Leadership development is fundamental to the growth of Organizations. Basic principles Leadership development is indicated in this Presentation

1. DR SATYANARAYANA DASH
EX-ACTG CHAIRMAN ODISHA
ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

2.  Put Courage First- Brave men conquer fear
 Be Mentally Tough-Carry on against odds
 Discipline Yourself-Do what you need to do
 Value Your Character-Doing what’s right
 Project Confidence-Good Posture & Eye
Contact, watch hands, dress properly
 Get Passionate about your enthusiasm-
Optimism , Control Emotions, Be Objective

3.  Be Patient-Retain Perspectives , Be
Persuasive
 Be a Warm Touch-Take Genuine interest in
others , Smile & look Pleased, Body Language
 Develop Yourself or Get Left Behind-When
you stop learning, you start dying, Self-
Development, Keep Learning Log, Delve into
other peoples’ experience
 Work to Live –Live to work- Work Life
Balance, No one size fits all, There is no such
thing as free lunch

4.  Transform Abstract to Concrete-Be the
change you want to see , Dream & Motivate
Followers
 Lead but don’t forget to manage-
Management is Doing Things Right,
Leadership is doing the right things
 Lead to Bring about Climate Change-
Coercive, Authoritative, Affiliative
,Democratic , Pace-setting & Coaching
Leadership

5.  Be Confident as a Strong Leader- Love
Challenges, Be cool under pressure confront
difficulties, create open and honest
discussions
 Have enough humility to avoid humiliation-
Confront Truth, open to other’s views
 Open up to People- Smile, Be Sociable, Listen

6.  Think of Forests and not Trees-View Strategy
as a Whole, Respond to Complexity of
Organizations
 Avoid a Short-sighted Vision-Well-defined
Vision , Horizon, Constraints, Critical Issues
 Strategy : Get it into their Heads-
Communicate, Paint Pictures , Measurable
objectives, Readymade Summary easily
understandable

7.  Turn Your Strategy into Action- Put
Resources, Detailed Action Plan ,
Communicate & Monitor . In case of
obstacles, change delivery dates, tactics or
the strategy
 Be a Business Expert- Analyze Opportunities
& Threats, insightful analysis of the Business
Landscape
 Leaders with Business Acumen know their
territory and how to thrive in it.

8.  Get Tough with Tough Decisions-Most Difficult
Decisions relate to Personal Matters (46%),
Economic &
Financing(18%),Legal(16%),Conflicts(6%).
Consider all alternatives, consult others ,
identify choices, choose appropriate timings
 Deliver or Die-Recruit competent people ,
take ethical decisions , Trust and delegate
responsibility, Deal firmly with non-
performers
 Mind your way through Roadblocks-Brick
Wall, Partition , Paper Wall, Mindset

9.  Collaborate & Make Everybody Happy-
Collaborate with other leaders , create win
win situation, Be flexible & Clear about
common goal, clear communication, be
committed
 Fight Battles worth winning- Does it lead to
your goal, make proper assessment, Don’t
fight all battles, Fight for vital issues

10.  Recruit and Encourage Response-ability-
Recruit people with care, they should be
persevering type, turning bad luck into good
fortune
 Respond to Underperformance-Respond with
a question, avoid emotionally driven
reactions
 Negate the Negative Conflict- Manage
Expectations, look for signs of Stress, Resolve
Healthy Conflict, be clear about roles,
manage underlying tensions, encourage
passionate debate

11.  Develop a Vision of Change Everyone sees-
Must be Realistic , adaptable , easy to
understand, an attractive destination worth
reaching, must be concise and conveying the
picture
 Convince people of Change- why change is
needed, where it is leading and the route to
reach there, convince people of the need for
change

12.  Be Sensitive to the Change Process-Denial,
Resistance, Exploration & Commitment
 Maintain Momentum- Capacity, Motivation &
Focus, Must Highlight any interim success
 Find Causes of Employee Resistance & Act-Fear
of Unknown , ability to change ,change fatigue ,
losing status, convincing them of the need to
change, Reassure Employees
 Feedback- Watch the Ball-Identify problems
early

13.  Accept Ambiguity/Absence of Information-
Plan & Think Ahead, Rarity of Perfection , Fix
your priorities right
 Innovate for a Great Plan B- Brainstorming &
Mapping , SCAMPER to analyze Road Block,
Substitute , Combine, Adapt,
Modify/Magnify/Minify, Put to other uses ,
Eliminate, Rearrange

14.  Get Wise to Politics-Network, Communication
, Influencing skills , observe others
 Influence –Open Emotional Bank Account
(EBA)- Open EBA with colleagues , Interact
regularly, understand their objectives &
goals, look for win-win situations
 Give to gain when you network- Networking
goal, build trust , ask questions, stay
positive, Be generous, Givers Gain

15.  Negotiate so everyone wins-Planning, Proposal,
Debate , Bargaining, closing. Have BATNA (Best
Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement)
 Listen to Learn- Test of listening is learning, ask
questions, don’t interrupt, reserve judgement
,don’t switch off
 Prepare to Present-Prepare thoroughly, Practice
,Listen, Relax, Don’t fiddle , Be enthusiastic ,
Involve Audience, Deal with questions, call to
action at the end

16.  Write as you Lead- Use words easily
understood, avoid slang ,Short sentences,
names be spelt correctly. As you write, so
you lead
 Some are destined to succeed, some are
determined to succeed
 It is not enough to stare up the steps, we
must step up the stairs

17.  Build an Empowered Team-Delegate power to
decide, ensure access to information,acess
to resources, belief in making a difference,
sense of accountability, self organizing
 Stretch the Team-give them real challenges ,
stretch goals, find what motivates them, get
them deeply involved, bring them to your
world

18.  Challenge your Team’s thinking- They should consider
all alternatives, Play Devil’s Advocate, Take Outside
Views
 Mentor your Leaders-in-waiting-Develop their ability
to think for themselves
 Trust the Virtual Team- set ground rules, video
conferencing, time zones, understand cultures, be
consistent in your rewards & recognitions, equal
weightages to all members
 Inject Life into the Videoconferencing- Effective
voice , introduce purpose of the meeting , Remind
Ground Rules , make it democratic , let everyone
participate

19. If you are not fired with Enthusiasm, you
will be fired with Enthusiasm
--- Vince Lombardl, American Foot ball
Coach

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