Success in the Real World! Being a Leader! NARENDER SINGH CHAUHAN

Good Basic Life Lessons You are responsible for yourself You are responsible for yourself What you don’t know may hurt you, or hold you back What you don’t know may hurt you, or hold you back Don’t be afraid of something. Learn about it! Don’t be afraid of something. Learn about it! Build on your strengths; target weaknesses Build on your strengths; target weaknesses Develop important soft skills Develop important soft skills Technical competency is the core of your career In your field Technical competency is the core of your career In your field

Definition of Leadership Leadership is the ability to influence others, with or without authority. All successful endeavors are the result of human effort; thus, the ability to influence others is a derivation of Interpersonal Communications Interpersonal Communications Conflict Management Conflict Management Problem Solving / Decision Making Problem Solving / Decision Making

Interpersonal Effectiveness Interpersonal effectiveness is the capability of an individual to do this, influence others, competently. Leadership is a direct function of three elements of interpersonal effectiveness Awareness Awareness Ability Ability Commitment Commitment

Understanding Yourself and Others Understand yourself better and how to relate to others: Understand yourself better and how to relate to others: Take a Myers-Briggs Indicators test Take a Myers-Briggs Indicators test What do you like to do? What do you like to do? What don’t you like to do? What don’t you like to do? What about others? (Ask them!) What about others? (Ask them!) Be assertive; not passive or aggressive Be assertive; not passive or aggressive Updated Golden Rule: “Do unto others as they would have done unto themselves” Updated Golden Rule: “Do unto others as they would have done unto themselves” Determine your mix among career objectives: money, job security, challenging job, recognition, etc. Determine your mix among career objectives: money, job security, challenging job, recognition, etc.

Working Effectively as a Team Working through and with people Working through and with people Thinking “we”, not “I” Thinking “we”, not “I” Getting the Team to work together by: Getting the Team to work together by: Giving the team the big picture Giving the team the big picture Dividing work fairly Dividing work fairly Assigning responsibility to achieve accountability Assigning responsibility to achieve accountability Giving recognition Giving recognition

Interpersonal Communications How to Write Better Use clear, simple, direct language Use clear, simple, direct language Minimize use of acronyms Minimize use of acronyms Read more, to see good writing and improve vocabulary Read more, to see good writing and improve vocabulary Ask peers to review your writing Ask peers to review your writing Mentally pretend you’re talking to someone, and write that! Mentally pretend you’re talking to someone, and write that!

Interpersonal Communications Essentials of Public Speaking You can do it! You can do it! Know your subject Know your subject Know your audience – expectations Know your audience – expectations Practice, Practice, Practice Practice, Practice, Practice Never just read Never just read Speak slowly, clearly and loud enough Speak slowly, clearly and loud enough Be sincere and enthusiastic Be sincere and enthusiastic Keep to time Keep to time

Interpersonal Communications Keys to Listening Listening is not just “hearing” the other Listening is not just “hearing” the other Avoid distractions & make eye contact Avoid distractions & make eye contact Concentrate on the person’s ideas & thoughts, not just facts Concentrate on the person’s ideas & thoughts, not just facts Reassure the person that you are paying attention: ask questions Reassure the person that you are paying attention: ask questions Confirm that you’ve understood Confirm that you’ve understood

Conflict Management Tips to Negotiating You negotiate everyday! You negotiate everyday! Identify your needs & the other’s needs Identify your needs & the other’s needs Conflict Styles: Avoiding, Competing, Accommodating, Compromising, and Collaborating Conflict Styles: Avoiding, Competing, Accommodating, Compromising, and Collaborating Aim for a “win/win solution, if possible Aim for a “win/win solution, if possible

Keys to Problem Solving and Decision Making Determine the root cause of a problem Determine the root cause of a problem Determine what has to be decided Determine what has to be decided Identify options, choices & alternatives Identify options, choices & alternatives What information is needed; what criteria will be used to evaluate What information is needed; what criteria will be used to evaluate Make a decision; be decisive Make a decision; be decisive

Dealing with Ethical Issues Something that doesn’t feel right, may be unethical Something that doesn’t feel right, may be unethical Unethical is not the same as illegal Unethical is not the same as illegal Values vary greatly by culture Values vary greatly by culture Speak up and follow your instincts Speak up and follow your instincts Talk to peers and mentors Talk to peers and mentors Read ethics “case studies” and columns in professional-society and other magazines Read ethics “case studies” and columns in professional-society and other magazines

OFFICER LIKE QUALITIES LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE INITIATIVE RESOURCEFULLNESS RESOURCEFULLNESS SELF CONFIDENCE SELF CONFIDENCE DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING DELEGATION DELEGATION INTEGRITY INTEGRITY UNSELFISHNESS UNSELFISHNESS KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE

The End Have FUN in your Career !!!