The Primary Colours of Leadership - Institute of Fundraising · 20/11/15 1 The Primary Colours of Leadership Ins;tute of Fundraising South West The Power of Ideas Has there ever been

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ThePrimaryColoursofLeadership

Ins;tuteofFundraisingSouthWest

ThePowerofIdeas

Hasthereeverbeena;meinyourdevelopment

asaleaderwhenoneinsight–anideaorconceptualbreakthrough–causedadifferentwayoflookingandseeingyourroleandyour

organisa;on?

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ThePowerofIdeas

Anideawhichslowlyunravelsinyourmindandinyourprac;ceofleadershipsothatonedayyoulookup,takestockandrealiseyouhave

completelyintegratedtheconcept?

AConceptualModelofLeadership

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AConceptualModelofLeadership

3Takeaways

1.  UnderstandtheTool:PrimaryColoursModelofLeadership

2.  Getanideaofyourpersonalprofile:S+orS-;O+orO-;I+orI-

3.  Explorehowtocomplementyourleadershipstrengthsandblindspots

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SnapshotofLeadership

Inyourleadership

- whatareyoupar;cularlygoodat?

- whatisachallenge?

SnapshotofLeadership

Iamgoodatlisteningtopeople.Igetexcitedbyexploringthebigpicturewithallitspoten8alsandop8onsandbybringingpeopleonboard.Iamchallengedtocutoffop8ons,focusonspecificdeliverablesandmanagemy8me.

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StrategicDomainS+S-

The3DomainsofLeadership

StrategicDomain

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StrategicDomain

1. Doyouhavevisionandknowwheretogo?

2. Areyougoodatbigpictureplanningandorganising?

3. Doyoulineuppeople,placesandthingswiththedirec;onyouarecollec;velygoingin?

The3DomainsofLeadership

InterpersonalDomainI+I-

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InterpersonalDomain

InterpersonalDomain

1.  Areyougoodatge]ngbuyin?2.  Areyouinfluen;alandpersuasiveincommunica;ng?3.  Doyoubuildcommitmentandenergyforprojects

andini;a;ves?4.  Doyoubuildrobustandeffec;verela;onships

betweenpeople?5.  Doyouincludealltherelevantstakeholders?6.  Doyouknowwhatisgoingonontheground?7.  Doyouinspireteamworkandcollabora;on?8.  Doyoubuildtrust,credibilityandgoodwill?

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Opera;onalDomainO+O-

The3DomainsofLeadership

Opera;onalDomain

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Opera;onalDomain

1.  Doyougetthingsdoneandachievesresults?2.  Doyoustandoutasaplannerandorganiser?3.  Areyouacompleterandfinisher?4.  Dopeoplewanttobeonyourteamwhenthereis

somethingtoachieve?5.  Doyouwalkthetalkandgetthejobdone?6.  Doyoudriveindividuals,teamsandtheorganisa;on

todelivertheresultstheyneedtoachieve?7.  Doyouhaveasenseofurgency,insiston

performance,andhaveastrongwilltosucceed?

The3DomainsofLeadership

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The3DomainsofLeadership

3SpecificGains

1.  UnderstandtheTool:PrimaryColoursModelofLeadership

2.  Getanideaofyourpersonalprofile:S+orS-;O+orO-;I+orI-

3.  Explorehowtocomplementyourleadershipstrengthsandblindspots

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The3DomainsofLeadership

The3DomainsofLeadership

versus

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The3DomainsofLeadership

versus

Incompleteindividualleaders,completeleadershipteams

•  It’shardtobeworldclassinallareas.•  Therearesoundpsychologicalreasonswhythismaybesoandempiricalevidencetosupportit.

•  Ratherthantryingtobegoodinallareas,itmaybebedertobegreatinoneortwoandworkwithotherswhoaregreatinotherareas.

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Incompleteindividualleaders,completeleadershipteams

Itisrarethatasinglepersonisskilledinallthedomainsofleadership.That’swhyitiscri;calthatleadersfindotherswhocanoffsettheirlimita;onsandcomplementtheirstrengths.Thosewhodon’twillnotonlybeartheburdenofleadershipalonebutwillfindthemselvesatthehelmofanunbalancedship.DeborahAncona(2007)

Areyoutryingtobeaduck?Walks

Flies

Swims

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Workwith,workonandworkaround

Strength Limita0on

Personalityhelps

Naturalstrength

WorkWITH

Poten;alstrength

WorkON

Personalityhinders

Fragilestrength

WorkON

Resistantlimita;on

WorkAROUND

Leading

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3Takeaways

1.  UnderstandtheTool:PrimaryColoursModelofLeadership

2.  Getanideaofyourpersonalprofile:S+orS-;O+orO-;I+orI-

3.  Explorehowtocomplementyourleadershipstrengthsandblindspots

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SnapshotofLeadership

Inyourleadership

- whatareyoupar;cularlygoodat?

- whatisachallenge?

ThePowerofIdeas

Anideawhichslowlyunravelsinyourmindandinyourprac;ceofleadershipsothatonedayyoulookup,takestockandrealiseyouhave

completelyintegratedtheconcept?

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Leadership:AllyouneedtoknowbyDavidPendletonandAdrianFurnham(2012)BasedonresearchconductedatOxfordUniversity’sSaïdBusinessSchool

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