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Leadership presentation as presented by Darrel Chong on 17th July, 2008 during the Student Congress in Singapore. less
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Leadership- student to young professional
Darrel Chong2009 Singapore SAC Chair IEEE MGA SPEA / IEEE MGA N&A Committee
IEEE 125th Anniversary R10 Student Congress NUS, Singapore
"He who thinks he leads but has no followers, is
only talking a walk."
- Anonymous
Reflection
Why develop leadership skills?- The law of lids -
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- John C. Maxwell, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
Takes practice and time.
Why develop leadership skills? - The law of magnetism -If you inspire to lead, you
need to be a teamplayer. – The strength of the team
determines the success of the endeavor.
Truth: We attract people of our kind.
Your ability to lead determines if you attract good people. – Level 6: harder to attract level 8 leaders.
Why develop leadership skills? - The law of magnetism -
MGA GOLD Committee, 2007
"Leadership is the process of persuasion or example by
which an individual induces a group to pursue objectives
held by the leader, or shared by the leader and his or her
followers."
- John Howard
7+1 attributes of a Leader – DC version
1. Integrity A person of Character, and
Inner Strength. e.g. walk the talk, ethical,
does not compromise his/her values
2. Guiding Vision Intuition to know the way
and show the way Purpose driven. Cast vision
that inspires
3. Courage To do what is right To admit mistakes & willing
to take the blame
4. Strong Communicator Translate ideas, visions into
words. Body language, tone, metaphors, choice of words.
Emphatic listening (& EQ)
5. Passion Believe strongly in the
cause! So strong that it influences other to follow
Display of energy and vitality – being contagious
6. Task Competent Need to be strong in the
field of interest if to be a leader in that field.
i.e. Sportsman, Academic, Scientist, etc.
7. Servanthood You work the hardest when
you are really leading
8. Consistency
Leaders make coffee …
Management and Leadership
Managers Leaders
Coping with Complexity Coping with Change
Planning and Budgeting Setting a Direction
Organizing and Staffing Aligning People
Controlling and Problem Solving Motivating and Inspiring
"Managers do the things right, while leaders do the right things."
- Richard Pascale
Leadership and Volunteering- what’s the relation?
It is challenging to lead as a volunteer (peer-peer)The volunteering environment prepares you for the real job. Volunteer life cycle (in part) reflects your leadership ability.
DC – case study: project
R10 Student
Congress2002
GOLD Online
Seminar2005
MGA GOLD Restructure
Exercise2006 IEEE
Humanitarian Workshop / Fellowship
2008Develop• vision• communication• passion (persistence)• task competence• courage• servanthood
• integrity • consistency
Practice rigorously to perfect his strokes
Leadership skills can be acquired. It requires discipline practice, constant reflection, and continuously getting ready.
“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his time when it comes.”
- Benjamin Diraeli
Inspire, Enable, Empower, Engage
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