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8/9/2019 Ways Women Lead LeeAnne Linderman Presentation

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The Five Practices of

Exemplary Leadership

Ways Women Lead

LeeAnne B. Linderman

Executive Vice President

Zions Bank

Based on The Leadership Challenge by James M.Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

And Ways Women Lead by Judy B. Rosener


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Getting Extraordinary Things

Done in Organizations

A Womens Leadership Perspective


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Countless Opportunities to

Make a Difference as Leaders

Provide directionand support to ourteams duringuncertain times

More fully utilize thetalents of ourcolleagues

Set a positive

example of whathonesty and ethicsmean in daily life

Find a better balancein our always-on lives

Apply knowledge toproducts andservices, creatingextraordinary valuefor our clients

Turn information into

knowledge andimprove the collectivestandard of living


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The Leadership Challenge

More than ever there is a need for people toseize these opportunities to lead us togreatness.

The Leadership Challenge is about those whomake this choice.


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The Leadership Challenge

Leadership is ultimately about creating a way

for people to contribute to making something

extraordinary happen.

Alan Keith, Genentech


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The Five Practices

of Exemplary Leadership

1. MODEL the way

2. INSPIRE a shared vision

3. CHALLENGE the process

4. ENABLE others to act

5. ENCOURAGE the heart


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MODEL the Way

To effectively model the behavior they

expect of others, leaders must first be

clear about guiding principles.

They must clarify values.

Leaders must forge agreement aroundcommon principles and common ideals.


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INSPIRE a Shared Vision

Every organization, every social movementbegins with a dream.

That dream or vision is the force that invents

the future.

Leaders have to enlist others in a commonvision.

Their belief in and enthusiasm for the visionare the sparks that ignite the flame ofinspiration.


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CHALLENGE the Process

Leaders are pioneers.

They search for opportunities to innovate,

grow, and improve.

Innovation usually comes from more

listening, though, than from telling.

Leaders know that innovation and changeinvolve experimenting and taking risk.


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ENABLE Others to Act

To get extraordinary things to happen inan organization, leaders enable others toact.

Leaders foster collaboration and buildtrust.

Great leaders make it possible for othersto do good work.


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ENCOURAGE the Heart

Leaders encourage the heart of their

constituents to carry on.

They recognize and celebrate success.

Great leaders create a culture of

celebrating values & victories.


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The Ten Commitments

of Leadership

Embedded in The Five Practices of

Exemplary Leadership are behaviors

that can serve as the basis for learning

to lead.

These are The Ten Commitments of

Leadership.


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The Ten Commitments

of Leadership

1. Clarify values

2. Set the example

3. Envision the future

4. Enlist others in a

common vision

5. Search foropportunities

6. Experiment and

take risks

7. Foster collaboration

8. Strengthen others

9. Recognize

contributions

10.Celebrate the

values and victories


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Gender Leadership Style Differences

Are they Real?

In the Harvard Business Review Nov-Dec

1990 article, Ways Women Lead, a large

survey of peer level senior executive maleand female leaders presented some

unexpected findings.


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Men and women leaders make the same

amount of money. But they describe theirleadership differently.


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Most men and most womendescribed themselves ashaving an equal mix of traitsconsidered as feminineunderstanding, emotional,supportive, compassionate

And an equal mix ofmasculine traits assertive,analytical, competitive,independent

Along with an equal mix of

gender neutral traitssincere, adaptive, reliable,efficient, systematic

Most women described theirleadership style astransformationalmotivating others bytransforming their self-interests into the goals of the

organization

The men were more likely todescribe their leadershipstyle as transactionalviewing their performance asa series of transactions with

subordinates and more likelyto use power that comesfrom position & authority


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Paths of Least Resistance

The command-and control leadership style

associated with men is not the only way to

succeed.

Women leaders dont covet formal authority.

They have learned to lead without it.

Judy B. RosenerGraduate School of Management

University of California, Irvine


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Paths of Least Resistance

Many of the women interviewed in the

research said the behaviors and beliefs

that underlie their leadership style come

naturally to them

They attribute this to socialization and to

choice of career paths


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Socialization

Until the 1960s, women & men receivedvery different signals about what wasexpected of them.

Women were expected to be wives,mothers, community volunteers,teachersall supportive roles deriving self-esteem from providing service to others.

They obtained results through influencingothers behavioror transformational and

interactive leadership.


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Chosen Career Paths

As women entered the business world, theytended to find themselves in support roles,

positions consistent with their social

experience

Staff positions, rather than line positions,

supporting others

Lacking formal authority, leadership traits

developed as transformational and

interactive


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Interactive Leadership

Encourages participation

Shares power and information

Enhances others sense of self-worth

Energizes followers

Uses a conversational communication stylethat invites participation


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The Five Practices of Exemplary

Women Leaders

1. MODEL the way

2. INSPIRE a shared vision

3. CHALLENGE the process

4. ENABLE others to act

5. ENCOURAGE the heart


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The Future?

Large, established organizations should

expand their definition of effective leadership.

If they were to do that, several things mighthappen, including the disappearance of the

glass ceiling and the creation of a wider path

for all sorts of people- men & women- to attain

positions of leadership.

Judy B. Rosener


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The Future?

By valuing a diversity of leadership styles, from

both men AND women, organizations will find

the strength and flexibility to survive in ahighly competitive, increasingly diverse

economic environment.

Judy B. Rosener


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