Leadership Presentation

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Leadership Presentation
Dr. Barbara Hioco, Reedley College President Dr.
Cynthia Azari, Fresno City College President
Fresno City College
State Center Community College District
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Characteristics of a Leader Group
What qualities would you use to describe an
Exceptional Leader?
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Characteristics of a Leader
Survey (2003) 100,000 people, including faculty
from higher education were asked to describe the
values, traits and characteristics they found
most important in a leader. Characteristics
receiving 50 votes were

1. Honest
2. Forward-thinking
3. Competent
4. Inspiring

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Characteristics of a Leader
Dissertation study on the effectiveness of Dean
of Instruction (mid-level position) at a private,
secular, two-year community college

1. Conflict Resolution
2. Developing faculty through coaching, mentoring
   and training
3. Facilitating decision making among faculty
   members
4. Collaborative vision setting with faculty members
5. Communicating (written, oral, listening)
6. Facilitating change collaboratively
7. Giving and receiving feedback

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What is Leadership?Group

• Define Leadership in
• one sentence
• Leadership is ..

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What is Leadership?
Leadership is influence-nothing more, nothing
less. (John Maxwell Leadership
101) Interpersonal influence-directed toward
achieving organizational objectives. (Tosi)
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Leadership is Not
Management maintaining systems processes-no
interpersonal component.
LEADERS DO RIGHT THINGS, MANAGERS DO THINGS
RIGHT. EFFICIENCY IS DOING THINGS RIGHT
EFFECTIVENESS IS DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. (Peter
Drucker)
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Leadership is Not
PIONEER first out isnt always leading.
THE ART OF BEING WISE IS KNOWING WHAT TO OVERLOOK.
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Leadership is Not
KNOWLEDGE POWER pure knowledge without personal
traits does not equal leadership.
GENIUS IS ONE PERCENT INSPIRATION AND
NINETY-NINE PERCENT PERSPIRATION. (Thomas
Edison)
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Leadership is Not
POSITION POWER title and rank in organization.
ITS NOT THE POSITION THAT MAKES THE LEADER, ITS
THE LEADER THAT MAKES THE POSITION.
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Toolset of Leadership Skills
MANAGEMENT SKILLS time, meeting, budget,
planning.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS OFTEN NOT WHAT IS
DONE BUT HOW IT IS DONE.
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Toolset of Leadership SkillsGroup

• What is the most difficult
• aspect of
• effective Leadership?

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Toolset of Leadership Skills
CONFLICT RESOLUTION mainstay with
interdependence between individuals and groups.
Conflict is an opportunity to grow and make
positive changes.
THE SUCCESSFUL MANAGER IS ONE WHO DOES WHAT HAS
TO BE DONE AT THE TIME THEY HATE TO DO IT MOST.
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Toolset of Leadership Skills
COACHING, MENTORING, TRAINING career advice,
increasing skill levels, increasing commitment to
the team and organization. Motivating others.
IF YOU ARENT FIRED WITH ENTHUSIASM, YOULL BE
FIRED WITH ENTHUSIASM. (Vince Lombardi)
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Toolset of Leadership Skills
FACILITATING DECISION MAKING identifying
solutions to problems. Problem Identifier vs.
Problem Solver
NOT TO DECIDE IS TO DECIDE.
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Toolset of Leadership Skills
VISION collaboration on setting the future
direction of the organization.
A LEADER IS SOMEONE WITH A VISION WHO CAN INSPIRE
OTHERS TO FOLLOW.
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Toolset of Leadership Skills
COMMUNICATION oral, written, physical.
TOO OFTEN WE ARE BROADCASTING WHEN WE SHOULD BE
TUNING IN. O, LORD, PLEASE MAKE MY WORDS SWEET
AND TENDER TODAY, FOR TOMORROW I MAY HAVE TO EAT
THEM.
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Conclusion
Leadership is a combination of skills, attitudes,
and actions.
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Conclusion

• SKILLS interpersonal (communication,
  collaboration, organization) that build trust and
  relationships.
• ATTITUDE positive, agent for change, believe in
  power of people.
• ACTIONS reflect the mission, core values, and
  vision of the organization.