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BUILDING LEADERS

OF CHARACTER

Unclogging Your Leadership Pipeline

Colonel (Retired) Thomas Magness, P.E.

October 14, 2019

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Thomas Henry Magness IV

• West Point – 1985 Grad

• 26+ year career Army officer

• Deployments include Operations Desert Shield, Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)

• 4 years as trainer at the Army’s National Training Center

• Airborne Ranger

• Author – Leader Business

• Husband and father of 2 girls

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Unclogging Your Leadership Pipeline: Lessons from West Point and the “Cast of Characters”

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When the Pipeline is Unclogged – “Spencer Go”

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How Do We Create This Environment (An Unclogged Pipeline)?

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An “Unclogged” Pipeline

• Alignment on Compelling Purpose

• Leaders who Lead from the Front

• The Warrior Ethos

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The Warrior Ethos – An Unclogged Pipeline

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An “Unclogged” Pipeline

• Alignment on Compelling Purpose

• Leaders who Lead from the Front

• The Warrior Ethos

• Belongingness / Fun

• Mastery (Focus on the “Flow”)

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Challenge + Skills + Consistent Feedback

Source: Adapted from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Get Your Team into the “FLOW”

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An “Unclogged” Pipeline

• Alignment on Compelling Purpose

• Leaders who Lead from the Front

• Belongingness / Fun

• Mastery (Focus on the “Flow”)

• Trust Through Empowerment

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“Never tell people how to do things, tell them what you want to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”

General George S. Patton

Leader’s Intent

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• Prepares people for their current AND NEXT assignments

• Meets regularly to discuss growth

• Speaks the truth

• Gets people in the “Flow”, meets their “Needs,” and leaves NO ONE behind!

The Leader/Coach – Unclogging the Pipeline

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The Leader/Coach is always a leader and always a coach and is clear that his/her beliefs, behaviors, values, and actions create the work environment/culture.

• Maintains a positive intention about people in general

• Practices the “Platinum Rule”

• Models the desired leadership behaviors for others

• Personally curious – A constant learner (“Let’s try this….”)

• Listens far more than he/she talks

• Looks for opportunities to delegate and empower

• Always looking for long-term growth and development opportunities

Coaching Principles for “Steady Flow” in the Pipeline

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Abandonment ≠ Empowerment

Leaders MUST Meet Regularly to COACH

The “Unclogged” Pipeline – “Knee To Knee”

versus

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Questions?

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(West Point, NY)

Transform, Empower, Inspire, Learn, (Unclog the Pipeline) and

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