LeadershipQuestions

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Leadership Questions

• What is Leadership?

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Leadership Questions

• Is there a difference between leadership and
  management?

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Leadership or Management?

• Management is about arranging and telling.
  Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.
• Tom Peters

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Leadership or Management?

• Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder
  of success leadership determines whether the
  ladder is leaning against the right wall.
• Stephen R. Covey

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Leadership or Management?

• Leadership has to do with direction. Management
  has to do with the speed, coordination and
  logistics in going in that direction. The WORKERS
  are chopping their way through the jungle. The
  MANAGERS are coordinating, making sure the tools
  are sharp, etc. The LEADERS climb a tree and
  shout Wrong jungle!! The MANAGERS shout back Be
  quiet! We're making progress!

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Leadership or Management?

• Management Use available resources to provide
  most efficient and effective means of reaching a
  prescribed goal.
• available, efficient, prescribed

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Leadership or Management?

• Leadership Behaviors Develop new ideas and
  strategies for addressing the changing needs of
  the organization.
• new, address changing needs.

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Leadership Questions

• What are some leadership myths (from Bennis and
  Nanus)?
• Leadership is a rare skill.
• Leaders are born and not made.
• Leaders are charismatic.
• Leadership exists only at the top of the
  organization.
• Leaders control, direct, prod, manipulate.
• The leaders sole job is to increase shareholder
  value.

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Leadership Questions

• What is the leadership process?
• Who are the players?
• What do leaders really do?
• Toward what is leadership directed?
• What moderates the process?

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The Leadership Process

• Develop or Champion a New Idea
• Challenge the Process
• Articulate the Idea and Get Others to Buy-in
• Inspire a Shared Vision
• Develop the Skills and Resources Needed
• Enable others to Act
• Support and Motivate Your Followers
• Model the Way Encourage the Heart

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The Leadership Process and Skills

• Develop or Champion a New Idea
• Creativity/Innovation
• Articulate the Idea and Get Others to Buy-in
• Communication and Persuasion
• Develop the Skills and Resources Needed
• Empowerment, Organization, Goal Development
• Support and Motivate Your Followers
• Motivation and Support

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Leadership Questions

• What do followers look for in leaders?
• Leadership Characteristics
• Why does authenticity or integrity matter so much?