FanatiCo - What is leadership?

NINAFOUNDER OF CHEEKY MONKEY &

FANATICO

EXECUTIVE BUSINESS COACH

WHO I HAVE WORKED WITH…

A BORN LEADERPeople describe me as...

A BORN LEADERPeople would describe me as..

I would add, who has worked hard to gain lots of experience to support nature!

• What is Leadership• Exercise: which Leaders do you admire & why?• Leaders are human - decision making & biases• Exercise: your values & biases• Managing v leading• Knowing your team• Being challenged• Exercise: what actions would you take in a moment of challenge or

crisis• Questions

TODAY…

“WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?”

“WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?”

SENIORITY?

POSITION?

TITLE?

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES?

MANAGEMENT?INFLUENCE?

EMPOWERMENT?FOLLOWERS?

TRANSLATE VISION INTO REALITY?

THERE IS NO DEFINITION!We all have our own idea of what it means to be a good leader

…leaders are people who know how to achieve goals and inspire people along the way

THE GENERAL

AGREEMENT…

WHO DO YOU ADMIRE

& WHY?

• Get into groups of 3/4 and take a look at the pictures on the wall

• Pick a leader you admire and write down the characteristics you admire in them

KEY TRAIT: LEADERS ARE DESISIVE

They make quick decisions based on patterns they see in a situation (Pattern Recognition) and the emotional associations (emotional tags stored in our

memories) they have had with similar experiences.

LEADERS ARE

HUMAN

GOOD LEADERS

CAN MAKE BAD

DECISIONS

OUR BRAINS

Gary Klein (Psychologist and author of Sources of Power) has shown that our brains leap to conclusions and are reluctant to consider an alternative; we are particularly bad at revisiting our initial assessment of a situation

OUR BRAINS…when we are faced with a newsituation? Or a situation that looks familiar but isn’t?

Our brains can trick us into thinking we know what to do when we don’t

EMOTIONAL

TAGGING…is a process that allows emotional information to attach itself to the thoughts and experience stored in our memories

It’s all about how we think we should respond, what action we should take

FIGHT OR FLIGHT

THIS CAN LEAD TO

CONFLICT THROUGH

BAD DECISION MAKING

AND A RELUCTANCE TO

REVIEW AND CHANGE

YOUR MIND

GOOD LEADERS……understand that they are human and there are things that they naturally show a bias for and against

WHAT CAN WE DO?

Our intuition (pattern

recognition & emotional

tags) need a reality check

Be open to the fact that this happens

We are human and have biases that others

may consider to be good and bad

Lay out all the options

Inject fresh experience & analysis

Introduce further debate & challenge

Impose strong governance

Understand your bias (values, past experience, beliefs) be as objective as you can be

5 WAYS WE CAN CHECK FOR BIAS:

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• In groups of 3/4 talk about leadership values and pick 3 that will be yours

• Talk about biases and pick one that you need to be aware of

WHAT ARE YOUR LEADERSHIP

VALUES?DO YOU HAVE A BIAS?

• Are you counting value or creating it?• Do you have circles of power or circles of influence?• Are you inspiring people to work or managing it?

MANAGING OR LEADINGHOW DO YOU KNOW?

Meyers Briggs have eight team roles:

Coaches produce agreement andharmony across the team, trying to create a positive team atmosphere and reach a consensus

Crusaders produce a sense of priority, stressing those issues that have most importance so that discussions are focused on the most valuable topics

KNOW YOUR PEOPLE

Curators produce a clarification of ideas and information, producing a better knowledge and clearer picture of any situation

LEADING TEAMS

Innovators produce a sense of imagination and contribute new and alternative perspectives and ideas

Sculptors bring things to fruition, producing action to address the most urgent matters, and using tools or techniques that they know will work

Scientists produceexplanation of what is happening, the cause of problems, and generate models to demonstrate how things work

LEADING TEAMS

Conductors produce structure and introduce a logical organisation into the way things are done

Explorers uncover new potential in situations and people and explore new areas and the possibilities that they present

WHAT TEAMS WANT

FROM A LEADER

Tell the truth (always, good and bad)

Communicate roles & responsibilities

Create a workplace culture that values real people

Be fair, open and honest

Model the behaviours you want to see

LEADING PEOPLE IS

CHALLENGINGEven when you go through a successful IPO and everyone is happywhat do you do?

”So how will Zuckerberg manage them? The Wall Street Journal has a great roundup of ideas for the 28-year-old founder. He’ll need to feed these new millionaires’ entrepreneurial mindsets, giving them time and autonomy to work on their own projects. He’ll have to become expert at stroking egos while not setting up cultures that give the lottery winners on staff too much sway. And he’ll need to keep

people from checking the stock price, oh, every 10 minutes, and be willing to say goodbye quickly to those who don’t want to stay.”

LEADING PEOPLE IS

CHALLENGING

Think about that statement and give me examples of actions you would take during a moment of challenge or crisis..

AND YOU WILL BE

CHALLENGED“The ultimate measure of a man (or woman) is not where he stands in moments of confidence and convenience but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy” – Martin Luther King

LAST WORD FROM

NELSON MANDELA“It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.”

ANY QUESTIONS?