Lead Like Moses

How to become an EXTRAORDINARY LEADER

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, VASally O’Dwyer and Stephen Luteran

Today’s Agenda

☺Why Leadership Training?☺The Ten Commandments of Extraordinary

Leadership☺ Your Action Plan

YOUR TAKEAWAY TODAY

• Recognize you are a Leader• Know Leadership skills are developed • Leaders MAKE AND BREAK orgs• You MUST master your craft

Why Leadership Training?“Whatever you will accomplish is restricted

to your ability to lead others.” John C. Maxwell

Leadership Starts With You

Make the Effort to be EXTRAORDINARY!

Must understand the power of extraordinary Leadership to your Agency!!!!

Jim Collins, Author of Good To Great, and Built to Last.

“A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power

and energy to get it done.”Ralph Lauren

Extraordinary Leaders are not satisfied withthe status quo. Leaders are on the MOVE.

“The very essence of leadership is that you have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.”Theodore Hesburg

Commandment 1

Get Thee a Vision

2nd Commandment: Thou Shalt Get Buy-in

• “As a leader, your success is measured by your ability to actually take the people where they need to go. But you can only do that if the people first buy into you.”

» John C. Maxwell, Author of 21 irrefutable laws of leadership

3rd CommandmentExtraordinary Moses leaders MUST:Lead by Example

Have integrity—Walk the Walk

“Trust is the glue of life. It is the glue that holds organizations, cultures and relationships together”

Stephen Covey 2004

CHARACTER AND COMPETENCE=TRUSTWORTHY

4th Commandment: Thou Shalt be Competent

5th Commandment:Serve Those Who Serve

Implement the “H” Factor

Humility advocated by the leading secular educators on leadership

• Robert Greenleaf: A Servant leader is a servant first. Other people’s highest priority needs must be served.

• H. Dale Burke: Practice Humility• Jim Collins—Good to Great: Level 5

Leadership=personal humility and professional will

6th Commandment: Seek Thee Strength

7th Commandment:Practice Subsidiarity

Less is MORE

H. Dale BurkeHow to Lead and Still Have a Life

Commandment 8: Back Thy Staff

Jim Collins, Author of Good to Great and Built to Last

John Maxwell, 21 Laws of Leadership

“The stronger the relationship and connection between individuals, the more likely the follower will want to help the leader”

Commandment 9:Thou Shalt Communicate Well

The 10th Commandment: Master Your Craft

• Know thyself• Practice, Practice, Practice• Get Feedback• Read Leadership Books• Get a Pro Bono Coach• Automobile Univeristy• Read Biographies of Great Leaders• Surround Yourself with positive people

Master Your Craft

• Keep a leadership journal• Attend trainings, conferences, seminars• Network with other leaders• Reflect on what you are doing• READ!• Build on your strengths• Teach leadership back at your agency!