netspeed learning solutions - thought leader webinar series - bill treasurer - 4-29-15
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A Radically Simple Leadership Approach to Lift People, Profits, and Performance
BILL TREASURER
Open-door Leadership is about
serving people and organizations by
creating opportunities for them to
grow.
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OPEN-DOOR LEADER
Embodies his or her values
Has a strong desire to help people win
Is clear about what is but focuses on what can be
Has war wounds and wisdom
Is keenly observant and listens deeply
Is non-toxic
“Open Door” is Not a Policy!
Open
Door
Policy
is NOT a
Tip #1:
Use OPPORTUNITY to Motivate,
Develop, and Engage
Opportunity is more
powerful even than
conquerors and
prophets.
Benjamin Disraeli
All that is valuable in
human society depends
upon the opportunity for
development accorded
the individual.
Albert Einstein
"The focus of the organization
must be on opportunities rather
than on problems."
Peter Drucker
Poll Question #1
Feel there
are
insufficient
growth
opportunities
are passionate about their job
feel energized by their work
believe they’re in “dead-end” jobs
Leadersopendoors.com
Co-establish “Gulp Goals”.
Involve in consequential decisions.
Delegate the tough stuff.
Invite them to present at your meetings.
Let them LEAD something.
Growth Opportunities
Tip #2:
Give people something to prove.
My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost.
Who is the leader that gave you
an opportunity to prove
yourself? What impact did it
have on you?
Your Proving Ground
Tip #3:
Coach People to Embrace Discomfort.
Safety/Opportunity Continuum
Poll Question #2
Think about the bold move you are considering. How uncomfortable does it make you?
Poll Question #3
How uncomfortable is the bold
move you’re leading people
through for them?
Growth and comfort
do not coexist.
Ginni Rometty
Tip #4:
Value Smart Mistakes.
Mr. Fusion
Never sent.
Abraham Lincoln, 16th
US President
COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP FACILITATOR'S GUIDE. COPYRIGHT © 2011 BY GIANT LEAP CONSULTING. REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION
OF PFEIFFER, AN IMPRINT OF WILEY. WWW.PFEIFFER.COM
Sara Blakely
SPANX
“When someone makes a mistake
at SPANX – especially when those
mistakes key us on to a new
insight – I am never disappointed.
In fact, I go up to them and give
them a big high five.”
Sara Blakely
What’s the last
best mistake
you’ve made?
When was the last
best mistake you
rewarded?
Two Good Questions
Tip #5:
Create Safety.
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Tip #6:
Honor the Tradition.
TraditionLeadership is a
Percent of Catholics who
plan on giving more to the
poor this year.
Percent of Catholics who
said the increase is due
to the new Pope.
Pope Francis
25
77
Clint Hurdle
“It’s all about
encouragement, it’s all
about positivity, it’s all
about trust.”
