Principle-Centered Leadership -Learnings from Indiatimes Summit

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Principle-Centered Leadership-Learnings from
Indiatimes Summit

• Stephen R.Covey

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About Stephen R. Covey

• Internationally accepted leadership authority
  teacher, and Chairman founder of the Covey
  Leadership Center
• MBA from Harvard Doctorate from Brigham Young
  University
• Bestsellers
• Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
• First Things First
• Principle Centered Leadership
• Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families

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Learning Gradient
Teach 95
Experience 80
Discuss 70
See Hear 50
See 30
Hear 20
Read 10
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Ages of Civilization
Wisdom
Information / Knowledge Worker
Industrial
Agrarian
Hunters/ Gatherers
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Seismic Social / Economic Shifts

• Globalization of Markets and Technology
• Democratization of Information / Expectations
• University Connectivity
• Exponential Increase in Competition
• Wealth Creation Movement from Money to People
• Free Agency (Knowledge Worker Market)
• Permanent Whitewater

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From THING Paradigm (No freedom and power to choose) to PEOPLE Paradigm (Freedom and power to choose)
From Practices (Rules) to Principles (Wisdom)
From Outside-In to Inside-Out
From Scarcity to Abundance
From Control to Unleash (Directed Autonomy)
From Efficiency (Methods/Steps) MANAGEMENT Formal Authority to Effectiveness (Results) LEADERSHIP Moral Authority
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Paradigm Shift
The world is flat The world is round
The Earth is the center of the solar System The Sun is the center of the solar System
Divine Right of Kings US Constitution
Bloodletting Germ-Theory
People as Things (Manage People and Things) Whole Person (Manage Things Lead People)
Leadership is a Position (Formal Authority) Leadership is a Choice (Moral Authority)
Quick Fix (Outside-in) Sequential Process (Inside-Out)
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What is the Difference Between Values and
Principles?
VALUES Social Norm Personal Emotional Subjective Arguable PRINCIPLES Natural Law Impersonal Factual Objective Self-Evident
Behavior is governed by values. Consequences are
governed by principles. Therefore, value
principles.
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• Principles Embodied in the 7 Habits
• Be Proactive
  Responsibility/Initiative
• Begin with the end in mind Vision/Values
• Put First things First
  Integrity/Execution
• Think Win-Win Mutual
  respect/Benefit
• Seek first to understand
• Then to be understood Mutual
  understanding
• 6. Synergize Creative Cooperation
• 7. Sharpen the Saw Renewal
• Behavior is governed by values.
• Consequences are governed by principles.
• Therefore, value principles.

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MISSION the WHY of it all
Character Roles Goals
Be Proactive Begin with the end in Mind(AGR) Put First Things First Think Win/Win Seek First to Understand (xQ), Then to be Understood Synergy Sharpen the Saw Modeling (7H) (Trust, Collaboration) Pathfinding (Clarity, Commitment) Aligning (Enabling, Accountability) Empowering (Translation, Discipline) Focus Execution
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Four Areas of Choice
Mind
Spirit
Body
Heart
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Four Needs of People
Mind/ (To Learn) Mental Development

Spirit (To Leave a Legacy) Spiritual Memory
Body Doing (To Live)
Heart Feeling ((To Love)
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Four Intelligence of People
Mental Intelligence (IQ)
Spiritual Intelligence (SQ)
Spiritual Intelligence (SQ)
Mental Intelligence (PQ)
Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
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Leading a Balanced, Integrated, Powerful Life


Mind/Vision
Spirit Conscience
Body Discipline
Heart Passion
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The High Cost of Low TrustFour Chronic Problems
Mind / No Shared Vision / Values
Spirit / Low Trust
Heart / Disempowerment
Body / Misalignment
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Trustworthiness Trust
CHARACTER COMPETENCE Integrity (SQ) Technical
(IQ PQ) Maturity (EQ) Conceptual
(IQ) Abundance (SQ, EQ) Interdependency (IQ,
EQ)
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Listening continuum
5. Empathic Listening
Within the Others Frame of Reference
4. Attentive Listening
Within Ones Own Frame of Reference
3. Selective Listening
2. Pretend Listening (Patronizing)
1. Ignoring
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Developing Empathic Listening

• Mimic
• Re-phrase Content
• Reflect Feeling
• Reflect Feeling and
• Re-phrase content
• Heart/Body Empathy

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Two steps in Achieving Synergy(Third
Alternatives)

• Would you be willing to search for a solution
  that is better than what either on of you (us)
  have proposed?
• (Habits 4,6)

Would you agree to a simple ground rule No one
can make his or her point until they have
restarted the other persons point to his or her
satisfaction (Habits 5)
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Circle of Concern
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Make a Recommendation
Wait Until Told
YOUR JOB
Do It Do it and report periodically Do it and
report immediately I Intend To Ask
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Principle-Centered Living Three Generations
Courage (to live true)
Humility (Principles govern)
Parents
Integrity (Integrated around principles)
Child
WISDOM (Perspective)
Abundance Mentality (no comparison)
Grand Children
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Level 5
LEVEL 5 EXECUTIVE Builds enduring greatness
through a paradoxical combination of personal
humility plus professional will
Level 4
EFFECTIVE LEADER Catalyzes commitment to and
vigorous pursuit of a clear and compelling
visionstimulates the group to high performance
standards
Level 3
COMPETENT MANAGER Organizes people and resources
towards effective and efficient pursuit of
predetermined objectives
Level 2
CONTRIBUTING TEAM MEMBER Contributes to the
achievement of group objectivesworks
effectively with others in a group setting
HIGHLY CAPABLE INDIVIDUAL Makes productive
contributions through talent,knowledge,skills and
good work habits
Level 1
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The Principle-CenteredSweet Spot of
organizations
What
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Thank You