inspiring passion through effective leadership (bit.ly/ninjapanda)
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What makes a great leader? How well do you understand your team? About my project: http://bit.ly/ninjapandaTRANSCRIPT
Gabriel Chan fb.com/NoteWagon @NoteWagon
Inspiring Passion through
Effective Leadership
What is NoteWagon?
A web platform for student peer-learning! …or get notes
for their class Diverse learning styles are
satisfied
Students get cash for their notes… Expertise contributions are rewarded
Great Leaders
What do they have in common?
Hint: not their ‘staches!
Great Leaders
What do they have in common?
They all just DID it!
Great Leaders
What do they have in common?
Discipline Innovation
Divinity
Great Leaders
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: lead his country into modernity
Discipline Encouraged meritocracy and results.
Innovation Minimized detection by fundraising overseas; simplifying his platform into 3 simple points.
Divinity His country desperately needs him… Success is his only **** option; failure’s not!
Great Leaders
Steve Jobs: professional perfectionist; saviour of Apple
Discipline Stopped leaks & built culture of secrecy. Relentless on execution of great products.
Innovation Design for what users need, not what they want.
Divinity Public opinion did not phase him. He knew what he was doing, and it was right!
Great Leaders
Wayne Gretzky: The Great One
Discipline Practicing effectively and practicing often.
Innovation Studied the game: go where the puck is going. Always one step ahead of his opponents!
Divinity He is feared on the ice; and he knows it! Opponents think twice about bodychecking him.
Teamwork
How to break down team players: • Those who absolutely rock at their job • Those who do an “OK” job • Those who need every bit of help
Respectively are A-, B-, and C-Players
Teamwork
Teamwork
Teamwork
Teamwork
A-Players absolutely rock at their job
B-Players do an “OK” job
C-Players need every bit of help
Teamwork
A-Players
A-Player Revolutionary A-Player Chief Executive A-Player Captain
Teamwork
B-Players
When was the last time Rob Ford did something great for Toronto?
RIM stubbornly refused to acknowledge basic user needs, like cameras & web browsers (that work properly)
Why can't Lebron James write his Auto-Biography? He's still stuck on the title!
Teamwork
C-Players
A-Player politician & legalist; C-Player Commander-In-Chief
Consistently fails to make good quality consumer vehicles
Any sports n00b is a C-Player until effective practice improves them
Interaction
LEADing a team of
A-Players: Treat them like a brotherhood B-Players: Treat them like a family C-Players: Treat them like a kindergarten
Interaction
DECISION making by a
A-Player: Trust in their decisions B-Player: Suggest the best decision C-Player: Specify the best decision
Interaction
FOLLOWING a
A-Player: Truly listen to their direction B-Player: Respect them and think about
what/how it really needs to be done! C-Player: Don’t bother listening,
unless you need to hear them out… Point out the flaw in their direction, so they will start listening to YOU
Summary
Know your team!
A -Players B -Players
C -Players
Great leaders DID it!
Discipline Innovation
Divinity