A short and effective presentation that i gave to an undergrad class on Leadership.

1. Usamah Ahmad OD Training Aug ‘09 Inxight360 Communications The Language of Leadership

2. Some Definitions If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of things. Confucius (c. 551-479 B.C.)

3. POWER is the ability to get others to do what you want them to do.

4. LEADERSHIP is 1) the ability and 2) the willingness 3) to influence others to change willingly.

5. It's not the critic who counts. It's not the man who points out where the grown man stumbles, or how the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who actually is in the arena, who strives violently, who errs and comes up short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who if he wins knows the triumph of high achievement, but who if he fails, fails while daring greatly, so his place will never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States

7. . THOUGHTS

8. . VALUES AND BELIEFSSearching for LEVEL THREE LEADERSHIP

9. In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language! Mark Twain

10. Language is the light of the mind. John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)

12. Respectful

13. Stimulating

15. Un-Clear If only everyone talked the way we do in my household. I mean. . . if only everyone . . . like . . talked . . you know. . . the way we do . . . right? It would be so much . . . like . . . easier . . . you know . . . to understand . . . right? Robert Nordell

17. (Not a gift, requires hard work and thinking.)

18. Hopes and Desires

19. Plan

20. Expectations/wants

22. Caring (What are your outcomes?)

23. Listening (What’s your view?)

24. First Person “I” or “we” statements

25. Descriptive not judgmental

27. passionate, focused on Level Three

28. Challenging

29. to established routines, beliefs and values

30. Creative

31. Memorable

32. Intent

34. Welch: Be candid with everyone

35. Promise Keeping

36. Consistent

37. With actions: Walking the Talk

38. With followers’ goals

39. No Disguises or Deceptions

41. Respectful: What can they offer? How does our mission need them?

42. Stimulating: What will get their attention? How can I demonstrate my commitment?

45. What do we really know as “fact?”

46. How does our self-talk influence our feelings and vice verse?

47. How can we be more accurate in our statements?

48. How much is opinion? Can we be honest about that?E-prime:

49. If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. George Orwell

51. Don’t disguise statements as questions.

52. Speak in the first person.

53. Describe rather than evaluate.

54. Persuade respectfully, don’t coerce.

55. Seek first to understandSome Additional Tips

57. Respectful

58. Stimulating

60. THANK YOU