Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way Developing the Leader in You

Survey Says. . . Motivation How to teach staff that they owe employers 8 hours for 8 hours pay Trying to stay motivated How to motivate negative employees Empathy with those who make less than the median income, but are constantly asked to do more with less

Survey Says. . . Supervision & Management Lack of support from management How to set an example for young people entering the workforce for the first time Management training Effectively interacting with co-workers at a higher level Helping make changes

Survey Says. . . Having decisions second guessed How to identify/develop employees to be effective supervisors/managers Learning to say “no” and not trying to please everyone Subtle hostility/criticism from staff members about my management decisions Convincing management of my competency

Survey Says. . . Communication Ideas being taken seriously in a position with no authority in a department with very little clout How to convey what I’m saying without being harsh CommunicationHow to tactfully address micro-managing and hovering

Survey Says. . . Time Management Too much paper Work pulls me away from staff and I can’t give them the attention they need How to do my job fast

Personal Leadership It’s who you are and why you do what you do It’s taking leadership of yourself It’s taking charge of the one person you’re always in charge of

7 Key Personal Leadership Skills Communication Vision Character Change Mastery Recognition & Motivation Time Management Image

Communication Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Neuro is our neurology Linguistic is the language part Programming is how we act to achieve results

Vision Department of Administrative Services Vision – To be the best business run by a government

Vision Mission – To provide consistent, cost-effective, and efficient consolidated services so Georgia government can more effectively serve the public. We do this by:

Vision Aggregating purchases to obtain best value; Centralizing business support services to achieve economies of scale; and Establishing business practices to achieve fairness and equity.

Vision Values – We believe. . . in striving for excellence in all we do. in being good stewards of public resources etc.

Character

Change Mastery – 3 Guarantees Change won’t go away No matter how well planned, change won’t be trouble free Each of us is accountable for negotiating change successfully

Recognition & Motivation

Time Management Sleeping 8 hours Working 11.5 hours Lunch 1 hour Breakfast/commute 1 hour Dinner Time left over 2.5 hours

Time Management K. Seibert, “Right Brain Approach to Time Management” “While traditional time management theories have promoted organization and structure, for right-brained individuals, a less structured and informal environment is more effective in increasing productivity.”

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