1 Presented by: Felicia Mabuza-Suttle, Ph.D. President Leadership Success International, LLC 1

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3  Bring Ubuntu into the work place.  Finding keys to your team.  Increase your understanding of your team.  Strengthen your relationships with your team members.  Increase your personal power with your team.

“ I can’t imagine anyone being effective in business without having insight into people.” Mark McCormick Author “What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard School of Business” Harvard School of Business” 4

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“A group of highly Communicative Individuals from Different Backgrounds, Ideas, Talents and Skills Committed to Working Together for a Common Goal.” 6

What is Ubuntu? It comes from the Zulu word that connotes “humanity”. (Ubuntu and the Corporate World) 7

“You might have much of the world’s riches and you might hold a position of authority, but if you have no Ubuntu, you do not amount to much.” Archbishop Desmond Tutu Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nobel Peace Prize Winner 8

 Humane  Humble  Warm  Hospitable  Caring  Giving 9

H – Head H – Heart H – Hand 10

 Supportiveness  Cooperation  Solidarity  Communications 11

Ubuntu stresses “WE” instead of “I” (We are who we are because of others.) 12

13 What does Ubuntu have to do with the corporate world?

14 (Centered on Western Institutions) 1. Authoritative. 2. Individual victories. 3. Concerned about bottom line profits. 4. Atmosphere is formal. 5. Management is unapproachable. 6. Management is perceived as aloof and detached. 7. Power is withholding information. 8. Based on us and them.

15 (Centered on African Structures) 1. Consensus driven. 2. Team victories. 3. Concerned about people. 4. Atmosphere is informal. 5. Hierarchy, chief is approachable. 6. Management is empathetic. 7. Power is sharing information. 8. Collaborative relationships.

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Great Leaders Read People Before They Lead People 17

18 1. Directors (The let’s get it done type people) 2. Mediator Types (The let’s get along type people) 3. Communicator Types (The let’s get the big picture type people) 4. Monitor Types (The let’s get it right type people)

19 Directors & Monitors are project focused. Communicators & Mediators are people focused.

20 Mediator The Peaceful Dove Monitor The Wise Owl Director The Daring Eagle Communicator The Creative Peacock

21  Solution Seeker.  Love to make decisions.  Love to take action.  Love to start and complete projects.  Doers.  Energized by change. Value: Progress and productivity.

22  Peacemaker.  Good Teachers and Counselors.  Focus is on benefit to people.  Great listeners and great team players.  Like expressing feelings.  Slow to change. Likes stability. Value: Relationships and cooperation. 22

23  Great communicators.  Sociable, outgoing and flamboyant.  Optimistic and energetic.  Like to be center of things.  Have great ideas, innovative.  See change as a good challenge. Value: Innovation and creativity.

24  Love to be right and hate to be wrong.  Like to take time to get things done.  Wise and analytical.  Rely on logic to solve problems.  Cautious about change. Value: Problem solving, accuracy and quality.

25 “To lead people, walk behind them. When the best leader’s work is done, the people say, ‘We did it ourselves’.” “To lead people, walk behind them. When the best leader’s work is done, the people say, ‘We did it ourselves’.” Chinese Philosopher

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