Fundamentals of Exceptional Leadership Tim Kight Podcast #31 Have you ever heard of the 10-80-10 concept with regards to leadership? Where are you? “Mountain of average” Are you on the edge of becoming elite or exceptional? What is stopping you? Focus3.com

Fundamentals of Exceptional Leadership Some great quotes or ideas from Tim Kight Podcast Be better today than you were yesterday, better tomorrow than you were today Elite means best version of you Leadership is the difference maker in every organization

Fundamentals of Exceptional Leadership Performance Pathway Leaders build culture, culture drives or energizes behavior, and behavior produces results Results don’t come from strategies but they come from behaviors Develop the behavior skill. Culture is a core value and not a concept Culture is created by what you practice and permit If you have an A+ strategy and B- behavior, what is your grade?

Fundamentals of Exceptional Leadership What is Culture? What you believe in? Core values and not concepts Under pressure you will never compromise a core believe. However, you will compromise a concept How you behave or lead! You must talk about the culture all the time. If you permit certain types of behavior, you are promoting it. The experience that your behavior delivers to others! A elite organization is a shared culture.

Fundamentals of Exceptional Leadership Why is culture so important? It engages hearts and minds Aligns them around common strategy or vision It energizes the behavior called for by the strategy

Fundamentals of Exceptional Leadership Understand your 20 square feet They chose what they do, how they do it, and they have influence outside their 20 sq. ft. by maximizing their efforts in their 20 sq. ft. They have to own what happens inside their 20 sq. ft. It’s not about me but serving others

Fundamentals of Exceptional Leadership What is Leadership or a leader? Leadership is not based on the authority of your position but in the trust that you earn in the position. A leader is a person on a journey and taking people with them Be a servant leader Build trust with people Achieve results together

3 Leaderships disciplines to building trust Character-Repeated experience of character Competencies-Share your knowledge Connections-Caring, listening, and engaging on a personal level You need to push people beyond the edge of productive discomfort. This way they will embrace change because they trust you.

3 Leadership disciplines to building positive results Clarity-Communication of the vision, strategy, role, and expectation. Where are now? Where are we going? How are we going to get there? What do you want me to do? How am I doing? Accountability-pay attention and give feedback to what you see. Master Observer. Telling people thank you when they are doing their job. Support-Coach them along the way so they are properly trained. What obstacles get in your way of doing your best? What do you need from me to support? Who do you see performing well that I need to say thank you?