This document contains 26 ideas and lessons about leadership from Dave Winter in under 3 minutes. Some of the key points are: surround yourself with brilliant people and ask for their ideas; roles are more important than rank; mistakes are acceptable but accept bad news well; encourage diversity as great solutions come from different perspectives; and help your people build their legacies. The overall message is that strong leadership focuses on people over processes or technology.

1. Meet Dave…. In 1 Slide BORN HERE Went here Worked here Drive these Drink these Support these Friend of this guy

2. Thoughts on Leadership 20 Ideas in 20 Minutes Dave Winter July 2009

3. Thoughts on Leadership 20 Ideas in 20 Minutes 60

4. Prologue: The 3 Legged Stool Do we know what we need to do? Who does the work? How do they do it? What do they do it with? Strategy People Tools Processes

5. What is your sustainable competitive advantage?

6. What is your sustainable competitive advantage? Your PEOPLE!

7. Who has the greatest impact on the performance of your people?

8. Who has the greatest impact on the performance of your people? You Do!

9. What do these Leaders have in common?

10. Passion Vision Results Oriented

11. Results can be obtained in any number of ways. But they’re never obtained alone.

12. 20 Things I’ve learned about Leadership. So far……

13. <1> Surround yourself with brilliant people.

14. <2> ASK for ideas.

15. <3> Talent Borrows. Genius Steals.

16. <4> Obey the Golden Rules. Craft a Clear and Compelling Mission Put the Right People in the Right Jobs Knock down barriers to their success.

17. <5> Roles vs. Rank

18. <6> Give people RESPONSIBILITIES not Jobs. Jim Collins – author of Good to Great

19. <7> It’s NOT just a job. It’s an adventure. Have FUN!

20. <8> Even your best people will eventually work to the lowest acceptable standard.

21. <9> Mistakes ARE acceptable.

22. <10> Accept BAD news well.

23. <11> “I don’t know” is an acceptable answer.

24. <12> You’re NOT perfect. Deal with it.

25. <13> Teams WIN. Coaches LOSE.

26. <14> Leadership is NOT a zero sum game..

27. <15> The job don’t stop ‘till the benefits got.

28. <16> AIM high. But realize that sometimes good enough IS good enough.

29. <17> Stay Strategic. Navigators keep their eyes on the horizon.

30. <18> No buy in. No benefits.

31. <19> Successful projects are more about PEOPLE, than technology.

32. <20> Under promise. Over deliver.

33. THE END. NOT! In the spirit of over delivering, here are 6 more..

34. <21> Encourage DIVERSITY! Great Solutions are born from different perspectives.

35. <22> Become a Storyteller. People absorb 33%of what they read, 50%of what they’re told,100%of what they feel.

36. <23> A STOP DOING list is as important as a TO DO list. Jim Collins – author of Good to Great

37. <24> Skills can be learned. Core Values cannot. Jim Collins – author of Good to Great

38. <25> Help your People Build their Legacies.

39. <26> Experiment. Make Mistakes. Learn. Share. Repeat.

40. THE END. (REALLY)