Leadership Asian American Pacific Islander Advisory Council Conference February 15-17, 2005

1. LeadershipAsian American & Pacific Islander Advisory Council ConferenceFebruary 15-17, 2005 Frank Clearfield, Ph.D. Social Sciences Team Leader USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service, Greensboro, NC

2. Outline Discuss culture and leadership characteristics Self assess your leadership traits Identify skills of successful leaders

3. Goal of the workshop: For participants to leave with a better understanding of: leadership cultural influences Some of your personal characteristics

4. Your role in this workshop: Be honest Be open Be polite Be enthusiastic Be engaged

5. My Role: Workshop facilitator, serve as a guide to assist you Follow adult learning principles Provide you with materials on leadership

6. My Background: Background Education Leadership positions

7. Exercise � Focus on You!

8. My partner�s leadership characteristics are: Word file

9. 1. Culture and leadership characteristics

10. U.S. Population Trends 10% of the U.S. population were born in a different country & 43% of those are Latinos By 2020, immigrants & children of foreign or mixed parentage will account for almost 25% of the U.S. population By 2022, the minority population will be 40% of the general population By 2050, Whites will be the minority

11. Asian American & Pacific Islander Population 2000 U.S. Census shows Asian American/Pacific Islander Population equals 3.6 percent of overall population

13. What is Culture? (a) the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon man's capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations (b) the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group (c) the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes a company or corporation

14. What is a Leader? (a) person who directs a military force or unit (b) person who has commanding authority or influence (c) (1) principal officer of a British political party (2) party member chosen to manage party activities in a legislative body (3) such a party member presiding over the whole legislative body when the party constitutes a majority (d) a first or principal performer of a group

15. What is Leadership? (a) the office or position of a leader(b) capacity to lead(c) the act or an instance of leading

16. Other aspects of leadership Leadership is dynamic relationship between leader and follower Situational leaders Leadership can be based on tradition Charismatic leadership

17. �Leaders are made, they are not born; and they are made just like anything else has ever been made in this country - by hard work.� Vince Lombardi, football coach of the Green Bay Packers football team.  �Good advice, whomever it comes from, depends on the shrewdness of the prince who seeks it.� Niccolo Machiavelli

18. �According to an old story, a lord of ancient China once asked his physician, a member of a family of healers, which physician was the most skilled in the art. The physician, whose name was synonymous with medical science in China, replied, �My eldest brother sees the spirit of sickness and removes it before it takes shape, so his name does not get out of the house. My elder brother cures sickness when it is still extremely minute, so his name does not get out of the neighborhood. As for me, I puncture veins, prescribe potions, and massage skin, so from time to time my name gets out and is heard among the lords.�� Thomas Cleary, translator of the book, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, states this is the essence of the book.

19. �TQM�s emphasis is not on how to handle crises but how to avert them in the first place.�Seven Quality Secrets that Will Change Your Life, by John Woods and James Cortada �Leadership is a matter of intelligence, trustworthiness, humaneness, courage, and sternness.� Sun Tzu, Art of War

20. �Despite an immense amount of research, managers and researchers still know virtually nothing about the essence of leadership, about why some people follow and others lead. Leadership remains a mysterious chemistry; catchall words such as charisma proclaim our ignorance.� Mintzberg on Management: inside our Strange World of Organizations, Henry Mintzberg, 1989

21. Evolving Models of Leadership*

22. What is the culture of USDA in relation to leadership? (c) the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes a company or corporation (Word file)

23. Exercise � Cultural Orientation

24. What are some obstacles Asian Americans face in attaining leadership positions in USDA? Word file

25. What are some obstacles minorities and women face in attaining leadership positions? Prejudice Poor Career Opportunities Outsider Status Lack Organizational Savvy Comfort Dealing with One�s Own Group Difficult Balancing Career and Family Difficult Managing Multiple Identities Difficult To Fit In Prejudice � especially in the form of prevailing stereotypes Poor Career Planning � limited exposure to assignments, experiences, and relationships Poor Working Environment �treated differently by majority leaders; left out of loop Lack Organizational Savvy � not knowing how to play the game Comfort Dealing with One�s Own Kind � birds of a feather flock together Balancing Career and Family � women disadvantaged as they have most home responsibilities Managing Multiple Identities �white professional world and your home community are culturally different Fitting In � women and people of color have a difficult time even if they adopt the characteristics of the stereotypical white male Prejudice � especially in the form of prevailing stereotypes Poor Career Planning � limited exposure to assignments, experiences, and relationships Poor Working Environment �treated differently by majority leaders; left out of loop Lack Organizational Savvy � not knowing how to play the game Comfort Dealing with One�s Own Kind � birds of a feather flock together Balancing Career and Family � women disadvantaged as they have most home responsibilities Managing Multiple Identities �white professional world and your home community are culturally different Fitting In � women and people of color have a difficult time even if they adopt the characteristics of the stereotypical white male

26. Summary Population�s change Aspects of culture changes Organizational culture�s change Aspects of your own personal culture change Concepts of leadership change

27. What are we looking at?

28. 2. Self Assessments of Leadership

29. Two Instruments Leadership Assessment Instrument Dimensions of Leadership Profile

30. Assumptions about these instruments and about leadership No right or wrong answers We are not all leaders nor do we all need to be Some people are better at some things than others Team members play different roles There are multiple dimensions of leadership

31. Leadership Assessment Instrument Rates user on five dimensions http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/ Internet version also provides hyperlinks Books, Articles Leader-in-you Tapes, NEDC, Ft Worth, TX

32. Leadership Dimensions Drive Emotional Intelligence Building Trust Conceptual Thinking Systems Thinking

33. Next Instrument Dimensions of Leadership Profile

34. Dimensions of Leadership Profile Point of View Yourself as a leader Someone else as a leader Leadership needs of a situation

35. 3. Skills of Successful Leaders

36. What are some differences between a manager and a leader? Word file

37. What are some differences between a manager and a leader? Process oriented Protects self Approaches decisions cautiously Career oriented Listens selectively Avoids conflict Unclear regarding trust Vision oriented Protects staff Approaches decisions actively Staff oriented Listens actively Deals with conflict Trusted

38. What are some characteristics of leadership? Honest/Integrity Consistent Open Accountable Transparent Responsible Sensitive Connected to the Community Knowledge Wisdom Social Skills

39. Some areas we can or have generally addressed Social Skills Listening (and questioning) skills Dealing with conflict Dealing with difficult people Coordinating & conducting meetings Forming effective teams Establishing trust through consistency Sensitivity to other cultures Creating teams Establishing networks

40. What are the characteristics of good and bad listeners (questioners)? Word file

41. Running effective meetings Don�t have a meeting unless you have a clear goal & agenda Stay on topic, reduce floor time of big talkers Make sure everyone participates Let the group step up, if they falter, offer ideas Don�t get hung up, table topics Agree by consensus (preferred) or by majority Listen & deal with dissenting opinions Quickly distribute meeting results Agree on action items with names and times Follow up on action items

42. Managing Conflict Exercise (word file)

43. Who should make up your team? Higher up�s (sponsors) Doers Outspoken idea people Good reputation Smart people Diverse folks

44. Summary We discuss culture and related leadership characteristics You assessed some of your leadership traits We discussed leadership skills such as listening, conducting meetings, conflict management, and teams

45. Questions? Contact information 336-370-3336 frank.clearfield@gnb.usda.gov http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/ Mahalo Nui Loa