Developing Leadership -
Fri. 2:30pm
Building
leadership skills, managing time, resolving conflicts
Presenter:
Hershaft, Prescott
Alex
Hershaft, PhD
Farm
Animal Rights Movement, www.farmusa.org
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here for a formatted version of Alex's outline.
DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
Effective leadership and management are the foundation
of every movement. Here, we define these personal qualities
and address their development.
A. The Qualities of Leadership
- High self-image; self-actualization level in Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs
- Displays vision and creativity
- Displays commitment and
persistence
- Takes initiative and assumes calculated risks
- Formulates
clear goals and objectives
- Able to plan, prioritize, and “get
things done”
- Earns the trust, respect, loyalty,
gratitude, and likeability of his/her peers
B. Developing High Self-Image
- Stories: personal perceptions of reality dealing
with location, resources, appearance, age,
ge-netics, intelligence, education, experience
- Fears: change
(if it ain’t broke), confrontation
(not my problem), control (when my time comes),
decision (I’ll try), failure (I can’t), rejection
(he/she hates me), responsibility (not my fault), solution
(won’t
work), success (won’t last)
- Winning
formulas: behavior patterns that replace
open, honest interactions
C. Developing Vision and Creativity
- Observe and wonder about the world around you;
learn how and why things are
- Question
assumptions; consider alternative paths/outcomes; discover/examine
absurdities
- Associate with creative people; encourage,
and reward creativity in others
- Use brainstorming techniques
D. Developing Commitment and Persistence
- Considering your cause the most important in the
world and the solution to
world’s
problems
- Committing your life
to it before all other needs on Maslow’s third
and fourth levels
- Developing persistence through hardships – marathons,
hunger strikes
E. Taking Initiative and
Calculated Risks
- Definition: measure of probability of failure – not
flapping arms from
tall buildings
- Ordinary people use risk aversion devices:
acceptance and syndication (insurance,
stock market)
- Leaders take calculated risks, expand ‘comfort
zone’ (Moses,
Jesus, Columbus, Gandhi,
King)
- Essential to social
change (Normandy invasion,
Montgomery bus boycott,
Lunar landing)
- Turn failure into opportunity and learning
experience
F. Getting Things Done
- Arrange, schedule, and time your priorities
- Screen
new tasks (acceptance, delegation, refusal); monetize
your time
- Beware of Peter Principle, diminishing returns,
action vs
activity, effectiveness vs efficiency
- Simplify your lifestyle;
combine intellectual and physical
activities
- Deal with procrastination (too difficult, too
unpleasant,
missing components, not urgent, could fail)
G. Earning Trust, Respect, Gratitude of Peers
- Carnegie techniques: think in terms of others’ interests;
express sincere appreciation
- When in doubt, assume
the best about others and
make them live up to it
- Empower and invest others
- Use the four magic words
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Fundamentals of Effective Leadership
1. Know Yourself
- Lead yourself, then you can lead others.
2. Do the Right Things
- Leadership is not about doing things right. It is
about doing the right things.
3. Know Your Mission
- What do you want to do before you can't do anymore?
4. Work in Your Circle of Influence
- Find your place and grow from there.
5. Focus
- You can't do everything, so do the most important
things.
6. Set Goals
- Make promises, to yourself and others, and keep
them.
7. Prioritize
8. Learn as You Go
- When you stop learning, you stop leading.
9. Know When to Let Go
- Letting go doesn't mean giving up.
10. Take Care of Yourself and Your Relationships
- Neglect the health of your body, mind, finances,
and relationships at your peril.