9/13 LEADERSHIP

 Let’s review your assignment from Friday.  Assessment Average:  Maxwell Introduction  Preassessment  Chapter One FIRST TEN

 Top 3?  Bottom 3?  Are you aware of your strengths and weaknesses as a leader? PREASSESSMENT

1.Give 2 examples of steps Ray Kroc took to build the franchise business that the McDonald brothers didn’t take. 2.How did these actions reflect Ray Kroc’s leadership ability? 3.From your profession or area of service, give an example of a leader who has been limited by his or her “lid.” How has this leader’s “lid” affected the organization? 4.Do you know someone whose leadership lid seems unlimited? CHAPTER 1: THE LAW OF THE LID

1.How effective will a person be if he increases his leadership but not his work ethic? 2.Do you agree with the author’s assessment that increasing your leadership is one of the best ways to increase your level of effectiveness? 3.What criteria can be used to determine a person’s leadership ability? What are some clear signs of leadership strengths and weaknesses? 4.How long does it take you to determine a person’s leadership “lid” once that person has been put in charge of a team? 5.Describe signs indicating that a leader has hit his or her lid. 6.Describe a situation in which your leadership lid negatively affected a project or task. 7.On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you describe your leadership? Would your spouse or colleagues agree with your assessment? 8.Up to now, how dedicated have you been to developing yourself as a leader? How will you increase that dedication? CHAPTER 1: CONTINUED

 People Skills   Planning and Strategic Thinking   Vision   Getting Results  TEACHER (1), CLOSE FRIEND (1), CLASS MATE (2), PEOPLE YOU LEAD (3)

1.When did you first see yourself as a leader? 2.What are some of the greatest challenges you’ve faced as a leader? 3.What has contributed to your growth as a leader? 4.What are you currently doing to grow as a leader? 5.What is the best piece of advice that your would have for someone who aspires to be an effective leader? THE INTERVIEW

9/16 CHAPTER 2: LAW OF INFLUENCE

 Read pgs in your Maxwell text and answer the questions that follow.  “He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk”  Abraham Lincoln story OVERVIEW

1.Why was Lincoln an ineffective captain? 2.How di dLincoln’s inability to influence others affect his military career? 3.What is the most basic facto you can use to determine if someone is a leader or not? 4.According to the definition “leadership is influence,” who are the most prominent leaders in your industry? What influence do they have over industry trends and standards? 5.Within your organization, who is not formally recognizes as a leader, but has influence over others? OBSERVE

 Common Misconceptions  The Management Myth  Managers v. Leaders  The Entrepreneur Myth  Skills v. Leadership v. Opportunist  The Knowledge Myth  Knowledge is Power?  The Pioneer Myth  Trendsetters  The Position Myth  “It’s not the position that makes the leader; it’s the leader that makes the position.” LEARN

1.What is the difference between management and leadership? 2.Do you agree with the author’s assessment that leadership is influence? 3.What obstacles might people come up against if they have bought into one of the leadership myths? 4.Describe a situation when you were part of a team that was led by a person who was placed in charge because of his knowledge or position and not his leadership abilities. 5.Would you consider yourself to be a leader? Whom do you influence? 6.What are some positive ways you could expand your influence in your organization? DISCUSS

 This week, try to influence five people: a supervisor, a colleague on your same position level, a follower in your sphere of influence, a follower outside of your sphere of influence, and a family member or a close friend. TAKE ACTION!