The ABCs of Maverick Leadership:

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The ABCs of Maverick Leadership

• The Attributes, Basic Skills, and Conduct
• of Great Leaders!
• aka -The Be, Know, Do Maverick!
• Jeannie Deakyne
• Jessica Hargis

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Lets break The ice!

• Name
• Organization
• 1 interesting fact about your organization that
  most Mavericks DONT know

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A MAVERICK LEADER
of Character and Competence acts
Influencing Operating Improving
Mental Loyalty Emotional Duty Respect Selfles
s Service Honor Integrity Personal Courage
Interpersonal Conceptual Technical
BE!
know!
Do!
ATTRIBUTES VALUES
BASIC SKILLS
CONDUCT
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Be! Know! Do!

• Be
• This is your character (values and attributes) -
  how you will react in different situations.
• Know
• The detail aspect of your job and how to get
  along and communicate with others.
• Do
• Your actions - how you influence, execute, and
  improve the process.

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Attributes Values Be

• The Be of leadership finding your vision,
  setting goals, making ethical decisions, leading
  yourself and leading others.
• Understanding
• Knowledge of your organizations values and
  attributes
• Believing
• Commitment to building character
• Modeling
• Acting on beliefs
• Teaching
• Encouraging others to build character

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Attributes

• Will
• Self-discipline
• Initiative
• Judgment
• Self-confidence
• Intelligence
• Cultural Awareness

• Self Control
• Balance
• Stability

EMOTIONAL
MENTAL
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Loyalty
Values

• Allegiance to your organization or constituents
• Faithful, Trustworthy, Devoted
• Someone who fights with you and for you
• encourages your spirit
• supports your development as an organization and
  as a person

Duty
The essence of duty is acting in the absence of
orders or direction from others, based on an
inner sense of what is morally and professionally
right General John A. Wickham Jr. Former
Army Chief of Staff
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Respect

• Treat people as they should be treated
• Recognize and appreciate the dignity and worth of
  all people
• Treat people with dignity

Selfless Service

• Put the welfare of the organization, your
  members, and your constituents above your own

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Honor

• Honor is the moral compass for character and the
  personal conduct of a leader
• Demonstrate an understanding of what is right and
  take pride in how the local/campus community
  acknowledge of that reputation
• Be true to the position you hold and demonstrate
  your values in all you do

Integrity

• People of integrity consistently act according to
  principles of high legal, ethical and moral
  standards
• Honest, truthful, and upright behaviors
  characterize a person of integrity at all times,
  despite pressures to do otherwise
• Three parts of integrity
• Separate what is right from what is wrong
• Always act according to what you know is right
• Openly declare your commitment to doing right

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Personal Courage

• The willingness to stand firm on your values,
  principles, and convictions even when threatened
• Being honest is a reflection of moral courage

L D R S H I P
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A MAVERICK LEADER
of Character and Competence acts
BASIC SKILLS
CONDUCT
Mental Loyalty Emotional Duty Respect Selfles
s Service Honor Integrity Personal Courage
Interpersonal Conceptual Technical
Influencing Operating Improving
ATTRIBUTES VALUES
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The Know of leadership the skills of teaching
and leading to help groups achieve their
goals.Leadership Skills
Basic Skills Know

• Interpersonal
• Working with people
• Conceptual
• Exercising judgment and solving problems
• Technical
• Knowing the facts about your organization and the
  people you support

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Interpersonal Skills

• Coaching
• Teaching
• Counseling
• Motivating
• Empowering

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Conceptual Skills

• Judgment
• Creativity
• Analysis
• Critical Thinking

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Technical Skills

• Running Effective Meetings
• Time Management
• Subject Matter Expertise

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A MAVERICK LEADER
of Character and Competence acts
ATTRIBUTES VALUES
CONDUCT
Mental Loyalty Emotional Duty Respect Selfles
s Service Honor Integrity Personal Courage
Interpersonal Conceptual Technical
Influencing Operating Improving
BASIC SKILLS
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Conduct Do
The Do of leadership a toolbox of methods for
communicating effectively, solving problems, and
resolving conflicts.
DO INFLUENCE- goal setting, problem solving,
decision making, planning. DO OPERATE -
communicating, coordinating, supervising,
evaluating. DO IMPROVE - develop morale and
esprit in the organization, train, coach, and
mentor new leaders.
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A MAVERICK LEADER
of Character and Competence acts
BASIC SKILLS
ATTRIBUTES VALUES
Mental Loyalty Emotional Duty Respect Selfles
s Service Honor Integrity Personal Courage
Interpersonal Conceptual Technical
Influencing Operating Improving
CONDUCT
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Leadership

• What makes a good leader?
• Is leadership an art or a science?
• What leadership style do YOU use?
• Is your leadership style good for your
  organization?

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So How do I do this?
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• To help you be, know, and do, follow these
  eleven principles of leadership
• Know yourself and seek self-improvement - In
  order to know yourself, you have to understand
  your own attributes. Seek self-improvement,
  continually strengthening your attributes. This
  can be accomplished through self-study, formal
  classes, reflection, practice, and interacting
  with others.
• Be technically proficient - As a leader, you must
  know your job and the jobs within your
  organization.
• Seek responsibility and take responsibility for
  your actions - Search for ways to guide your
  organization to new heights. When things go
  wrong, take responsibility and do not blame
  others. Analyze the situation, take corrective
  action, and move on to the next challenge.
• Make sound and timely decisions - Use good
  problem solving, decision making, and planning
  tools.
• Set the example - Be a good role model for
  everyone within your organization. They must not
  only hear what they are expected to do, but also
  see.

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• Know your people and look out for their
  well-being - Know human nature and the importance
  of sincerely caring for your people.
• Keep everyone informed - Know how to communicate
  not only with your subordinate, but also seniors
  and other key people.
• Develop a sense of responsibility in those you
  lead - Help to develop good character traits that
  will help them carry out their professional
  responsibilities.
• Ensure that tasks are understood, supervised, and
  accomplished - Communication is the key to this
  responsibility.
• Train as a team - Although many so called leaders
  call their organization, department, section,
  etc. a team they are not really teams...they are
  just a group of people doing their jobs.
• Use the full capabilities of your organization -
  By developing a team spirit, you will be able to
  employ your organization, department, section,
  etc. to its fullest capabilities.

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be, know, and do
BE a professional - be loyal to the organization,
perform selfless-service, take personal
responsibility. BE a professional who possess
good character traits - honesty, competence,
candor, commitment, integrity, courage. KNOW
yourself - strengths and weakness of your
character, knowledge, and skills. KNOW human
nature - human needs, emotions, and how people
respond to stress. KNOW your job - be
proficient and be able to train others in their
tasks. KNOW your organization - where to go for
help, its climate and culture, who the unofficial
leaders are. DO provide direction - goal
setting, problem solving, decision making,
planning. DO implement - communicating,
coordinating, supervising, evaluating. DO
motivate - develop morale and esprit in the
organization, train, coach, and mentor new
leaders.