The Leader of the Future

Top High-Potential VPs from GE, Microsoft, Verizon, Qualcomm, State Farm, Abbott and Merrill Lynch… Credible Respectful Approachable Team Player Highly Professional

Credible

Respectful

Approachable

Team Player

Highly Professional

Credibility Complete honesty and transparency Impeccable integrity Knows how to do their job well A compelling vision for the future Passion and excitement

Complete honesty and transparency

Impeccable integrity

Knows how to do their job well

A compelling vision for the future

Passion and excitement

Respectful Open to the ideas of others Treats people with dignity Treats people fairly

Open to the ideas of others

Treats people with dignity

Treats people fairly

Approachable Genuine IQ + EQ Great listener Appreciative

Genuine

IQ + EQ

Great listener

Appreciative

Why you need to be an expert at collaboration and teamwork: You cannot succeed alone. You need a team of the brightest people you can possibly find to help you. You need to help the team work extremely well together. You need the team to support you with enthusiasm, respect and trust. But don’t take my word for it…

You cannot succeed alone.

You need a team of the brightest people you can possibly find to help you.

You need to help the team work extremely well together.

You need the team to support you with enthusiasm, respect and trust.

But don’t take my word for it…

Anne Mulcahy CEO of Xerox and the third most powerful woman in the world! Build a network of great relationships with people who want to see you succeed. You don’t have all of the answers, so ask for help and advice from the smartest people you can find. Learn to be a learner. Listen intently to your employees and to your customers.

Build a network of great relationships with people who want to see you succeed.

You don’t have all of the answers, so ask for help and advice from the smartest people you can find.

Learn to be a learner.

Listen intently to your employees and to your customers.

Honest, reliable, accountable. Develops and displays competence. Proactive – strong sense of urgency Follows through on commitments. Deliver required results. Creative / innovative Ensures actions are consistent with words. Stands behind the team and its people. Is enjoyable to work with. Communicates and keep everyone informed. Help the other members of the team. What it takes to be a valued member of a team:

John Spence Team Model D M C C M D irection – vivid, clear, inspiring --- shared easurements – specific, observable, focused ompetence – very good at what they do ommunication – open, honest, courageous utual Accountability – all team members iscipline – do this every day

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The Culture of a High Performance Team Fun Fair Family Friends Freedom Pride Praise Meaning

Fun

Fair

Family

Friends

Freedom

Pride

Praise

Meaning

Highly Professional Impressive talent Self-aware Always learning & improving Insightful and innovative Pro-active Results Driven Accountable

Impressive talent

Self-aware

Always learning & improving

Insightful and innovative

Pro-active

Results Driven

Accountable

A major component of being a successful leader is building trusting relationships, so here are my thoughts on trust…

Competence Respect Distrust Affection TRUST HIGH LOW LOW HIGH Concern

The mantra of excellent leaders: I am good at what I do… and I do it because I care about you!

In other words, what they really want from a leader is… Honesty Competence Opportunity Appreciation

Honesty

Competence

Opportunity

Appreciation

T HANK Y OU ! If you would like copies of these slides they are already posted at: www.slideshare.net/johnspence Also, I have some great articles on my blog at: www.johnspence.com