Let’s Talk Leadership

Bret L. Simmons, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Management

University of Nevada, Reno

Connect with me

www.bretlsimmons.com@drbret

simmonsb@unr.edu

Are You Remarkable?

Excellence is a form of deviance

DO things your peers are not willing to do

Permission

The road to competitive parity is crowded with unremarkable people that do not have the courage to give themselves permission to be excellent

Mirror, Mirror

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• What makes a good leader?

• What makes a good follower?

• Is there a crisis in leadership today? If so, what is it?

No Substitute

PerformanceCaring

Trust

Trust•Ability•Integrity•Intentions

Justice

Justice• Transparent• Unambiguous• Inclusive• Consistent• Correctable

You will lead exactly the way that you follow

Be very careful how you follow

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At its best, leadership is shared among leaders and followers, with everyone fully engaged and accepting higher levels of responsibility and accountability to each other (Daft, 2002)

Questions?