leadership and communications

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Winning the Leadership Game:

10 Tips to Improving Leadership and Communications

Presenter: Bianca Shelby

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Seminar Outline •  Dynamic Leadership

•  The Image of a Dynamic Leader

•  Leadership and Communications

•  10 Tips to Improving Leadership and Communications

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The Dynamic Leader

•  How Do You Define Leadership….? •  Good Leaders vs. Dynamic Leaders

5 Traits of an Exemplary Leader •  Challenge the Process •  Inspire a Shared Vision •  Enable Others to Act •  Model the Way •  Encourage the Heart

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The Image of a Dynamic Leader

•  Image – Professional Appearance

•  Business vs. Business Casual – Good Personal Grooming

•  Attitude – Exhibit Confidence - Winner Mentality – Good Self-esteem - People Person

•  Presence

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Leadership and Communication

– Why is communication so important in leadership? •  Communication facilitates the leadership

process – How should you communicate as a leader?

Vision

Plan

Delegate

Motivate/Coach

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Leadership and Communications

The Communications Process –  Sender/Receiver –  Simply constantly –  Three elements propel your leadership

communications: •  Speaking •  Listening •  Learning

Listening Learning

Speaking

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10 Tips to Improve Leadership and Communications

1.  Communicate Effectively –  Simplify Constantly –  Over Communicate –  Barriers to Communications

•  Culture/Background/Bias • Noise •  Ourselves • Stress •  Perception • Message •  Environmental

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2.  Think Strategic…. –  Ability to think ahead of the curve –  Anticipate/visualize your next move and the

move of your competition

Strenghts

Opportunity

Weaknesses

Threats

SWOT Analysis

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3. Develop a Plan –  Understand the Vision –  Identify Goals & Objectives –  Stay Focused and Committed to the Vision –  Manage the Process

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4.  Stay Focused – Keep Your Eye on the Prize – Major objective of leadership:

Do the essential things well. •  Be Proactive. (Do through action.) •  Reduce Complexity. (Concentrate effort on the basic

critical tasks, the essential things.) •  Seek Improvement. (Get the essential things done

better!)

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5. Build the Know-Like-Trust Factor –  Trust is an important element of great

leadership –  Create a team spirit –  Unleash the creativity of the team members –  Think quality vs. quantity

How to: •  Team building activities

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6. Release the Potential of the People –  Lead by example –  Know the goals of the people you are

leading

7. Persuade Team Members to Action –  What are some ways to do that?

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8. Reward a Great Job •  Pay attention to Accomplishments •  Acknowledge team member success in front

of their peers

9. Cultivate Enthusiasm –  Keep it Fun

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10. Leaders Learn Constantly –  Develop you! –  Know your strengths and weaknesses and

work on them –  Learn how to teach others

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Tips at Winning @ the Leadership Game

1.  Communicate Effectively 2.  Think Strategic 3.  Develop a Plan 4.  Stay Focused – Keep Your Eye on the Prize 5.  Build the Know-Like-Trust Factor 6.  Release the Potential of the People 7.  Persuade Team Member to Action 8.  Reward a Great Job 9.  Cultivate Enthusiasm 10.  Learn Constantly

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Questions??

My Contact Information: Bianca Shelby

[email protected] 404-643-3458