How to make a world of difference in a challenging world. It starts with a big enough reason to lead, then a reviewing and reorganising of our mindset, engaging team commitment through effective communications, and inspiring your followers to step up with excitement. It\'s not easy - and yet it\'s worth the effort.

1. Effective Leadership
Making a world of difference in challenging times

2. “The world we have created is
a product of our thinking;
it cannot be changed without
changing our thinking…”
Albert Einstein

3. A snapshot of changing
The world is
the business at
the beginning
Concept 2
of 2008...
Oceania 2009
Expectations are
...so what can we do about it?13
changing constantly

4. the agenda
We will be navigating these questions with you:
1. Why do you want to lead?
2. Why should anyone be led by you?
3. How are you exciting others to exceptional performance?
4. How are you partnering & learning across the business?
5. How are you adapting to different situations?

5. Before we start

6. the challenge
“There’s no
growth in the
comfort zone and
no comfort in the
growth zone”

7. Play FULL TILT!

8. the logistics
Summary
Notes
Group
Discussion

9. THINK DO GET

10. Decision vs Position

11. No-one anywhere really
knows what the hell is
going on…
So we are all simply just
making it up
as we go along…

12. the agenda
We will be navigating these questions with you:
1. Why do you want to lead?
2. Why should anyone be led by you?
3. How are you exciting others to exceptional performance?
4. How are you partnering & learning across the business?
5. How are you adapting to different situations?

13. Why do I want to lead?

14. my leadership challenges
Key challenges Choose No. 1 Discuss responses
...Why is it so difficult to lead now?

15. my leadership challenges
What is the
greatest challenge
in being a leader
today?

16. What do I want from
this working session? My outcomes

17. THINK DO GET

18. Abstract vs Practical

19. PassIon
What if I do not lead it?

20. A snapshot of changing
The world is
the business at
the beginning
Concept 2
of 2008...
Oceania 2009
Transform or Die Can’t do it like we used 13

21. Ref: Prigogene 1977
dissipative structures
Prigogene, 1977
O P ”
E “ P
A T IV
IS S IP
D

23. Knowledge is Power

24. IQ was King The Information Age is over

25. EQ is the new
Let’s get connected NOW
ruling party

26. Power by Affiliation

27. THINK DO GET

28. Result:

29. A snapshot of changing
The world is
the business at
the beginning
Concept 2
of 2008...
Oceania 2009
Who’s on Top? Leadership is not hierarchical13

30. the agenda
We will be navigating these questions with you:
1. Why do you want to lead?
2. Why should anyone be led by you?
3. How are you exciting others to exceptional performance?
4. How are you partnering & learning across the business?
5. How are you adapting to different situations?

31. the objective
Why
Should
Anyone
Be Led
By YOU?
What it takes to be an authentic leader

32. Professor Professor
Rob Goffee Gareth Jones
London Business School London Business School

33. your theme
The C.A.S.E. for
SIMPLIFYING
COMPLEXITY

34. the key ingredient
34

35. the key ingredient
I’m
Excited!
35

36. the leadership definition
Effective leadership
EXCITES people to
EXCEPTIONAL
PERFORMANCE

37. the suggestion
Have the
COURAGE
to INSPIRE
daily

38. the next step
With your buddies (3 to 4)…
(around 4 minutes)
1. Tell them how you excite
followers to exceptional
performance
2. Your Buddies respond:
“I’m EXCITED!”

39. one more challenge
Extroverts
Introverts

40. the difference
Follower Perspective
Authentic Leadership

41. the problem
Too Much Emphasis on ‘Great’
Leaders, Rather Than Leadership
Mahatma Gandhi Richard Branson Jack Welch Bill Gates
There’s only one…

42. “The main body of leadership literature
focuses on the characteristics of leaders.
The underlying assumption is that
leadership is something we do to other
people...
...but in our view, leadership should be seen
as something we do with other people.
Leadership must always be viewed as a
relationship between the leader and the
led.”
Rob Goffee & Gareth Jones

43. authentic leadership foundations
Non-hierarchical Contextual Relational
Position / title does not Situational sensing
make a leader Action consistent Constant cultivation
across roles Develop networks

44. Followers
Anyone you need to excite to deliver
exceptional performance

45. Who are your What are their needs? How well are you
followers? meeting these?
Making your CASE
...Who do you need to excite?

46. What do Followers Need?

47. the agenda
We will be navigating these questions with you:
1. Why do you want to lead?
2. Why should anyone be led by you?
3. How are you exciting others to
exceptional performance?
4. How are you partnering & learning across the business?
5. How are you adapting to different situations?

48. the followers’ needs
Excitement
Authenticity The need for passion
Community The need to be real
Significance
The need for
The need to build it meaning

49. Community
1. Have a Higher Purpose, a
Mountain to scale
2. Connect people to it and each
other

50. the findings
Highest Correlation
Leader Behaviours &
Engagement
1. Create a work environment
(culture) that drives High
Performance
2. Communicate honestly
(authenticity)
3. Act in alignment with
organisation’s core values
4. Link the organisation to a
Higher Purpose
(Source: BlessingWhite Global Employee
Engagement Survey 2010/2011)

51. the suggestion
The Golden Circle
WHY?
HOW?
WHAT? ...WHAT IF?

