3. Research shows that leadership participation
is crucial for collaboration.
https://hbr.org/2015/04/why-no-one-uses-the-corporate-social-network
4.
5. Top 6 excuses of managers for not participating on social media
1. I don’t have time.
2. It’s not about me.
3. It doesn’t replace face-to-face.
4. It’s marketing’s job.
5. Who cares about what I had for lunch.
6. I don’t want to get my company in trouble.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-do-when-execs-avoid-social-media-answer-top-6-excuses-li
6. On a scale from 1 to 10,
how good is your boss at participating?
1 10
8. Question from school principal to cafeteria worker:
“I've been thinking about how to improve the flow
of kids as they enter the kitchen to get their food.
What do you think?"
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/questions-principals-should-be-asking-mitch-center
9. Leaders who ask their people, “What can
our company do to help you grow and
achieve your goals?” will find it comes
back 10-fold.
https://hbr.org/2010/07/when-your-employees-know-more
12. The most effective leaders actively ask for feedback
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joefolkman/2013/12/19/the-best-gift-leaders-can-give-honest-feedback/
13. On a scale from 1 to 10,
How good is your boss at asking people questions?
1 10
15. Of all the skills of leadership, listening
is one of the most valuable.
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/leading_in_the_21st_century/developing_leaders_in_a_business
16. Outstanding leaders are
people who first listen.
Daniel Goleman
Sources
http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2525/Leadership-by-Harvard-Business/5
17. They spend a significant amount of time
talking with people to understand what
motivates and how they can support and
boost enthusiasm in others.
http://www.theworkfoundation.com/assets/docs/publications/232_leadership_execsummFINAL.pdf
18. On a scale from 1 to 10,
How good is your boss at listening?
1 10
21. The boss's role is to enthuse,
enable and encourage.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Staff-first-customers-second-for-HCL-boss/articleshow/6039039.cms#ixzz13Yu5pFxH
Vineet Nayar
23. 4 people who are all leading
1. The first-shift line worker, who tells her boss she needs to watch the
third shift to find out what they are doing differently, is leading.
2. Her boss who says, "Great, let me know what you find out," is
leading.
3. The plant supervisor is leading when he celebrates the line worker's
initiative and acts on the information she found.
4. And the COO is leading when she inspires others to action by
telling the whole story throughout the company.
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/09/why_we_need_more_women_leaders.html
24. On a scale from 1 to 10,
how good is your boss at inspiring people?
1 10
26. Question # 5
How good is your boss at
involving external people?
27. The age of customer capitalism
has come of age.
http://www.customerthink.com/blog/what_leaders_of_21st_century_customer_centric_organisations_do
28. Leadership is the art of mobilizing others
to want to struggle for shared aspirations.
Jim Kouzes
Barry Posner
http://www.inc.com/brian-evje/quick-define-leadership.html
29. 1 10
On a scale from 1 to 10,
how good is your boss at involving external people?
30. Question # 6
How good is your boss at
making self management
possible?
31. When we choose for ourselves, we are
far more committed to the outcome - by
a factor of at least 5 to 1.
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/organization/increasing_the_meaning_quotient_of_work
32. Jonathan Becher removed
himself from some of the
approval chains. He delegated
critical and visible decisions to
his direct reports.
http://www.managementexchange.com/story/culture-eats-strategy
34. Stepping back so others can step up is
among the toughest challenges of
leadership.
http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/the-12-toughest-challenges-of-leadership/
35. The best executives understand which
decisions they need to focus on and which
ones they can delegate.
http://hbr.org/2013/11/you-cant-be-a-wimp-make-the-tough-calls/ar/1
36. Adapted from
Tannenbaum, Robert and Schmidt, Warren H.: How to choose a leadership pattern.
Harvard Business Review, March – April 1958, Vol. 36, No. 2.
Use of authority by
the leader
Freedom for people
to lead themselves
High
power distance
Low
power distance
37. When people lose their sense of control,
such as when tasks are dictated to them,
the brain's emotional response centre can
actually cause a decrease in cognitive
functioning.
https://hbr.org/2013/04/stop-telling-your-employees-wh
38. 4 reasons why managers don't delegate
Reason # 1
Some are perfectionists who feel it's easier to do everything themselves, or that their
work is better than others'.
Reason # 2
Some believe that passing on work will detract from their own importance.
Reason # 3
Some lack self-confidence and don't want to be upstaged by their subordinates.
Reason # 4
Some fear delegation because they've been burned in the past.
https://hbr.org/2012/07/why-arent-you-delegating.html
39. On a scale from 1 to 10,
How good is your boss at delegating decision making?
1 10
41. Question # 7
How good is your boss at
helping people find and
use their strengths?
42. At Gore, leaders emerge, and once they’re in a
leadership role, they understand their job is to
bring out the strengths of their teams, to
make their colleagues successful.
http://blogs.wsj.com/management/2010/03/18/lessons-from-a-middle-aged-revolutionary-at-wl-gore/
43. What can you do to encourage people?
http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/energy-for-a-new-year/
44. What can you do to help people
be more effective?
Sources
http://blogs.hbr.org/hill-lineback/2011/04/the-most-important-question-a.html
http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/apr2011/ca2011045_217749.htm
49. Great leaders
see before others see,
understand before others understand, and
act before others act.
https://hbr.org/2016/01/want-to-be-an-outstanding-leader-keep-a-journal
50. To thrive as a C-level executive, an individual
needs to be a good communicator, a
collaborator, and a strategic thinker.
http://hbr.org/2011/03/the-new-path-to-the-c-suite/ar/6
51. The 3 most important leadership qualities
Study based on one-on-one interviews with over 1,500 corporate heads and public sector leaders across 60 nations and 33 industries.
http://www.fastcompany.com/1648943/creativity-the-most-important-leadership-quality-for-ceos-study
52. A creative person is someone who decides
to produce ideas, to support ideas that go
against the crowd.
http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/22/robert-jeffrey-sternberg-leadership-managing-varghese.html
53. On a scale from 1 to 10,
How good is your boss at thinking creatively?
1 10
56. Leaders with a strong stock of global mindset
know about cultures as well as political and
economic systems in other countries, and
understand how their global industry works.
https://hbr.org/2010/05/bringing-the-global-mindset-to.html
61. Guy Wollaert literally followed oranges from the
groves to the consumer to understand every step of
the juice-making process and to identify where there
was opportunity for change.
https://hbr.org/2016/04/when-was-the-last-time-you-asked-why-are-we-doing-it-this-way
62. A good leader cuts away at complexity
until simplicity emerges.
http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/ten-radical-shift-in-thinking-all-leaders-face/
63. On a scale from 1 to 10,
how good is your boss at seeking simplicity?
1 10