1. Developing Teams of Leaders
Anne Dilenschneider, PhD
New Idea Counseling
Sioux Falls, SD

2. HOW WE LEARN: N
EXPERIENCE
W E
TEST/RISK NEW REFLECTION
UNDERSTANDING v 
NEW UNDERSTANDING
EMERGES S

3. UNDERLYING NEEDS: N
IDENTITY & RENEWAL
W E
SIGNIFICANCE BELONGING
& PURPOSE & INTIMACY v 
SAFETY & STRUCTURE S

4. GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS MOVE: N VISION/PICTURE W E RESULTS PEOPLE
  (EXPERIENCE) LEADERSHIP STARTS HERE
W E
RESULTS PEOPLE
(SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT) (REFLECTION/I BELONG)
PLAN
(STRUCTURE) S

5. EXPERIENCE NEW UNDERSTANDING
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: NEED
N LEARNING
IDENTITY & RENEWAL LEADING
EXPERIENCE
 VISION/PICTURE
W E
SIGNIFICANCE BELONGING
& PURPOSE & INTIMACY
PUT THE NEW REFLECTION
INTO PRACTICE PEOPLE
RESULTS  
SAFETY & STRUCTURE
NEW UNDERSTANDING
PLAN S

6. STRUCTURE PLAN LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY TYPES: N W E PURPOSE PEOPLE
VISION (BIG) PICTURE
W E
PURPOSE PEOPLE
PUT INTO PLACE
PRACTICE  
STRUCTURE
PLAN S
MENTOR
INNOVATOR
FACILITATOR
NETWORKER
PRODUCER
MONITOR
COORDINATOR
DIRECTOR

7. LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY TYPES
Innovator: Focus
In tune w/changing environment -- sees the unusual patterns & important trends
Envisions, conceptualizes and projects needed changes & invites others in
Willing to risk and tolerates uncertainty; Is creative, dreams
Positives: ability to innovate, adapt, change, create
Negatives: may be prematurely responsive, unrealistic, impractical
Core competencies:
1) Living with change
2) Thinking creatively
3) Instigating change

8. Coordinator: Hands-on
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY TYPES
Coordinator: Hands-on
Maintains structure & flow of system
Dependable & reliable, good at scheduling, organizing, coordinating efforts, crisis handling
Attends to technological, logistical & housekeeping issues
Positives: stability, control, continuity, dependable, reliable Negatives: ironbound tradition, skeptical, cynical, may stifle progress
Core competencies:
1) Managing projects
2) Designing work
3) Managing across functions

9. LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY TYPES
Mentor: Passion
Storyteller -- knows the history, locates & orients group members
Cares about individual development, listens & supports – Sees the potential in others they don’t see themselves
Doesn't give answers but helps you solve your problem (we grow this way)
Positives: considerate, sensitive, approachable, fair, open
Negatives: may be permissive, soft-hearted, may abdicate authority
Core competencies:
1) Understanding of self and others
2) Communicating effectively
3) Supporting individual development

10. LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY TYPES
Director: Delegate
Defines problems, roles & tasks, clarifies expectations through plans & goals
Generates rules & policies; gives instructions, selects alternatives
Interested in time, money, accountability
Positives: decisive, provides structure, clarifies, plans, directs
Negatives: may seem unfeeling, unreceptive, dogmatic, offensive
Core competencies:
1) Visioning, planning, goal setting
2) Designing and organizing
3) Delegating effectively

11. LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY TYPES
Facilitator: People
Fosters collective effort, builds teams, process oriented
Manages interpersonal conflict
Facilitates problem solving
Positives: participation, discussion, process, interaction
Negatives: too participative, spins wheels, may slow production
Core competencies:
1) Building teams
2) Using participative decision making
3) Managing conflict

12. Producer: Efficiency Task oriented and focused, completes assignments
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY TYPES
Producer: Efficiency
Task oriented and focused, completes assignments
High interest, motivation, energy, personal drive
Accepts personal responsibility
Positives: productive, initiate action, task oriented, impact
Negatives: overachieving to the point of exhaustion, destroy cohesion
Core competencies:
1) Working productively
2) Fostering a pro-active work environment
3) Managing time and stress when they’re at their best

13. Monitor: Task Good at analysis, knows the facts & details
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY TYPES
Monitor: Task
Good at analysis, knows the facts & details
Passionate about data, forms, compliance
Reviews, handles & responds to routine information
Positives: information management, documentation, prepared
Negatives: seems unimaginative, tedious, may neglect possibilities
Core competencies:
1) Monitoring individual performance
2) Managing collective performance
3) Managing organizational performance

14. Networker: Effectiveness
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY TYPES
Networker: Effectiveness
Politically astute, persuasive, influential
Acts as liaison and spokesperson -- represents, negotiates, acquires resources
Markets -- image, appearance, and reputation are important
Positives: acquires resources, politically astute, interested in growth
Negatives: seems expedient, opportunistic, may disrupt continuity
Core competencies:
1) Building and maintaining a power base
2) Negotiating agreement and commitment
3) Presenting ideas

15. Developing Teams of Leaders
Anne Dilenschneider, PhD
New Idea Counseling
Sioux falls, SD