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