1. Mark S. Lee
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• President, The LEE Group, MI LLC
• Teaches Marketing/Organizational
Behavior at Walsh College
• Detroit Instructor, e200 Business
Accelerator Program
2. Leadership Defined…
The ability to influence others toward a
common goal, vision or achievement
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3. Organizational Leadership
Sanctioned leadership
Role within organization
Position of power
Non-sanctioned leadership
Not necessarily related to position
Can emerge from a group
Group appointment?
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4. Leadership Challenges
Trust others
Empower others
Decentralize decision-making process
Take risks
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6. Your Leadership Style…
Now, ask yourself a simple question,
What’s My Leadership Style?
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7. Define Your Style
Are you a task-driven leader or not?
People driven or not?
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8. Leadership Style Assessment
Is your leadership consistent with what
your looking for in the organization?
If not, what adjustments can you make?
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9. Ask Yourself…
Hard questions and answer them openly
and honestly
Do I have an open environment?
Are there clear expectations?
Clearly defined roles and responsibilities?
Team or task-driven?
Trusting environment?
Collaborative?
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10. Effective Leaders Manage
People
Resources
Control
Goal Attainment
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11. Leaders Need to…
Challenge the “status quo”
Create visions for the future
Create plans
Effectively communicate
Manage resources
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12. Leaders Need to:
Clearly define and articulate:
Vision
Mission
Goals
Strategies
Business Results
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14. How?
Clearly define:
Roles/responsibilities
Associate expectations
Feedback mechanisms
Decision-making capabilities
Employee empowerment
Open door policy
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15. People
Do you have the “A” team?
Clear expectations
Communications
Roles/responsibilities
Empowered
If not, changes required?
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16. Resources
Effectively manage people/financial
resources
Right people in the right “boxes”
Proper allocation of resources
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17. Once you have, convert into
OPPORTUNITIES
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18. Opportunities
Adapt leadership styles to the situation
and your employees
Articulate a clear vision
Lead by example
Collaborative efforts
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20. Effective Leadership with the
Right Team…
…Can lead to results
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21. Assignment
Review the Leadership Worksheet
Read the questions on the left
Answer them openly and honestly in the
space provided on the right
This is for your use
Goal: Assess your leadership style and its
impact on others
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