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The Leadership Journey

LEADERSHIP
THE

CHALLENGE
®

PRESENTED BY

VIVEK KUMAR GARG

TRISHLA PAWAR
SVSNK CHAITANYA
ANUJA JAIN
GAURAV JAIN
ROHIT RANJAN
GUNEET DADYAL
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Leadership is not…

Position
Authority
Power
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Leadership is . . .
• Everyone’s business
• A relationship
• Self-development
• Learned
• An ongoing process

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Management
“Produces Order and Consistency”

• Planning/Budgeting

• Organize/Staff

• Controlling/Problem Solving

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“Leadership is the art of

mobilizing others to want
to struggle for shared
aspirations.”
— Kouzes and Posner
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5 Practices
• Model the Way
• Inspire a Shared Vision
• Challenge the Process
• Enable Others to Act
• Encourage the Heart
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Model the Way

• Find your voice by clarifying your

personal values.
• Set the example by aligning actions
with shared values.
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Characteristics of
Admired Leaders
Ambitious Honest
Broad-minded Imaginative
Caring Independent
Competent Inspiring
Cooperative Intelligent
Courageous Loyal
Dependable Mature
Determined Self-controlled
Fair-minded Straightforward
Forward-looking Supportive
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Desired Characteristics of a
Leader
• Honest
• Forward-looking
• Inspiring
• Competent
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DWYSYWD
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Align Actions with Values

Calendars
!? Critical Incidents
Stories
Language
Measurements
Rewards
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Inspire a Shared Vision

• Envision the future by imagining exciting
and ennobling possibilities.
• Enlist others in a common vision by
appealing to shared aspirations.

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A Vision is….

“…. an ideal and unique image of

the future for the common
good.”

Kouzes & Posner

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Leadership Imperative
Credibility + Vision

Engagement

Results
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Challenge the Process

• Search for opportunities by seeking
innovative ways to change, grow, and
improve.
• Experiment and take risks by constantly
generating small wins and learning from
mistakes.
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“The focus of a leader’s attention

should be less on the routine
operations and much more on the
untested and untried.
Leaders should always be asking
what’s new? What’s next? What’s
better” That’s where the future is.”
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Experience Learning
Model

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Challenge Motivates
“Challenge is the opportunity for
greatness. People do their best when
there is a chance to change the way
things are.”

Jim Kouzes & Barry Posner

The Leadership Challenge

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Enable Others to Act

• Foster collaboration by promoting
cooperative goals and building trust.
• Strengthen others by sharing power
and discretion.

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Encourage the Heart

• Recognize contributions by showing
appreciation for individual excellence.
• Celebrate the values and victories by
creating a spirit of community.

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7 Essentials for Encouraging

the Heart
• Set clear • Tell the story
standards • Celebrate
• Expect the best together
• Pay attention • Set the example
• Personalize
recognition

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And finally…

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go

instead where there is no path and leave a
trail.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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