Leadership

1. Leadership 9/13

2. First Ten • Let’s review your assignment from Friday. • Assessment Average: • Maxwell Introduction • Preassessment • Chapter One

3. PreAssessment • Top 3? • Bottom 3? • Are you aware of your strengths and weaknesses as a leader?

4. Chapter 1: The Law of the Lid • Give 2 examples of steps Ray Kroc took to build the franchise business that the McDonald brothers didn’t take. • How did these actions reflect Ray Kroc’s leadership ability? • From your profession or area of service, give an example of a leader who has been limited by his or her “lid.” How has this leader’s “lid” affected the organization? • Do you know someone whose leadership lid seems unlimited?

5. Chapter 1: Continued • How effective will a person be if he increases his leadership but not his work ethic? • Do you agree with the author’s assessment that increasing your leadership is one of the best ways to increase your level of effectiveness? • What criteria can be used to determine a person’s leadership ability? What are some clear signs of leadership strengths and weaknesses? • How long does it take you to determine a person’s leadership “lid” once that person has been put in charge of a team? • Describe signs indicating that a leader has hit his or her lid. • Describe a situation in which your leadership lid negatively affected a project or task. • On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you describe your leadership? Would your spouse or colleagues agree with your assessment? • Up to now, how dedicated have you been to developing yourself as a leader? How will you increase that dedication?

6. Teacher (1), close friend (1), Class Mate (2), People you lead (3) • People Skills • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 • Planning and Strategic Thinking • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 • Vision • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 • Getting Results • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

7. The Interview • When did you first see yourself as a leader? • What are some of the greatest challenges you’ve faced as a leader? • What has contributed to your growth as a leader? • What are you currently doing to grow as a leader? • What is the best piece of advice that your would have for someone who aspires to be an effective leader?

8. Chapter 2: Law of Influence 9/16

9. Overview • Read pgs 13-14 in your Maxwell text and answer the questions that follow. • “He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk” • Abraham Lincoln story

10. Observe • Why was Lincoln an ineffective captain? • How di dLincoln’s inability to influence others affect his military career? • What is the most basic facto you can use to determine if someone is a leader or not? • According to the definition “leadership is influence,” who are the most prominent leaders in your industry? What influence do they have over industry trends and standards? • Within your organization, who is not formally recognizes as a leader, but has influence over others?

11. Learn • Common Misconceptions • The Management Myth • Managers v. Leaders • The Entrepreneur Myth • Skills v. Leadership v. Opportunist • The Knowledge Myth • Knowledge is Power? • The Pioneer Myth • Trendsetters • The Position Myth • “It’s not the position that makes the leader; it’s the leader that makes the position.”

12. Discuss • What is the difference between management and leadership? • Do you agree with the author’s assessment that leadership is influence? • What obstacles might people come up against if they have bought into one of the leadership myths? • Describe a situation when you were part of a team that was led by a person who was placed in charge because of his knowledge or position and not his leadership abilities. • Would you consider yourself to be a leader? Whom do you influence? • What are some positive ways you could expand your influence in your organization?

13. Take Action! • This week, try to influence five people: a supervisor, a colleague on your same position level, a follower in your sphere of influence, a follower outside of your sphere of influence, and a family member or a close friend.