Nov Leadership Lorie Gordon Harland Financial Solutions
Nov Leadership: Who Is a Leader? What Makes A Great Leader? How Do I Become an Effective Leader?
Nov Who Is a Leader? Anyone who influences others. Anyone who has followers.
Nov Discussion What Leadership Experience do you already have?
Nov Formal CEO Student President Dept. Manager Football Quarterback
Nov Informal Organize a study group Teach a peer how to test a snippet of code
Nov Comparison: Manager vs. Leader Formal Power is based on position or authority Is risk cautious Works towards employee compliance Has short-range perspective Does things correctly Informal Power is based on personal influence Takes necessary risks Works towards employee commitment Has Long-range perspective Does the correct thing
Nov What Makes A Great Leader?
Nov Survey Says… "On your marks... let's start... the Family Feud!" Name eight things that make a great leader
Nov “It is important that a leader establishes a vision to provide direction”
Nov “It is equally important for a leader to provide feedback so the team knows what behaviors to repeat and what lessons to learn”
Nov Case Study
Nov Leadership Styles Traditional/Authoritarian Participative/Collaborative Passive
Nov How Do I Become An Effective Leader?
Nov Learning To Lead… “For every note (risk) you never try, you will never know how effectively you can perform it.”
Nov Learning To Lead… Reflection: “Reflect not only on the mistakes (so you can learn lessons) but also on what you did right (so you will repeat it in the future)”
Nov Learning To Lead… Experience: Find Opportunities: Document a Process Lead a project/assignment/phase Create Opportunities: Volunteer Create a Focus Group
Nov Learning To Lead… Self Learning: Gaining Experience Preparing for you opportunity to Lead
Nov Conclusion Who Is a Leader? What Makes A Great Leader? How Do I Become an Effective Leader?
Nov “ We judge ourselves by our intentions while others judge us by our actions ”
Nov Q & A Leadership