52. Family: most basic unit of a tRibe

54. Authenticity
1. Differentiate yourself
through values, business
and life experience.
2. Show allowable
weaknesses.

55. The Findings
% of Engaged who agree or strongly
agree vs. Disengaged who agree or
strongly agree
(Source: BlessingWhite Global Employee Engagement Survey 2010/2011)
My Manager… Engaged Vs. Disengaged
Encourages me to use my 85% 37%
talents
Asks for and acts on my input 84% 42%
Recognises and rewards my 88% 43%
achievements

56. The Secret
from Dr Brene Brown’s ‘The Gift of Imperfection’ …
“Don't ask what the world needs,
ask what makes you come alive
and go and do it. Because what
the world needs is people who
have come alive” Howard Thurmann

57. Who Are You?

58. The Findings
% of Engaged who agree or strongly
agree vs. Disengaged who agree or
strongly agree
(Source: BlessingWhite Global Employee Engagement Survey 2010/2011)
Engaged Vs. Disengaged
I trust my manager 88% 48%
I have a great working 87% 41%
relationship with my manager
I know my manager well as a 81% 23%
person

59. The Suggestion
1. Share Life Experiences
and link to Values
2. Show “Allowable
Weaknesses”

60. The Next Steps
With your buddies (3 to 4)…
(around 4 minutes)
1. How do you?
2. How could you?
…CREATE COMMUNITY
…BE MORE AUTHENTIC
“I’m EXCITED”

61. the agenda
We will be navigating these questions with you:
1. Why do you want to lead?
2. Why should anyone be led by you?
3. How are you exciting others to exceptional performance?
4. How are you partnering & learning
across the business?
5. How are you adapting to different situations?

62. Significance
1. Connect people’s efforts to
the Higher Purpose or the
mountain ascent.
2. Provide feedback that
leverages each person’s
talents (often compensating
for your allowable
weaknesses).

63. The Suggestion
Upfront Positive
Specific Examples
Skills or Qualities
Resulting Benefits

64. come in early as a partner
LEARNING TO LEAD ...not late as a judge

65. leaRning paRtneRships in tRibes

66. Excitement
1. Use celebrations and
rituals to underscore
achievements
2. Embody a passion that
energises others
through the promotion of
innovation, urgency and
accountability

67. Excitement

68. The Suggestion
Excellent
Develop
Ideas
Time Frame

69. The Next Steps
With your buddies (3 to 4)…
(around 4 minutes)
1. How do you?
2. How could you?
…CREATE SIGNIFICANCE
…CREATE EVEN MORE
EXCITEMENT
“I’m EXCITED”

70. The Essence
Be YOURSELF more…
WITH SKILL

71. The Mantra
“Be Me”
Be YOURSELF more…
WITH SKILL

72. Be an
authentic
chameleon

73. “Know thyself for the truth
shall set thee free”

74. Engage your strengths and
Express your Best partner to your weaknesses

75. The Life Lesson
“Where shall we
hide real power?”

76. The Life Lesson
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we
started and know the place for the first time.”
T. S. Eliot

77. The Summary
Making Your…
Community
Authenticity
Significance
Excitement

78. The “One Thing”
“The One
Thing”

79. A snapshot of changing
The world is
the business at
the beginning
Concept 2
of 2008...
Oceania 2009
We can only move ...so what do YOU commit to?
13
forward......

80. the agenda
We will be navigating these questions with you:
1. Why do you want to lead?
2. Why should anyone be led by you?
3. How are you exciting others to exceptional performance?
4. How are you partnering & learning across the business?
5. How are you adapting to different
situations?

81. building trust early
pace, pace, pace ....... and lead

82. IGNITING YOUR SENSORY CHANNELS
be sense-able

83. What if? How? What? Why?

84. learning & leadership styles
Concrete Experiencing
Dynamic Learner Imaginative Learner
Mentor/
Motivator
Colleague
What if? Why?
Doing/Active Watching/
Experimentation Reflective
How? What? Observation
Coach/
Facilitator Teacher
Common Sense Learner Analytical Learner
Abstract Conceptualizing

85. the stickiness factor 85

86. Why?
framing
86

87. Common Ground
Clarify Benefits
Pace Out Objections
Link to Message

88. If you want to build a ship, don’t summon
people to buy wood, prepare tools,
distribute jobs and organise the work …
… teach people the yearning for the
wide, boundless ocean
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Author of The Little Prince

89. What if?
stoRy selling Inspire with full technicolour,
soundtrack, emotions......

90. Learn from
unexpected
quarter

91. live more
lead more
leave a legacy

92. So...

93. What do we need to do?
Individual Action Plan

94. START CONTINUE STOP
peRsonal leaRning jouRnal key insights

95. What do we need to do?
Team Action Plan

96. evaluating my outcomes find the gems

97. my next steps What do I commit to?

98. Any Questions or Comments?

99. tlc@dryvonnesum.com