplain and persuade Tell people what to doUse expertise Use hierarchyGive people space & resources Allow them to burnoutTell them what Tell them howGive people time InterfereProvide boundaries Create bureaucracy(agree simple rules)

Give recognition Give frequent feedback(amplify their achievements)

SOME NEW LEADERSHIP RULESDo’sEncourage failure &maximise learningProtect them from the rainTalk straightGive real world challengeswith constraintsCreate a galaxyConduct and connect

Don’ts“Train”

Expose them to politicsUse bullshit or deceiveBuild an ivory tower

Recruit a starDon’t take all the credit as their leader

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