km chicago dr kalaras - how to transform a manager to a great leader - jan 2014

Welcome toKM Chicago

General Meeting for 2014

For a Professional Development Workshop

onHow to transform a

Manager to a Great Leader

PRESENTED BY

Dr. JOHN N. KALARAS, Ph.D.2/12/2014 1

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Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you arestill priceless to those who depend on you

What matters is not that happens to us externallybut who we are internally

The worth of our lives comes not in what we do orwho we know, but by WHO WE ARE.

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Does this person speak the truth?

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Successful -Influential LeaderDiscover peoples’ full potential

Become Quality Driven-Results Oriented

ProductivityEfficiency Effectiveness

To accomplish your personal andorganizational objectives

THE SCOPE

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Tell them what you will tell the

Tell them

Tell them what you told them

PRESENTATION BASICS

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The traffic light

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HOW BRAINWASHED ARE WE?

Tell me when I am right or wrong 10 + 15 = 25

20 + 12 = 32

15 + 15 = 30

10 + 12 = 8

20 + 14 = 30

EMPLOYERS & EMPLOYEESEmployees:

If this was your business, what would you dodifferently?

Busn. Owners:

When you were an employee what did you wantthat your …….

Owners & Employees:

What did you do today that was….

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CORPORATE TRAINING

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What do we usually do?

We identify an area, we put all people in aroom and training begins

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TIME MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

• TAKE 10-15 MIN EVERY DAY TO PLAN• ALLOW LARGER BLOCKS OF TIME FOR

NEW OR DIFFICULT TASKS• KEEP UP WITH THE SCHEDULE DAILY• CONCENTRATE ON LEARNING

MATERIAL THE FIRST TIME AROUND• AVOID “MARATHON” STUDY SESSIONS• DIVIDE AND CONQUER• FIND TIME TO PRAISE YOURSELF FOR

UTILIZING TIME EFFECTIVELY

Do different people see things differently?

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How can you treat them all the same?

The importance of observation

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Try these activities with your trainees

Fold your hands

I need 8-10 volunteers

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An operations simulation

Most problems are attributed to the process,very seldom they are the result of a machineor a person.

Who said that?

Dr. Edward Deming

Again I need 6 volunteers

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Change your look simulation

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Please do 5-6 changes to your appearance Things like: Remove your glasses, an earing, your watch Lift up your collar, or remove your jewelry Let your hair down, switch nametags Place your nametag on the opposite side or Place it up-side-down Anything else you see as appropriate

Change your seats

THE SYSTEM

Do you have a system?

S-ave

Y-ourself

S-ignificant

T-ime

E-ffort

M-oney

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Napoleon Bonaparte Invasion of Russia 1812

LEADERSHIP

Can you teach them Management?

Absolutely, Yes

Can you teach them Leadership?

Maybe.

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Leadership is visual

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LEADERSHIP

Do you want to be a LEADER?

Why?

A leader is the person with theArtistic Charisma to influence others to

follow willingly, in doing something positive.

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From Good to Great

A good Leaders inspires people to haveconfidence in them

A great Leaders inspires people to haveconfidence in themselves.

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MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT GOALS

Specifically about attainable/realistic

Unrealistic Goals

What does it take?

Discipline

Creativity

Involve and Inform

Complaints

Trust

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Discipline

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THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

CREATIVITY

O O O

O O O

O O O

CREATIVITY

O O O

O O O

O O O

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Let’s try this

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Can you plant 10 trees in a farm andcomprise five (5) rows,where each row has four (4) trees in it ?

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USEFULNESS-INVOLVE AND INFORM

Do we make our people’s lives or workuseful?

Involve people in the process?

Show them how important they are?

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DO YOU WANT RESULTS

Keep on improving

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOUANALYZED, REEXAMINED AND REDESIGNEDA PROCESS IN ORDER TO ENHANCE QUALITY?

Do you want to have a profitable business?

Do you want to avoid “union”?

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THE POWER OF DON’T

Do you understand the power of “Don’t?”

Don’t text and drive

Don’t drink and drive

Don’t do drugs

Don’t smoke.

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UNDERSTANDING “DIFFICULT” PEOPLE”

Remember one thing:

People are not difficult

People are different.

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SIGNIFICANCE OF COMPLAINTS

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I don’t want to hear anycomplaints; Go take care of it

President

YES BOSS

TRUST IN THE WORKPLACE

Do you trust your people?

Do they trust you?

Irony of trust

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How do managers compare to otherprofessionals

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Doctors diagnose before they prescribe

Attorneys study the case before they take it

Builders study the blueprints prior to building

What do managers do?

Managers vs Leaders

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Plan…………….Leaders................ EnvisionOrganize ………………….…….….. InspireDirect …………………….…………… LeadControl ………………….….……..…. GuideDelegate ……………….…….…... EmpowerForm groups ………….……… Build TeamsDriven by numbers ….… Driven by QualitySymptoms ……………………… Root CauseCompensates …………………..….. RewardsOrdering skills, Tells …Listening skills, Asks

FINAL ADVICE

Be guided by the principles and skills youexperienced today

Keep on applying them

Share them with others

Finally, TEACH SOMEBODY.

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IN CONCLUSIONLet me close by saying that I wish I could place anad on every newspaper of the World or on theWeb, where under lost.….

What did you do yesterday……

What are you doing today……

Life is God’s gift…………. graciously accept itIt is a mystery……………..unfold itIt is an opportunity……..…take itIt is a duty…………...……..perform it responsiblyIs a Marathon with unknown finished lineIt’s your super-bowl, no timeouts, no subs, noreplays and the clock never stops.2/12/2014 42

YOUR ENDLESS JOURNEY TO SUCCESS

BEGINS NOW

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