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Empowered Leadership Through

Personal VisionAPWA

Public Works Congress & Exposition

Carole Copeland Thomas, MBA

APWA Handouts

www.apwa.net

www.CaroleCopelandThomas.com

(on or after August 22, 2008)

http://www.TellCarole.com




LeadershipBasics

Seamless LivingSeamless Leadership

Leadership Building Blocks

33% of executive’s time is spent

responding to crises or problems.

-The Creative Group

OlympicLeadership

Michael PhelpsAge 23

8 Gold Medals

Tiffany Ross WilliamsAge 25

400 HurdlesAug 17, 18, 20

OlympicLeadership

Michael PhelpsAge 23

8 Gold Medals(Taking first break in 12 years!)

Coach Bob Bowman“You can be in the

Olympics someday.”Tells 11 year old Michael Phelps

OlympicUniqueness

Michael Phelps

“I want to be the FIRST Michael Phelps, not

the SECOND Mark Spitz.”

Managementvs

Leadership

Mission of Leadership

VisionOf

Leadership

Mission: What Is

Vision:Clear

MentalPicture

Mission

Carole Copeland Thomas IS a Professional

Communicator specializing in Leadership,

Empowerment, and Global Diversity issues.

Vision Carole Copeland Thomas WILL capture the

essence of the human spirit by delivering

messages of hope, interconection, purpose,

courage and faith throughout the world.

Vision Anytown USA, Canada, Australia, Czech

Republic, New Zealand, etc, will strive for customer excellence by embracing new ways to

meet the needs of every member of our community with courtesy, professionalism and

outstanding service.

Empowered Leadership Empowerment is the application of enhanced

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT both on and off the job. Empowerment allows an individual to move

to the next level of life by using skill building techniques, employing appropriate resources,

spiritual enlightment, and creating a commitment to a continuous improvement process.

It’s the FUEL to propel your development and potential to a new level of achievement.

ABWA SpeaksAging Population Succession Planning

Richard Coates,Assistant Director

Fulton County, Georgia

ABWA SpeaksHard To Get Good People To Work In Government

Diane LindermanAPWA Board Member

Banasse Hangen Brustlin, IncRichmond, Virginia

with Peter King, APWA Exective Director in background

5 Levels Of Leadership5. Position “Rights”

“Why People Follow Other People”by Dr. John Maxwell

Developing The Leader Within You

5 Levels Of Leadership

4. Permission “Relationships”




3. Production “Results”




2. People and Development “Reproduction”



5 Levels Of Leadership1. Personhood “Respect”



Mentoring

Mentoringby Gordon F. Shea

Mentoring can be defined as significant long term beneficial effect on the life or style of

another person, generally as a result of personal one on one contact. A mentor is one who offers knowledge, insight, perspective, or wisdom that

is especially useful to the other person.

Accountability Partner

Finding The Right Accountability Partnerby Carole Copeland Thomas

An accountabiity partner is an equally credentialed person who serves the role of

assessing your career/business objectives while providing you with encouragement and feedback

for longterm growth and productivity.

Back At Work...Where Do I Begin?Where do you see yourself in 5 years?Who’s mentoring you?

ABWA Speaks

Bills Rules

William KappelDirector of Public WorksWauwatosa, Wisconsin

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Multicultural Symposium Series

Oct 15-16 2008

Multiyear Initiative

Conferences, Online Community, Webinars, Teleseminars

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ReinventionReinvention and The Empowered Leader

Thank You APWA!

Karen WilsonKevin ClarkCourtney Thompson

Thank You APWA!Richard Coates, III, PEMichael O. GeiselWilliam KappelDiane Linderman, PEKen NerlandWilliam A. Sterling, PE

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Your LeadershipBegins Today

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___________________________________________________________________________________ ©2008 Carole Copeland Thomas • All Rights Reserved

(508) 947-5755 • www.TellCarole.com • [email protected]

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Empowered Leadership Through Personal Vision

Monday August 18, 2008 American Public Works Association

2008 International Public Works Congress and Exposition New Orleans, Louisiana

___________________________________ ___________________________________

CAROLE COPELAND THOMAS, MBA

C.Thomas & Associates 400 W. Cummings Park Suite 1725-154

Woburn, Massachusetts 01801 (508) 947-5755

[email protected] www.TellCarole.com




Empowered Leadership Becoming An Action Driven Professional

1. Seamless Living, Seamless Leadership The goal of every leader should be finding new ways to live a seamless life where your job performance skills and values match your personality and qualities off the job. 2. Leadership Building Blocks Build your leadership on qualities that will last a lifetime.

