Adopt the Leadership Formula

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Adopt the Leadership Formula

• The Leadership Strategic Model

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A Formula for Personal Growth

• The Leadership Formula is a guide for increasing
  your leadership potential.
• The Formula was derived and synthesized from
  interviews with numerous successful leaders in
  business, education, sports, religion, youth
  organizations, politics, and community groups.

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Leadership

• Leadership is based on the ability to Empower
  Followers in five critical areas
• Visionary Mission
• Decisive Decision Making
• Mutual Reward Theory
• Effective Communication
• Power of Influence
• Leadership involves maximizing each.

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Positive Force (Attitude)

• Positive force is the self-igniting spark that
  extends energy to the other five factors and
  results in Empowered Followers.
• All elements of the Leadership Formula are
  interrelated, interlocked, and interdependent.

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Leadership Elements

• Visionary Mission the ability to see the big
  picture and to formulate a plan of action to
  reach a lofty goal.
• Decisive Decision Making the ability to
  delegate effectively and make good, timely
  decisions.
• Mutual Reward Theory the ability to enhance
  relationships based on rewards for all people.

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Leadership Elements cont

• Effective Communication the ability to convey
  meaning through verbal, writing, speaking, and
  non-verbal actions for understanding. (Make
  Meaning)
• Power of Influence the ability to persuade
  others toward desired actions.
• Positive Force the ability to motivate
  stimulate others to take action.

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Leadership Elements are Interrelated

• Without effective communications it is impossible
  to create and promote a visionary mission, or to
  make decisive decisions.
• All elements are part of the mutual reward theory
  and the ability to influence others in positive
  ways.

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Benefits

• The Leadership Formula will accommodate different
  management styles.
• The Leadership Formula can help discover the
  right blend of management and leadership.
• The Leadership Formula can benefit experienced
  leaders as well as novices.

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Should leaders train leaders?

• In my opinion, leaders should encourage members
  of their team to develop their leadership
  potential.
• Most people possess a combination of traits
  skills which make leadership possible.
• The LSM is a practical road map designed to help
  people weave more leadership elements into their
  styles.

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Leadership is Leadership

• If you learn the essentials of leadership in one
  situation you can take them with you into another
  environment
• The real basics are the same.
• Only minor adjustments or major ones must be
  made to fit the new situation.
• Above all become an effective communicator. That
  is step one.