The Leadership PinnacleJoseph Kessenich
Ohio University Center for Sports Administration
The Crux of Leadership
9 Crucial Steps to Reach Your Pinnacle:
9. Put Together the Right
Tools/Team
8. Set Your Route- Establish a Clear Vision
7. Thorough Communication
6. Confidence
5. Trust in Others
4. Be Adaptable
3. Push Yourself
2. Get Outside Your Comfort Zone
1. Help Others Reach Their Goals
9.
Putting Together the Right
Tools /Team
9.Putting Together the
Right Tools/Team
Climbing
Make sure to have the tools you need
Always have a back up
Leading
Assemble a complementary team
Understand different MBTI Types,
“Build the Bench”
8.
Set Your Route- Establish
a Clear Vision
8. Set the Route- Establish
a Clear Vision
Climbing
Survey the path before you climb, &
Visualize how you reach the top
Let others know the plan
Leading
Establish goals, & a Clear vision for
achievement
Communicate your vision to those involved
7.
Thorough Communication
7. Thorough
Communication
Climbing
Teams are communicating every step of the
way
Use “Calls” for efficiency
Leading
Effective communication is vital
Use feedback to help see the broader
picture
6.
Display Confidence
6. Display Confidence
Climbing
Believe in your abilities
Without confidence, a climb will end quickly.
Leading
Project consistent confidence in
yourself, and your vision
If confidence wavers, others will not fully
buy in
5.
Trust in Others
5. Trust in Others
Climbing
Trust the “Belayer”
They have your life in their hands.
Leading
Establish trust within the team
Delegate major responsibilities to those who
are prepared
4.
Be Adaptable
4. Be Adaptable
Climbing
Take what comes, and adapt
Things will not always go as planned
Leading
Be flexible in adjusting your style
When challenges arise, others may have a
better perspective
3.
Push Yourself
3. Push Yourself
Climbing
Take on new challenges, or you will never
get better
Leading
Don’t allow yourself, or the team, to
stagnate
Keep pushing to reach for new goals
2.
Get Outside Your Comfort
Zone
2.Get Outside Your
Comfort Zone
Climbing
Get yourself in awkward positions
Become a stronger, more flexible, and a
more complete climber.
Leading
Study other Psychological Types
Look to implement traits of other Types,
when useful
1.
Help Other Reach Their
Goals
1. Help Others Reach
Their Goals
Climbing
You can’t get to the top without help from
others
Pay it forward
Leading
Be Selfless
Enjoy contributing to others’ success, as
much, if not more than your own.
9 Crucial Steps-Review
9. Put Together the Right Tools/Team
8. Set Your Route- Establish a
Clear Vision
7. Thorough Communication
6. Confidence
5. Trust in Others
4. Be Adaptable
3. Push Yourself
2. Get Outside Your Comfort Zone
1. Help Others Reach Their
Goals
Leaving A Leadership
Legacy
We will leave a leadership legacy by
defining success not only through our
ability to reach our own goals, but
through our ability to help others reach
theirs…