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The Individual Leader? Exploding the Myth Leadership is about asking the Intelligent Questions with the help of Six Honest Serving Men Dr Stephen Brookes QPM BA (Hons) MCMI

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Page 1: The Individual Leader? Exploding the Myth · Leadership: Exploding the Myth Slide No 6 Thinking Differently about Leadership THE MYTHS • Leadership is the property of an individual

The Individual Leader?

Exploding the MythLeadership is about asking the Intelligent Questions with the help of Six Honest Serving Men

Dr Stephen Brookes QPM BA (Hons) MCMI

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OR .....................

2,500 years of

thinking on

leadership

In 30 ½ minutes

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Confucius say ..... “Trust is important”

"A young man should be a good son at home and an obedient

young man abroad, sparing of speech but trustworthy in what he

says, and should love the multitude at large but cultivate the

friendship of his fellow men“

The essentials of good government are:

• a sufficiency of food,

• a sufficiency of arms; and

• the confidence of the people.

If forced to give up one of these, give up arms; and if forced to give up

two, give up food. Death has been the portion of all men from of old; but

without the people's trust, nothing can endure.

I listen to his avowals and trust his conduct; after that I

listen to his avowals and watch his conduct

Confidence is having faith in someone.

Self-confidence is trusting that you have what it takes,

to handle whatever happens. You feel sure of yourself

and enjoy trying new things, without letting doubts or fears hold

you back.

When you have confidence in others, you rely on them

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On Theory and Practice

There is nothing so

practical as a good

theory

Kurt Lewin 1944

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Leadership: How do we make sense of it all?

• On 9 August 2003 there were 12,963

books on leadership. If we were able to

read at the rate of one per day this

would equate to 35 years of reading,

including weekends. By 28th February

2005 this had already increased to 47

years and 17,138 books.

• On 26th March 2010 there were

150,441.

• On 19th October 2010 there were

178,327

• Forget reading them all in your lifetime!

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Thinking Differently about Leadership

THE MYTHS

• Leadership is the property of

an individual (great leaders)

• Leadership is about giving

the answer

• You can‟t make a silk purse

out of a pig‟s ear

THE REALITY

• Leadership is the property of a

community

• Leadership is about asking the

intelligent question

• Leadership can be developed – it

is not innate

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Leading Questions ..... With the help of six honest

serving men

I keep six honest serving men

(who taught me all I know)

Their names are

What and Why and When

And How and Where and Who

Rudyard Kipling(Just So stories 1909)

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Is there a dark side to Leadership?

Thomas Carlyle1795 – 1881

"The history of the world is but

the biography of great men

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Looking at the Dark Side of Leadership

Self

Marketing

& Image

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Always look on the bright side of ....leadership

REFLECTION

Intelligence

Intelligence

IntelligenceIntelligenceIntelligence

Intelligence

Intelligence

Intelligence

IntelligenceIntelligence

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Leading Questions ..... First, the Who!

Get the right people on the bus and build a

superior team

Level 5 Leadership

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Leading Questions ..... Then, the What

• Three ways of looking at the WHAT:

• Campaigning (Working AT people to get

things done)

• Facilitating (Working WITH people to get

things done)

• Empowering (Working THROUGH people to

get things done)

What can you be the best at?

What are you deeply passionate about?

What drives you and your organisation?

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Leading Questions ..... Next, the Why

• Align your activities with your Vision

– Core Values

– Core Purpose Core

Values

Core

Purpose

What lies below

the surface?

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Leading Questions ..... The When

The benefits of Looking Back:

Help one to explain the Past which

in turn

Helps one to understand the Present

and thus

To predict the Future which leads

to

More influence over future events

and

Less disturbance from the Unexpected

Charles Handy 1999

Confronting the

Brutal Facts

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Leading Questions ....NEXT....the Where

Build a culture of self disciplined people not a

hierarchy or command culture

Leadership can be everywhere!

