inspiring passion through effective leadership (bit.ly/ninjapanda)

Gabriel Chan fb.com/NoteWagon @NoteWagon

Inspiring Passion through

Effective Leadership

What is NoteWagon?

A web platform for student peer-learning! …or get notes

for their class Diverse learning styles are

satisfied

Students get cash for their notes… Expertise contributions are rewarded

Great Leaders

What do they have in common?

Hint: not their ‘staches!

Great Leaders

What do they have in common?

They all just DID it!

Great Leaders

What do they have in common?

Discipline Innovation

Divinity

Great Leaders

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: lead his country into modernity

Discipline Encouraged meritocracy and results.

Innovation Minimized detection by fundraising overseas; simplifying his platform into 3 simple points.

Divinity His country desperately needs him… Success is his only **** option; failure’s not!

Great Leaders

Steve Jobs: professional perfectionist; saviour of Apple

Discipline Stopped leaks & built culture of secrecy. Relentless on execution of great products.

Innovation Design for what users need, not what they want.

Divinity Public opinion did not phase him. He knew what he was doing, and it was right!

Great Leaders

Wayne Gretzky: The Great One

Discipline Practicing effectively and practicing often.

Innovation Studied the game: go where the puck is going. Always one step ahead of his opponents!

Divinity He is feared on the ice; and he knows it! Opponents think twice about bodychecking him.

Teamwork

How to break down team players: •  Those who absolutely rock at their job •  Those who do an “OK” job •  Those who need every bit of help

Respectively are A-, B-, and C-Players

Teamwork

Teamwork

Teamwork

Teamwork

A-Players absolutely rock at their job

B-Players do an “OK” job

C-Players need every bit of help

Teamwork

A-Players

A-Player Revolutionary A-Player Chief Executive A-Player Captain

Teamwork

B-Players

When was the last time Rob Ford did something great for Toronto?

RIM stubbornly refused to acknowledge basic user needs, like cameras & web browsers (that work properly)

Why can't Lebron James write his Auto-Biography? He's still stuck on the title!

Teamwork

C-Players

A-Player politician & legalist; C-Player Commander-In-Chief

Consistently fails to make good quality consumer vehicles

Any sports n00b is a C-Player until effective practice improves them

Interaction

LEADing a team of

A-Players: Treat them like a brotherhood B-Players: Treat them like a family C-Players: Treat them like a kindergarten

Interaction

DECISION making by a

A-Player: Trust in their decisions B-Player: Suggest the best decision C-Player: Specify the best decision

Interaction

FOLLOWING a

A-Player: Truly listen to their direction B-Player: Respect them and think about

what/how it really needs to be done! C-Player: Don’t bother listening,

unless you need to hear them out… Point out the flaw in their direction, so they will start listening to YOU

Summary

Know your team!

A -Players B -Players

C -Players

Great leaders DID it!

Discipline Innovation

Divinity

Questions?

Gabriel@notewagon.com

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