Leadership in Action Sessions 6,7 & 8
Jan 31st , 2017
<Adopted on concepts from John Maxwell’s 360 degree Leadership Principles>
Instructor: Anik Saha
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Frustration Challenge
• Don’t attempt to change the leader
• Change attitude, working style
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Stress 1: A Leader No One Wants to Follow
The Leadership Characteristics leading to Frustration
Stress 2: The Insecure Leader
Stress 3: Leader with No Vision
• If anyone else is smart and secure, fire him/her
• Drive insecurity in everyone’s mind
• Lack of direction or continuous changing of directions
Stress 4: The Selfish Leader
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Stress 5: Incompetent Leader
Stress 6: The Chameleon Leader
Stress 7: The Political Leader
• Inability to accept feedback, advice
• Problem for team members and org both
• Being diplomatic but not useful to objectives
Stress 8: The Controlling Leader
• Be in the middle of everything
• Time & energy wasted to predict & anticipate leader’s position
The Leadership Characteristics leading to Frustration
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Build Relationship with Leader
Solution to Frustration Challenge
Commit to Add Value
Identify & Appreciate Leader’s Strengths
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Seek Permission; Build Game Plan to Complement Leader
Expose Your Leader to Good Leadership Resources
Publicly Affirm Your Leader
Solution to Frustration Challenge
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Challenge of Multi-Responsibilities
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Type 1: People at the Bottom
The Challenging Situations
Type 2: People at the Top
Type 3: People in the Middle
Leaders in
The Middle
Expectations
from Vendors
Demands from
Customers
Demands from
Top
Expectations from
Followers
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Hat Sets the Context
Use The Hat Required for The Task
Personality Unchanged to Hats; Have Consistent Attitude
Solution to Multi-Hat Challenges
Don’t Neglect Any Hat
Be Flexible
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Challenge of Ego
True heroism is remarkably sober, very
undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass
all others at whatever cost, but the urge
to serve others at whatever cost.
Arthur Ashe
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Concentrate on Duties than Your Dreams
The Challenging Situations
Appreciate Your Role/ Responsibilities
Know Real Reason of Success
• Production over Promotion
• Consistent delivery gets noticed
• Get out of Greener grass syndrome
• Self satisfaction after a well done job motivates the most
• Success for good leaders at top is mostly driven by leaders in the middle
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Embrace The Compliments from a Colleague/ Peer
The Challenging Situations
• Appreciation from peer who gone through same struggle, excites most
Source of The Compliment Duration
Those who’ve done your work A year
Those who’ve seen your work A month
Those who know of your work A week
Those who think they know your work A day
Those who don’t know your work An hour
Those who don’t work A minute
*from John Maxwell’s 360degree leadership
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The Challenging Situations
Self Promotion vs. Selfless Promotion
• Narrow mindset – reason of all conflict
• Focus on winning as a team than individual glory
Self Promotion Selfless Promotion
Me first Others first
Move up Build up
Guard Information Share Information
Take credit Give Credit
Hog the ball (star) Pass the ball
Dodge the ball Share the ball
Manipulate others Motivate Others
*from John Maxwell’s 360degree leadership
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Challenge of Fulfilment
• Leaders like the front than the middle
• Great Leaders influence from wherever they are
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Front is More Recognized
Why Leaders Like The Front
Holistic View Possible The Front
Determines The Directions
Easier to Set The Pace
Enjoys Being In On The Action
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Develop Strong Relationship
How to be Fulfilled in the Middle?
