Outstanding College Leaders

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Outstanding CollegeLeaders
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Leadership

• In School
• In Residence Life
• In the Greek System
• In the Community
• In the Family
• In your Own Life

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It all starts with you

• To become an outstanding leader of others, you
  must first become an outstanding leader of

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5 Year Study of 100 Top Leaders

• Guiding Vision
• Passion
• Integrity
• Trust
• Curiosity
• Daring

Self-Aware
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To get the most from this talk

• Take Notes
• Look for Key Points
• Write Action Steps
• Ask Questions

The 3 most important questions
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Ask Yourself

• What can I do with this ?
• How can I apply these ideas to my life ?
• How can I make this work for me ?

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Background

• 26 / CEO Rockefeller / BOD
• 500 leadership books / articles / reports
• 230 companies worldwide
• Research Studies 1 million people
• 80,000 college students
• Northwood Award / 160

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All the great leaders I have ever studied

• Leadership Model
• Competency Model
• Leadership Philosophy

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What do successful leaders do
SET DIRECTION (Vision Goals - Future)
Demonstrate Personal Character (habits,
integrity, trust, analytical thinking)
Mobilize Commitment (engage others, share power)
Enhance Capability (build teams, manage change)
Leadership Attribute Framework
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Results-Based Leadership
Effective Leadership Attributes x Results
Action Programs Projects Goals Initiatives Strateg
y
Skills Values Motives Competencies Behaviors Style
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1. DreamBigDreams
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The difference ?...

• Plans
• Goals
• Action

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Are you a little stressed?
Belong to a Greek organization Member of an
honor society Serve on 2 or more committees
Play an intramural sport Belong to a service
group / volunteer Belong to a professional group
/ club Have an internship or part-time job Take
a full load of class Try to maintain a high GPA
and . have some sort of social
life !!!!!
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Are you a little stressed?
Belong to a fraternity Member of an honor
society Serve on 2 or more committees Play an
intramural sport Belong to a service group
Belong to a professional group Have an
internship /part-time job Take a full load of
class Try to maintain a high GPA
and have a social life!!!!!!
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FOCUS

• When your Intended Outcome is very clear and
  specific, it significantly reduces the number of
  acceptable Options, making good Decisions much
  easier.

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Clear Intended Outcome

• How can I have lots of fun in college

• Getting Excellent Grades
• Staying Healthy
• Building my Resume
• Preparing for my Dream Job

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pecific
easurable
SMART
greed Upon
ealistic
Write them down
ime Bound
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ACTION

• Leadership is action, not position.
• Gerald Greenwald

The great aim of education is not knowledge,
but action. Herbert Spencer
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2. Opportunity isEverywhere
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Regardless of...

• Age
• Race
• Gender
• Religion
• Education
• Family
• Money

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Reticular Activating System

• You become what you focus on

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3. Embrace Risk

• There can be
• no reward,
• without risk

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To evaluate risk...

• Knowledge
• Strategy
• Action

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Tom Watson - IBM

• More failure faster

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Courage is vital to the self-confidence that
enables one to risk failure in order to seek the
rewards of victory
Failure ? It is unpleasant . . . but not fatal!
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Subjective Units of Discomfort

• Where are you on the SUDs Scale ?

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• 00- 10 Asleep
• 10- 20 Passive activity
• 20 - 30 Engaged in task
• 30 - 40 Excelling at task
• 40 - 50 ZONE / Flow
• 50 - 60 Anxious - physical reaction
• 60 - 70 Fear - fight / flight
• 70 - 80 Physical shutdown
• 80 Psychosis / death

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4. Believe In People
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The best leaders surround themselves with
people who are smarter then they are
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• Henry Ford
• Thomas Edison
• Andrew Carnegie
• Albert Einstein
• Oprah Winfrey
• Margaret Thatcher
• Phil Night
• Jack Welch
• Bill Gates...

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Microsofts only factory asset is the human
imagination
Richest company in America built
on..Brainpower
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Believe in People

• Shared vision
• Clearly defined goals
• Open access to information
• Training
• Empowerment
• TRUST...

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TRUST 3Cs
Consistency
C o n c e r n
TRUST
Affection
Dis-trust
Respect
Competence
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5. AttitudeIsEverything
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Latest Leadership Research

• High IQ High EQ
• Very High Ego Strength
• Ask For Help
• Accountability
• Ethical

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• A person with the right attitude and desire,
  coupled with enthusiasm and self-discipline,
  cannot help but succeed

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As a leader you must

• DWYSYWD

• Take Pride
• Clear Values
• Good Decisions
• Tell the Truth
• Set an Example

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Adjust your Attitude

• The Gap
• CVS / BVS
• 3 Ps

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A leaders personal power comes from...
CVS to BVS
Response
Stimulus
GAP
Ideal Leader
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Explanatory Style

• Permanence
• Pervasiveness
• Personalization

Analyze Behavior Change
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6. Lifelong Learning
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Curious
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One of the best sources

• To be great
• You must surround yourself with greatness
• John D. Rockefeller

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reading list How to get Straight AsHow to
Reduces Stress How to Pick your Dream JobHow to
Build a Professional NetworkHow to Interview for
your Dream Job
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SUMMARY

• 1. Dream Big Dreams
• 2. Opportunity is Everywhere
• 3. Embrace Risk
• 4. Believe in People
• 5. Attitude is Everything
• 6. Lifelong Learning

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Comparison

• Compiled from research and study of more than
  300 books and articles on Leadership, Management
  and Teambuilding

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5 Practices of Leadership

• Challenge the Process
• Inspire a Shared Vision
• Enable Other to Act
• Model the Way
• Encourage the Heart

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300 CEOs of Fortune 500 and 5,000 of their
employees

• Attention through Vision
• Meaning Through Communication
• Trust through Positioning
• Development of Self

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FORD Leadership 2000

• Teachable Vision
• Revel in Change
• Truly Transform
• Bias for Action
• Value your Teammates
• Always Stretch

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Most Admired Leaders

• Clear Values
• Integrity
• Trust
• Listening
• Respect for Followers
• Responsibility for Self

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25,000 leaders, managers, employees - on 4
continents

• Four Critical Characteristics of Admired
  Leaders
• 1 Honest (98)
• 2 Forward-looking
• 3 Inspiring
• 4 Competent

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100 Best Companies Study1,183 Companies / 35
states - GREAT TEAMS
Family
Trust
Fair
Fun
Pride
Freedom
Atmosphere Issues
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5 Year Study of 100 Top Leaders

• Guiding Vision
• Passion
• Integrity
• Trust
• Curiosity
• Daring

Self-Aware
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SUMMARY
1. Dream Big Dreams 2. Opportunity is
Everywhere 3. Embrace Risk 4. Believe in
People 5. Attitude is Everything 6. Lifelong
Learning
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QuestionsCommentsConcerns
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Workshop

• Examine your values
• Think about what you have learned
• Think about the kind of impact you want to have
  as a leader
• Create your own Personal Leadership Competency
  Model for how you plan to lead in the future

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Blinding Flash of the Obvious
Focus on these 6 characteristics

• The key is ACTION

and
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Blinding Flash of the Obvious
Focus on your model on your leadership
philosophy

• The key is ACTION

and
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