This document provides information on leadership, including definitions of leadership, characteristics of good leaders, and key aspects of effective leadership. Some key points:
- Leadership is defined as guiding and influencing others to accomplish goals.
- Level 5 leadership involves creating more leaders, being "WE-centric" rather than "I-centric", having ferocious resolve, and channeling ambition into the company rather than oneself.
- The 3 elements of great leadership are support, respect, and trust.
- Key aspects of everyday leadership include talent management, communication, problem solving, and culture building.
- Vision and direction, communication, talent development, and prioritization are discussed as important leadership responsibilities.
5. Level 5 Leadership
1. Creating more leaders - setting up the company for
success
2. “WE-centric” instead of “I-centric” — Window & Mirror
3. Reachable, almost ordinary people producing
extraordinary results
4. Ferocious resolve to do what needs to be done - inspires
standards, not charisma
5. Channels ambition into the company, not the self.
6. The 3 Elements of Great Leadership
A great manager helps people become more
effective in their job and to grow and develop.
Support + Respect + Trust
7. Everyday Leadership
1. Talent Management
2. Staff Meetings & 1-on-1s
3. Problem Solving Using First Principles
4. Communication & Conflict Management
5. A Culture of Innovation
8. 1. Vision & Direction
● Where the company is going and why
● They create the company’s vision (must include all the team’s vision too)
● Tool: Vivid Vision by Cameron Harold - Living document shared with all the
company. Everyone contributes on the long-term vision
● This allows for alignment between personal and company goals. Also let’s
everyone see how they contribute
9. 2. Communication
● VALUES-A leader has to find the communication values for the company, that
will guide the way everyone communicates to each other
● FEEDBACK - Having a feedback culture elicits constant improvement. Also
allows you to spot problems before they develop.
● CONFLICT RESOLUTION- before tensions scale (Involves emotional
management). A leader has to prioritize verbal communication, specially for
sensitive topics.
10. 3. Talent Development
This area involves the process that starts with recruitment to developing your
team members. This is why coaching is a key skill to have.
“Hire for attitude, not for skills”
Knowing your team members, their personality, their strengths, and the areas they
want to improve will help you reduce turnover and increase loyalty
When you invest in career growth, your team members will have intrinsic
motivation, be more creative and more productive
11. 4. Prioritization
This is a key aspect to balance company growth with employee wellbeing
LERR strategy to prioritize
Leverage: Is the new idea leveraging on what is already working for your business
now?
Ease: Is it easy enough to execute and get results?
Risk: How risky is the idea? If it fails, what would you lose?
Return of Investment: Will you get a return on the time and money you invest.
Do, Delegate or Delete - 20% of your efforts create 80% of your results
12. How to know when the leadership is failing
● Lack of trust
● Fear of conflict
● Lack of clarity
● No committed action
13. Coaching Pods
Coach a leader into creating a Vivid Vision for their company
● Say you sit and travel in a time machine 3 years into the future, The date is
31st December, 3 years into the future.
● What does your ideal life look, sound and feel like?
● Include your vision for your personal life as well as your business
Person 1 - Coach
Person 2 - Leader