Leadership Challenge

Leadership Practices Inventory

Sue Soy – February 2008

James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner

The Leadership Challenge

Kouzes and Posner team

25 years of research

Five practices

The Five Practices

Model the WayInspire a Shared VisionChallenge the ProcessEnable Others to ActEncourage the Heart

Model the Way

Open and honestSeek improvementDevelop trusting interactionsDo what you say you are going to doLive Values – those to live and act by

Inspire a Shared Vision

Share and Inspire

Spur others to actionFit multiple dreams into the vision for the

futureDevelop a common vision

ASPIRE – Breathe

Challenge the Process

Change and Grow

Be open to changeExperimentExercise courage and take risksKnow that incremental change is

challenging

Enable Others to Act

Share and Collaborate

Determine cooperative goals Provide choicesStrengthen each other as we workInspire confidence

Encourage the Heart

Show appreciation for othersEncourage and show self appreciationMaintain caring in our shared community

Observers, thank you for caring

The Inventory Results

Examining the data to reveal the messagesLooking for consistencies and inconsistenciesSelecting a leadership practice to focus

developmental effortsResults provide the starting point

Scale 1 = almost never

10 = almost always

More Data Summary

Leadership

Leadership is self developmentLeadership is about relationship buildingLeadership requires credibility and trust

Sue’s leadership challenge / opportunityLead with strengths to improve weaknessesChange and grow practicing new behaviors

Philosophy of Leadership

Respect for others and honestyhonestyTeamwork and collaboration

InspiringInspiring and creative workLifelong Learning and

improvementCompetenceCompetence and dependability

Open communication and forward lookingforward looking positive attitudes

Generation of customer satisfaction and goodwill across the community

Goal - Enable Others to Act

Create a climate of trust – set the example –trust others

Build confidence – promote face-to-face interactions, teamwork, interdependence, and accountability

Generate power for everyone by providing choices

Add Ease - Build Trust

Strong: I challenge myself and seek opportunities I treat others with dignity and respect

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Weak: Expressing confidence in others Giving people a choice in their work

Asking for feedbackAction: Stop micro-management, express desired

outcomes, invite participation and communication

Let others make their own choices about how to accomplish work Express confidence in others

Task Moving to Process

Strong: I recognize people for task accomplishments and look for ways to celebrate accomplishments

==========================================Weak: I focus on task rather than the

important process of emotionally connecting with people at work

Action: I can bring positive attention to process work I can bring be open and honest about my feelings I can encourage opportunities for fulfillment that build on the strengths of each person in our workplace

Sue’s Action Commitments

Be open, honest, and patientRecognize processes over tasks –

build relationshipsFoster mutual responsibility -- invite

others to plan and make decisionsDevelop team members’

capabilities and build confidence

Commitments

Re - energize - Add ease to the workplace, maintain manageable workload, health, and spirit

Create a proud community - build alliances to contribute to our shared vision

Maintain a forward looking positive attitude

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