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Boris D. Lushniak, MD, MPH RADM, USPHS
Deputy Surgeon General
Leadership Qualities and Succession PlanningLeadership Qualities and Succession Planning
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Disclosure StatementDisclosure Statement
No relationship with commercial supportersNo off-label discussion of drugs or devicesFederal government employeeWork supported by US Government (DHHS,
USPHS)
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OverviewOverview
Learning about leadershipSuccession planningQualities of a leader
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How we learn about How we learn about leadershipleadership
Hit the books and be a student of the topic
Personal experience as you experience the different levels of leadership
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Levels of Leadership (Collins)Levels of Leadership (Collins)
Level 1 -- highly capable individual– Makes productive contributions thru talent,
knowledge, skills and good work habits
Level 2 – contributing team member– Contributes to the achievement of group
objectives– Works effectively with others in group settings
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Level 3 – competent manager– Organizes people and resources toward the effective
and efficient pursuit of predetermined objectives
Level 4 – effective leader– Catalyzes commitment to and vigorous pursuit of a
clear and compelling vision
– Stimulates the group to high performance standards
Levels of Leadership (Collins)Levels of Leadership (Collins)
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Level 5 – executive– Builds enduring greatness thru a paradoxical
combination of personal humility plus professional will
Levels of Leadership (Collins)Levels of Leadership (Collins)
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Deflect CreditDeflect Credit
As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. When the best leaders’ work is done, the people say, “we did it ourselves”.
– Lau Tzu
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How we learn about How we learn about leadershipleadership
Observation – great leaders in action– not-so-great leaders in action
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Be ObservantBe Observant
You can observe a lot just by watching.– Yogi Berra
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Succession PlanningSuccession PlanningDefinedDefined
Process for identifying and developing internal people with the potential to fill key leadership positions (succession development)
Increases the availability of experienced and capable leaders that are prepared to assume these roles as they become available
Replacement planning – feeder groups up and down the entire leadership pipeline
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Succession PlanningSuccession PlanningBenefitsBenefits
Allows leadership to engage in supporting the development of high-potential future leaders
Builds a database that can be used to make better staffing decisions for key jobs
Improves employee commitment and retentionMeets the career development expectations of employeesCounters the increasing difficulty and costs of recruiting
externally
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Be TolerantBe Tolerant
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
– Will Rodgers
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Succession PlanningSuccession PlanningSuccessSuccess
Many such initiatives fall shortHigher success if ownership taken on by
high level leaders and high degree of engagement
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Succession PlanningSuccession PlanningSuccessSuccess
Level 5 leaders have ambition not for themselves but for their organization
Routinely select superb successorsWant to see organization become even more
successful in next generationComfortable with idea that most won’t even
know that roots of that success trace back to them
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Succession PlanningSuccession PlanningFailureFailure
Level 4 leaders often fail to set up the organization for enduring success
What better way to demonstrate your personal greatness than that the place falls apart after you leave
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Succession PlanningSuccession Planning
Need to define, teach, and be able to measure the achievement of the leadership qualities you seek
Fly, little bird, fly– Those being looked at need to be given
experiences that allows them to shine (or not)– They also need multiple tries and varied
challenges
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Be InclusiveBe Inclusive
Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may not remember. Involve me and I’ll understand.
– Native American saying
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Identify the talent pool– Those with the potential to assume greater
responsibility – You need to be looking at the right people– Do they always stand out? – Some need to be coaxed (mother bird pushes)
Succession PlanningSuccession PlanningObjectivesObjectives
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Succession PlanningSuccession PlanningObjectivesObjectives
Provide critical development experience to those that can move into key roles– You need to give them the right mix and
progressions of responsibilities and challenges
Monitor, assess, evaluate, adjust– Multiple methods and multiple raters– “Calibration meetings” -- You need to adjust
them (or allow them to self-adjust)
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Four D’s of LeadershipFour D’s of Leadership
Decide– Best way to make a decision is via a committee – Consisting of an odd numbered of people– Totaling less than three
DelegateDisappear Do / Deliver
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Seize the High RoadSeize the High Road
I learned long ago not to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty; and besides the pig likes it.
– Curys Chang
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Most ImportantlyMost Importantly
Your observation skills are keyEyes wide open and camera pointed in the
right direction Evaluate and teach
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You Need to Evaluate and You Need to Evaluate and Provide FeedbackProvide Feedback
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes
That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them
And you have their shoes
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Leadership QualitiesLeadership Qualities
Keeps calm and cool under pressure– Deal with quick-paced happenings– Not an unemotional rock– Function, thinks, and is a source of strength for
others
Is a good communicator
Adapted from the Army War College
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Leadership QualitiesLeadership Qualities
Builds and supports teamwork and cooperation– Praises, criticizes as warranted– Emphasis is on accomplishments of the unit
Is positive, encouraging, and realistically optimistic– Does not need to be liked by all, but respected
by all
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Avoid Reckless CompetitionAvoid Reckless Competition
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
– African saying
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Leadership QualitiesLeadership Qualities
Able to provide perspective and context – the big picture
Makes decisions in a timely and efficient manner (and not paralyzed by over-analysis)
Adaptable to new situations, requirements, environments – “change gears” outside the comfort zone
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Seek Lasting RewardsSeek Lasting Rewards
It is better to deserve honors and not have them, than to have them and not deserve them.
– Mark Twain
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Leadership QualitiesLeadership Qualities
Serves as an example (role model) for others and sets high standards– Sets the tone, coaches, provides feedback
Sets a high ethical tone, respects and demands honesty, learns from others
Relies on team members and knows how to delegate – allows others to get the job done
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Four Tips for Efficient Four Tips for Efficient Successions PlanningSuccessions Planning
Think of the process as succession development – Plans do not develop anyone, only development
experiences develop people
Measure outcomes, not processKeep it simpleStay realistic
– Don’t jerk around high performing leaders with unrealistic development expectations
Marshall Goldsmith
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ReviewReview
Learning about leadershipSuccession planningQualities of a leader
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Lead in CrisisLead in Crisis
In Chinese, the word for crisis is weiji, composed of the character wei, which means danger, and ji, which means opportunity.
– Jan Wong
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