Mgt. 667 – Leadership
Session 4
Rex Mitchell
Spring 2006
LPI Results & Application
Objectives
Analyze data to add insights re your
strengths and weaknesses as a leader
Choose some areas you will work on next
Commit to a few actions you will take in
the next three weeks to become a better
leader
Critical Points of View
Leadership is a relationship
Leadership is everyone’s business
Leadership development is selfdevelopment
LPI Organized Around
Five Practices
Model the way
Inspire a shared vision
Challenge the process
Enable others to act
Encourage the heart
Your LPI Report
Five practices data summary page
Summary page for each of the five
practices
Leadership behaviors ranking page (based
on peer ratings)
Comparisons:
– Latest 5,000 from K&P workshops
– Our class
Five Practices Data Summary Example
Model the Way Data Summary
Leadership Behaviors Ranking
Leadership Behv. Ranking (low end)
Percentile Ranking (K&P Data)
Comparing with Our Data
Means and standard deviations for our
class data
For each practice
Self, others, total
Make the Most of Your Data
Look for messages in the data, not
measures
Accept feedback as a gift
Trust the feedback you receive
Value the differences
Plan to use the data for action
Process
Receive feedback reports
Do Step 1 in your Participant’s
Workbook
Share impressions with one person
(both share)
Do Steps 2-7 in Workbook on your own
Share & discuss feedback with one
person
How We Learn
From experience
By example
In formal educational settings
Jot down a few possibilities in each
section (Step 8, p.23)
Leadership Development
Worksheet
Review example on p.26-27
Pick one Practice for focus of attention
Choose 1-2 behaviors
Write measurable goals
Select a primary learning strategy
Write 3-5 action steps to enact your
strategy & achieve your goals
What are some things that will
make it more likely that you will
actually follow through on your
written plans?
People are more likely to follow
through if they:
Make free choices about their actions
Make those choices visible to others
Make those choices hard to back out of
Share briefly in your group:
For one practice and behavior:
– Goals
– Strategy
– Action plans
Make plans to share more completely in
the group via email
Best Learning Practices
Tip 1. Be self-aware
Tip 2. Manage your emotions
Tip 3. Seek feedback
Tip 4. Take the initiative
Tip 5. Engage a coach
Tip 6. Set goals and make a plan
Tip 7. Practice, practice, practice!
Tip 8. Measure progress
Tip 9. Reward yourself
Tip 10. Be honest with yourself and
humble with others
Make Leadership Development a
Part of Your Life
Integrate this draft Leadership
Development Worksheet with MyersBriggs and other data to develop your
Leadership Assessment & Development
Plan (due 5/11)
Review your Plan at least once a month.
Make notes about your progress. Make
necessary changes to action plans.
Create new action plans to address other
leadership practices.
Think about your leadership goals &
strategies when you create your “to-do”
lists. Schedule at least one activity every
week designed to help you meet goals.
Regularly reaffirm with others your
development goals
Find ways to get feedback from others on
your progress (e.g., include a discussion
of your leadership behaviors in appropriate
sessions)
Ch. 13. Leadership is
Everyone’s Business
Make a Difference
Believe that you can be an effective leader
Leaders make a difference (389)
Leaders make a connection – between
people & the present and the future (390)
Leaders take us to places we’ve never
been before
…and wouldn’t go by ourselves
Watch out for “catches” – any leadership
practice can become destructive
Even more dangerous is hubris –
becoming arrogant & pursuing selfish ends
The best-kept secret of successful leaders
is love:
– Staying in love with leading
– With the people who do the work
– With what the organization does
– With those who honor the organization by
using its work
Leadership is not an affair of the
head
Leadership is an affair of
the heart
Personal Best Experience
Think back over your leadership
experiences & choose one you consider to
be a “personal best” – a time when you
performed at your peak as a leader
For the experience you choose, ask
yourself the questions on the instruction
sheet (Web) & take notes
Some Questions As You Write Your
Personal Best Example
What characterized the situation? Who was involved? Where and
when did it take place? Who initiated it?
What motivated you to engage in this project? How did you
challenge yourself and others?
What did you aspire to achieve? How did you build enthusiasm and
excitement?
How did you involve others? How did you foster collaboration? How
did you build trust and respect? How did you build the capacity to
excel?
What principles and values guided you and others? How did you set
an example? What structures and systems did you apply? How did
you progress from one milestone to another?
How did you recognize individuals? How did you celebrate
successes?
What lessons did you learn about leadership from this experience?
Each person will share a brief (2-3 min)
summary next time
This means that you select from your
notes on the previous questions only a
few main points to present
Exam
At start of next class
Essay questions - from K&P book
No questions on cases or exercises
70 minutes for 4 of 5 questions given
Closed-book
Excellent answers score higher than
minimally satisfactory ones
Visualization
Visualization
Self-fulfilling prophecies
Pygmalion effect, plus or minus
We tend to create negative images
Replace with intentional, positive images
Can help in many ways, e.g.:
– Public speaking
– Stress reduction
– Difficult interpersonal interactions
– Health…
Argue for your limitations and, sure
enough, they’re yours.
Richard Bach
The greatest discovery of my generation is
that human beings, by changing the inner
attitudes of their minds, can change the
outer aspects of their lives.
William James
Visualization Exercise
Identify a specific future situation in which
you want to perform effectively
Get very comfortable and relaxed
Visualize moving yourself through space and
time to be in that future situation
With you in that situation performing
effectively and the situation playing out
positively
– Experience it, not observe or think about it
– With input to all senses: sight, hear, smell, feel, taste
Next Session
Midterm
“Personal Best” presentations
(2-3 min each)