...... But properly steered

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Leading Questions ..... Finally, The How

The right people, asking the right questions,

doing the right things

At the right time

by and for the right people

in the right way

AND doing it right!

RIGHT!!

Playing the game differently

Disciplined:

• People

• Thought

• Action

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Leaders and Followers:

Committed and Independent?

Wheelwright

Emperor/King

White Elephant

Cat Herder

Increasing

Commitment

To Community

Goals

Increasing independence from leader

Hierarchy and Superior LeadersAnarchy and No Leaders

Divine (rarely exist) Leaders Heterarchy and Unselfish Leaders

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Are Followers:

Consenting?

Wheelwright

Emperor/King

White Elephant

Cat Herder

Increasing

Commitment

To Community

Goals

Increasing independence from leader

Hierarchy and Superior Leaders Anarchy and No Leaders

Divine (rarely exist) LeadersHeterarchy and Unselfish Leaders

Consent Dissent

Destructive

Constructive

CONSENT

CONSENT

DISSENT

DISSENT

DESTRUCTIVE

CONSTRUCTIVE

DESTRUCTIVE

CONSTRUCTIVE

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Are Followers:

Consenting?

Wheelwright

Emperor/King

White Elephant

Cat Herder

Increasing

Commitment

To Community

Goals

Increasing independence from leader

Irresponsible Followers Independent Individuals

Disciple Followers Responsible Followers

Consent Dissent

Destructive

Constructive

CONSENT

CONSENT

DISSENT

DISSENT

DESTRUCTIVE

CONSTRUCTIVE

DESTRUCTIVE

CONSTRUCTIVE

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New way of thinking? Collective Leadership

“Collective leadership implies both a

different way of thinking about

leadership and the need to develop

different leadership skills to those that

are traditionally included in

contemporary leadership development

programmes.”

x

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CORE VALUES and BEHAVIOURS

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The Real Intelligent Questions: Unknown Unknowns

Donald Rumsfeld in his famous (but

unfairly derided) formulation

‘(A)s we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we

know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know

there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown

unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know.’

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RELECTION: What are your values?

What are

your values

... What do

you really

stand for?

How does

this shape

your

behaviours?

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Your leadership challenges?

• Continue to „punch above your weight‟

• sustained leadership and development of the

profession.

Step 1 The Past – who/what are

the influences (family, friends,

colleagues, etc) that have helped

to get me to where I am today,

what are my strengths, my talents,

etc.

Step 2 Today – what are my

limiting beliefs, self-fulfilling

prophecies, fears, etc that are

stopping from being the leader

that I could be.

Step 3 The Future – what are the

other ways I could behave,

claiming a purpose and identifying

where I want to go.

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For the Business and your Profession

Step 1 The Past – where has your

business and your profession come

from?

Step 2 Today – what is our shared

vision, what do we want to achieve

and how we can involve everyone in

creative and innovative ideas – what

is blocking this? How can the

business or the profession be the

market leader that it could be?

Step 3 The Future – innovate,

experiment, reflect and change – the

business and your people

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So what is needed for your Business and your

Profession?

We need to be:

• At the cutting edge in terms of

business and leadership

• Understand the bigger picture by

asking some intelligent questions

• Encourgage others to lead by

coming up with well thought out

solutions

• Be looking right across our

business space not just our

immediate space

FINALLY:

• We need a plan – where are we

going today – based on our past –

and moving towards our future

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Leadership and “Punching above your weight”

Know WHERE

Enterprise Strategies

Road-mapping

Market Intelligence

Know WHEN

Change Management

Pursuing Opportunities

Develop Staff

Know WHAT

Customer Value

Competitive Advantage

Sustainable Growth

Know HOW

Competing & Collaborating

Innovating

Marketing, Selling

Know WHY

Vision

Values

Behaviours

Know WhoLeaders, Managers

Employees, Teams

Customers, Partners

Action

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