Power of Leadership
What are the leadership characteristics that are necessary to lead an organization, many times build consensus, and help the organization be successful in its mission?
Know and Be Yourself Know your values and know your beliefs. Carry the right values with you. Attitude Quote by Charles Swindoll I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react! If attitudes were contagious, would you want to catch yours?
Trust I trust you until you prove I can t trust you! High Expectations Work Be willing to work harder than anyone! Two things I asked of people: Loyalty to the organization Hard work
A Shared Vision for the Organization Vision Statement Envision the future by imagining exciting and ennobling possibilities. Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations. Walt Disney s Vision of Disneyland You have to know what you want and what you want to accomplish.
Enable Others Foster Collaboration and Cooperation Leadership is about Relationships Delegate Foster Personal Success
Three Rules Golden Rule Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Silver Rule Do for yourself what you would do for others Iron Rule Do not do for others what they need to do for themselves
Communication Communicate, Communicate, Communicate This may be the most important aspect of leadership! Every strong leader has been a good communicator. Where two or three are gathered together! Talk about the victories!
You cannot lead if you can t communicate the goals, vision, and processes. Share your passion, your ambitions, and your interests
Build the Culture Keep the main thing the main thing. It is about the organization, not you! An organization takes on the culture of your leadership! Constantly recognize the contributions of others. Give others the credit.
One of the most important responsibilities of a leader is culture management. We built a culture in Northside!
Leadership is a Relationship What people look for and want in their leaders. Leadership is much less about what you do and much more about who you are. It is the quality and character of the leader that determines the performance, the results. Credibility is the foundation of leadership Trustworthiness Expertise Sincerity
Credibility If you don t believe in the messenger, you won t believe the message. Do What You Say You Will Do This builds credibility We have heard this many ways Practice What You Preach Walk the Talk Actions Consistent with Words Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Two Major Parts: DO and SAY
Leadership Know and Be Yourself Have a Shared Vision for the Organization Enable Others Communicate, Communicate, Communicate Build the Culture Relationships Credibility
The Man in the Arena It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory or defeat. Theodore Roosevelt
Closing Three Responsibilities of Mankind It is meaningless to talk about leadership unless you believe that you as an individual can make a difference in the lives of other people. What kind of a difference do you want to make?
Being a leader brings with it a responsibility to do something of significance that makes the world a better place than it is today.