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Myth 2: Teams admire managerial traits

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Myth 3: Staff serve their leaders

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Myth 4: Leadership is about personality

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There are some striking differences between what leaders and managers do. It’s possible for leaders to have managerial responsibilities and managers also to have leadership abilities. Leaders focus on people, working with them to create a shared vision and focus. Leaders build teams and work endlessly to challenge people to achieve things they believe they can’t do, focus on their talents, develop their strengths and empower them to do the right things. Leaders never lose sight of the team and the capacity within the team to do amazing things. They work on building trust, inspiring people and working together through change. Leadership is about trust and about relationships.

Top 10 Differences Between Managers and Leaders

youtube.com/ watch?v=8ubRzzirRKs&feature=related

Myth 1:

“What characteristics, values, or personal traits do you look for and admire in a leader?” Over the last 35 years, Kouzes and Posner have researched what people look for in a leader and it has been very constant over time. Overwhelming around the world, people believe their leaders should be honest, forward-looking, inspiring, and competent. And . . . Canadians agree. So as you lead

Managers . . . Leaders . . . Have employees Win followers React to change Create change Communicate Persuade Direct groups Build teams Focus on systems and structure Focus on people Take credit Take responsibility Are focused Create shared focus Exercise power over people Develop power

within people Administer Innovate Maintain Develop Rely on control Inspire trust Do things right Do the right thing Plan and budget Create vision and

strategy Focus on efficiency Focus on integrity

Characteristics of Leaders We Admire

Top 4 for Canada %

Honest 88% Honest

Forward-Looking 88% Forward- Looking

Inspiring 73% Inspiring

Competent 60% Competent Kouzes and Posner (2007)

your team, challenge yourself to use consistently these top characteristics.

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Cutting Through the Foggy Myths Using Better Leadership

Practices in Long Term Care

Editor Mary-Lou van der Horst Geriatric Nursing /Knowledge Translation Consultant (GIIC) Regional Geriatric Program - Central St. Peter's Hospital 88 Maplewood Ave, Hamilton, ON. L8M 1W9 marylou1harold@xplornet.com

Kouzes, J.M., and Posner, B.Z. (2007). The Leadership Challenge (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Top 10 Differences Between Managers and Leaders youtube.com/ watch?v=8ubRzzirRKs&feature=related Tom Peters : Remove Hurdles and Be of Direct Service youtube.com/ watch?v=BHIKRmEaC6Y Simon Sinek. Why being a leader is a lot like parenting youtube.com/ watchv=efGLdwPOWSw&list=PLdh6uFzQnsVnatsxFYHZBXstnuqIuX6QU

Conestoga College in partnership with the Schlegel Centre for Learning

Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care offers a 180h 8-month

Certificate Leadership Program. Its 6 courses focus on enhancing key

applied leadership capabilities and skills For more information:

519-748-5220 ext. 3635

Cutting Through the Foggy Myths Using Better Leadership

Practices in Long Term Care

Editor Mary-Lou van der Horst Geriatric Nursing /Knowledge Translation Consultant (GIIC) Regional Geriatric Program - Central St. Peter's Hospital 88 Maplewood Ave, Hamilton, ON. L8M 1W9 marylou1harold@xplornet.com

Cutting Through the Foggy Myths Using Better Leadership

Schlegel Centre for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-term Care at The RIA Waterloo, ON marylou.vanderhorst@ uwaterloo.ca

Conestoga College Kitchener, ON mvanderhorst@ conestogac.on.ca

.©MLvanderHorst

Leadership is not about personality, it’s about the leader’s behaviour. Leaders mobilize others to get extraordinary things done in virtually every area of long-term care operations, services and care. Leaders are everywhere, in any position. Here’s what leaders do consistently;

Model the way Inspire a shared vision Challenge the process Enable others to act & Encourage the heart

People watch and then engage with leaders because they admire and are inspired by their behaviours.

Leadership is About Personality

Model the Way

Clarify values by finding your voice and affirming shared ideals. Set the example by aligning actions with shared values.

Inspire a Shared Vision

Envision the future by imagining exciting and ennobling possibilities. Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations

Challenge the Process

Search for opportunities by seizing the initiative and by looking outward for innovative ways to improve Experiment and take risks by constantly generating small wins and learning from experience.

Enable Others to Act

Foster collaboration by building trust and facilitating relationships. Strengthen others by increas-ing self-determination and developing competence.

Encourage the Heart

Recognize contributions by showing appreciation for individual excellence. Celebrate the values and victories by creating a spirit of community.

Kouzes and Posner (2007)

“When we think about leadership and the variety of gifts people bring to organizations, we see

that the art of leadership lies in polishing and liberating and

enabling those gifts” Max Depree

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