LEADERSHIP

Round Table Discussion

Imagine Schools- Aspiring Leaders Cohort
May 10, 2008
Faber Life Manual (Faber L’s)
Love
Lead
Listen
Learn
Laugh

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Who Are You…

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Definitions
y LEADERSHIP— The art of motivating a
group of people to act towards achieving
a common goal

y MOTIVATION—The will to act

Are leaders made or born?

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Foundations in Character
y AUTHENTICITY: Being real to yourself even
when others want you to be someone else.

y HUMILITY: The defining characteristic of an

unpretentious and modest person, someone
who does not think that he or she is better or
more important than others.

y SINCERITY: The virtue of speaking truly about

one's feelings, thoughts, desires.

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Learning to Lead Requires…
y Understanding
y Problem-Solving
y Supporting
y Praising
y Motivating
y Delegating
y Coaching
y Empowering (Awakening Power)
y Inspiring
y Vision
y Trust
y Communicating The art of motivating a group of people to act
y Humility towards achieving a common goal.

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Standards of Quality ***

Leadership Strategy

Processes People

Resources

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Leadership Standards
y As a leader you must master a multitude of disciplines that
are required to handle different people and circumstances
with skill and efficiency
y Control your behavior, words, actions, emotions
y Focus on getting things done instead of showing you are the
one in charge.
y Consider the big picture
y Promoter of Change
y Constant strategist
y Administrator (To manage or supervise the execution, use,
or conduct of…) – To furnish a benefit
y Expert or leveraging expertise
y Constant self-improvement (building personal strengths)
y Never accept organizational weaknesses

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Leadership Standards Continued…
y Drive and Energy
y Self-Confidence
y Money Management
y Working with People
y Goal-Setting
y Self-Determination
y Self-Evaluation
y Competiveness
y Risk Taking

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Gandhi's Seven Sins
y Wealth without Work
y Pleasure without Conscience
y Knowledge without Character
y Commerce without Morality
y Science without Humanity
y Politics without Principal
y Worship without Sacrifice

y Strategy without Implementation

y Ideas without Passion
y Vision without Risk

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Q&A’s
y Are you approachable and do you care?
y Do people like you and do you care?
y Do people follow you and do you care?
y Do you promote or reward bobble-heads?
y Do you care if your team is segmented?
y Do you change your behavior when the boss is
around? Do you think he/she knows?
y Do you avoid difficult people? Or reward/give in
to their demands?
y Do you compensate for other’s weaknesses?
Does it make you feel more like a leader?
y What does every leader need around them?

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Remember…
y The key to truly effective leadership lies in
mastering a wide range of skills.
y A Leader is Always “On Call”
y To Maintain Work – Life Balance
y To Lead by Example
y Never Stop Learning/Growing
y Almost anyone can master their field and build a
Team, but Integrity will safeguard your success
y Find Your Passion
y We cannot become what we need to by
remaining what we are
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Suggested Reading
y Leadership is an Art – Max Dupree
y The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – Patrick Lencioni
y Monday Morning Leadership – David Cottrell
y Developing the Leader Within You – John C. Maxwell
y You Don’t Need a Title To Be A Leader – Mark Sanborn
y The Control Theory Manager – William Glasser, M.D.
y Integrity – Dr. William Cloud

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 Thank You

Paul M. Faber, Regional Executive

Imagine Schools
paul.faber@imagineschools.com
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