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04 Beyond

01 Success in a Collaborative World

05 Wrap Up

02 Becoming 03 Being

01Success in a Collaborative World

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CONNECTED LEADER ATTRIBUTES

BECOMING

BEING

BEYOND

• Coaching• Measuring• Adapting• Exploring• Bettering

• Analysing• Deciding• Delivering• Cooperating• Clowning

• Trusting• Involving• Empathising• Developing• Communicatin

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THE CONNECTED LEADER CHASM

CLOSED

OPEN

OPEN

hurtful

hopefulharmful

harmonious

02Becoming

Becoming a connected leader is about nurturing and creating an open environment of communication and development

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BECOMING

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BECOMING A

CONNECTED LEADER

Trusting

Involving

Empathising

Developing

Communicating

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BECOMING: Trusting

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Listen to viewpoints

Be transparent in views &

ations

Less talk and more

experience & interaction

Mistakes happen –

encourage them

Be consistent in all your

efforts

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BECOMING: Involving

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Insist upon contribution

Encourage participation

Destroy ‘Walled

Gardens’

Seek out comments, ideas and feedback

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BECOMING: Empathising

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Open your door to the

professional and personal lives of

your staff

Embrace mistakes and learn from them

Invest time relating to those with difficulties

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BECOMING: Developing

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Be proactive and help identify their

strengths & weaknesses

Regularly review with them to

assess progress on developing goals

Ensure equal responsibility

Developing your people is mission

critical

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BECOMING: Communicating

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Be direct, concise & clear in verbal &

written communication

Straight talk is always preferred

Pay attention to what others have

to say

Communicate with context by connecting dots with priorities &

objectives

03Being

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Being a connected leader is about accomplishing actions in a comprehensive yet lighthearted manner

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BEING

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BEING A CONNECTED

LEADERAnalysing

Deciding

Delivering

Cooperating

Clowning

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BEING: Analysing

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Analyse through empathy

Connect with people directly

before executing

Open your analysis to multiple

possibilities before acting

Patience in analysing

serves you well

Specialise in the holisitic big

picture

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BEING: Deciding

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Outline who will be affected & ramifications

Consult others as appropriate

What alternative

options present themselves

The ultimate decider must be accountable for

timely action

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BEING: Delivering

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Use SMART objectives

Adjust as necessary &

remain malleable

Address issues as soon as possible

Build in resource mgmt,

evaluation & priorities

Ensure roles & responsibilities

are clear

Celebrate & reward the team

throughout delivery

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BEING: Cooperating

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Be cooperative,

not competitive

Work with your team

through good & bad

Involve others along the way

Be above the pressure

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BEING: Clowing

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Ease up and smile

Lighten the mood

Don’t work till you drop

Gaming isn’t just for kids

Good jokes aren’t taboo

04Beyond

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True open leadership is the act of engaging other to influence and execute a coordinated and harmonious conclusion

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BEYOND

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BEYOND A CONNECTED

LEADERCoaching

Measuring

Adapting

Exploring

Bettering

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BEYOND: Coaching

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Things are never just right

or wrong

Nurture your relationship

with your team

All situations have teaching

moments

Bring the story to the surface

before advising

Personal knowledge

management

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BEYOND: Measuring

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Consider both the business & and

humans

Work with the team to adjust to

constraints

Use SMART goals for

humanistic targets as well

Monitor progress, focus

on improvement, adjust as necessary

Use qualitative & quantitative

metrics

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BEYOND: Exploring

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Collaborate inside & outside

of the organisation

Better your IQ & EQ by

examining different angles

Leave the office regularly

Understand how the front-

line impacts your work

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BEYOND: Adapting

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Be uncomfortable with the status

quo

Anticipate bumps and

barriers

Explore options, get

creative

Shift priorities to address

future needs

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BEYOND: Bettering

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Better the organisation

Start and open dialogue about wants, needs,

wishes and expectations

Get out in front and initiate the

bettering actions with your team

No one is irreplaceable

05Wrap Up

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CONNECT with others

CONSIDER all options

COMMUNICATE the decision &

action plans

CREATE the result

CONFIRM the results met the

target

CONGRATULATE thru feedback &

recognition

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WANT TO READ MORE ON THIS?

Flat ArmyCreating a Connected and Engaged Organizationby Dan Pontefract Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 8, 2013) ISBN-10: 1118529790 ISBN-13: 978-1118529799http://bit.ly/1hMdEj8