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Leadership Gold

11 April 2014for Florida Engineering Leadership Institute

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Gabrielle K. Gabrielli, Ph.D., CGMP

What is Leadership?Leadership is a process of influencethat maximizes the efforts of otherstoward achievement of a goal.

Leaders Have TACT

In everything you do, you should:• Think before you act, and make time to

think.• Apply what you’ve learned.• Change things that need to be changed in

your life.• Transfer or teach what you’ve learned to

help others grow.

Attributes of Inspirational Leaders

• Attitude of service• Affirmation• Attentiveness• Availability• Authenticity

...you are not doing something right!One is too small a number to achieve greatness.

If It’s Lonely at the Top....

• A boss says, “Go.”• A Leader says, “Let’s go.”

“A great leader never sets himselfabove his followers except in carryingresponsibilities.” – Jules Ormont

• Ground breakers

• Heart breakers

• Cloud breakers

• Chart breakers

• Attitude

• Priorities

• Health

• Family

• Thinking

• Commitment

• Finances

• Faith

• Relationships

• Generosity

• Value

• Growth

WHO ARE YOU

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Why Listeners are More Effective

1. Understanding people precedes leadingthem.

2. Leadership is the best way to learn.3. Listening can keep problems from

escalating.4. Listening can improve the organization.

Get in the Zone and Stay There.

• Ask yourself, “What do you dowell?”

• Get specific.

Get in the Zone and Stay There.

• On your handout, list your top 3 strengths inorder of priority.

• Answer these questions:– How could you make your top strength more

prevalent in your life?– How does this strength differentiate you from

your peers?– How is it meaningful and fulfilling for you?– What stops you from doing it more often?– If you did it more often, what be its impact?

Are the people…

CHANGING

GROWING SUCCEEDINGFOLLOWING

According to Jack Welch, the CEO of all CEOS…

Six Rules for Leadership

1.Control your destiny; or someone else will.

2.Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it were.

3.Be candid with everyone.

4.Don’t manage; lead.

5.Change before you have to.

6.If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete.

80% of traffic jams

20% of roads

80% of beerconsumed

20% of drinkers

80% of participation

20% of students

80% of the time20% of clothesworn80% of profits

20% of customers

20% of activities

remaining 80%!!!

Mistake Questions

On your handout, answer:• How open are you with your followers about your

mistakes and weaknesses?• How do you currently empower those you lead to

support you in overcoming your shortfalls?• How has the biggest mistake of the past year helped

you improve as a leader?• How has it helped your team?• How has the biggest mistake made by your

followers allowed them to improve?• How do you and your team currently stand back and

take stock to assess what you could be missing?

Mistakes areLearning Opportunities

The leader is the one who climbs thetallest tree, surveys the entire situation,and yells, "Wrong jungle!”

- Stephen Covey

Manage Your Life....

On your handout, answer the questions:• What in your life is important to you and would

benefit from more attention?• What would the payback be if you improved

your focus in this area?• If you were to improve your focus in this area,

what would you do differently?• What has stopped you doing it before now?• How committed are you to making changes?• When will you begin?

Daily Agenda: Rule of 5

• Your daily agenda determines your success.• Practice the Rule of 5 to ensure success with

your priorities.• Maxwell’s Rule of 5:

1. Every day he reads.2. Every day he files.3. Every day he thinks.4. Every day he asks questions.5. Every day he writes.

• “Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology.It is teamwork that remains the ultimatecompetitive advantage, both because it isso powerful and so rare.”

Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, 2002, p. vii

Key to High Performing TEAM

• Trust• Enthusiasm• Accountability• Motivation

How to Build Trust in the Workplace

1. Give trust to gain trust.2. Communicate effectively.3. Respect others.4. Be competent and confident.5. Listen to others and seek their input.6. Show gratitude.7. Encourage others to reach their potential.8. Continually strive to improve.

How to Build Trust in the Workplace

9. Take responsibility for your actions.10. Give credit to others who have achieved

success.11. Be enthusiastic about work opportunities and

challenges.12. Be self-motivated as well as motivate others.13. Mean what you say and say what you do; be

dependable.14. Have a positive and optimistic attitude.

Enthusiasm

“When employers look at prospectivecandidates, beyond skills, experience, andtraining, they look for those who demonstrateenthusiasm – those they believe will completeassigned tasks in an upbeat and cooperativemanner. All other things being equal, acandidate who can demonstrate a positiveattitude and eagerness to tackle the job will havean advantage over one who displays an attitudeviewed by the employer as negative ordisinterested.” U.S. Dept. of Labor

Attitude is EVERYTHING.“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude onlife. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is moreimportant than the past, the education, the money, thancircumstances, than failure, than successes, than what otherpeople think or say or do. It is more important thanappearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break acompany... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is wehave a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embracefor that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot changethe fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannotchange the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on theone string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convincedthat life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react toit. And so it is with you....”

Charles Swindoll

Attitude is EVERYTHING.

• Change your mindset.• Life is 10% of what happens and 90% of

how you react to it.

Experience is Not the Best Teacher.

• We all experience more than we understand.• Our attitude toward unplanned and unpleasant

experiences determines our growth.• Lack of Experience Is Costly. The acquisition of

experience can be costly. But it’s not as costlyas not gaining experience.

• The difference between average people andachieving people is their perception of andresponse to failure.

“Don’t just learn something from every experience.Learn something positive.” – Allen Neuharth

Leaders Take Risks.

On your handout, respond to these:• Name a significant risk you’ve taken in the

past year.• If none, what does this reveal to you about

your attitude toward risk?• What has stopped you from taking risks?• What are the implications of not taking any

risk?• How does this align with your intended

objectives?

Communicating with Generations

Seven Steps to Success

1. Make a commitment to grow daily.2. Value the process more than events.3. Don't wait for inspiration.4. Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for

opportunity.5. Dream big.6. Plan your priorities.7. Give up to go up.

John C. Maxwell

Who Helps Your Success?

On your handout, respond to the following:• Name 3 people who have made unique

contributions to your life.• What made them so special to you?• Who are the mentors in your life right now?• How are they contributing to your success?• Who coaches you and stretches your thinking?• In what way is being stretched contributing to your

success?• What does this line of enquiry reveal to you?

Great Questions to Ask

1. Am I investing in myself? (personal growth)2. Am I genuinely interested in others? (motive)3. Am I doing what I love and loving what I do? (passion)4. Am I investing my time with the right people?

(relationship)5. Am I staying in my strength zone? (effectiveness)6. Am I taking others to a higher level? (mission)7. Am I taking care of today? (success; rule of 5)8. Am I taking time to think? (strategic leadership)9. Am I developing other leaders? (legacy)10. Do believe in something bigger than myself? (faith)

Determine Your Legacy.

People will summarize you in onesentence...pick it now.

Mark Twain’s 9 Tips for Living an Awesome Life

Gabrielle K. Gabrielli, Ph.D., CGMPgabrielle@gabrielleconsulting.com

Thank You!

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