Identifying Great Leaders Early Ramesh Srinivasan

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Identifying Great Leaders EarlyRamesh Srinivasan
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• Nothing Original Here
• Not Conventional Wisdom
• Leaders? Who Are They?
• Identify Them When You See Them
• Empower Them
• Turn Talent Into Performance
• Highlight the Right Heroes
• Let Them Make the Difference
• Catch Them Early

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Employees Productivity
Top 1 Productivity vs. Average Productivity
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Employees Productivity
Top 1 Productivity vs. Bottom 1 Productivity
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How Do They Look/Talk?

• All Shapes, Looks and Sizes
• All Ranges of General Communication Skills
• Very Little Use of Jargon / Buzz Words
• Incredible Capacity to Express Complex Concepts
  in Simple Terms Clarity of Thought And
  Expression
• Humble, Self-Doubting and Paranoid
• Great Instincts Imperfect Information OK
• Sound Judgement
• Excellent Followers
• Good Bargains (Give More Than They Take)
• Are Very Talented
• Personal Ethics Work Ethic Will Never be in
  Question
• Great at Improving

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How Do They Think?

• Impatience With Status Quo Rebels
• Will Be Challenging (Never A Dull Moment)
• Can Do Attitude ( Results to Show)
• Possess Rare Simple Striking Common Sense
• Focused on the Current
• Not Good Future Career Path Planners
• Have More Ideas For Organization Than For
  Themselves
• Will Not Demand Personal Loyalty Will Demand
  Loyalty to Organization, Vision and Values
• Customer Pleasers Not Boss Pleasers

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How Do They Think?

• Not Big Positive Motivating Style (They
  Themselves Need No Motivation Either)
• Inspiring Yes But Not Very Motivating
• Constantly Focused On 10 Not Going Well
• Seem Comfortable With Conflicts
• Tolerant of Mistakes Not Tolerant Of Same
  Mistakes
• Cause / Purpose / Values

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How Do They Team-Up?

• Genuine Respect For Others and Their Views
• Very Good Listeners Better Empathy
• Dedicated To Larger Cause
• Aggressive Commitments Will Honor Most Of Them
• Find Happiness And
• Genuine Satisfaction In Success
• Of Others
• Will Not Win Popularity Contests
• Peers Will Complain

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How Do They Operate?

• Share Willingly
• Very Good Teachers
• Enjoy Hiring Good People Magnets
• Will Take Chances on Not Very Experienced People
• Can Make Good People Do Great Things
• Professionally Comfortable Letting People Go
• They Sweat the Small Stuff Attention to Detail
• Bigger the Crisis, Calmer They Get
• Not Great Long Term Thinkers

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How Do They Operate?

• High Focus
• Not Afraid to be Wrong
• Will Typically Ask for Forgiveness Later
  thanPermission Before
• Will Spend Just the Right Time on the Past
• Will Easily Take the Blame
• Will Not Spend Too Much Time Celebrating
  Seemto Always Think Someone Else Deserves to
  Credit
• Marathon Runners Seem to be There for
  EveryoneAll the Time
• Will Give 150 - But No Burn Out
• Sleep Very Well Have Fun

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THANK YOU!