1. Leading From Within…
The Journey & Path
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Leadership Attributes – Universally Disliked
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How These Manifest Themselves In Groups
 Blocker/resister  Seeking sympathy
 Aggression  Super critical
 Competing  Withdrawing
 Attention seeking  Confession of
personal information
 “Special”
 Personal agenda
treatment
 Joker/clown
 Dominator
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…the ability to influence,
CP/Nina Long
motivate, and empower others
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Military
Social Political
Spiritual
Business Thought
Essential Leadership Qualities
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Leadership Attributes – Universally Liked
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How These Manifest Themselves in Groups
 Information or  Harmonizer or
opinion seeker Mediator
 Information or  Compromiser
opinion giver
 Supporter
 Clarifier
 Encourager
 Idea initiator
 Listener
 Elaborator
 Summarizer
 Introducer
 Evaluator
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Maxwell’s Twenty-One Key Leadership Qualities:
Character Discernment Problem-solving
Charisma Focus Relationships
Commitment Generosity Responsibility
Communication Initiative Security
Competence Listening Self-discipline
Courage Passion Servanthood
Positive Attitude Teachability
Vision
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Matrix of Strategic Roles
Insider Outsider
Front Seat Champion Activist
Inner Circle Outsider
Leader Fierce in Supporting Change
Commitment to Vision Commitment to Position
Change Agent Zealous Advocate
Back Seat Consultant Messenger
Inner Circle Outsider
Advisor & Coach May bring good or bad news
Commitment to Mission & Neutral about Mission/Vision
Vision Disengaged
Works with powers-that-be First to tell all, even dirty
Collaborator laundry
Trunk Follower Resister
Inner Circle Outsider
“Good Indian” Always fights change
Commitment to Leader Commitment to Status Quo
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“No institution can possibly survive if it
needs geniuses or supermen to manage it.
It must be organized in such a way as to
be able to get along under a leadership
composed of average human beings.”
Peter Drucker
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How Simple Is it?
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Champions & Consultants
Ethics
Vision
Humility
Communication
People-Building
Legacy
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Ethics
“Nearly all men can stand the test
of adversity, but if you really
want to test a man’s character,
give him power.” -- A. Lincoln
“Leadership is a combination of
strategy and character. If you must be
without one, be without the strategy.”
--N. Schwarzkopf
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“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the
moon in this decade and do the other things, not because
they are easy, but because they are hard.”
--J.F. Kennedy
“Leaders are visionaries with a poorly
developed sense of fear and no concept of the
odds against them.”
--R. Jarvik
VISION
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Visionary Leadership
Create and articulate a realistic,
credible, attractive vision
Skills:
Explaining
Expressing
Extending
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Visionary Leadership: Kouzes & Posner
Challenging the Process
Inspiring a Shared Vision
Enabling Others to Act
Modeling the Way
Encouraging the Heart
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Humility
Willingness to learn (and be wrong)
Teamwork & utilizing skills of others
Open-minded; values the “devil’s advocate”
Recognizes the mission is more important than the leader
“The best leaders I’ve known are not self-promoters.
While they are comfortable with power and authority,
they do not abuse their position, or emphasize the
perquisites of their office, or use their status to
distance themselves from others.”
--Pete Stark
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“Communication”
“The exchange of ideas, opinions and
information”
The Communicative Leader
 Positively represents and articulates
 Communicates effectively in all directions
 Distills ideas into messages that inspire
 Accurate and persuasive
 Includes all who “need to know”
 Understands importance of non-verbal
 Inquiry before Advocacy
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People-Building & Partnering
 Building up others, recognizing
achievements, and providing
people with opportunities for
growth and development
 Saying “thank you” and
recognizing accomplishments
 Identifying and utilizing the
skills of others
 Don’t put up brick walls…tear
them down
 Eliminate the words “not my
job” from your vocabulary
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Legacy
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How Simple Is it?
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It Can Become Habit-Forming to Lead!
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1. Let go of things others can do.
 Tasks and
responsibilities
 Authority
 Cans & Wants
 Build through
Involvement
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2. Encourage initiative, ideas, and risk taking.
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3. Foster goal-setting.
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4. Ask for help when you need it.
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5. Coach to ensure success.
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6. Reinforce good work and good attempts.
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7. Share information, knowledge, and skills.
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8. Value, trust, and respect each individual.
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9. Provide support without taking over.
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10. Practice what you preach.
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35. Leading From Within
Small Group Work Followed by
Wrap Up and Q & A
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36. Leading From Within
Laura Deaton
Full Glass Consulting
888-784-3433
Laura.Deaton@FullGlassConsulting.com
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