Journey in Leadership USC Rossier School of Education

Leadership Ahead Journey in Leadership USC Rossier School of Education

5 Qualities of a Leader Never let circumstances dictate the outcome - Learn to respond Persistent - Stick to it Realistic inventory of talents and abilities - Use strengths Resilient - Failure is an opportunity to grow Passionate - Faithful, love, live with purpose, do not fear rejection

Stimulate Self-directed actions Determine Focus and Direction Flight of the Buffalo Remove Obstacles Develop Ownership Stimulate Self-directed actions Determine Focus and Direction

Management & Leadership Concerned with Now Claims authority by position Emphasizes skills and tasks Seeks to maintain and protect the status quo Expects compliance Concerned with Long Term Speaks to the Heart Emphasizes ideas and Habits Seeks change, Innovation, Risk taking, Creative tension Expects commitment & Loyalty to shared principles

Understanding Organizations Next Exit Journey in Leadership

Bolman and Deal’s 4 Frames Power base Conflict Coalitions Negotiation Meaning Beliefs Culture Ceremonies Needs Skills Feelings Interpersonal Goals Tasks Technology Rules Structural Human Resource Political Symbolic

Social & Political Next Exit Journey in Leadership

Building a Constituency What will you do for them? Share your vision & passion Get out amongst the people Recognize people by their names Discover who your constituents might be Be a good listener Be a good communicator Review progress with honest feedback

Mandela on Leadership Courage is not the absence of fear it is inspiring others to move beyond it Lead from the front but don’t leave your base behind Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front Know your enemy and learn about his favorite sport Keep your friends close and your rivals even closer Appearances matter remember to smile Nothing is black or white Quitting is leading too

Change Next Exit Journey in Leadership

Choices against Change Don’t Change Change Do not make change for change sake

Road Rules for Change Integrity, Wisdom and Selflessness Build a team and empower them Concentrate on important issues Timing: Know when to engage conflict Learn the history of the issue Plan strategically: Work through questions Use committees effectively Use a formal system to carry out activities Follow through to push the decision flow Glance backward to move forward Communicate

CEOs Next Exit Journey in Leadership

Leadership Dimensions Vision Educator Change Agent Entrepreneur Politician

When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. Audre Lorde

Politics of Diversity Strategies to maintain Resiliency Develop Coalitions Map the political terrain Anticipate resistance Create PR campaigns Use data to neutralize politics Capitalize on controversy Kezar, A. Understanding leadership strategies for addressing the politics of diversity

“Just because something is outside of awareness doesn’t mean it is outside of control .” “Our first impressions are generated by our experiences and our environment, which means that we can change our first impressions we can alter the way we thin-slice by changing the experiences that comprise those impressions.” Malcolm Gladwell Gladwell Blink: The power of thinking without thinking

Accountability Next Exit Journey in Leadership

Responsibility Empowerment Accountability Clear Agreements

New Work: Learning Organizations Vision Current Reality Creating Tension

New Roles: Learning Organizations Design ideas of Purpose, Vision, & Core Values Policies, strategies, structures Leader as Designer Gain insightful views of reality Restructure views of reality View events, patterns, systems Leader as Teacher It is a matter of attitude Servant leadership Leader as Steward

New Skills: Learning Organizations Surfacing & challenging mental models Engaging in Systems Thinking Building Shared Vision Life long process that is needed to permeate the entire organization

Ethics Next Exit Journey in Leadership

Right v. Wrong = Moral Temptations Right v. Right = Ethical Dilemmas Ethical Leadership Right v. Wrong = Moral Temptations Right v. Right = Ethical Dilemmas RIGHT ? RIGHT?

Ethical Dilemma Paradigms Truth v. Loyalty Individual v. Community Short-term v. Long-term Justice v. Mercy

Ethical Decision Making Principle Philosophical Base Maxim Ends-based Thinking Utilitarianism Do whatever produces the greatest good for the greatest number Rule-based Thinking Categorical imperative Follow only the principle that you want everyone else to follow Care-based Reversibility Do to others what you would like them to do to you

Cowardice asks the question, “Is it safe?” Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?” Vanity asks the question, “Is it popular?” But CONSCIENCE asks the question, “Is it right?” And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that IT IS RIGHT. Martin Luther King Jr.