BE A LEADER

July 12 2016

YOU ARE A LEADER

WHY GOOD LEADERS MAKE YOU FEEL SAFE Simon Sinek: Why good leaders make you feel safe

LEADING LEADERS“Great Leaders know how to lead other leaders” What impact did your leaders have on you or other

leaders? Were those leaders inspired to achieve ambitious goals

because of their leaders? Were you or others more productive?Did they…? Help leaders understand their own unique leadership

talents? How to maximize risk taking? How to clarify and implement their own vision as leaders? Did they support failure?

HOW LEADERS ACT Not confined to job titles – Have the biggest thinkers in

the room Leaders ask “Why not____” instead of “Why” Leaders dream BIG –

Tommy Johnson (AFLAC) “If you don’t have dreams so big that you want them with your whole being, dreams so big that nothing will stand in your way, then as a leader you are dead.”

Alex Kinnier (Google Product Marketing Manager) “My first instinct is to not just do what I’m told. I do what I think is right for the business.”

As a leader you have not failed if you have not held onto your leader Let them shine, break rules, create disruptive and profitable

breakthroughs and help their peers get over feeling threatened

LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOURS Coaching matters more Thinking matters more Your example matters more Conversation matters more Influence matters more

QUICK ACTIONS FOR LEADERSAs Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus noted in Leaders, “The problem with many organizations, and especially the ones that are failing, is that they tend to be over managed and underled.” Expectation is that leaders will lead (no Leaders in

Training) Stop waiting for another leader to tell you what to do Creating the opportunity for leaders to develop vision for

the future Let go of control

Allow teams to make decisions and support decisions“The only failure you need to worry about is the failure to do something”

LEADING THROUGH CHANGE There are 2 guarantees in life: Taxes and Death The one guarantee in business: CHANGE

Organizations that dominate the market and competition have leaders that know how to lead through change as well as bring out the best in their people during times of uncertainty

Leadership: Leading Change

WHY CHANGE FAILS 2013 survey of global senior executives by

Strategy&/Katzenbach Center revealed that the success rate of major change initiatives is only 54%

WHY?? “Change Fatigue” – making too many changes A loss of faith – results come too slowly Not enough input from employees – don’t have the ownership

in the initiatives

STRATEGIES FOR LEADING THROUGH CHANGE Stay purpose driven

Create a culture high on purpose Leverage strengths from existing culture Bring people together and leverage talent pool in

collaborative manner Communication must be constant

Great communication is required to create great relationships

Clear and repetitive communication Navigate through conflict

CONT’D Invest in your people

Most important people are the ones that work with you and are expected to carry out the vision

Organizations passionate about developing and building their people are the ones that win

Protect the people Find the informal leaders

Persist until you succeed A detailed plan can only get you so far Backbone of organizations that thrive during times of

change Set the tone when leading through change Face change head on and keep moving forward

TO CLOSE Actions and Behaviours of Leaders Why change fails and how Leadership can lead through

times of change. Tools

Delegation Board

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