Principal 5 Language Of Ldrship

The Language of The Language of LeadershipLeadership

Again, if the Again, if the

trumpet does not trumpet does not sound a clear call, sound a clear call, who will get ready who will get ready

for battle? for battle?

Sounding A Certain TrumpetSounding A Certain Trumpet

The difference between The difference between leadership and mere leadership and mere

management is communicationmanagement is communication. .

Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill

How do we sound a “certain How do we sound a “certain trumpet” and move beyond “mere trumpet” and move beyond “mere

management”?management”?

We learn the language We learn the language of leadership!of leadership!

Leadership Leadership ModelModel: : Three Realities of Every Leadership SituationThree Realities of Every Leadership Situation

LeadersLeaders

FollowersFollowers Shared GoalsShared Goals

Leader’s Use of LanguageLeader’s Use of Language

LeadershipLeadership

A leader is one who mobilizes A leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal others toward a goal sharedshared by by leader and followers.leader and followers.

Leadership is a Leadership is a matter of matter of mutually determinative activitymutually determinative activity, , on the part of the leader and the on the part of the leader and the followers. followers.

Followers have “a say” in what Followers have “a say” in what they are being lead tothey are being lead to. A leader . A leader who neglects the fact soon finds who neglects the fact soon finds himself without followers. himself without followers.

To sound a certain trumpet does To sound a certain trumpet does not mean just trumpeting one’s not mean just trumpeting one’s own certitudes. It means own certitudes. It means sounding a specific call to a sounding a specific call to a specific people capable of specific people capable of response. . .response. . .

He or she takes others to the He or she takes others to the object of their joint questobject of their joint quest. .

--- Garry Wills--- Garry Wills

The Language of LeadershipThe Language of Leadership

Our ability to “call out of Our ability to “call out of people a commitment to the people a commitment to the deeper values of our shared deeper values of our shared cause.”cause.”

Who gave the best advice?Who gave the best advice?Whose advice was listened to? Whose advice was listened to?

Why?Why?

Ahithophel vs HushaiAhithophel vs Hushai

(2 Samuel 16:23-17:14)(2 Samuel 16:23-17:14)

The Best Leaders are

Painters.

They paint or draw a picture in their listener’s mind!

• Left BrainLeft Brain– step-by-step reasoningstep-by-step reasoning– logicallogical– mathematical mathematical – speakingspeaking– linearlinear– Engineers, scientistsEngineers, scientists

• Right Brain Right Brain – mystical mystical – musical musical – "creative" "creative" – visual-pictorial visual-pictorial – circularcircular– Artists, musicians Artists, musicians

The ear is The ear is 1/10th the 1/10th the

organ of the organ of the eyeeye. .

- - W.W. ChurchillChurchill

Leaders must Leaders must help people help people see see visionsvisions, ,

not reasonsnot reasons..

The human mind is The human mind is not a debating not a debating

hall, but a picture hall, but a picture gallery. The link gallery. The link

between the mind between the mind and the will is the and the will is the imagination. You imagination. You must appeal to it. must appeal to it.

Martin Luther King’s Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream”“I have a Dream”

I have a dream that one day on I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the red hills of Georgia

the sons the sons of former slaves and the of former slaves and the sons of sons of former slaveowners will former slaveowners will be able be able to sit down together at a to sit down together at a table of table of brotherhood.brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.and justice.

I have a dream that my four children will one day live in I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.their skin but by the content of their character.

The Best Leaders are The Best Leaders are PoetsPoets

““The greatest The greatest thing of all is to thing of all is to

be master of be master of metaphormetaphor.”.”– – AristotleAristotle

Poetry Poetry (figurative (figurative language: metaphor, language: metaphor,

similes, parables, similes, parables, allegories, allegories,

stories/narratives, stories/narratives, fables, images, fables, images,

symbols)symbols) turns turns people’s “ears people’s “ears

into eyes.”into eyes.”

Master the Master the Use of Use of

MetaphorMetaphor

Metaphor (a verbal Metaphor (a verbal transfer)--”a figure of transfer)--”a figure of

speech whereby we speak speech whereby we speak about one thing in terms about one thing in terms

which are seen to be which are seen to be suggestive of another”suggestive of another”

““All our truth, All our truth, or all but a or all but a

few few fragments, fragments, is won by is won by

metaphor.”metaphor.” - C.S. - C.S. LewisLewis

Images ‘feed’ concepts; Images ‘feed’ concepts;

concepts ‘discipline’ concepts ‘discipline’ images. images.

Images without concepts Images without concepts are blind; are blind;

concepts without images concepts without images are sterile.are sterile.

-- Sallie McFague-- Sallie McFague

Lincoln Won Lincoln Won the War by the War by MetaphorMetaphor

(His favorite books: KJ (His favorite books: KJ Bible, Aesop’s Fables, Bible, Aesop’s Fables, Pilgrims Progress, Pilgrims Progress, Shakespeare’s Plays)Shakespeare’s Plays)

• Ship of StateShip of State

• A House DividedA House Divided

Slavery Like a Slavery Like a Poisonous Poisonous SnakeSnake

The Bible recognizes the The Bible recognizes the Language of LeadershipLanguage of Leadership

Over 75% of the Bible is narrative with the rest Over 75% of the Bible is narrative with the rest almost completely poetry or song.almost completely poetry or song.

The Bible recognizes the The Bible recognizes the Language of LeadershipLanguage of Leadership

Jesus’ favorite form of teaching, the parable, was subversive… Jesus’ favorite form of teaching, the parable, was subversive… As people heard Jesus tell stories, they saw at once that As people heard Jesus tell stories, they saw at once that they weren’t about God, The stories however lodged in their they weren’t about God, The stories however lodged in their imagination. And then like a time bomb, they would explode imagination. And then like a time bomb, they would explode in their unprotected hearts… He was talking about God; they in their unprotected hearts… He was talking about God; they had been invaded.—Eugene Petersonhad been invaded.—Eugene Peterson

The Kingdom of God is like a merchant in search The Kingdom of God is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who on finding one pearl of great of fine pearls, who on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.bought it.

Recognize the critical nature of “literature, history, Recognize the critical nature of “literature, history, poetry, music, and art” in your development as a poetry, music, and art” in your development as a leader. leader.

Fall in love with stories. Fall in love with stories. EPIC

Recognize that technical competence alone will not Recognize that technical competence alone will not make you a leader. make you a leader.

You must know how to “tap into the heart and the You must know how to “tap into the heart and the motives of followers.”motives of followers.”

The Best Leaders are The Best Leaders are PhilosophersPhilosophers

Leaders can choose to Leaders can choose to communicate at various levels communicate at various levels

with those they lead:with those they lead:

Purpose (Mission)Purpose (Mission)Philosophy (Vision/Values)Philosophy (Vision/Values)

PoliciesPoliciesProceduresProceduresPracticesPractices

The Best Leaders Communicate The Best Leaders Communicate AboveAbove the Line: the Line:

Purpose (Mission)Purpose (Mission)Philosophy (Vision/Values)Philosophy (Vision/Values)

PoliciesPoliciesProceduresProceduresPracticesPractices

Shakespeare’s Henry VShakespeare’s Henry V

The St Crispan’s Day SpeechThe St Crispan’s Day Speech

If you want to If you want to build a ship, don’t build a ship, don’t command men to command men to gather wood, gather wood, don’t divide the don’t divide the work and give work and give orders. Instead, orders. Instead, teach them to teach them to yearn for the vast yearn for the vast and endless sea.and endless sea.——Antoine de Saint Antoine de Saint ExuperyExupery

Learn the Language of Learn the Language of LeadershipLeadership