accepting the challenge to lead regional conference 11-9-06
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Accepting the Challenge to LeadPerspectives for the Professional Community Manager
Presentation for the
Community Associations InstituteRegional Conference – November 9, 2006
Presented by:
Thomas L. Willis, CMCA, PCAM, Vice President, Zalco Realty, Inc.
&Raymond B. Via, Jr., Esq., Linowes and Blocher, LLP
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Your face here?
The Big Buy-in
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Leadership
How did we get here and where are we going???
Challenges & opportunities
It’s PERSONAL
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Basics
Dispelling myths
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Basics
Dispelling myths
Leadership is a rare skill
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Basics
Dispelling myths
Leadership is a rare skillLeaders are born, not made
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Basics
Dispelling myths
Leadership is a rare skillLeaders are born, not madeOrganizations must have only one leader
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Basics
Dispelling myths
Leadership is a rare skillLeaders are born, not madeOrganizations must have only one leaderAll leaders are charismatic
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Basics
Dispelling myths
Leadership is a rare skillLeaders are born, not madeOrganizations must have only one leaderAll leaders are charismaticLeaders control people
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Basics
Three foundation blocks
Ambition
Competence
Integrity
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Basics
The Leader as “Social Architect” – Creating an atmosphere for growth, learning, cohesion
Structures
Acknowledgment
Creativity
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Basics
The “Servant Leader”
Fail to honor people,
They fail to honor you.
But of a good leader, who talks little,
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled
They will all say, “We did this ourselves”
- Lao-tzu
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Applications
Manager vs. Leader –
contrasting perspectives
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Applications
Jim Collins – “Level 5 Hierarchy”
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Applications
Community Manager as Social Architect
Structure – Communication of vision - “why”
Acknowledgement – Association cheerleader
Creativity – Setting the table & sublimating ego
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Applications
Community Manager as Servant Leader
Leaders by definition
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Self Examination/Self Awareness
How do others relate to you?
Are they inspired and creative?
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Self Examination/Self Awareness
How to others relate to you?
Do they feel free to make an occasional mistake?
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Self Examination/Self Awareness
How do others relate to you?
Are they hesitant to take a stand?
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Self Examination/Self Awareness
How do others relate to you?
Are they inclined to speak up
when you are wrong?
(are you EVER wrong?)
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Self Examination/Self Awareness
How do others relate to you?
Do they feel a part of the process or
removed from it?
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Self Examination/Self Awareness
How do others relate to you?
Do they feel significant and that they are making a meaningful contribution?
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Self Examination/Self Awareness
How do others relate to you?
Do you get a sense that they feel pride
in the community?
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Self Evaluation/Self Awareness
Characteristics of successful leaders (note paradoxes and balances)
SELF TEST
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Self Evaluation/Self Awareness
SELF TEST RESULTS – “360” EXERCISE
Challenge yourselves & your group members
“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me” – Henry Ford
(marginally controlled creative chaos happens here)
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Positive Self Regard
Know your strengths and weaknessesSet goals for yourself“Fire the yes men”See how your & others’ strengths fit into
the organizationDon’t reinvent the wheel – find mentors,
acknowledge sources of learning
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“Four Lessons of Self Knowledge”from Warren Bennis
You are your own best teacher
Accept responsibility, blame no one
You can learn anything you want
True understanding comes from reflecting on your own experience
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The Vision Thing
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The Vision Thing
The
Social Architect
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The Vision Thing
Vision can take
many forms
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The Vision Thing
For a vision to be successful,
it must be meaningful to the
STAKEHOLDERS
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The Vision Thing
There is no one right way
to develop vision
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The Vision Thing
A “pragmatic dreamer”
makes persons feel
significant
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The Vision Thing
“Get the horses out
of the barn first”
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The Vision Thing
Once goals of the community are articulated AND there is
general agreement, the vision is really speaking to people,
THEN the process begins to take care of itself
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The Vision Thing
Vision
communicates
MEANING
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Concluding Thoughts
Effective Leader = Full Integrated Person
Manage yourself – lead others
“A person really doesn’t become whole
until he becomes a part
of something bigger than himself”
-Jim Valvano
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Admiral Horatio Nelson’s Dozen
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Admiral Horatio Nelson’s Dozen
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Admiral Horatio Nelson’s Dozen
SIMPLE, CLEAR PLAN
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Admiral Horatio Nelson’s Dozen
NOBLE, PURPOSEFUL GOAL
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ENGAGE
COMMUNICATE
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Admiral Horatio Nelson’s Dozen
PICK GOOD PEOPLE
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Admiral Horatio Nelson’s Dozen
LEAD BY “LOVE”
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Admiral Horatio Nelson’s Dozen
VIGOR!
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Admiral Horatio Nelson’s Dozen
MASTERY OF SKILLS
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WORKAHOLIC
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LEAD BY EXAMPLE
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Admiral Horatio Nelson’s Dozen
AVOID FEAR OF FAILURE
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Admiral Horatio Nelson’s Dozen
BE LUCKY
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Admiral Horatio Nelson’s Dozen
TRUST YOUR GUT – SEIZE THE MOMENT