Leadership Development

Joe Collins

Questions of the Day

What is a leader?What does a leader do?How do you spot a leader?How do you retain and develop leaders?

What is a leader to you?

What is a leader to you?

In 8 words or less

For me

Someone who inspires others to achieve amazing things

"Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen."

-Alan Keith

Organizational EffectivenessKlein, Zeigert, Knight, and Xiao

There are five broad functions a leader performs: 1. environmental monitoring

Organizational EffectivenessThere are five broad functions a leader performs:

2. organizing subordinate activities

Organizational EffectivenessThere are five broad functions a leader performs:

3. teaching and coaching subordinates

Organizational EffectivenessThere are five broad functions a leader performs:

4. motivating others

Organizational EffectivenessThere are five broad functions a leader performs:

5. intervening actively in the group's work

Intervene: “To involve oneself in a situation so as to alter or hinder an action or development”

What is the most common place where leaders and future leaders are tested?

How to spot leadership in meetings

Employee’s planning skillsDid the employee who called the meeting prepare an agenda or not?Is everyone informed about it or not? What is the effectiveness of the agenda?

-Aakash Shah

How to spot leadership in meetings

Efficiency of the employeeWere the right people invited to the meeting?Were clear expectations set for each participant?

How to spot leadership in meetings

Employees power to find logic Are they a good listener?Do they analyze different thoughts to pick the best idea?Will an idea contribute to the efforts of the team?

How to spot leadership in meetings

The productiveness of the employeeWhich employees are supporting other team players?Who is trying to contribute with their ideas and creative suggestions? What is the level of seriousness of people towards the task at hand?

How to spot leadership in meetings

The employee should be in controlIs the person leading the meeting steering the meeting towards a conclusive end or not? Is he/she working towards getting a good result with the team or not? Is the meeting leader ensuring proper, productive conduct of the meeting participants?

Danger Equilibrium

Danger of job loss

Danger of employee leaving

Steady State

Employer Employee

Danger Equilibrium

Danger of job loss

Danger of employee leaving Employer

Employee

EconomyInvestors

Cost Cutting

Perceived lack of

good jobs

Danger Equilibrium

Danger of job loss

Danger of employee leaving

Employer

Employee

Economic rebound

More jobsOpportunity

Historic layoffsLack of raises,

promotions

Today’s Environment

Danger of job loss

Danger of employee leaving Employer

Employee

EconomyInvestors

Cost Cutting

Perceived lack of

good jobs

Exercise

Employer Employee

PerceivedCost

PerceivedValue

Current Worth

Market Worth

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