Define A Win In Terms of Teamwork
Continual Communication
Gain Experience and Maturity
Team Above Personal Success
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Vision Challenge
• To lead someone else’s vision
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Criticize and Sabotage The Vision
Responses to Vision Challenges:
Extreme Negative to Positive
Ignore & Continue As You Prefer
Leave The Organization
• Not creating the vision
• Not understanding the vision
• Not Knowing the vision
• Not needed to achieve vision
• Not Ready to drive vision
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Responses to Vision Challenges:
Extreme Negative to Positive
Align with Vision
Champion Leader’s Vision & Drive
Contribute to Add Value
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Influence Challenge
• To lead someone else’s vision
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Leaders They Know – Leaders who Care
People Follow Leaders
Leaders They Trust – Leaders with Character
Leaders They Respect – Competent Leaders
Approachable & Consistent Leaders
Committed Leaders whom They Admire
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Acknowledgement
• THE 360 degree Leader, by John C. Maxwell

Leadership session 6,7,8

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    Leadership in ActionSessions 6,7 & 8 Jan 31st , 2017 <Adopted on concepts from John Maxwell’s 360 degree Leadership Principles> Instructor: Anik Saha
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    2 Frustration Challenge • Don’tattempt to change the leader • Change attitude, working style
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    3 Stress 1: ALeader No One Wants to Follow The Leadership Characteristics leading to Frustration Stress 2: The Insecure Leader Stress 3: Leader with No Vision • If anyone else is smart and secure, fire him/her • Drive insecurity in everyone’s mind • Lack of direction or continuous changing of directions Stress 4: The Selfish Leader
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    4 Stress 5: IncompetentLeader Stress 6: The Chameleon Leader Stress 7: The Political Leader • Inability to accept feedback, advice • Problem for team members and org both • Being diplomatic but not useful to objectives Stress 8: The Controlling Leader • Be in the middle of everything • Time & energy wasted to predict & anticipate leader’s position The Leadership Characteristics leading to Frustration
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    5 Build Relationship withLeader Solution to Frustration Challenge Commit to Add Value Identify & Appreciate Leader’s Strengths
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    6 Seek Permission; BuildGame Plan to Complement Leader Expose Your Leader to Good Leadership Resources Publicly Affirm Your Leader Solution to Frustration Challenge
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    8 Type 1: Peopleat the Bottom The Challenging Situations Type 2: People at the Top Type 3: People in the Middle Leaders in The Middle Expectations from Vendors Demands from Customers Demands from Top Expectations from Followers
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    9 Hat Sets theContext Use The Hat Required for The Task Personality Unchanged to Hats; Have Consistent Attitude Solution to Multi-Hat Challenges Don’t Neglect Any Hat Be Flexible
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    10 Challenge of Ego Trueheroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. Arthur Ashe
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    11 Concentrate on Dutiesthan Your Dreams The Challenging Situations Appreciate Your Role/ Responsibilities Know Real Reason of Success • Production over Promotion • Consistent delivery gets noticed • Get out of Greener grass syndrome • Self satisfaction after a well done job motivates the most • Success for good leaders at top is mostly driven by leaders in the middle
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    12 Embrace The Complimentsfrom a Colleague/ Peer The Challenging Situations • Appreciation from peer who gone through same struggle, excites most Source of The Compliment Duration Those who’ve done your work A year Those who’ve seen your work A month Those who know of your work A week Those who think they know your work A day Those who don’t know your work An hour Those who don’t work A minute *from John Maxwell’s 360degree leadership
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    13 The Challenging Situations SelfPromotion vs. Selfless Promotion • Narrow mindset – reason of all conflict • Focus on winning as a team than individual glory Self Promotion Selfless Promotion Me first Others first Move up Build up Guard Information Share Information Take credit Give Credit Hog the ball (star) Pass the ball Dodge the ball Share the ball Manipulate others Motivate Others *from John Maxwell’s 360degree leadership
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    14 Challenge of Fulfilment •Leaders like the front than the middle • Great Leaders influence from wherever they are
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    15 Front is MoreRecognized Why Leaders Like The Front Holistic View Possible The Front Determines The Directions Easier to Set The Pace Enjoys Being In On The Action
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    16 Develop Strong Relationship Howto be Fulfilled in the Middle? Define A Win In Terms of Teamwork Continual Communication Gain Experience and Maturity Team Above Personal Success
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    17 Vision Challenge • Tolead someone else’s vision
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    18 Criticize and SabotageThe Vision Responses to Vision Challenges: Extreme Negative to Positive Ignore & Continue As You Prefer Leave The Organization • Not creating the vision • Not understanding the vision • Not Knowing the vision • Not needed to achieve vision • Not Ready to drive vision
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    19 Responses to VisionChallenges: Extreme Negative to Positive Align with Vision Champion Leader’s Vision & Drive Contribute to Add Value
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    20 Influence Challenge • Tolead someone else’s vision
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    21 Leaders They Know– Leaders who Care People Follow Leaders Leaders They Trust – Leaders with Character Leaders They Respect – Competent Leaders Approachable & Consistent Leaders Committed Leaders whom They Admire
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    22 Acknowledgement • THE 360degree Leader, by John C. Maxwell