Leading Your Team to Greatness: The Key For Successful Living

“““Good is the enemy of great.”

Jim Collins

Do You Want To Be Safe And Good, Or Do You

Want To Take A Change And Be Great?- Jimmy Johnson

Wheel playing changes beliefs.Wagon must stop.People must play.

How things really work in some organizations!

Or, maybe more like this:

WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE?

Wagon LeaderFollowers

Square Wheels

Round Wheels Rope

COMMUNICATIONS

The 5 C’s (Traits) of a (Life) Leader

1. Communicator

2. Character-builder

3. Competent

4. Contributor

5. Collaborator

VISION – The 5 L’s1. We live by working to be the best we can be.2. We love by caring for others.3. We laugh by sharing our joys with each other.4. We learn by always being ready to learn and always doing

our best.5. We leave a legacy by making some difference in the world.

Primary Greatness(is within everyone)CharacterCompetenceInspirationContributionEveryday Greatness

Secondary Greatness(may come to some)FameAwardsHigh PositionsHeroic FeatsMomentary Greatness

There Are Two Primary Choices In Life: To Accept Conditions As They Exist, Or Accept The Responsibility For Changing Them.Denis Waitley

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What is Greatness?

Superior Performance

Distinctive Impact

Lasting Endurance

“““Greatness . . . is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline.”

Jim Collins

“Know Thyself”

The First Person You Lead Is Yourself

Who Said …

The Most Consistently Admired Characteristics of Leaders:

HonestForward-Looking

Competent

Inspiring

How Leaders Earn Credibility “They practice what they preach.” “They walk the talk.” “Their actions are consistent with their words.” “They put their money where their mouth is.” “They follow through on their promises.” “They do what they say they will do.”

Highly Capable Individual

Contributing Team-Member

Competent Manager

Effective Leader

Level 5 Executive

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

LEVEL 5 LEADERSHIP

Aligning for Greatness

Develop a Relationship of Mutual Trust & Respect

Set Clear Performance Expectations – No Surprises!

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Establish a Shared Vision & Values

Four Disciplines of a Healthy Organization

Cohesive teams build trust, eliminate politics, and increase efficiency by

Knowing one another’s unique strengths and weaknesses.

Openly engaging in constructive, ideological conflict.

Holding one another accountable for behaviors and actions.

Committing to group decisions.

1: Build a Cohesive Leadership Team

Healthy organizations minimize the potential for confusion by clarifying … Why do we exist? How do we behave? What do we do? How will we succeed? What is most important—right now? Who must do what?

2: Create Clarity

How Clear Is Your Organization About Its...

Vision

Mission

What is the organization really trying to accomplish? Is it compelling? Will it make a significant difference?

How will the organization proceed with making this vision a reality?

Values What are the core things the organization will use to guide and evaluate all of its actions and behaviors?

The Power of Clarifying Values to Guide Behaviors and ActionsFORWARD-LOOKING & INSPIRING We dare to be different. We are willing to take risks. We lead with passion.

We are not limited by others. We are persistent. We strive to exceed expectations. We inspire growth in ourselves and others.

INTEGRITY & RESPECTWe tell the truth. We are open to feedback. We trust each other to speak our minds.We always strive to do the right things for the right reasons. We communicate with candour and tact. We are tough on the issue, not on the person. We value people for who they are and what they bring.

The Power of Clarifying Values to Guide Behaviors and Actions

Healthy organizations align their employees around organizational clarity by communicating key messages through …

Repetition: Don’t be afraid to repeat the same message again and again.

Simplicity: The more complicated the message, the more potential for confusion and inconsistency.

Multiple Mediums: People react to information in many ways; use a variety of mediums.

Cascading Messages: Leaders communicate key messages to direct reports; the cycle repeats itself until the message is heard by all.

3: Over-Communicate Clarity

“Doing everything keeps us so busy we don’t have time to think about what is really important to us.”““

WHAT REALLY MATTERS

Ensuring all students are prepared for success in

college, work and life.

Organizations sustain their health by ensuring consistency in …Hiring

Managing performance

Rewards and recognition

Employee dismissal

4: Reinforce Clarity

“ What Gets Rewarded Gets

Repeated.”

