Uploaded byMonika Piotrowicz
Leadership as a craft
The document discusses the fundamentals of leadership, emphasizing that it requires a blend of technical skills, team understanding, and trust. It outlines practical leadership skills that can be developed, challenges faced by new leaders, and the importance of self-awareness and feedback in leadership growth. Key takeaways include intentionality in leadership practice, recognizing areas for impact, and seeking support for personal development.
Leadership as a craft
- 1. LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOREVERYONE The Craft of Leadership
- 2. “I’m interested inleadership…”
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- 4. Monika Piotrowicz Director of UX InternationalGrowth Shopify, Toronto
- 6. Monika Piotrowicz Director of UX InternationalGrowth Shopify, Toronto
- 7. • What is“leadership”? (no really, let’s dive in!) • Identifying leadership skills you can practice today • Skills to help you keep growing • Challenges for new leads Today
- 8. Who’s interested inleadership of some kind?
- 9. Who is currentlyleading a team?
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- 12. Where do teamleads come from?
- 13. Leadership Roles • Manager •Technical lead
- 14. Leadership Roles • SoloDesigner • Client Presenter • Helping an intern • Onboarding new team member • Conference knowledge share
- 15. Leadership involves somecombination of technical craft knowledge and skills, deep understanding of team goals, and the trust of your team.
- 16. Leadership involves somecombination of technical craft knowledge and skills, deep understanding of team goals, and the trust of your team.
- 17. Leadership involves somecombination of technical craft knowledge and skills, deep understanding of team goals, and the trust of your team.
- 18. Leadership involves somecombination of technical craft knowledge and skills, deep understanding of team goals, and the trust of your team.
- 19. Leadership involves somecombination of technical craft knowledge and skills, deep understanding of team goals, and the trust of your team… So you can make your team better
- 20. • Manager • Technicallead • Solo Designer • Client Presentation • Helping an intern • Onboarding new team member • Conference knowledge share • Craft • Direction • Trust
- 21. 1. Leadership isnot just a title
- 22. 2. None ofthese happen overnight
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- 25. What about leadership interestsme? Where would I like to end up? What are some of my assumptions? What don’t I know?
- 26. What are someleadership practices I’d like to try out? What would be impactful for my team? What support will I need ?
- 27. How do thesefit in beside my other development goals?
- 28. “Have you consideredleading a team one day?”
- 29. “I’m interested inleadership….”
- 30. “I’d like tobuild my leadership skills.”
- 31. because… And here aresome things I want to try that will help me learn more: What do you think?
- 32. I’ve noticed you’regreat at X, can you help me learn about it?
- 33. Tell me aboutyour job! What’s your typical week like? How do you spend your time?
- 34. What can Ihelp you with?
- 35. A note aboutlead buy-in and support… ! !
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- 40. • How doyou actually spend your time? • When do you feel energized? • When do you feel depleted? • Consider feedback you’ve received • What’s been a favourite project? • What was an especially tough project? Consider the following… "
- 41. How do youknow how you’re doing at work?
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- 47. Design FED Do thework Get Feedback Reflect & Introspect
- 48. New to Leadership: MeasuringImpact and Continuing Growth
- 51. Am I doingthis right? How can I be less reactive, going form one crisis to another? What’s next for me?
- 52. Title Text • BodyLevel One • Body Level Two • Body Level Three • Body Level Four • Body Level Five
- 53. Yeah wow howabout measuring impact • And success!!!!
- 54. Yeah wow howabout measuring impact • And success!!!! • Craft • Direction • Team trust
- 55. Yeah wow howabout measuring impact • And success!!!! What would be impactful for my team? What support will I need ?
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- 57. Do more ofthe things only you can do
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- 59. Design FED Do thework Get Feedback Reflect & Introspect
- 60. Grow yourself and yourimpact
- 61. Design FED Do thework Get Feedback Reflect & Introspect
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- 64. Goal: Examine howyou spend your time and where you have impact: 1. What makes you interested in leadership? 2. What skills do you have today that might make you a great lead? 3. What skills do you think you need to learn? 4. What’s the biggest impact you think you can make on your team today? 5. What’s an area you think you can help your team lead in today?
- 65. H AV EA G R E AT N E X T 1 : 1 ! QUESTIONS? Thanks!