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“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more,and become more…
…then you are a leader."
- John Quincy Adams
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that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not
making friends and influencing people, that is
flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to
higher sights, the raising of a person's
performance to a higher standard, the building
of a personality beyond its normal limitations.”
“Leadership is not a magnetic personality,
- Peter F. Drucker
HigherSights
PersonalPerformance
Higher Standards
Leadership
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Adam Zak, the Lean Executive RecruiterCEO, Adam Zak Executive Searchwww.LeanRecruiter.com
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Most important characteristics of successful Lean leaders
Consider these criteria before accepting any Lean leadershipjob offer
Avoid these big mistakes when recruiting Lean leaders
When to rethink career options and consider greenerLean pastures
Lean personal productivity hacks to improve your life andretain sanity at work
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Lean LeadershipCharacteristics
Self-awareness
Humility
Heart
Grit
Vision
Systemic & Process Thinking
Communication
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Self-Awareness
“Know thyself.” - Written on the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi
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Humility
“If I only had a little humility I would be perfect.
- Ted Turner
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Heart
“You gotta have heart. All you really need is heart. When the odds are saying you’ll never win, that’s when the grin should start.”
- Damn Yankees
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“Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent.”
Grit
- Steve Martin
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Vision
“To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership…”
- Ronald Reagan
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Systemic & Process Thinking
“…in my experience most troubles and most possibilities for improvement add up to the proportions something like this: 94% belongs to the system (responsibility of management) 6% special.” - W. Edwards Demming
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Communication
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
- George Bernard Shaw
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Is this new position right for me?
Compensation
Inspiration
Enlightened Senior Leadership
My Future
Lifestyle
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How much do I need?How much do I want?
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Do I want to work with these people?
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Biggest Recruiting Mistakes
Lack of clear direction and agenda for Lean initiative
Lack of clear vision and metrics for the position
Failure to see/understand what’s not on the resume
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Lack of Clear Direction & Agenda for Lean Initiative
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Lack of Clear Vision & Metrics for the Position
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Failure to See/Understand What’s Not on the Resume
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Handwriting on the wall, or, where there’s smoke…
Change in ownership
Change in top leadership
Change in vision (motivation, incentives)
Change in Culture (toxic?)
Change in organizational structure/chart
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Lean Personal Productivity Hacksto Dramatically Improve Your Lifeand Retain Sanity at Work
The most important thing
Focus on execution
Reflect, record, review
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“The next thing you do today will be the most important thing on your agenda, because, after all, you’re doing it next. Well, perhaps it will be the most urgent thing. Or the easiest. In fact, the most important thing probably isn’t even on your agenda.”
- Seth Godin, September 15, 2014
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