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Authentic Leadership and Communicating with Purpose
A Think Tank on Ethics and Responsibility
Anthony ButlerAssistant Director of Leadership,
Rosenberg Center for Student Involvement
You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do.
Henry Ford
The Leader’s Responsibility
Create a culture of communication.
Why can’t weCOMMUNICATE?
Rules
• No idea is a bad idea
• Be creative
• Take risks
• No criticism allowed
Communication, Communication, Communication…
• Why do teams fail to communicate?
• What are some examples of poor communication in your groups?
• What about examples of great communication?
Creating a Clear, Meaningful Sense of Direction
The tools to communicate direction:
• A clear statement of purpose and core values
• An inspiring and specific vision of an exciting future
• A clear statement of our core business and position
Responsible Management Gets ResultsFaust, Lules & Phillips
Creating a Clear, Meaningful Sense of Direction
The tools to communicate direction:
• A focused set of strategic initiatives that we follow to achieve vision for the shorter term (1-3 years)
• Processes and documents that communicate the vision, strategies and goals and translate them into meaningful, concrete terms for those who make them happen.
Responsible Management Gets ResultsFaust, Lules & Phillips
How a Leader Sets Direction
• Create a strong vision
• Articulate a clear course
• Bias the organization toward action
• Lift up the organization
• Practice excellent personal communication
• Earn conviction
A Briefing for LeadersDilenschneider Harper Business
How a Leader Sets Direction
• Sustain the vision
• Create unity of purpose
• Leverage the strength of the culture
• Support positive rituals
• Harmonize vision and culture
• Train people to focus
A Briefing for LeadersDilenschneider Harper Business
The team’s responsibility
Communicate consistently and influence UP if needed.
Brainstorming Group Communication
• Work in Pairs
• Describe a situation where communication wasn’t happening for your team
• Brainstorm ideas on how your group could have communicate better.
• Now SWITCH
Brainstorming Group Communication
• Report out: Tell us some solutions for poor communicators.
• Let’s make a list of winning communication strategies for groups
• What strategies can we all agree on…UNANIMOUSLY!
Leadership and Listening
Captain
D. Michael Abrashoff
USS Benfold
From one of the worst
ships in the Navy to
the best.
Leadership and Listening
• See the ship through the crew’s eyes
• Find round people for round holes.
• Use the power of word magic.
Leadership and Listening
“Shortly after I took
command of Benfold,
I vowed to treat
every encounter
with every person
on the ship as the
most important
thing of that
moment.”
D. Michael Abrashoff
What is Authentic Leadership?
• And what does authentic leadership have to do with communication?
• Handout on authentic leaders
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill
Questions?Anthony Butler
Assistant Director of Leadership, Rosenberg Center for Student
InvolvementStudent Center Room 303