leadership september 2014
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Half day open training event held in Hamilton, Ontario.TRANSCRIPT
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Leadership skills
by Toronto Training and HR
September 2014
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CONTENTS5-7 Key drivers of leadership8-9 Authentic leadership10-12 Ways to build collaboration13-14 How leaders can build their competitive strength15-16 Measures17-18 Dimensions of leadership health19-20 Actions for healthy leaders to take 21-22 Characteristics of trust23-24 Types of trustworthiness25-26 Getting the balance right between practice & policy
and relational trust27-28 Building trust and becoming a trusted leader29-30 Continuum of leadership31-32 The main reason why leaders fail33-34 The main reason why leaders succeed35-38 Actions for leaders to find their way 39-40 Qualities of effective leaders41-43 Characteristics of high-performing leaders44-45 Become a popular and profitable leader46-47 Rules for success as a CEO48-49 Topics to consider as we approach the end of 2014
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Introduction
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Introduction to Toronto Training and HR
Toronto Training and HR is a specialist training and human resources consultancy headed by Timothy Holden 10 years in banking15 years in training and human resourcesFreelance practitioner since 2006The core services provided by Toronto Training and HR are:
Training event designTraining event deliveryHR support with an emphasis on reducing costs, saving time plus improving employee engagement and moraleServices for job seekers
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Key drivers of leadership
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IdeaProcessPeopleAction
Key drivers of leadership 1 of 2
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IMPLICATIONSCreate a top team able to activate the four drivers, in the right way and at the right timeEstablish a corporate culture that is conducive to using the four driversAssess the validity of the four drivers as well as their effectiveness overall and in specific situations
Key drivers of leadership 2 of 2
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Authentic leadership
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CharacterContextCompetence
Authentic leadership
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Ways to build collaboration
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Realize that silos can kill your businessBuild your collaboration strategy around the ‘human element’Use collaboration as an organizational change strategyMake visioning a team sportUtilize diversity in problem solving
Ways to build collaboration 1 of 2
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Help people develop relationshipsFocus on building trustWatch your body language
Ways to build collaboration 2 of 2
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How leaders can build their competitive
strength
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Understand team strengths and weaknessesBetter leverage existing competitive intelligenceBecome competitor centricAssess execution readiness
How leaders can build their competitive strength
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Measures
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Building the business vs. building peopleTasks vs. relationshipsLiked vs. respectedAsking vs. tellingTalking vs. listening
Measures
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Dimensions of leadership health
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Physical healthEmotional healthIntellectual healthSocial heathVocational healthSpiritual health
Dimensions of leadership health
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Actions for healthy leaders to take
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Tap into a higher purposeForge a shared directionUnleash human potentialFoster productive relationshipsSeize new opportunitiesDrive high performance
Actions for healthy leaders to take
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Characteristics of trust
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AbilityBenevolenceIntegrityPredictability
Characteristics of trust
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Types of trustworthiness
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Emphasizing abilityEmphasizing benevolenceEmphasizing integrityEmphasizing predictability
Types of trustworthiness
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Getting the balance right between practice & policy and relational
trust
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High process but impersonal and non-relational
Balanced approach-high process and strongly relational
Low trust because little or no process and non-relational
Highly personal and relational but low attention to processes
Getting the balance right between practice & policy and relational trust
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Building trust and becoming a trusted
leader
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Stop managing and start leadingDrive out fearBuild trustDon’t let the past predict your future
Building trust and becoming a trusted leader
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Continuum of leadership
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DictatorshipTrusted leader
Continuum of leadership
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The main reasons why leaders fail
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Lack of interpersonal and emotional intelligence skillsExcessive pride and exaggerated self-confidence
The main reasons why leaders fail
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The main reasons why leaders succeed
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High self-awarenessHigh emotional masteryDeep understanding of human behaviour
The main reasons why leaders succeed
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Actions for leaders to find their way
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Become strategically unavailableCultivate friendships and new partnerships with others who may appear to see their world differently than you do but who are undoubtedly cut from the same cloth
Actions for leaders to find their way 1 of 3
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Watch closely what you defend and guard then get curious when and why you defend itRemember that things are not as they seemFind your own way of pursuing and describing the essence of the issues you face
Actions for leaders to find their way 2 of 3
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Expand your skill set by learning how to appeal to the mind, hands and hearts of those you work withLove what is real
Actions for leaders to find their way 3 of 3
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Qualities of effective leaders
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Getting the strategy rightExecuting the strategyPutting the right people in placeManaging dual priorities that others see as conflictingKeeping everyone focused on the big things that matter most
Qualities of effective leaders
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Characteristics of high-performing leaders
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Get the right people on the busAssign tasks within existing skill setsSet SMART objectivesLead by exampleContinue your own developmentProvide opportunities to develop new skills
Characteristics of high-performing leaders 1 of 2
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Hold yourself accountableShare your vision of success
Characteristics of high-performing leaders 2 of 2
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Become a popular and profitable leader
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Capitalize on public momentsConnect with powerful networksContribute your expertiseCreate content
Become a popular and profitable leader
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Rules for success as a CEO
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Have a good partnerBecome awareHire wellFind leadersFocused executionGood communicationMarketing mattersDevelop executorsPeople before profitsTeams win
Rules for success as a CEO
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Topics to consider as we approach the end of
2014
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Strategic planningCybersecurityExecutive compensationCompliance oversightHealthcareSeparating the board and chair positions Board compositionBoardroom confidentiality
Topics to consider as we approach the end of 2014
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Conclusion, summary and questions
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Conclusion, summary and questions
ConclusionSummaryVideosQuestions