Leadership and Management

2. Introduction
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more
and become more, you are a leader“. (John Quincy Adams)
What is leadership?
Leadership is the ability that inspire, motivate and lead by example
Main Ideas:
 My field of study
 Characteristics of an effective leader
 My leader
 Definition of my leadership qualities
 Conclusion

3. My Field of Study
 Technical Management with a concentration on Network Security
Management
 Reasons for selecting this field
 Increased technical awareness
 Greater employability
 DeVry University accepted more credits hours

4. My Field of Study
 Expected graduation dates
 Bachelors degree in fall of 2015
 Masters degree in fall of 2017
 Needed strengths/skill required to have a successful career
 Improved public speaking and writing skill
 Increased credibility within your field (Slutsky, 1997)
 Improved relationships at school, home, and
professionally at work (Sherfield, 2011)

5. Characteristics of an Leader
“ Leaders are people who influence others by what they say, how
they say it and what they do” (Manthey , 2002)
Leadership Development
Classroom-based
Role Playing
Behavioral Role Modeling Negotiation
Time Management
Team Building

6. Characteristics of a Leader
Vision
Initiative
Commitment
Integrity
Open-Minded
Loyalty
Rewarding
Interested in
Feedback
Positive characteristics
(Pahal, 1999)

7. My Leader
 My leader: Mr.
 Air Force Academy graduate
 Retired United States Air Force Colonel
 President and CEO
 Impacts his community through mentorship providing advice to
teens and young adults at his community church
 Mentors and shares life experiences with employees in his
company

8. My Leader
Values Qualities (Brady, 2013)
Honesty
Loyalty
Integrity
Commitment
Trustworthy
Fairness
Compassionate
Thoughtfulness
 Personal accountability and allegiance for his people
 Qualities and skills I will trademark as my own for future
success

9. Your Leadership Qualities
 What are my leadership qualities?
 Trustworthy
 Fairness
 Compassionate
 Thoughtfulness
 Selflessness
 Open-minded
 Candidness
 Resourceful
 Personal strengths as a leader (Sherfield, 2011)
 Conflict management
 Interpersonal communications
 Time management
 Personality Type

10. Your Leadership Qualities
 Strategy to improve soft skills (Vincent, 2013)
 Develop communications skills
 Improve listening skills
 Build relationships
 Team building
 Positive attitude

11. Your Leadership Qualities
 Personal weaknesses as a leader (Sherfield, 2011)
 Communication
Writing
 Public speaking
 Listening

12. Your Leadership Qualities
 Positive changes to improve my weaknesses as a leader
Step 1: Writing
• Take writing class
Step 2: Speaking Step 3: Listening
• Public speaking class
• Toastmasters
• Join a writing group
• Open-minded
• Pre-judging
• Talking
• Get a journal • Practice speaking
at work
PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!

13. Your Leadership Qualities
 My action plan on how to improve my weaknesses
 College
 Professional leadership courses
 Life experiences

14. Conclusion
 Defined leadership
 Values of a good leader
 Characteristics and qualities that make good leaders
 Improve skills through education and training
 Plans to improve weaknesses

15. Reference Samples
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16. Reference Samples
Pahal, D. L. Ed.D (1999). Effective Leadership --An IT Perspective. Retrieved
from http://www.westga.edu/~distance/pahal22.html
Sherfield, R., & Moody, P. (2011).Cornerstone: Creating success through
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Slutsky, J., Aun, M., & Toastmasters International (1997). The Toastmasters
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