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What is Success? At age 4 success is not peeing your pants At age 12 success is having friends At age 18 success is having a driver s licence At age 20 success is having sex At age 35 success is having money At age 50 success is still having money At age 60 success is having sex At age 75 success is having a driver s licence At age 80 success is having friends At age 85 success is not peeing your pants
Authentic Leadership Authentic leaders develop their credibility, legitimacy & effectiveness through honest relationships with their people. They welcome the input & opinions of others, act in an ethical manner & with integrity. Authentic leaders tend to be positive people with truthful self-concepts.
Authentic Leadership Intention - To be Unapologetically Myself! Courage
Comfort/ Growth Zones Comfort Zone Habits Identity
What s the quality?
Personal Responsibility Ownership of Behaviour Attitude Response-Able Energy
Control No one can make me feel bad without my permission. E. Roosevelt You are in control of your response to the uncontrollable
Results-Focused Mindset What does success look like? What s my intention? What am I looking to avoid? Reactive - Proactive
Modern Leadership Certainty Realism Hope Optimism
Modern Leadership 1. Approachability & Likeability 2. Valuable Resource - Parks ego - Develops others 3. Communication - Chief Sense-maker - Simplify & Discern 4. Chief Questioner - Curiosity & CAN-I attitude 5. Teacher & Student
The true test of Leadership How are my stakeholders better off because of me?
Change People don t resist change, they resist being changed. Peter Senge
Why we resist change 1. Loss of Control Perceived loss of power & self determination 2. Increased Uncertainty 3. Sudden Imposition 4. Habits & Routines upset 5. Loss of face - associated with old ways
Why we resist change 6. Concerns about competence 7. More work Basal Ganglia v Prefrontal Cortex 8. Ripple Effects 9. Past Resentments/ Challenges Culture & Lack of Trust 10. Sometimes the pain is real!
Influencing Skills
Influencing Skills Being flexible in adapting & modifying your communication style, whilst still being yourself and true to your own values
The Influencing Scales Agree
5 Motivational Drives The drive to AVOID pain, embarrassment, humiliation The drive to DEFEND (Beliefs, Status Quo) The drive to AQUIRE (status, reputation, things) The drive to COMPREHEND The drive to BOND (form connections)
Influencing Skills Tact is the ability to see others as they see themselves Abraham Lincoln
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We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead. William Arthur Ward
We all run the gamut between waiting to be found & waiting to be found out. James Sweetman
I ve learned that people will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou
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