2. Every Day Leadership Skills
WASFAA Management and Leadership Institute
Every Day Leadership Skills
Georgette R. DeVeres
Claremont McKenna College

3. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men
and women to a common purpose and the
character which inspires confidence.
-Bernard Montgomery
British Field Marshall

4. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
He who thinketh he leadeth and hath no one
following him is only taking a walk.
Proverb

5. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
How would you complete this sentence?
Leadership is…..

6. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
List the People You Lead
List the People You Follow

7. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Everyone influences someone.
We never know who or how much we influence.
The best investment in the future is a proper influence today.
Influence is a skill that can be developed.
Is Leadership
Influence?

8. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
The truth is that leadership opportunities are
plentiful and within reach of most people.
Leaders- Bennis and Nanus

9. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
I don’t know what I don’t know.
I know what I don’t know.
I grow and know and it starts to show.
I simply go because of what I know.
Four Phases of
Leadership
Growth

10. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
The Five Levels of Leadership
Position
Permission
Production
People Development
Personhood

11. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Position)
My title is….
My position is…
My job description is…
Complete these
sentences:

12. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
“A real leader knows the difference between being
the boss and being the leader”.
John C. Maxwell

13. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Position)B
I drive others.
I depend on authority.
I inspire fear.
I often say “I”.
I affix the blame for a breakdown.
I know how it is done.
I say “go”.
I coach others.
I depend on goodwill.
I inspire enthusiasm.
I often say “we.”
I fix the breakdown.
I show how it is done.
I say “let’s go.

14. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Position)
Security is based on title, not talent
Position usually gained by appointment (maybe not on abilities)
People will not follow a positional leader beyond their stated authority

15. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Position)
The real test of leadership isn’t where you start
out. It’s where you end up.
John C. Maxwell

16. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Permission)
A person on the Permission Level leads by interrelationships. The agenda is not a pecking order, but personal relationships. On this level, time, energy, and focus are placed on the individual’s needs and desires.

17. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Permission)
List five of the people you lead:
How well do you know them?
What are they interested in?
Where do they spend their free time?
What is their greatest concern or obligation?

18. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Permission)
Permission, is the foundation. Without a strong foundation, your work will not be able to stand on its own.

19. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Permission)
The Law of E.F. Hutton
When E.F. Hutton speaks, people listen.

20. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Production)
A leader at the Production Level is good at getting results.
Do you inspire people to work harder to achieve certain goals?

21. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (People Development)
A leader is great, not because of his or her power, but because of the ability to empower others. Success without a successor is failure. A worker’s main responsibility is doing the work himself. A leader’s main responsibility is developing others to do the work.

22. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (People Development)
Are you a mentor?
What are some of the qualities of individuals who mentored you?
Can you list your mentors?

23. LEADERHSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Personhood)
The key characteristic of leaders who have
achieved personhood is respect.

24. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Personhood)
The following phrases reflect the success of someone on the
Personhood Level.
Your followers are loyal and sacrificial.
You have spent years mentoring and molding leaders.
You have become a statesmen/consultant; others seek you out.
Your greatest joy comes from watching others grow and develop.
Your influence transcends that of the organization.

25. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Staff Development)
The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

26. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Staff Development)
Five things winning team members need to know:
What is expected from each one.
That each will have an opportunity to perform.
How each on is getting along.
That guidance will be given where each needs it.
That each will be rewarded according to his/her contribution.
Paul “Bear” Bryant

27. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Staff Development)
Excellent leaders avoid the “seven deadly sins.”
Trying to be liked rather than respected.
Not asking team members advice and help.
Thwarting personal talent by emphasizing rules rather than skills.
Not keeping criticism constructive.
Not developing a sense of responsibility in team members.
Treating everyone the same way.
Failing to keep people informed.

28. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
WASFAA Management and Leadership Institute
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
References/Sources:
Developing the Leader Within You
John C. Maxwell
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership