Leadership

Six Practices of Leadership is not something you do to people,

It’s something you do with people.
Exemplary Leadership
Ken Blanchard, Patricia Zigarmi,
and Drea Zigarmi
Leadership and the One Minute
Manager

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Six Practices Practices of Exemplary Leadership

1. Model the Way

2. Inspire a Shared Vision
MIcKeY
3. Challenge the Process
4. Kindle the Heart
5. Enable Others to Act
6. YOU

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Model the Way Model the Way

♦ Leaders know that to gain commitment
and achieve high standards, they must ♦ Exemplary leaders go first – they set the
be MODELS of behavior they expect of example through daily actions that
others. demonstrate a deep commitment to
their beliefs.
♦ Leaders must be clear about their
guiding principles – this means talking
about your values.

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Model the Way
♦ Modeling the way is all about earning
the right and the respect to lead through
direct individual involvement and action.
♦ People first follow the person, then the
plan.
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Inspire a Shared Vision
ü Leaders have visions and dreams of
what could be!
ü They have personal belief in their
dreams and are confident in their ability
to make extraordinary things happen.
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Challenge the Process
v Leaders learn from their failures as well
as their successes.
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Inspire a Shared Vision
ü Leaders inspire a shared vision – they
have a desire to make something
happen, to change the way things are,
to create something that no one else
has ever created before.
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Inspire a Shared Vision
ü Leaders ignite the flame of passion in
others by expressing enthusiasm for the
vision of their group.
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Challenge the Process
v Leaders are pioneers – willing to step
out into the unknown.
v Leaders are early adopters of
innovation.
v Leaders know the door that unlocks
opportunity is learning.
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Challenge the Process
v Leadership involves challenge – an
innovative new product, a cutting-edge
service, a new piece of legislation, new
plant or business, etc.– a change from
the status quo.
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Kindle the Heart
♥ Leaders visibly and behaviorally link
rewards with performance.
♥ Leaders know that celebrations and
rituals, when done with authenticity and
from the heart, build a strong sense of
collective identify and community spirit
that can carry a group through tough
times.
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Enable Others to Act
Leaders enable others to act not by
hoarding power, but by giving it away.
The leader’s ability to enable others to
act is ESSENTIAL.
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Kindle the Heart
♥ Leaders encourage the heart of
constituents to carry on when
exhausted, frustrated and disenchanted.
♥ Leader’s show appreciation for people’s
contributions and create a culture of
celebration – both individual recognition
and group celebration.
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Enable Others to Act
Leadership is a TEAM effort.
Exemplary leaders enable others to
act – they foster collaboration and build
trust.
Leaders make it possible for others to
do good work.
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Enable Others to Act
When leadership is built on trust and
confidence, people take risks, make
changes, keep organizational
movements alive.
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 YOU
The sixth factor critical to leadership
success is having a healthy self-concept
and a belief in your ability to be an
effective leader.
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Blueprint for Achieving
Success
1. Define your PURPOSE in life.
2. Define your VALUES.
3. Establish your GOALS.
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If it’s to be, it’s up to ME!
Believe in YOURSELF!
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The Winner in YOU!
YOU were born to win, but to be a winner, you must
plan to win, prepare to win, then you can
expect to win.
You are what you are and where you are because of
what goes into your mind; you can change who you
are and where you are by changing what goes into
your mind.
Zig Zigler
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The Magic of Believing
Man often becomes what he believes
himself to be. If I keep on saying to
myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it
is possible that I may end by really
becoming incapable of doing it.
On the contrary, if I have the belief that I
can do it, I shall surely acquire the
capacity to do it even if I may not have it
all at the beginning.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Leadership is a Relationship
Leadership is a relationship
between those who aspire to lead
and those who choose to follow!
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Characteristics of Admired
Leaders
Of over 225 different values, traits and
characteristics identified, FOUR
continuously received over 50% of
the vote:
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Characteristics of Admired
Leaders -Honesty
Honesty is more often selected than any
other leadership characteristic - it is the
single most important ingredient in
the leader-constituent relationship
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Leaders
In response to the question:
“What values (personal traits &
characteristics) do you look for
and admire in your leader?
asked to over 75,000 people around the
world – results show………….
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Characteristics of Admired
Leaders
♦ Honesty
♦ Forward-looking
♦ Competent
♦ Inspiring
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Characteristics of Admired
Leaders –Forward Looking
Forward-looking – more than 70%
of respondents selected the ability to
look ahead as one of their most
sought-after leadership traits.
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Characteristics of Admired Characteristics of Admired
Leaders –Competent Leaders –Competent

Competent - competence refers to The most important competency a

the leader’s track record and ability to leader brings to their role is their
get things done.
ability to work well with others.

Relationship skills are what shape

success!
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Characteristics of Admired
Credibility
Leaders –Inspiring

Inspiring – related to leaders People want leaders who are

enthusiasm, energy, positive outlook credible!
about the future.
CREDIBILITY – is the foundation
of leadership.

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Credibility Credibility
Above all else, individuals must be able to What is credibility?
believe in their leaders.
They must…….. ♦ Leaders practice what they
♦ believe that the leader’s word preach
can be TRUSTED,
♦ They walk the talk
♦ that they’ll DO WHAT THEY SAY,
♦ Their actions are consistent with
♦ that they’re personally EXCITED &
ENTHUSIASTIC about the direction in their words
which they are headed!
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 Credibility Summary

What is credibility? Leadership is an observable,

learnable set of practices.
♦ They put their money where their
mouth is The self-confidence required to
lead comes from learning about
♦ They do what they say they will
ourselves—our skills, prejudices,
do talents, and shortcomings.

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Summary Summary

Those who become the best

Self-confidence develops as we
build on our strengths and
overcome our weaknesses.
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leaders take advantage of
opportunities to try, to fail, to
learn from their mistakes.
Leaders develop best when they
are enthusiastic participants in
change.
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10 Commitments of
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“The Five Practices of Exemplary

Leadership When Leaders Are
Their Best”

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