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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?
Thayer Leader Development Group
(West Point, NY)
Transform, Empower, Inspire, Learn, (Unclog the Pipeline) and
Lead the Way!
www.thayerleaderdevelopment.com
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