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1. COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP –
WHEN IT MATTERS MOST
“Leadership at Speed of Trust & Change”
2018 Innotech – San Antonio, TX
April 12, 2018
Presenter: Kevin D. Martin, MBA, PMP, PMI-ACP,
CMM

2. Inform
Inspire
Encourage
Why Am I Here?

3. Raise your hand
if:
•You are a
Leader.
• You are a
Project
Manager.
Who is In the
Room Today?

4. All Failure is Leadership
Failure!
90% of CEO’s believe that
Organizational Agility is
critical for business success.
Key Take Away

5. Who am I?
• Kevin D. Martin, MBA, PMP, PMI-ACP
• USAA Lead Project Manager & Agile Coach
• Project Management Institute
• PMI #63483 PMP #5498 PMI-ACP #148636
• Alamo PMI Chapter President
• 1997-99, 2001-03, 2013-16
• Strategic Execution Facilitator
• University of Texas - Adjunct Professor
• Read 25-30 Business Books Annually (1994)
• Member of 5 Board of Directors.
• Keynote Speaker, Facilitator & Presenter
• Multiple USAA Volunteer of the Year Award
• Motto: “DREAM BIG, WORK HARD, GIVE BACK”

6. 1. LinkedIn, Twitter, Flipboard – Alamo PMI Connexion
2. Alamo PMI Chapter & Agile Communities
Email: Kevtr6@gmail.com or
Advisor@alamopmi.org
My Client List
2016 & 2017
IPOS

7. “What is Courage?”
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9. ”STRENGTH
in the face of Pain or
Fear.”
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10. LEADERS
HAVE THE COURAGE
TO
GO FIRST
and leave a path for
others to follow.
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11. EPIC Success
• Organizational Agility?
• Why Change What Works?
• Why Now?
Agile Collaboration Signs:
❖Engaged Team Members.
❖Promote Trust.
❖Increased Accountability.
❖Continuous Learning.

12. Key Measure of Success
•Start with Why?
❖Visible work at every level.
❖Aligned - Vision, Values and Tasks.
❖Learning Cycles Improved by Facts.
❖Understand the Full Process.
❖Engaged Customers & Employees.

13. Courageous Leaders in History
•Martin Luther King
•Mother Teresa
•Steve Jobs
•Elon Musk
•Lucius Cincinnatus
•George Washington
•Joshua Chamberlain

14. 20th Maine – Encampment
July 1, 1863 south of Gettysburg, PA

17. Drivers of Agile Failures - 2015
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18. 2015 – Standish Group Study
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19. Employee
Engagement
Customer
Engagement
Organizati
onal
Agility
Productivity
QualityPredictability
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Rapid & Factual
Feedback
Cycles & Systems

20. Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast!
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Cultural Barriers
Turf Issues:
Blaming and Excuses
Resistance to Change
Bureaucracy
Hierarchy
Self Interest
Poor Communications
Lack of:
Trust
Rapid Adaption
Bias for Action
Open Collaboration
Teamwork & Mutual Support
Positive Energy
Hope & Optimism
Annual Initiatives
▪ New Strategy
▪ Change Initiatives
▪ IT Systems & Tools
▪ Merger/Acquisitions
▪ New Leader
▪ New Teams
▪ New Organization
Structure
▪ Six-Sigma
▪ Consultants

21. Winds of Leadership Transformation Success
Leadership Style
Trust Building
Disciplined Execution
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From Chaos to Control.
From Perceived Control to a Culture of
Transparent Collaboration and Trust.

22. Ten Leadership Styles
Motivational
Directional
Visionary
Strategic
Managing
Shepherding
Team
Building
Entrepreneurial
Reengineering
Bridge
Building
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23. Winds of Leadership Transformation Success
Leadership Style – 10 Situational
Trust Building
Disciplined Execution

24. A team is NOT a group
of people who work
together.
A team is a group of
people who TRUST
each other.
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25. Trust is Built
Trust
Character
Intent Integrity
Competence
Capability Results
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26. Trust is Built
Character
Intent
Caring Open Transparent
Integrity
Honesty Fair Authentic
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27. Trust is Built
Competence
Capability
Skills Knowledge Experience
Results
Reputation Credibility Performance
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28. Winds of Leadership Transformation Success
Leadership Style – 10 Situational
Trust Building – 12 Items
Disciplined Execution

29. Which Seems the Next Best Option?
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30. The Hardest Thing – WIG
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31. The Hardest Thing – Watch on GLSNEXT
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32. The real secret to long term
leadership
success is:
Culture Alignment from
Top to Bottom

33. So………..
LEADERSHIP at the Speed of Change
is Key to Long Term Success
A Strategic Execution Office MAY be
your answer!

34. Winds of Leadership Transformation Success
Leadership Style – 10
Situational
Trust Building – 12 Items
Disciplined Execution – 4

35. The greatest
contribution of a
leader:
To create and
encourage
OTHER LEADERS.
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36. 20th Maine – Gettysburg, PA
July 3, 1863 on Little Roundtop

37. “All Failure, is
Leadership Failure.”
Be Courageous
TODAY!
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38. Inform
Inspire
Encourage
Time for Your Feedback?
“Dream BIG, Work HARD, GIVE Back”
Kevin D. Martin

39. Time for Your
Questions?
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Kevin D. Martin, PMI-ACP, PMP
Advisor & Trustee, Alamo Chapter of PMI
1.LinkedIn
2.Twitter
3.Flipboard – Alamo PMI Conexion
4.Alamo PMI Chapter
1. Agile Community
2. Traditional Project/Programs
Email: Kevtr6@gmail.com or
Advisor@alamopmi.org