Take Personal RiskTake Personal RiskChapter 3Chapter 3

Steve French & Courtney PoworoznykSteve French & Courtney Poworoznyk

LeadersLeaders

Mother TeresaMother Teresa

Martin Luther KingMartin Luther King

Mahatma Ghandi Mahatma Ghandi

NapoleonNapoleon

Peter DruckerPeter Drucker

Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton

Jesse JacksonJesse Jackson

Who CareWho Care

““I love all religions, but I love all religions, but I am in love with my I am in love with my own”own”

““I have a dream”I have a dream”

““My Life is My Message”My Life is My Message”

““A leader is a dealer in A leader is a dealer in hope”hope”

““Management is doing Management is doing things right, leadership things right, leadership is doing the right is doing the right things”things”

““If I have seen farther If I have seen farther than others, it is than others, it is because I was standing because I was standing on the shoulders of on the shoulders of giants”giants”

““Time is neutral. With Time is neutral. With courage and initiative, courage and initiative, leaders change things”leaders change things”

Leading with PurposeLeading with Purpose

Authentic leaders care enough to make themselves vulnerableAuthentic leaders care enough to make themselves vulnerable

Use passion to stretch the performance of othersUse passion to stretch the performance of others

Combination of strengths and weaknesses that make someone Combination of strengths and weaknesses that make someone an authentic leaderan authentic leader

Binary: driven to control, dominator seduce others interestsBinary: driven to control, dominator seduce others interests

Ternary: interpersonal power is regulated by an idea or purpose Ternary: interpersonal power is regulated by an idea or purpose (able to observe themselves)(able to observe themselves)

To show you really care, must reveal true selfTo show you really care, must reveal true self

Balance respect for individual, task at hand and higher purposeBalance respect for individual, task at hand and higher purpose

RISK = RESPECTRISK = RESPECT

VulnerabilityVulnerability

ChallengesChallenges

““I don’t care”I don’t care”

HindrancesHindrances Introvert vs. ExtrovertsIntrovert vs. Extroverts Middle Manager SyndromeMiddle Manager Syndrome Expertise TrapExpertise Trap

Leadership HierarchyLeadership Hierarchy

Leadership HierarchyLeadership Hierarchy

Exposing Your Exposing Your WeaknessesWeaknesses

Consider Strengths FirstConsider Strengths First

Expose SparinglyExpose Sparingly

Must be real/authenticMust be real/authentic Avoid: ‘Fake Alternative’Avoid: ‘Fake Alternative’

ConsiderConsider Cannot be central to task performanceCannot be central to task performance Show Yourself – enoughShow Yourself – enough

Reasons to ExposeReasons to Expose

Confirm HumanityConfirm Humanity Reaffirm that you are simply humanReaffirm that you are simply human

Allow others to participateAllow others to participate Lack a specific area of expertiseLack a specific area of expertise Skillful leadershipSkillful leadership

Become present instead of a role playerBecome present instead of a role player

Lost LeaderLost Leader

OliverOliver VisionaryVisionary Builds Strong RelationshipsBuilds Strong Relationships AmbitiousAmbitious InspirationInspiration

KarenKaren OrganizedOrganized PersuasivePersuasive EnergeticEnergetic Numbers OrientedNumbers Oriented

PierrePierre Strong CommunicatorStrong Communicator Technically InclinedTechnically Inclined HumorousHumorous BilingualBilingual

SamSam Results OrientedResults Oriented SupportiveSupportive Fast LearnerFast Learner Risk-takingRisk-taking

TerryTerry DisciplinedDisciplined Risk-averseRisk-averse Active ListenerActive Listener Hard WorkingHard Working

JamieJamie 25 Years Experience25 Years Experience High IQHigh IQ CreativeCreative FlexibleFlexible

Leadership FunctionLeadership Function

ALL Strengths &Weaknesses

Strategic Exposure of Weaknesses