Strategic | Critical Thinking Thinking

a model for leadership

by Steelcase

4 Steps

Can we establish

Protocols & Practices that improve performance?

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• Needs to be thorough• Must be intensely prepared• Scan universe for reasoning (proof that you’ve done your home- work & used rigorous discipline)• Learning via networking• Looking at facts AND feelings

THINK

THINK

accommodating, agreeing, coaching, coactive, coadjuvant, coefficient, collaborating, collaborative, collective, collegial, collusive, combining, common, concerted, concurring, coordinated, coordinated, harmonious, harmonious, in league, interdependent, participating, reciprocal, responsive, shared, sociable, supportive, symbiotic, synergetic, synergic, team, united, uniting, useful

con·sen·sus  (n) 1. General agreement or accord. An opinion or position reached by a group as a whole. See Usage Note at redundancy

collegial (adj) 1: characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues; "collegial harmony"; "a tendency to turn from collegial to one-man management"

How do you reach consensus?

How should good leaders reach consensus?

When CONSENSUS

goes bad A Leader’s Influence in Group Thinking

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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“leadership is having a point-of-view”

THINK

Point-Of-View • Leaders must develop & articulate POV

• Make a decision around the debate• One person must establish direction• Changing POV is only valid if new evidence is submitted• POV should align with future state

POV

Yes… this meansone person will establish

direction!

END

the

SWIRL

GATHERThe TEAM

LEADThe

WAY

POV

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“leadership is having a point-of-view”

plan- to-implement: what, who, how, wherePlan-To Implement

THINK

Point-Of-View

PLAN

PLANHave you ever seen…

Hint-Its not this cute…

a goat rodeo?• Business and groups respond well to planning

• “Respect and Dignity” means taking the time to plan what all the constituents need to successfully implement.

• Consider all constituents involved• Communication is critical• Clarify and simplify• Ensure all know the game plan• Anticipate, anticipate, anticipate• Practice, practice, practice

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“leadership is having a point-of-view”

plan-to-implement: what, who, how, where

One VoicePlay to WinBrave HeartCelebrateConclusion!

Plan-To Implement

THINK

Point-Of-View

Implement

IMPLEMENT

IMPLEMENT

• Execute the plan flawlessly• Check progress• Make course corrections as necessary

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“leadership is having a point-of-view”

plan-to-implement: what, who, how, where

one voiceplay to winbrave heartcelebrateConclusion!

Plan-To Implement

THINK

Point-Of-View

Implement

Protocols & Practices that improve performance

Plan-To Implement

THINKPoint-

Of-View

Implement

in 4 Steps

Plan-To Implement

THINKPoint-

Of-View

ImplementWhat about time?

t?

1 hour1 day1 week1 month1 hour1 day1 week1 month1 hour1 day1 week1 month1 hour1 day1 week1 month1 hour1 day1 week1 month 1 hour1 day

Plan-To Implement

THINKPoint-

Of-View

Implement

vs.completing the course

time to do

…timeframe for each step doesn’t matterwhat matters is that all steps are covered

Plan-To Implement

THINKPoint-

Of-View

Implement

4 Steps

Strategic | Critical Thinking Thinking

a model for leadership

by Steelcase