This document outlines an agenda for a presentation on unleashing the transformational leader within. The agenda includes exercises, discussions of leadership styles and what makes a leader, how to become a leader, best practices for self-leadership, delegation, and leading others. It contrasts management with leadership, provides definitions and examples of different leadership styles, and gives advice on developing vision, emotional intelligence, decision-making skills, and creating a positive work environment to become a great transformational leader.

1. Unleash the Transformational
Leader Within You.
April 26, 2017

4.  A Primer.
 We Start With an Exercise.
 Managing ‘Aint LEADING.
 Leadership Styles.
 What Makes a Leader.
 How to Become One.
AGENDA

5.  Self-Leadership.
 Delegation.
 People Are Following. Now What?
 More Exercising.
 Q&A
 Grand Finish!
AGENDA

7. Exercise

8. “Managing ‘Aint
Leading.”
Ethan Chazin

9.  Management is detrimental. Leadership is
critical…
Leadership: It’s In You
MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP
• Management (from Old
French) is the art of
conducting, directing.
• From Latin “manu agere”
means lead by the hand.
• The process of leading and
directing all or part of an
organization, often through
the deployment and
manipulation of resources
(human, financial, material,
intellectual or intangible.)
• Possess a VISION.
• Build consensus, guides
or inspires others.
• Generally refers to the
position or office of an
authority figure.
• Ability to get people to
follow willingly.
• About behavior first and
skills second.

10. “Managers are people who do
things right, while leaders are
people who do the right thing.”
Warren Bennis

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• Autocratic
• Bureaucratic
• Charismatic
• Democratic/Participative
• Transformational
Leadership Styles

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• Laissez-Faire/Delegative
• People/Relations-Oriented
• Servant Leader
• Task-Oriented
• Transactional
Leadership Styles

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• Ethical (The 4P Model)
Leadership Styles

14. “Never doubt that a small group of
committed individuals can change
the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing
that ever has.” Margaret Mead

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Democrat
Autocrat
Trans-
actional
Trans-
formational
YOU?
Leadership Styles

16. “A leader is a dealer in hope.”
Napolean Bonaparte

17. • No organization ever got through a crisis or
transformed itself through management.
• From “me” to…”WE!!!”
• Give your people the tools, direction,
training, guidance, trust and
empowerment to move mountains.
What Makes a Leader

18. “The leadership instinct you are born
with is the backbone. You develop
the funny bone and the wishbone
that go with it.” Elaine Agather

19. “Do you wish to rise? Begin
by descending. You plan a
tower that will pierce the
clouds? Lay first the
foundation of humility.”
St. Augustine

20. • Develop Great Decision-Making Skills:
 Don’t make decisions that aren’t yours to
make.
 Choose from alternatives, not “Right &
Wrong”.
 Make decisions while you have time.
 Formulate decisions on paper.
What Makes a Leader GREAT

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The Chazin Group
• Check Yourself…Who Are You?
 People Have to WANT to Follow You
• Practice Emotional Intelligence:
• Self-Awareness
• Self-Management
• Social Awareness
• Social Management
• Your Strengths & Weaknesses
• Seek the Opinions/Criticisms of Others
• Be a Role Model
• Be Authentic: Your Actions Should Mirror Your
Words
The Chazin GroupBecoming a Leader

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Your Five Step Plan:
• Plan
• Have A Vision
• Share Your Vision
• Takes Charge
• Inspire By Example!
The Chazin GroupBecoming a Leader

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The Chazin Group
•Be A leader in Your Own Image.
•Hire Well, Fire Fast.
•Communicate Effectively.
•Develop “learning agility.”
The Chazin GroupBecoming a Leader

24. “Our people are our
greatest asset.”

25. “Our people are our
greatest asset.”

26. People are NOT assets
to be managed.

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• Decisiveness Over Inclusivity.
• Know Just Enough Tech.
• Manage Time.
• Work Long Hours.
• Create a Positive Environment.
• Delegate.
• Be empathetic, earn their trust, love & care for
them, treat them like grown-ups.
Becoming a Leader

28. Best Practices?

29. • People define their jobs.
• Job rotations.
• Job sharing.
• Self-managed teams.
• Human capital audit.
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupBest Practices

30. Self-
Leadership

31. • 21st Century workplace demands more
collaboration, work-life balance, and
geographically dispersed teams.
• Rapid change and transformation means
direct reports know more about their work
than their managers.
• Organizations MUST enable their people
to lead themselves!
• Self-leaders define their own work, take
initiative, set priorities, and solve problems
independently.
Self-Leadership

33.  Establishes Trust
 Hire Stars, Then Build Stars
 Cross-Train
 Coaching & Mentoring
 PMPs
Why Delegate?

34.  What’s the BEST use of YOUR time
(choose WHAT to delegate)
 Can someone else do it better (choose
whose best to delegate to.)
 Do you have enough time to delegate?
 Will this task recur again?
 Is this a task that I should delegate?
 Avoid the boomerang (No “backsies”)
WHEN/HOW to Do It

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• Serve People’s Needs.
• Listen HARD!
• Keep Earning Their Trust.
• Pursue Change.
• Share Leadership.
• Build Teams.
• Leadership & Development.
People Are Following. Now What?

36. More Exercising

37. Ask
Questions!

38. “If your actions inspire others to dream
more, learn more, do more, and become
more, you are a leader.”
John Quincy Adams

39. Grand Finish

41. Be Authentic

43. Thank You!