Leadership Skills Training

July 26, 2012 (Thursday) 1:30pm to 3:00pm Central Storeroom Conference Room

Objectives:
At the end of the seminar, participants are expected to:

1.) Appreciate the meaning and importance of Leadership; 2.) Differentiate Leadership from Management; 3.) Define and understand the Qualities/Skills of a Good Leader; 4.) Understand and develop Leadership Skills; 5.) Assess curent level of Leadership; and 6.) Be able to apply Leadership Skills in workplace, personal dealings and respective communities....

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?
-the process of socially influencing people to accomplish a particular task -working with the team to achieve set goals, rather than making the team work to achieve the same -setting up new goals, vision or planning a new strategy while managing the group and its resources for the expected optimum output -it is about doing the right things

LEADERSHIP vs. MANAGEMENT

1.) Leadership is Synthesis; Management is Analysis. 2.) Leadership has long-term impact, management has short-term goals. 3.) Leadership is an intention of climbing to next level, management is the process of efficiently executing the plan...

LEADERSHIP vs. MANAGEMENT

LEADERSHIP can ensure proper management is a failure while MANAGEMENT without proper leadership is of no use. Leadership and Management are inter-connected and inter-dependent concepts. Principles of Management can continue to change with the changing times and requirements but the Principles of Leadership remain essentially the same throughout the history...

LEADERS vs. MANAGERS

Subject
Essence Focus Have Horizon Seeks Approach Decision Power Appeal to Energy Culture Dynamic Persuasion Style Exchange Likes Wants Risk Rules Conflict Direction Truth Concern Credit Blame

Leader
Change Leading People Followers Long-term Vision Sets direction Facilities Personal Charisma Heart Passion Shapes Proactive Sell Transformational Excitement for Work Striving Achievement Takes Breaks Uses New Roads Seeks What is Right Gives Takes

Manager
Stability Managing work Subordinates Short-term Objectives Plans detail Makes Formal Authority Head Control Enacts Reactive Tell Transactional Money for work Action Results Minimizes Makes Avoids Existing roads Establishes Being Right Takes Blames

ARE YOU A MANAGER

OR

A LEADER?...

ARE LEADERS BORN

OR

MADE?...

QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER

1.) Good Communication Skills
2.) Honesty 3.) Visionary Outlook 4.) Ability to Take Decisions 5.) Ability to Motivate People 6.) Consistency 7.) Ability to Bear Criticism

HOW TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP QUALITIES / SKILLS

Test the water. Listen hard. Connect. Be a peoples person. Lead by example. Share leadership. Evaluate your success in tandem with that of the team.

HOW TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN LEADERSHIP QUALITIES / SKILLS

Have a clear vision of yourself, others and the world.

Know and utilize your strengths and gifts.

Live in accordance with your morales and values.

Lead others with inclusiness and compassion.

Set definitive goals and follow concrete action plans.

HOW TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN LEADERSHIP QUALITIES / SKILLS

Maintain a positive attitude.

Improve communication skills.

Motivate others to greatness.

Be willing to admit and learn from failures and weaknesses. Continue to educate and motivate yourself.

FIVE (5) LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP

POSITION
PERMISSION PRODUCTION PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT PINNACLE

POSITION

Lowest level of leadership

Based on RIGHTS granted by the position or title Influence only comes by way of job title

People follow because they have to

Never a leader, only a boss Have subordinates, not team members

Have difficulty working with volunteers, younger

people and the highly educated

PERMISSION
Based entirely on RELATIONSHIPS People follow because they want to Agenda is not preserving position but instead, its

getting to know their people and figuring out how to

get along with them Leaders find out who their people are.

Build solid, lasting relationships

You can love people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without loving them...

PRODUCTION
Getting things done; RESULTS orientation Gain influence and credibility because of what have

been done for the organization

Leaders become change agents at this level Tackle tough problems and face thorny issues

Make difficult decisions that will make a difference.

Take people to the next level of effectiveness

PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
Empowering others

Leaders reproduce themselves; REPRODUCTION

High level of teamwork Performance increases at this level

High investment in people deepens relationships; creates

LOYALTY More leaders on a team Leaders change the lives of people they lead Relationships are often lifelong

Production may win games, but People Development wins championships...

PINNACLE
Highest and most difficult level of leadership People follow because of RESPECT The Great Commission

Requires not only effort, skill and intentionality, but also

a high level of talent and lifetime commitment Develop Level 4 Leaders

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Do the best you can do in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem that the person at the bottom... Sandra Day Oconnor