LEADING OTHERS EFFECTIVELYLeadership TAR

Leadership TAR: Retreat Two“Leading Others Effectively”

The leader always sets the trail for others to follow.

One Leader Can Create a Movement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ

Popsicle Sticks Activity

The Paradox of REALTOR Association Leadership

A special type of person pursues real estate as a career because of the independence, freedom of action, and reliance upon

individual initiative it offers… then seeks a position in association leadership, a position

that relies heavily upon teamwork, cooperation, and mutual dependence for its

success and effectiveness.

Local Association Structures and Cultures

Identify… Positive aspects of

delegation

Negative aspects of delegation/Reasons many dislike delegation

Delegating: Group Exercise

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. – Dwight Eisenhower

Success Strategies for Working in Groups

1. Consciously establish the ground rules for your work together.

2. Process matters.

3. Run effective meetings.

Establish PAL (Purpose, Agenda, and Length)

Success Strategies for Working in Groups

4. Conflict is normal, natural, and beneficial.Stages of Group Process:

• Forming• Storming• Norming• Performing

Success Strategies for Working in Groups

5. Handle conflict.• Put everything on the table.• Be honest, and stay committed to the process.• Try to understand differences.• Look for a solution where everyone’s needs are

met.

Success Strategies for Working in Groups

6. Handle “agreement”.• The Abilene Paradox• Brainstorming

7. Work with shared power.• Consensus decision making• Multivoting

When the focus is on contribution, there is almost no difficulty in achieving teamwork. The focus on contribution imposes an organizing principle. It imposes relevance on events.It creates a team. – Peter Drucker

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”

– Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Abilene Paradox and Avoiding Groupthink

In groups, discuss the following:

• What factors cause groups “to make trips to Abilene?”

• How can good leaders produce different behaviors?

The Road to Abilene…

Tennessee Association of Realtors

Briefing

“Leadership is creating a world to which people want to belong.”

– Gilles Pajou

The MLS Exercise

The Darwin Smith StoryLevel 5 Leadership

If your local association had a mascot, what would be the most appropriate choice?

Why?

FOREVER STRONGMovie Debrief

• What are the key “takeaways” from this movie, in terms of leadership lessons?

• Contrast the leadership styles of the two coaches in the film.

FOREVER STRONGMovie Debrief

• What are the most important three rules on the Highland Rugby team?

• How was teamwork built/developed? How does this apply to leadership in Realtor Associations?

• Does position on the team matter?

Activity

What drives you? What kind of character and character traits do we need in the leaders of our associations? Are you prepared to offer that kind of leadership?

“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

– Sirius Black (from Harry Potter

and the Goblet of Fire)

The William Gladstone Story

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”

– Theodore Roosevelt

Simplified

Parliamentary

Procedure

NARBriefing

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow…

- Committees

- PAGs

- Task Forces

Getting Work Done

Blonde at Library - Miscommunication

Communication Challenges

It’s a Web 2.0 World!

“We search for special individuals with leadership potential, rather than developing the leadership potential in everyone…. we totally miss the bigger question: ‘What are we, collectively, able to create?’”

– Peter Senge

Self-Assessment: Your Communication Style

Take the next 25 minutes to complete the self-assessment to determine your communication style.

Body Language for Leaders

Leadership is not just about what you say!

Creating YOUR Dream Team

Patrick Henry Hughes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qTiYA1WiY8&feature=player_embedded

“Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men – the other 999 follow women.”

– Groucho Marx

“One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain’t nothin’ can beat teamwork.”

– Edward Abbey