Basic Principles of Leadership

Leadership develops daily, not in a day

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"The quest for leadership is primarily an inner journey to discover our true selves, which include our strengths, skills, prejudices, and talents, and a recognition of our unique gifts and some of our limitations," (Matusak, 1997)
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"We say we want effective leadership, but Hitler was effective. Criteria beyond effectiveness are needed. Ultimately, we judge our leaders in the framework of values," (Gardner)

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What is the core of leadership?

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Core Personality
Accumulation of enduring physical & mental attributes Result from the interaction of heredity & environmental factors All too often, leaders are blind to the obvious when it comes to something of critical importance to them their own personality. - Rath & Conchie, 2008
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Values
Values are the social principles, goals, or standards held or accepted by an individual class, society, etc. (Websters dictionary) Values are a broad tendency to prefer certain states of affairs over others (Geert Hofstede "Culture's Consequences") The principles we seek to live in accordance with. Essential and enduring beliefs and principles not to be compromised for short-term gain or expediency. (Collins and Porras "Built to Last")
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Principles vs Practices
Practices are the what to do's- specific applications that fit specific circumstances. Principles are the why to do's- the elements upon which applications or practices are built "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Be a light, not a shadow.
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Some examples of shadows

Insecurity - we identify ourselves with the external, such as institutional identity or a specific cultural role Misperception- life is a battleground i.e. "wins and losses," "do or die" tactics, and "allies and enemies. Fear - fear of the natural chaos of life, of negative evaluation, of public failure
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Four Levels, Four Principles

Personal level - my relationship with myself Interpersonal level - my relationship and interactions with others Managerial - my responsibility to get a job done with others Organizational - my need to organize people: to recruit them, compensate them, build teams, solve problems, and create strategies and systems
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Personal Trustworthiness
Character - you are as a person Competence - what you can do Both character and competence are required to be trustworthy

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Interpersonal trust
Trustworthiness is the foundation of trust Why is trust important for effective leadership? Outcomes of trust in a relationship are clear communication, empathy, synergy, and productive interdependency.

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Circle of Influence
revolves around trust low trust= high control high trust= low control with high trust, you don't have to supervise because followers supervise themselves circle of influence grows as we build more trust because people are supervising themselves
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Where can we apply leadership principles?

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Business
Fine line between preparing people for management and leadership Growing need to ensure that business leaders can be more than orators, but also more than martinets (Doh, 2003) Keen attention to bringing forth concepts of ethics, decision-making, and critical thinking
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Community
Complex political scenarios play out in communities everyday -History and Tradition play havoc Tools of facilitation, conflict resolution and cooptation are important

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Educational
Whether it is K-12 or another educational program, there is intense scrutiny over decisions made by leaders Students need relevant introduction into leadership in secondary school programs Universities need to continue to focus on programs, majors and activities which reinforce concepts and academic instruction related to leadership
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Some questions
How will leadership be used to bridge expansive polarization in today's society? How can we further our understanding of ethics in relation to leadership to solve many of today's issues? How will our understanding of leadership identity development help us better teach students?
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Caveats on studying leadership

"Anyone who has attempted to lead will understand that the act of leadership is considerably more challenging than talking, writing or seeing leadership all put together. There's no doubt that one can learn the most about leadership from actually trying to lead."

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Caveats on studying leadership

"The distinctive feature of leadership is that it would appear the more we learn about leadership, the more we realize we have to and want to learn." (Jackson & Parry, 2008)

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Five ways to study leadership (Jackson & Parry, 2008)

Attempt to lead Observe leadership in action Talk about leadership Read about leadership Write about leadership

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References
http://www.slideshare.net/erickkaufman/basi cs-of-leadership-8229152 http://www.slideshare.net/belizardi/highereducation-leadership-programs-teachingleadership-in-the-21st-century http://www.slideshare.net/CCIusm/leadership -principles http://www.slideshare.net/erickkaufman/lead ership-education-who-needs-that
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