Leadership Styles Ch 5 Staff Retention Through Effective Leadership

Leadership Styles Leaders don’t just happen; in the same vein, no one has the divine right to lead or rule, unless he proves his mettle.

Leadership Styles Staff Retention Through Effective Leadership Leadership vs. Management “ Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things . Peter Ducker and Warren Bennis

Leadership vs. Management

“ Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things .

Peter Ducker and Warren Bennis

Leadership Styles Directive Participative Empowering Charismatic Celebrity (Superstar) Deep political involvement Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

Directive

Participative

Empowering

Charismatic

Celebrity (Superstar)

Deep political involvement

Leadership Styles Obama vs. Clinton: Leadership Styles His approach of visionary leadership: organizational nonchalance Her managerial approach or transformational" approach: tendency to micromanage Obama vs.Clinton

Leadership Styles Why is Staff Retention Important? Staff who stay increase program quality and consistency Consistent staffing improves students’ opportunities to build relationships with caring adults Staff who show up regularly attract students who show up regularly Managers who manage well have staff who manage students well Well-managed students are well-behaved students Staff Retention through Effective Leadership

Why is Staff Retention Important?

Staff who stay increase program quality and consistency

Consistent staffing improves students’ opportunities to build relationships with caring adults

Staff who show up regularly attract students who show up regularly

Managers who manage well have staff who manage students well

Well-managed students are well-behaved students

Leadership Styles Staff Retention through Effective Leadership Staff leave their programs because they lack a sense of: Achievement Autonomy Affiliation (Not Money)

Staff leave their programs because they lack a sense of:

Achievement

Autonomy

Affiliation

(Not Money)

Leadership Styles Staff Retention through Effective Leadership Everyone has leadership strengths, provide opportunities for: Participants to feel like staff Staff to feel like managers Managers to feel like leaders

Everyone has leadership strengths, provide opportunities for:

Participants to feel like staff

Staff to feel like managers

Managers to feel like leaders

Leadership Styles Staff Retention through Effective Leadership What’s Your Style? Strong Leader – Lion – Red Worker – Horse – Blue Observer – Owl – Green Socializer – Puppy - Yellow

What’s Your Style?

Strong Leader – Lion – Red

Worker – Horse – Blue

Observer – Owl – Green

Socializer – Puppy - Yellow

Leadership Styles Staff Retention through Effective Leadership Forceful, domineering, intense, aggressive and highly competitive, decisive and sometimes impulsive, confronts people head on, impatient and restless at times, task oriented over people oriented, self assured, confident, competent and strong ego, direct, and sometimes abrupt, takes charge of every situation, motivated by challenge, likes to change things often, gets to the point, A.S.A.P., likes opportunity and power, daring and takes risks, likes to be in control, always. Strong Leader – Lion - Red

Leadership Styles Staff Retention through Effective Leadership Worker – Horse - Blue Patient and relaxed demeanor, trustworthy and mature, easily directed, responsible, dependable, loyal, high integrity, stubborn when pressured, concerned about security and people, rarely initiates new ideas, makes strong ties, possessive, requires little or no supervision, does not like sudden changes, does not like aggressive people, can be self critical or pessimistic at times, likes security and stability, likes time to adjust to change, likes belonging, team player, makes decisions on minimal risk.

Leadership Styles Staff Retention through Effective Leadership Observer – Owl - Green Highly analytical and factual, strives for perfection, wants accuracy and details, avoids open confrontation, well prepared and systematic, competes with self, high values, intuitive, sometimes critical, thorough and logical, sensitive, cannot be fooled, tends to worry and withdraw, does not like disharmony, takes minimal risk, unassertive, likes to be part of the team, likes to plan and solve problems, likes structure and organization, likes innovation and improvement.

Leadership Styles Staff Retention through Effective Leadership Socializer – Puppy - Yellow Enthusiastic and optimistic, friendly and highly persuasive, spontaneous and entertaining, generous, trusting and lenient, emotional and sympathetic, people oriented, highly sociable, unorganized, poor time management , charming, poised and influential, talkative and self promoting, makes a good impression, highly active socially, likes authority and prestige, likes anything new and different, likes expensive surroundings, likes titles and perquisites, likes incentives and goals.

Leadership Styles Staff Retention through Effective Leadership When faced with a lion: Be clear, specific, and to the point Stick to business Present your material or argument efficiently Ask specific questions Provide alternatives and choices for making decisions Provide supporting facts and figures Provide a win/win option

When faced with a lion:

Be clear, specific, and to the point

Stick to business

Present your material or argument efficiently

Ask specific questions

Provide alternatives and choices for making decisions

Provide supporting facts and figures

Provide a win/win option

Leadership Styles Staff Retention through Effective Leadership When approaching a horse: People first, business second Allow time to think Provide personal assurance and guarantees If it affects them personally, you may hurt their feelings, but they won’t tell you Make the conversation informal and casual Ask them what they think Show interest in what they say or do

When approaching a horse:

People first, business second

Allow time to think

Provide personal assurance and guarantees

If it affects them personally, you may hurt their feelings, but they won’t tell you

Make the conversation informal and casual

Ask them what they think

Show interest in what they say or do

Leadership Styles Staff Retention through Effective Leadership When an owl calls: Be prepared and know the facts Respect their space Be specific, straight forward and direct Give them the information and then the time to make a good decision Show them an action plan with dates and goals Consider all points of view Back it up with data and facts

When an owl calls:

Be prepared and know the facts

Respect their space

Be specific, straight forward and direct

Give them the information and then the time to make a good decision

Show them an action plan with dates and goals

Consider all points of view

Back it up with data and facts

Leadership Styles Staff Retention through Effective Leadership When chasing a puppy: What did they do this weekend? Write it down for them They may be energetic, but they’re not incompetent Give them some ideas for taking action Talk to them about how this works toward the team’s goals Recognize their goals and dreams Ask them what they think Keep it interesting, interactive, and fun

When chasing a puppy:

What did they do this weekend?

Write it down for them

They may be energetic, but they’re not incompetent

Give them some ideas for taking action

Talk to them about how this works toward the team’s goals

Recognize their goals and dreams

Ask them what they think

Keep it interesting, interactive, and fun

Luring Your Lions Make them partners in program development Support their efforts to recruit others Student Leadership Styles Student Retention through Effective Leadership

Luring Your Lions

Make them partners in program development

Support their efforts to recruit others

Student Leadership Styles Student Retention through Effective Leadership Harnessing Your Horses Give them meaningful responsibilities Advocate for them when they submit

Harnessing Your Horses

Give them meaningful responsibilities

Advocate for them when they submit

Student Leadership Styles Student Retention through Effective Leadership Outreaching to Your Owls Draw them in with activities that interest them Offer alternatives to high energy activities

Outreaching to Your Owls

Draw them in with activities that interest them

Offer alternatives to high energy activities

Student Leadership Styles Student Retention through Effective Leadership Pacifying Your Puppies Give them some physical activity time before academics

Pacifying Your Puppies

Give them some physical activity time before academics

Student leadership Social loafing Proxy presentations Always cribbing

Social loafing

Proxy presentations

Always cribbing