accelerate 14 november 2016

Group Meeting14 November 2016

WELCOME!

Congratulations on your decision to invest in you!

Introductions

Welcome Mark and Jerry

Recap of last session and homework

3 Key Questions• Where are we now?• Where do we want to be?• How are we going to get there?

3 Key Questions• Where are we now?– Situation analysis– SWOT analysis– Reflection, taking stock


• Where do we want to be?– Vision for the future– End game, destination


• Where do we want to be?– Vision for the future– End game, destination

• How are we going to get there?– Action plan

Reflection about where you are at currently with your leadership

• Manager vs Leader?

• Leadership SWOT?

• Your leadership style (DiSC)?

Key question:What is your vision for yourself as a

leader in the future?

vision

“Begin with the end in mind”

Stephen Covey(One of the 7 habits of highly effective people)

“Begin with the end in mind”

• What do I want from the next 60 minutes?

• What do I want to achieve in the next 90 days?

• What does success look like for this new venture?

• What kind of a life do I want?

“if you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else”

Vision is scalable …you

your team or groupthe whole organisation

“The one quality that all leaders have in common is that they have a clear and

exciting vision for the future”

Brian Tracy

“A leader’s job is to look into the future and see the organisation, not as it is,

but as it should be”

Jack Welch

Rule 2. Develop your vision• Where are you at right now as a

leader?• Strengths, Weaknesses,

Opportunities, Threats?• What do others think of you as a

leader?• What is your vision for yourself as a

leader in the future?

Rule 3. Integrate a team vision• What is the vision for your team or

group?• SWOT?• How do you want to improve in the

future?• How will the team or group be

different in the future?• Keep it simple

Rule 4. Grow an organisational vision

• Is there a clearly defined vision for your organisation?

• What is the purpose of your organisation?

• What things are important to it?• Do your people know what the vision

is?

Rule 5. Help others develop a personal vision

• Are you helping others be the best they can be?

• Are you giving feedback about their performance?

• Are you working with them to plan for the future?

Your vision of yourself a a leader in the future?

Key priorities to work on?

“I’d be a better leader if I just had more time”

Poor time management is the enemy of effective leadership

Rule 10. Make time to lead

• Time is our most valuable resource – once it’s gone, it’s gone forever



• Leading well takes lots of time – if we are time poor we ditch the non urgent ‘leadership stuff’ first



• Leading well takes lots of time – if we are time poor we ditch the non urgent ‘leadership stuff’ first

• Making time to lead– Being better at time management– Being better at planning– Delegating

delegation

1. Why we don’t do it2. Benefits of doing it

Delegation• Why many of us are poor at it …

Delegation• Why many of us are poor at it …–We don’t like change

Delegation• Why many of us are poor at it …–We don’t like change–We hold on to things we are comfortable

with


with– By the time I show them I could have

done it myself



done it myself– They won’t do it the same as me



done it myself– They won’t do it the same as me– They won’t do it as good as me



done it myself– They won’t do it the same as me– They won’t do it as good as me– I don’t trust them

Delegation• Benefits

Delegation• Benefits– It gets stuff off your plate

Delegation• Benefits– It gets stuff off your plate– You get to share your wisdom

Delegation• Benefits– It gets stuff off your plate– You get to share your wisdom– It gives others the opportunity to grow

Delegation• Benefits– It gets stuff off your plate– You get to share your wisdom– It gives others the opportunity to grow– It may identify future leaders

Delegation• Benefits– It gets stuff off your plate– You get to share your wisdom– It gives others the opportunity to grow– It may identify future leaders– You can use the time gained to lead

Effective Delegation

CREST Methodology

Delegation - how toCREST

• Context• Result• Enquiry • Support • Timeframe

HANDOUT


• Context - why this is important

HANDOUT


• Context - why this is important• Result – this is the outcome required

HANDOUT


• Context - why this is important• Result – this is the outcome required• Enquiry – ask if you don’t

understand or have problems

HANDOUT



understand or have problems• Support – here’s how I’ll help you,

what do you need to succeed?

HANDOUT



understand or have problems• Support – here’s how I’ll help you,

what do you need to succeed?• Timeframe – here’s when it’s

needed by

HANDOUT

Delegate something to your neighbour using

CREST

Three Things Today

1. Priority2. Priority

3. Priority

4 Ds of Email• Deal with it

• Delegate it

• Delay it

• Dump it

4 Ds of Email• Deal with it – take action now!

• Delegate it – assign responsibility to someone else (timeframe it)

• Delay it – schedule some time in your calendar to action it

• Dump it - delete

Questions / Discussion

Next Steps• Reflect on your priorities to move from

Managing to Leading• Create time to lead by DELEGATING– Do the exercise (identify your tasks)– Decide what to delegate– Use CREST to delegate

• Next Group Meeting – Monday 12.12.16• Book in 1:1• Dates for 2017

Our next Manager 2 Leader, one day workshop

1 December 2016 in Newcastle

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