Title: Simon Vetter
1AWIS San Diego Chapter
The Essence of Effective Leadership
- Simon Vetter
- Alliance for Strategic Leadership
2Goals for Today
- Understand the essence of leadership
- Gain insight into the five practices of exemplary
leadership - Learn a method to improve behaviors that allow
you to become a more effective leader
3Leadership is a relationship between those who
aspire to lead and those who choose to
follow.Leaders dont get appointed. Its earned
through behavior. You only become a leader when
other people want to follow you.Source
Kouzes/Posner, The Leadership Challenge
Definition of Leadership
4Credibility is the foundation of Leadership. If
you dont believe in the messenger, your wont
believe the message.What makes a person
credible?
Foundation of Leadership
55 Practices of Exemplary Leadership (1 of 5)
- Model the WayTitles are granted, but its your
behavior that wins your respect.Leaders deeds
are far more important than their words. Words
and deeds must be consistent. -
- Source Kouzes/Posner, The Leadership Challenge
65 Practices of Exemplary Leadership (2 of 5)
- 2. Inspire a Shared VisionLeaders envision an
uplifting and ennobling future.Leaders ignite
the flame of passion in others by expressing
enthusiasm for the compelling vision of their
group.
75 Practices of Exemplary Leadership (3 of 5)
- 3. Challenge the ProcessLeaders search for
opportunities to innovate, grow and improve. They
recognize and support good ideas, take risk,
experiment, and learn from their mistakes.
85 Practices of Exemplary Leadership (4 of 5)
- 4. Enable Others to ActLeadership is a team
effort. Leaders foster collaboration and build
trust.When people are trusted, have authority
and information, they are more likely to use
their energies to produce extraordinary results.
95 Practices of Exemplary Leadership (5 of 5)
- 5. Encourage the HeartExemplary Leaders
understand the need to recognize contributions.
They also celebrate the victories of teams,
building a sense of community.
10The culture of an organization depends on the
behaviors of its leaders. Larry BossidyFormer
CEO of Honeywell Allied Signal Author of
Execution, the discipline of getting things done
11Method for Changing Behavior(A process
guaranteed to work)
- Involve the person in determining desired
behavior for his/her position. - Involve the person in determining his/her key
stakeholders. - Have the person respond to key stakeholders.
- Ensure ongoing Feedforward process
- Follow up
- Measure progress with a Mini-Survey
12Feedforward Exercise
- Select a behavior (personal or professional) that
you want to improve. - You will need a pencil or pen and a piece of
paper.
13Feedforward Rules
- The person asking for feedforward can only
respond to receiving suggestions with
Thank You - The person providing suggestions cannot talk
about the past. Only future suggestions are
allowed.
14Study with 8000 peopleIn one of the Fortune100
company in the US.
- DIRECT REPORTS' RESPONSES
- 1 My manager did not respond and did no
follow-up 19 - 2 My manager did respond but did no follow-up
6 - 3 My manager did a little follow-up 17
- 4 My manager did some follow-up 30
- 5 My manager did frequent follow-up 17
- 6 My manager did consistent (periodic)
follow-up 11
15Follow up and Feedback (1/6)
16Follow up and Feedback (2/6)
17Follow up and Feedback (3/6)
18Follow up and Feedback (4/6)
19Follow up and Feedback (5/6)
20Follow up and Feedback (6/6)
21When Behavioral Coaching wont work
- The person doesnt want to change
- Written-off by the company
- Lacks business or technical knowledge
- Wrong strategy or direction
- Integrity or ethics violations
- Person in wrong job or wrong company
22You must be the change you wish to see in the
world.
Ghandi
23Recommended Reading
- HBR Article
- Coaching the Alpha Male
- Marshall Goldsmith
- Try Feedforward instead of Feedback
- Coaching for Behavioral Change
- Simon Vetter
- Jim Kouzes on Becoming a Leader
24THANK YOU.
- Simon Vetter
- Email simon_at_simonvetter.com
- Website www.simonvetter.com
- Tel 1 858 793 6279