Leading With Your Strengths in 2014!

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Describe the qualities, skills and attributes of the best boss you have ever had?

Why would others want to work with you or for you?

Competency Based Development

• Competencies are a set of skills and behaviors that describe excellent performance in a particular work context.

• Competencies provide the roadmap for the range of behaviors that produce excellent performance.

• Research tells us which competencies are critical for success as individual contributors, mid level managers, and senior/executive level managers.

• Research, combined with the knowledge of a person’s skills level, can provide the groundwork for current and future success.

• A Competency-Based Development Plan is a written document specifying how to leverage skills and how to grow skills.

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Agenda

• Review “BIG 8” most important leadership competencies

• Review concept of leadership by level

• Highlight 3-5 strengths and 1-2 opportunities for growth on competency-based placemat

• Narrow list to 1-2 top strengths and 1 opportunity for growth

• Create Development Plan – leverage a strength(s) and improve in a key competency area to bring greater value to your organization and career path

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The Big

• Planning

• Team Building

• Dealing with Ambiguity

• Managing Vision & Purpose

• Strategic Agility

• Creativity

• Innovation Management

• Motivating Others

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Leadership by Level:

Individual Contributor:

get it done

Mid-level Manager:

get it done through people

Executive:

get it done, through people…and with an eye and a vision on the future

Leading with your strengths! Start here: • What strengths do you need to build on?

• What “noise” do you need to reduce?

• What knowledge do you need to gain?

• What relationships do you need to build?

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Leverage Strengths:

• When do I typically leverage these strengths? How can I do this with more intention?

• Are there additional times that I can intentionally leverage these strengths?

• Do I leverage these strengths during adversity or challenging assignments? Should I do more of this?

• How can I leverage my strengths to motivate others or to develop others?

• How can I gain positive visibility within my organization based on my strengths?

• How can I leverage my strengths to bring greater value to my local community (if already involved)?

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Opportunity for Growth: • How can I learn more about this competency? Who

within my organization can help me learn more about this competency?

• What can I do differently to focus on the key competency that I would like to explore/learn more about?

• Identify one person within my organization that has strengths in this competency area. How can I learn from this person?

• Based on knowledge gained and further exploration, identify at least one behavior that can be implemented to build confidence in this key competency area.

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Competency-Based Placemat

• Highlight 3-5 Strengths (in Blue) and 1-2 Opportunities for Growth (in Yellow)

• Narrow list to 1-2 Strengths and 1 Opportunity for Growth

• Create Development Plan – leverage skills and grow skills

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Sample Development Plan Competency: Customer Focus (leverage strength)

During monthly staff meetings, bring list of ideas to meetings that will enhance the experience of our clients. Partner with office manager to implement solutions - to highlight next-level leadership skills.

Competency: Strategic Agility (opportunity for growth)

Work with key stakeholders to be involved in strategic planning for all projects – in order to gain broader/more strategic perspective for all projects I’m involved. Over time, actively participate in all strategic planning sessions to gain skills and build confidence.

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Summary and “Take-Away”

• Share development ideas with the rest of the association members. Consider sharing development plan with your

manager. What did you discover?

• Competency-Based Development Planning is an opportunity to be intentional about leveraging your strengths in order to bring greater value to your organization and to highlight your leadership skills.

• Competency-Based Development Planning is an opportunity to be intentional about focusing on a new competency where growth will enhance/broaden your overall leadership skill-set and enhance your overall career path.

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Leading With Your Strengths in 2014!

Shannon D’Gerolamo 225-278-1114 ▪ 225-927-4143 sdgerolamo@mysuccesslab.com www.mysuccesslab.com

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