Alan L. Wilkins November 20, 2008

Institutional Leadership  Organization = tool, structure, rules (expendable)  Institution = responsive, adaptive organism; we assume or are passionately loyal (not expendable)  Key differences have to do with commitment, meaning, values

What do Effective Institutional Leaders Do?

Which Leader: A or B? (Handout) 1. Negotiates a shared vision throughout the company. 2. Helps the organization move from average performance to excellence (a strong “turnaround”). 3. Is seen and remembered by both outsiders and insiders as a real leader. 4. Creates a strong reputation for the organization. 5. Provides a role model and creates a system that will foster the development of future leaders. 6. Fosters a strong company culture oriented to success and improvement in the long run (that is beyond the tenure of the leader).

Level 5 Leadership  Ambition for the Company: setting up successors for success  Compelling modesty  Unwavering resolve to do what must be done to make company great; focus on results  The window and the mirror  Share credit for success (the window)  Take personal responsibility for failure (the mirror)  (Almost always come from within the company) (Good to Great, 2001, Collins)

Negotiating a Shared Vision about Distinctive Competence  Logical incrementalism  Listening to what is valued, needed  Inspiring confidence  Acting before announcing  Exercising power in support of vision (Developing Corporate Character, 1989, Wilkins)

Gospel Connections  Examples from scriptures and Brethren of Institutional or Level 5 leadership?  Seeing the Savior at the “head of the line”  D & C 107: (divine nature, conversion, and leadership)