The Same Old

Thinking

The Same Old

Results

““ “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”Albert Einstein

Five Practices of Exemplary Leaders

Kouzes and Posner

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Model the Way

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Inspire a Shared Vision

2

| 41

Challenge the Process

3

| 42

Enable Others to Act

4

| 43

Encourage the Heart

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The Key for Successful LivingPrimary and secondary greatness

Quit lacking at the leaves of attitude and

behavior (secondary greatness)

Get to work on the root, the character

(primary greatness) from which these attitude

and behavior flow.

Being Is SeeingBe See Think Feel Behave

We cannot change our seeing without changing our being

If you want to have…. Be…. The seven habits paradigm:

• An “inside-out” approach to personal and interpersonal effectiveness

Knowledge(What to, Why to)

Desire(Want to)

Skills(how to)

HABITS

Effectiveness Is Defined As P/Pc BalanceP= Production = What is produced, the desired results producedPC = Production Capacity = Producing asset. Maintaining, preserving and

enhancing the resources that produces the desired results Maintain the P/PC balance:

oBalance short term with long termo Take time to invest in a relationship oWin the customer more than the call

The Maturity Continuum

Character & Personality Although image, techniques and skills can influence your

outward success, the weight of real effectiveness lies in good

Character.

Character & CompetenceCharacter A person with high character exhibits integrity, maturity

and an Abundance Mentality.Competence A person with high competence has knowledge and ability

in a given area.

As people balance these two elements, they build their personal trustworthiness and their trust with others.

Character & Competence

Character Competence

JUDGEMENT

CHARACTER Integrity Maturity Abundance Mentality Interdependency

COMPETENCE Technical skills Qualifications Knowledge Experience

Emotional Bank Account

KEEP PROMISES APOLOGIZE

CLARIFY EXPECTATIONSTREAT OTHER KINDLY

UNDERSTAND OTHERS

LOYALITY TO THE

ABSENT

Build RelationshipsIn & outside your

team

Identify

Analyze

Manage

Develop/Coach

Be Open

Lead

Persuade

Inform

CommunicateIn all interactions

Relationship Management

Emotional Intelligence Your ability to Skills You need to

develop

What Skills Do You Expect From A Manager?

Skills For Developing Emotional Intelligence

An emotion is a feeling of Joy, Sorrow, Fear, Hate, Love, etc.

Effective Management of one’s emotions is important.

IQ EQ

PERSONALITY

Emotional intelligence is an

essential part of the whole person.

Self-Awareness Emotional

Connection Self-

Acceptance Self-Esteem Confidence Self-

Awareness

Self-Management Assertiveness Discipline Self-Control Trustworthin

ess Adaptability Positive

Thinking Planning Problem-

Solving

Energizers Motivation Initiative Drive Resilience Attitude Passion Engagement

Social Awareness Empathy Social

Responsibility Communicati

on Rapport Tolerance

Relationship Management Relationship

Management Teamwork Collaboration Conflict

Management Leadership Influence Service

Emotional IntelligenceIntra-Personal Catalysts Inter-Personal

Proactive Model

Freedom To

ChooseStimulus Response

Self-Awareness

Imagination Conscience

IndependentWill

Happiness is like unhappiness, a proactive choice

Proactive ModelResponsibility = “Response-ability”Proactive people:

Behavior in the product of one’s decision based on values

Personal leaders Take the initiative and are solutions to problems Successfully handle direct, indirect and no control

problems

Proactive ModelReactive people:

Behavior is the product of one’s condition based on feelings

Unhappy people who feel victimized and immobilized, who focus on the weaknesses of other people

Blame other people and circumstances they feel are responsible for their own stagnant situation.

