Elements of Leadership Development

Leadership Development Becoming The Leader

You Want to Be

Knowing one’s true self is the first task of a leader. --Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian spiritualist

Leadership Can be Learned

We are not born to leadWe are all born leaders

The Art of Becoming

Becoming a leader is just that, it is the art of becoming

None of us ever arrive but we are all capable of enhancing our leadership abilities and capacities

Our leadership journey is a never ending tale of rounding off the sharp edges and honing our skills

Today’s Objectives

Describe the attributes, qualities and characteristics of an organizational learning environment that fosters individual and team growth and learning

Identify and describe the impact of cultural influences upon leadership style and strategies for managing cultural difference

Understand your role in developing yourself and those you lead

An Effective leader creates a learning Community of Leaders.

Leadership is A Learning Journey

A learning organization is an organizationskilled at creating, acquiring and

transferringknowledge and at

modifying its behavior to reflect new knowledge and

Insights

Garvin 1993

Building Blocks of A Learning Community

A supportive learning environment Psychological Safety Appreciation of Differences Openness to new ideas Time for reflection

Building Blocks of A Learning Community

Concrete Learning Processes and Practices Experimentation Information Collection Analysis Education and Training Information Transfer

Building Blocks of A Learning Community

Leadership that Reinforces Learning Invite input Ask probing questions Acknowledge own limitations Listen Attentively Encourage multiple points of view

Creating A Learning Community To create a whole that is better than the

parts we must:

Share our internal pictures The forces that led us to our current reality Identify the difference between our desires

and our current state of being

The Leadership journey is fundamentally about personal development

The Journey is about trying to see ourselves as others see us!

Effect Change

Influence

MissionValues and Principles

Self Awareness

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tion Individual

Why have you chosen to be a leader? / كقائد؟ إختيارك سيتم تم لماذا

I’d like you to take a few minutes by yourself to answer the question

“Why do you aspire to lead others?”

Now find a partner and give him/her your answer The partner should ask why three times?

The Role of Leaders

When do we need leaders?

The Role of Leaders

The art of mobilizing others

to struggle for shared aspirations

Kouses and Posner

The Role of Leaders

Trying to get people to do things they otherwise, ordinarily would not do

The Challenge for Leaders

The Key is in Balancing

Task and Maintenance

Elements of a Successful Developmental Experience

Assessment: Provides clarity about needed Changes (behavior, skills, attitude)

Challenge : Opportunity to experiment and Practice new (behavior, skills, Attitudes) 

Support: Confirmation and clarification of lessons learned

Ideal Self

Real Self

My Strengths

My GapsMy Learning

Agenda

Experimenting

Practicing

Trusting Relationships

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES FRAMEWORK

Personality

Leadership Style and Behaviors

Abilities &Skills

Values

EnvironmentCulture & educationParental Influence

Physical Environment

HeredityGenes

Race/EthnicityGender

INDIVIDUAL CHARATERISTICS

Summary

Leadership is a developmental process Effective leaders strive to create a learning

organization Effective leaders understand the forces that

have shaped their present self Effective leaders plan for their growth and

development