This document discusses leadership skills and provides definitions, components, and dimensions of effective leadership. It explores topics like core leadership capacities in schools, competence versus connection, agile leadership, learning and development, authenticity, servant leadership, mindfulness, personal leadership, self-development, and leadership practices at Google. The document aims to help readers better understand leadership through definitions, examples, and questions at the end for reflection.

1. Leadership skills
by Toronto Training and HR
May 2014

2. CONTENTS
3-4 Introduction
5-6 Definitions
7-8 Components of effective leadership
9-10 Leadership character dimensions
11-12 Good leadership practice
13-14 Core leadership capacities in Ontario schools
15-16 Personal leadership qualities in Ontario schools
17-18 Competence and connection
19-20 Dimensions for real dialogue
21-22 Agile leaders
23-25 Learning & development
26-28 Smart or wise?
29-30 Authenticity
31-33 Being a peer leader
34-35 Characteristics for leadership success
36-37 Servant leadership
38-39 Mindful leadership
40-41 Personal leadership
42-45 Self-development
46-47 Leadership at Google
48 Case study
49-50 Conclusion, summary and questions
Page 2

3. Page 3
Introduction

4. Page 4
Introduction to Toronto Training
and HR
Toronto Training and HR is a specialist training and
human resources consultancy headed by Timothy Holden
10 years in banking
15 years in training and human resources
Freelance practitioner since 2006
The core services provided by Toronto Training and HR
are:
Training event design
Training event delivery
HR support with an emphasis on reducing
costs, saving time plus improving employee
engagement and morale
Services for job seekers

5. Page 5
Definitions

6. Definitions • Leadership
• Management
Page 6

7. Page 7
Components of effective
leadership

8. Components
of effective
leadership
• Organizational identity
• External orientation
• Integration
Page 8

9. Page 9
Leadership character
dimensions

10. Leadership
character
dimensions
• Accountability
• Collaboration
• Courage
• Drive
• Humanity
• Humility
• Integrity
• Judgement
• Justice
• Temperance
• Transcendence
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11. Page 11
Good leadership practice

12. Good
leadership
practice
• Enable people
• Building constructive
relationships
• Lead and influence people
• Personal development
and growth
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13. Page 13
Core leadership capacities
in Ontario schools

14. Core
leadership
capacities in
Ontario
schools
• Setting goals
• Aligning resources with
priorities
• Promoting collaborative
learning cultures
• Using data
• Engaging in courageous
conversations
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15. Page 15
Personal leadership
resources in Ontario
schools

16. Personal
leadership
resources in
Ontario
schools
• Cognitive resources
• Social resources
• Psychological resources
Page 16

17. Page 17
Competence and
connection

18. Competence
and
connection
• Competence
• Connection
Page 18

19. Page 19
Dimensions for real
dialogue

20. Dimensions
for real
dialogue
• Conversation
• Inquiry
• Creating shared meaning
• Participatory process
• Collective meditation
Page 20

21. Page 21
Agile leaders

22. Agile leaders • Self-awareness
• Mental agility
• People agility
• Change agility
• Results agility
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Learning & development

24. Learning &
development
1 of 2
• Identify what skills are
required for the business
to meet its current
objectives and those that
will be needed in the next
two, three and five years
• Identify where behaviour
gaps exist
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25. Learning &
development
2 of 2
• Identify where potential
talent already exists -
increase employee
engagement
• Develop plan to address
gaps
Page 25

26. Page 26
Smart or wise?

27. Smart or
wise? 1 of 2
• Changes
• What is a smart leader?
• Essentials of good
leadership
• What is a wise leader?
Page 27

28. Smart or
wise? 2 of 2
PILLARS ON WHICH
WISDOM RESTS
• Self-mastery
• Perception
• Evolution
• Conduct
• Judgement
• Fairness
• Authority
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Authenticity

30. Authenticity • Personal authenticity
• Moral authenticity
Page 30

31. Page 31
Being a peer leader

32. Being a peer
leader 1 of 2
• What is a peer leader?
Page 32

33. Being a peer
leader 2 of 2
TOOLS NEEDED
• Minimal tools keep you
focused
• Experience gives you
credibility
• A flowing, non-stop
motion is very intentional
• Your secret formula keeps
you ever useful
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Characteristics for
leadership success

35. Characteristics
for leadership
success
• Integrity
• Moral compass
• Courage
• Passion
• Empathy
• Self-confidence
• Humility
• A desire and drive to
learn
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36. Page 36
Servant leadership

37. Servant
leadership
• Definition
• Characteristics of the
servant leader
Page 37

38. Page 38
Mindful leadership

39. Mindful
leadership
• What is mindfulness?
• Benefits of practicing
mindfulness
• Elements of mindful
leadership
• Examples of mindful
leadership
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Personal leadership

41. Personal
leadership
• Determine your critical
leadership experiences
• Examine your key
leadership experiences
• Identify common themes
and patterns
• Share your leadership
story
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Self-development

43. Self-
development
1 of 3
• Reasons to not develop
oneself
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44. Self-
development
2 of 3
TRUTHS TO UNDERSTAND
• No matter how good you
are, you can be better
• Leaders can make big
improvements when they
put their minds to it
• Just working at a job
doesn’t necessarily make
you get better at—it
requires deliberate
development
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45. Self-
development
3 of 3
TRUTHS TO UNDERSTAND
(CONT.)
• The better the leader, the
better the business results
• Career success is sharply
elevated by self-
development activities
• Practicing
self-development is an act
of confidence and
commitment; not weakness
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Leadership at Google

47. Leadership at
Google
• Leadership practices
• Qualities of leader-
managers
Page 47

48. Page 48
Case study

49. Page 49
Conclusion, summary and
questions

50. Page 50
Conclusion, summary and
questions
Conclusion
Summary
Videos
Questions