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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