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Leaders Open Doors

Bill TreasurerFounder and Chief Encouragement Officer

Fortune Leadership

Summit May 13-14, 2014

+Open-door Leader ACTION Tips

Answer the Holy Question

Identify Leaders Who Opened Doors for You

Give People Something to Prove

STOP Stoking Fears

Shift People’s Heads

Give People Permission to Disagree

Get Real

+Answer the Holy Question

Before setting out on a journey to be a better leader, figure out your destination. Leadership works best when it is put in the service of a worthwhile purpose.

Bridge:

Core Purpose

Destination Postcard

Objective Statement

+Identify Leaders Who Opened Doors for You

Great leaders are products of great leaders. Think about how others opened doors for you. How can you do the same?

Bridge:

Skate to where the puck is going

Future Organization (Dr. Vogt @ BioPlus)

Educational path of progress

Coach/mentor vs. Boss

+Give People Something to Prove

The best way to tap into a person’s courage and passion is to give them something to prove. The best challenges are those that help a person surface and strengthen latent skills and abilities.

Bridge:

SuperGreen stretch goal

+STOP Stoking Fears

Fear may motivate people in the short run but over the long haul it is very damaging. Stop focusing on all the risks and start focusing on benefits. Don’t talk about what keeps you awake at night, but what gets you up in the morning.

Bridge:

Winning Moves assumptions

Focus on SuperGreens

Crucial Conversations – remove fear from the room

WIS Notes – successful if; Daily Huddle - victories

+Shift People’s Heads

Keep people from thinking in habitual or restrictive ways. Instead of having meetings in the same conference room at 2pm, move to a museum or park in the morning. Change of venue often promotes fresh thinking.

Bridge:

Facilitator’s Guide

+Give People Permission to DisagreeMake it clear that you do not want to be surrounded by Yes-

people. Tell them you need perspectives that run counter to your own. When people respectfully disagree with you, avoid the temptation to punish or pull rank.

Bridge:

Discuss, Debate, Agree

Start Stop Keep

Someone other than CEO facilitate

CEO gives thoughts last

Ask people for their thoughts when they are silent

Crucial Conversations – create safety

6 Thinking Hats – black hat is welcome

+Get Real

People want to know that no matter how much success you have, you still know your “roots.” Remain an accessible person of goodwill.

Bridge:

Collins’ Level 5 leader

Sharma’s “Avoid the Arrogance of Success”

Humility we call for in Rhythm Coach Job Scorecards

CEO should maintain 1-on-1 time with direct reports weekly