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Your P e r son a l L e a d e r sh ip S ta te me n t
What is Leadership?
TomPeters:TheLeadership50
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Leaderscreateopportunities LeaderssayIdontknow Leadersarerarelythebest performers Leadersaretalentdevelopers Leadersarevisionaries. Leadersunderstandthat...itall 22. depends! 23. Leadersthriveonparadox Leaderslovethemess Leadersdo Leadersredo Leadersknowwhentowait Leadersareangry Leadersareoptimists Leadersconveyagranddesign Leadersattendtologistical details 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. Leadersareprofitmechanics 21. 18. 19. 20. 17. Leaderssidewiththeaction faction Leadershonorrebels leadershangoutwithfreaks Leaderspromote(weird) demos. Leadersmakemistakes Leadersmakebigmistakes Leaderscreateblamefree cultures Leadersbreakdownbarriers Leadersforget Leadersaretalentfanatics Leadersnurtureotherleaders Leadersengendertrust Leadersarerelationship mavens Leadersarenetworkingfiends Leadersconnect Leaderspushtheir organizations Leaderscreatenewmarkets 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 34. 35. Leaderslovenewtechnology Leadersaresalespeople extraordinaire Leaderslovepolitics Leadersmastertheirorganizations Leadersaregreatlearners Leadersaregreatperformers Leadersaregreatstorytellers Leadersenjoyleading Leadersknowthemselves Leadersacceptresponsibility Leadersfocus Leaderstakebreaks Leadersarethebrand Leadersexpresstheirpassion Leadersknowwhentoleave Leadersdostuffthatmatters Leaders...
Peters, Tom (2005). Leadership. New York, NY: Dorling Kindersley Limited.
Leadership Challenge
Was: makesuretheoperationrunssmoothly. Now: MakechangesthatwillmaketheteamperformbetterIamresponsibleforinitiating changestoenhancethegroupsperformance.
Hill,LindaA.(2007).BecomingtheBoss.HarvardBusinessReview,85(1),4956.
My definition of Leadership Leadership is
V a lu e s A sse ssme n t
Leadership style must be grounded in values. What values will be at the foundation of your leadership style?
Very Important Accountability Accuracy Achievementoriented Ambitious BroadMinded Change Collaboration Commitment Competency Competitiveness Confidencebuilder Creativity DemocraticApproach toLeadership Dependability Determination Encouragement EthicalStandards Excellence Fairness ForwardLooking Honesty Independency Information Innovation Othervalues: Important Not Important Inspiration Intelligence Knowledge Leadership LifelongLearning Loyalty Meritocracy Motivation Negotiation Objectivity Positiveness Power PromotionofPersonal Development Reliability Respect Responsivenessto userneeds Risktaking Stability SupportforDiversity Teambuilding Teamwork Timeliness Trustworthiness VisionaryThinking Othervalues: Very Important Important Not Important
Which five values are most important to you?
Why?
1. 2. 3. 4.
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YourDef in ingPhi losophy
Existentialism
Emphasisonfreedomofchoiceandresponsibilityfortheconsequences ofonesacts.Orientedinthepresent,littleifanyplanning.Actionsnot boundbyanysetofrules,anycircumstances,oranyoutsideinfluences.
Humanism
Philosophywhichfocusesonhumanbeings;theirneeds,capacities, values,interests,welfare,andworth.Presentoriented,non discriminatory.Thetransformationalleader.
Idealism
Aphilosophyfocusedonhighmindedness:elevatedidealsorconduct; thequalityofbelievingthatidealsshouldbepursued.Futureoriented ideal.
Naturalism
Aphilosophythatenvisionshumansasproductsoftheirheredityand withafocusonplanning.Centralizedgovernance,onedefinitionof environmentandallphenomenacanbeexplainedintermsofnatural causesandlaws.Presentorientedwithafocusonthenatural developmentofpeople,events,programs.Physicalnatureplaysan importantrole.
Pragmatism
Aphilosophywherevalueisdeterminedbypracticalresults.Apractical approachtoproblemsolving.Aphilosophywhichtemporarilysetsaside oneidealtopursuealesser,moreachievableideal.Decisionsofwhat isimportantisachievedbyconsensus.Groundedinthenowandshort rangeplanning.
Realism
Thephilosophybehindacceptingthefactsandfavoringthepractical andliteraltruth.Centralizedgovernance,whereonebodysetsthe standards/truthstowhichothersadhere.
Which philosophy or philosophies do you embrace? (See descriptions above.) Why?
Which theory or theories of leadership help you to justify your own approach to leadership? Why?
YourGoals(yourshorttermgoalsandyourultimategoal)
Define what you really want. Goals are broad based statements of intent. Your goals should be statements of what you wish to accomplish in the future. ShortTerm Within2 BytheTime IGraduate YearsAfterI Graduate
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What is your ultimate career goal (the leadership position you would wish to have at the peak of your career)?
W hoisinyournetwork,andwhoneedstobei n yournetwork in thefu ture?
Who are your stakeholders? You are part of your network? Who is involved in your education and career development? Who is making the decisions? Who can help you succeed?
Who is in your network now?
Who needs to be in your network in the future to assist you in reaching your ultimate goal, the leadership position you would wish to have at the peak of your career?
Y o u r P e rs ona l S WO T An a lys is
(your personal traits, skills and behaviors)
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
(the external opportunities and threats that you face as you pursue your education and your career)
Your Pe rsona l V isio n a n d Missio n S ta te me n ts
Having your own strategic vision and mission statements will give you a powerful focus in your career. When you work on these statements, do not make them vague where they could apply to anyone. Make them sound like you. Make them your own.
YourPersonalVisionStatement Yourpersonalvisionstatementshouldstatehowyouenvisionyourselforhow youwishtobeknown.Yourpersonalvisionstatementshouldshowwhatyou wouldlooklikeorhowyouwouldberegardedbecauseyouaccomplishyour missionsowell. Iaspiretobecome..
This image, which we call a vision, may be as vague as a dream or as precise as a goal or a mission statement." Warren Bennis, the father of leadership studies
YourPersonalMissionStatement Yourpersonalmissionstatementshouldshowwhatyouareallabout,whatyou do,andforwhomyoudoit.Ifyouaccomplishyourmission,youwillbeknown forwhatstatedinyourpersonalvisionstatement. Mymissionisto
C re a te y o u r p e rso n a l b ra n d
List 10 words that make a personal statement about you.
10words:
What would you want to have as your personal brand? (Be creative!)
A dd a nything e lse you w ish to y o u r p e rso n a l le a d e rship s ta te me n t.