The document discusses the attributes of coach-centric leaders, highlighting their ability to influence and inspire others through self-awareness, vision, and emotional intelligence. It outlines twelve key talents that these leaders possess, such as creating alignment, engaging others, and displaying integrity. The focus is on leading by choice, fostering trust, and adapting to environments rather than reacting to them.

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Kitty Ko
TCA103-1002
10/12/2015
Guest Speaker
Brett Shannon
· 17 years of retail management experience in LV
· 7 properties
· operations and buying experience
The 12 Talents of Coach Centric Leaders
Management VS Leadership
M: policy, task
L: creates the greater influence in other person; heart by your
mind
Coach Centric Leader
· use the ability to influence and impact other positively
· beliefs, values and principle
· appears effortlessness and their energy is contagious
· opportunity
Leadership by Default or Choice
· Those who lead by default allow past experiences to dictate
their results and environment
· ………………….by choice are self aware and focus
themselves others to a specific destination
· Coach Centric Leaders lead by choice and don’t react t their
environment and those in it adjust to them
· Coach Centric Leaders operate without limitation, hesitation
or doubt and with contagious, tremendous drive and confidence,

2. Talent 1: An Acute Awareness of Self and Others
· Know who you are and what makes you unique
· Don’t allow others to define who you are.
Talent 2: Challenge Perceptions and Interpretations
· Coach Centric Leaders
· Understand that individuals can be limited by their perceptions
through the filter of their own experiences which shape the way
information is interpreted and decisions are made
· Realize that each person has their own unique perspectives
and seek to expand their view
· To encourage healthy debates, examine alternatives and
perspectives.
· In Any Situation
· First look at how you are making judgements then look at how
others are approaching it
· Don’t limit decisions based on your own perspective-ask
yourself and others to examine the situation so that all
perspectives are examined and the best sours of action is taken
Talent 3: Think Like a Visionary
· Don’t buy into preconceived limitations or the belief that
certain things are “impossible” and don’t understand words like
“can’t” or “fall”
· Employ much more than just analytical thinking. Instead of
focusing on what’s wrong they focus on what could be.
Talent 4: Create Alignment
· Small step with clear direction create big change
· A unified goal provides clear decision making and the most
positive outcome
· They focus on progress and specific steps that move toward
the vision and established goals
· Know that big change takes time
· Have extraordinary focus on their vision and their goals, and

3. align their strategies, plans, actions, and teams, accordingly
· Focus on one key initiative to undertake to achieve their
vision and have multiple supporting strategies that will enable
that initiative to thrive
· They realize the power behind collective efforts and resources
Talent 5: Act Decisively
· Know that progress cannot continue until decisions are made
· For major decisions they look at their ultimate goal and how
the decision impact all stakeholders
· Focus on making the best decisions, not the right ones
Talent 6:Engage Others
· Are engaging and uses the following attributes when leading
others:
· Approachable
· Confidently humble
· Believe in service
· Build trust
· Genuine interest in others
· Understand that the more they serve the more influence and
energy they gain, and the greater their impact on others.
Talent 7: Posses Powerful Energy
· Expert positive energy
· Builds relationships
· Are viewed as effective decisions makes
· Focus on what is right VS what is wrong
Talent 8: Use Emotional Intelligence
· How effectively you identify, perceive, understand, access,
and manage your own others’ emotions.
· Determines how well individuals relate to one another
· Set the tone. They are the driver, not the passenger
· Remain calm during stressful situations
· Help others to slow down retain times

4. Talent 9: Communicate Dynamically
· Put themselves in the other person’s shoes
· Listen to how sth. is said as much as the words used
· Ask more questions than theory answer
· Choose their words carefully.
Talent 10: See Patterns and Trends
· See the whole picture—the past, present and future
· Understands the 20/80 rule.
· 20% of effort yields 805 of results.
Talent 11: Create High Energy Teams
· Understand it’s not what you know, but who you know
· Are not afraid to embrace strong people as part of their team
· Want to be inspiring and be inspire
Talent 12: Display Integrity through Consistency and
Authenticity
· Know that integrity is a talen not just a trait
· Believe in transparency
· Foster and nurture trust
· Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped
with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own
must flow. To convince them, you must yourself believe.