There's noting I can do

That’s just the way I am

He makes me so mad

They won’t allow that

I have to do that

I can’t

I must

If only

Let’s look at our alternations

I can choose a different approach

I control my own feelings

I can create an effective presentation

I will choose an appropriate response

I choose

I prefer

I will

Reactive Language Proactive Language

Time Management Matrix I - Procrastinator

Urgent Important

II-PrioritizerNot Urgent Important

III – ‘Yes Man’Urgent

Not Important

IV - SlackerNot Urgent

Not Important

. Crisis

. Pressing problems

. Deadline-driven projects, meetings, preparations

. Preparation

. Prevention

. Values clarification

. Planning

. Relationship building

. True re-creation

. Empowerment

. Interruptions, some phone calls

. Some mail, some reports

. Some meetings

. Many proximate,pressing matters

. Many popular activities

. Trivia, busywork

. Some phone calls

. Time wasters

. “Escape” activities

. Irrelevant mail

. Excessive TV

I II

III IV

Urgent Not Urgent

Impo

rtant

Not I

mpo

rtant

Habit Three - Put First things FirstThe Habit of Personal Management

URGENT

IMPO

RTA

NT

NOT URGENT

NO

T IM

POR

TAN

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Crises Management

Attach to Mission

DistractionsTime

Wasters

Six Paradigms Of Human Interactions: 1. Win / Win2. Win / Lose3. Lose / Win4. Lose / Lose5. Win6. Win / Win or no deal

Five Dimensions of Win/Win

1 2 3

Win/WinCharacter

Win/WinRelationship

Win/WinAgreements

Supportive Systems (4) and Processes (5)

FOUR UNIQUE HUMAN ENDOWMENTS

1. Self-awareness2. Conscience3. Imagination4. Willpower

Six Levels Of Initiative

1Wait for instructions

2Ask for instructions

3Bring recommendations

4Use own judgement, report immediately

5Use own judgement, report routinely

6Use own judgment, not necessary to report

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a holistic, integrated,

principle centered approach for solving our personal and

professional problems

Principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the

wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that

change creates.

Habit# 1: Be Pro-ActiveI am a responsible person

I take INITIATIVE

I choose may actions, attitudes, and moods

I do not blame others for my wrong actions

I do the right thing without being asked

Habit#2 Begin With The End In MindI plan ahead and set goals

I do things that have meaning and make a difference

I am an important part of my classroom

I contribute to my school’s mission and vision

I look for ways to be a good CITIZEN

Habit#3: Put Things FirstI spend my time on things that are most important

I say no to things I know I should not do

I set PRIORITIES, make a schedule, and follow my plan

I am disciplined and organized

Habit#4: Think Win-winI BALANCE courage for getting what I want while considering others

I make deposits in other’s emotional bank accounts

I look for a win-win solution when conflicts arise

Habit#5: Seek First To Understand, Then To Be UnderstoodI listen to other people’s ideas and feelings

I try to see things from their VIEWPOINTS

I listen to others without interrupting

I listen with my ears, my eyes, and my heart

I am confident voicing my ideas

Habit#6: SYNERGIZE!I value other people’s strengths and learn from them

I get along with others, even people who are different from me

I seek out other people’s ideas to solve problems & create better

solutions

I look for (other) alternatives

I am HUMBLE

Habit#7: Sharpen the saw!I take care of my body by eating right, exercising, and getting sleep

I learn in lots of ways and lots of places, not just at school

I spend time with family and friends

I take time to find meaningful ways to help people

I balance all parts of myself above (body, brain, heart, & soul)

Start with youHabit 3 PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

Work First, Then Play

Habit 2 BEGIN WITH THE END IN MINDHave a Plan

Habit 1 BE PROACTIVEYou’re In Charge

Habit 6 SYNERGIZETogether Is Better

Habit 5 SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD

Listen Before You Talk

Habit 4 THINK WIN - WINEveryone Can Win

Then play well with others

The 7 Habits Tree

And remember to take care of yourselfHabit 7 SHARPEN THE SAW

Balance Feels Best

THE FIVE LEVELS OF GREAT LEADERSHIP

1) Position:

2) Permission:

People follow because they have to. Your influence will not extend beyond your lines of authority.

People follow because they want to.People will follow you beyond your stated lines of authority.

3) Production: People follow because of what you have done for the organization.People like you and what you are doing.

4) People Development:

People follow because of what you have done for them. Here your focus is on developing others; you mentor them and help them and you make them more valuable.

5) Personhood:People follow because of who you are and what you represent. Few people make this level, and only others can put you here. It takes years of working

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