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SMARTer Leadership:Lessons from Jazz
Brian Fraser & The Jazzthink Trio
TWU Leadership Forum
July 29, 2013
The Jazzthink Trio
Cory Weeds
Bill Weeds
Jon Bentley
The TWU Leadership Basics
Transformational
Values Based
Service Oriented
Integrity
Results
People
Innovation
Influence through Conversation
Leadership isinfluential not positional
You influencethrough
your conversations
The Crucial Connection
The most common form of jazz in
human experience is ordinary
conversation.
The Key Discipline
FManage your voice like a jazz musician
manages her/his instrument
Voice, Vibe & Value
Your voice
creates a vibe
that generates
value
Discovering Your Wisdom
What qualities of great leadership do you see in the performance of the jazz group?
Frequently Noted Qualities
Music & Conversation
More than words, conversation is music: Its harmony, rhythm, and flow transcend communication, flexing mind and heart, tuning us for companionship.
SMARTer Conversations
Soulful - being encouraging with yourself
Mindful being
engaging with others
Astute - being
wise and decisive
Responsible being supportive and accountable
Trusting – being meticulous about results
Soulful Conversations
What attitudes and behaviours will serve you best in being
soulful?Being encouraging
with yourself
Soulful Conversations
Attitudes
Self–valuing, self-awareness, and
self-development
Behaviours
Self-care, self-discipline, and
self-appreciation
Consequences
Greater self-confidence
Improved personal growth in capabilities and maturity
More positive influence and impact
Being encouraging with yourself
Mindful Conversations
What attitudes and behaviours will serve you best in being
mindful?Being engagingwith others
Mindful Conversations
Attitudes
Curiosity, respect, and humility
Behaviours
Converse, listen, and appreciate
Consequences
Sustained credibility with colleagues
Increased willingness to support in adpative and innovative ways
More clearly aligned and productive collaboration
Being engagingwith others
Astute Conversations
What attitudes and behaviours will serve you best in being
astute?Being wise
and decisive
Astute Conversations
AttitudesOpen, collegial, and analytical
BehavioursDiscover, diagnose, and decide
ConsequencesGreater capacity to make crucial decisionsBroader and deeper ownership of
strategies chosenBetter alignment of all the organizations assets to achieve its purpose
Being wiseand decisive
Responsible Conversations
What attitudes and behaviours will serve you best in being responsible?
Being supportiveand accountable
Responsible Conversations
AttitudesSupportive, passionate, and forgiving
BehavioursConnect, encourage, and serve
ConsequencesFaster achievement of desired resultsGreater attraction and retention of
the most talented contributorsBetter reputation within the larger
organization
Being supportiveand accountable
Trusting Conversations
What attitudes and behaviours will
serve you best in being trusting?
Being meticulousabout results
Trusting Conversations
Attitudes
Courage, optimism, and confidence
Behaviours
Assess, Inform, and Coach
Consequences
More deeply satisfying collaboration
More powerful benefits for larger organization
Greater contribution to the well-being of the larger community
Being meticulousabout results
SMARTer Conversations
Soulful in managing your gifts & strengths
Mindful in cultivating positive relationships
Astute in analyzing and deciding
Responsible in generating mutual accountability and support
Trusting in monitoring and measuring for improvement
The Vibe of Great InfluenceLeadership, at its best, is a situation in which participants willingly support each other, working together as one, each person bringing:
• virtuosity• optimism• mutual respect• good will• the desire to make it feel
good.
- adapted from Monty Alexander
Kouzes & Posner on Leadership
• Model the way
• Inspire a shared vision
• Challenge the process
• Enable others to act
• Encourage the heart
Block on Leadership
Great leadership arises from:
1. Creating a context that nurtures an alternative future, one based on gifts, generosity, accountability, and commitment.
2. Initiating conversations that shift people’s experience. This occurs through the way people are brought together and the nature of the questions used to engage them.
3. Listening, learning, and modeling.
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