Presented by Richard Meyers

Presented by Richard Meyers & Associates, Inc.

What Is the face of leadership Look like?

What is your Philosophy of leadership?

Here is one example……..

INVICTUS

“YOU MUST BE INSPIRED IN ORDER TO INSPIRE OTHERS”…

Mandela had three perspectives that he lived by: Kindness Forgiveness Humility

Leading vs. Managing• What managers and management teams do:

– Create order out of complexity• Plan, organize, harmonize, manage risks• Managers focus on WHAT needs to be done—execution, both quality and speed

• What leaders and leadership teams do:– Create change

• Strategy is insufficient!• Focus on RESHAPING culture to better enable execution of the strategy

– They have a firm grasp of reality and create the vision of how to achieve success

•Leaders make emotional connections!

• Success requires both strong leadership and great management– Most companies are over-managed and under-led, and many fail to manage the most

important things well

When Leading vs. ManagingWhen Leading….• Influencing change with a bold

vision and firm grasp of reality—communicating a compelling story—with conviction

• Taking personal risks• Challenging assumptions--thinking

out of the box• Creating disruption/discomfort with

the status quo• Redefining standards of excellence• Making emotional connections--

inspiring the best from others• Engaging conflicting points of view

—building trust-based relationships

When Managing….•Managing to results•Measuring performance•Harmonizing/optimizing processes•Holding others accountable for deliverables•Managing risks•Following guidelines—thinking in context•Stabilizing

Every role requires both leadership and management,but few executives have talent sets or profiles that

are equally balanced (From, Leading Change, John Kotter, Harvard Business School)

Risk Analyst

VPHead of Risk

Director/Risk Manager

M I N D S E T / C O M

P L E X I T Y

Levels of Professional Complexity

How Role Complexity Requires a Different “MINDSET”

1. Gets Things Done

• Execution• Relating

2. Gets Things Done thru Others

• Execution• Relating

• Influencing

3. Creates Change• Influencing

• Vision• Strategy

• Org. Development• Relating

Leadership vs. Management Teams

Leadership Teams Proactively shape culture to

market leadership strategy Have collective team goals Hold one another mutually

accountable Interdependent-leverage

talents and experiences Focus on realizing their

purpose, vision, BHAG

Management Teams Unconsciously shape

culture Have functional goals Are accountable to the

leader Independent Share information Review numbers Negotiate resource

allocations

Authentic Leadership* The values derived from your beliefs and convictions

These become truly tested when you are under pressure

Leadership principles are values translated into action Self-awareness is the most important capability for

successful leaders This is why knowing what is most important to you is

critical

*Adapted from; Discovering Your Authentic Leadership, George, Sims, McLean, Mayer, Harvard Business review, 2007

How to Become an “Authentic” Leader• Ask yourself the following questions:

1. Which people or experiences in your early life had the greatest impact on you?

2. What tools do you use to become self-aware?

3. What are your most deeply held values?

4. What motivates you extrinsically?

5. What kind of support team do you have?

6. Is your life integrated?

7. What does being authentic mean in your life?

8. What steps can you take tomorrow to become a more authentic leader?

Developing Your Leadership Point-of-View

Your Leadership POV is your philosophy of leadership: the beliefs that explain your goals and drive your values, style, behaviors, priorities and/or decisions These are not “ideals” or platitudes

The underlying principle is that your behaviors reflect what’s important to you (your values), and what’s important to you is based on underlying beliefs, some of which you may not be readily conscious of

Think about 1-2 key people or experiences that most impacted who you are as a leader

Identify the 5 principle beliefs that best define who you are as a leader

THE 3 KEYS TO LEADERSHIP

THE THREE KEYS

WHY? Are you doing that… WHAT? We do… HOW? We make it…

QUESTIONS