Exercise What leader do you admire the most? _______________________________________ Name the 3 qualities that you admire most about their leadership style: 1. ________________________________ 2. ________________________________ 3. ________________________________

Notes ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




The vision and mission of leadership

Leadership means

_______especially going in advance.

It requires one to take charge of the direction of, _____activities, ________ or situations.

Management is the act, manner or practice of

handling, supervising or controlling people, objects, an organization, a situation, an event, or an activity.

vs

Mission Of Leadership

Company

School Organization

You

EXAMPLE:

Carole Copeland Thomas is a Professional Communicator specializing in Global Diversity,

Empowerment, and Leadership Issues.

Vision Of Leadership

Company

School Organization

You

EXAMPLE:

Carole Copeland Thomas will capture the essence of the

human spirit by delivering messages of hope, interconnection, purpose,

courage and faith throughout the world

Leadership may make you unpopular or uncomfortable as OTHERS assess their stake in YOUR mission and vision.

-Carole Copeland Thomas




Elements of Empowerment in a Leadership Environment

Empowerment is the application of enhanced PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT both on and off the job. Empowerment allows an individual to move to the next level of life by using skill building techniques, employing appropriate resources, spiritual enlightenment, and creating a commitment to a _______________ _______________ ________________________.

The Five Levels of Leadership “Why People Follow Other People”

5. __________ “Rights”

4. __________ “Relationships”

3. __________ “Results”

2. __________ “Reproduction”

1. __________ “Respect”

Source: Dr. John Maxwell, Developing the Leader Within You, 1993

Time

•Trust:

•Respect: •Power: •Seeing The Bigger Picture:




What It Takes To Fortify Your Leadership Quotient

Respect by Sarah Lawrence - Lightfoot Respect creating symmetry, empathy, connections in all kind of relationships, even those, such as a teacher and student, doctor and patient, commonly seen as unequal.

Leadership Transitions Of all the leadership transition mistakes, two occur most frequently: • Leaders tend to stay too long in a position rather than not long enough. • Leaders who stay too long do much more damage than those who don’t stay long enough. Source: Lyle Schaller

Why Leaders Don’t Delegate • Fear of losing authority • Fear of work being done poorly • Fear of work being done better •Unwillingness to take the necessary time •Fear of depending on others •Lack of training and positive experience Source: The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make by Hans Finzel

Mentoring Mentoring can be defined as a significant, long-term, beneficial effect on the life or style of another person, generally as a result of personal one-on-one contact. A mentor is one who offers knowledge, insight, perspective, or wisdom that is especially useful to the other person. Source: Mentoring by Gordon F. Shea




The Role Of An Accountability Partner

Tips On Selecting Your Accountability Partner

1. Select someone you can trust and respect. 2. Try identifying a person of a different race, in a different city or the opposite gender. 3. Select a person on your own professional level. Choosing someone on a higher level creates a mentor-mentee relationship. 4. Check in with other regularly. 5. Set goals, write them down, report to each other. 6. Open up, be honest. 7. Don’t be afraid to switch accountability partners if it’s not working. 8. Celebrate your successes 9. Be prepared to receive feedback 10. Document your successes.




Section Five

Back At Work: Where Do I Begin?

Reflecting On Your Strategic Leadership Direction

1. Where do you see yourself in five years?

2. What path is ahead of you in the coming years?

3. Are there roadblocks and obstacles getting in the way of your progress?

4. Are you carrying around the baggage of your past that clouds the vision of

your future?

5. What resources are readily available to help you move to the next level of your

life? 6. What’s really holding you back from achieving your dreams?

7. Do you have a vision of your future?

8. What plans are you making to secure your future?

9. Who is currently a part of your support system?

10. Who should be a part of support system?

11. What is your real purpose in life?

12. Are you creating a servant leadership lifestyle for yourself?

13. Who are you mentoring?

14. Who’s mentoring you?

15. What tangible opportunities are waiting for you?

16. Is there balance between your work and family life?

17. What lessons from your past can become the foundation of your future?

18. Are you on target in your career?

19. Are you on target in your personal life?

20. Are you creating a legacy that you can leave for others?

Source: Personal Empowerment by Carole Copeland Thomas

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