Before you can lead others, consider this, "Why should they bother following you?" Leading yourself is the step that says be the person others will want to follow. Learn what Stephen Covey, Jim Collins and others say about the practice of self-leadership to increase your efficacy as a manager and supervisor.

1. Nick Mandel
Leading Yourself So
You Can Lead Others

2. Leading Ourselves so We Can Lead Others
• How can we better lead ourselves
• How can we influence others so they
want to be lead by us
• Putting First Things First in Leading Ourselves
• Why Should Anyone Want to be Led by You?

3. How Can We Better Lead Ourselves?
Family & Friends
Health & Fitness
Personal Self Growth
Career and Education Budget & Finance
Other?
Your Life
Your Name
Spouse
Son or daughter
Parents or Close Friends
Promotion or New Position
Upgrade in Training/ Certification
Spiritual/
Religious
New Hobby
Vacation Time
Too Much Debt
Volunteer / Community
Holiday &
Entertainment
Expenses
Exercise
Diet

4. How Can We Better Lead Ourselves?
Family & Friends
Health & Fitness
Personal Self Growth
Career and Education
Budget & Finance
Nick’s
Life
Daughter – Out of State / Recent College Grad
Difficulty finding suitable employment
Brother-in-Law,
Health Concerns & Surgery
Update Resume
Prepare proposals for SFCC &
Other Organizations
Goal Planning 2009
Increase Savings
Finish reading book
Budget for upcoming
Holiday &
Entertainment
Expenses
Annual Physical
Diet & Exercise- exceeding idea weigh
Two Runs before end of year
Create Website/Blogging Page
New Training Courses
Wife- more time

5. Our Circle of Influence……….
My Life
Circle of
Control
Circle of Concern
Circle of Influence
•Family
•Direct Reports
•Co-workers
•Church or Civic
•Global Warming
•Financial Credit Crisis
•New Director / Supervisor
If we do not develop our own self-awareness and become responsible for
first creations, we empower other people and circumstances outside our
Circle of Influence to shape much of our lives by default
~Stephen R. Covey

6. Our Circle of Influence……….
My
Life-
What I
Control
Circle of
Concern- What
you care about
Circle of
Influence-
What you can do
something about
Family
Direct Reports
Co-workers
Church or Civic
New Boss/ Personnel Changes
National Economy & Impact on your Finances
Presidential / Local Elections

7. I -Urgent/Important II- Not Urgent/ Important
III-Urgent/Not Important IV-Not Urgent/Not Important
Leading Yourself to Lead Others
Put First Things First

8. I -Urgent/Important II- Not Urgent/ Important
III-Urgent/Not Important IV-Not Urgent/Not Important
Leading Yourself to Lead Others
Put First Things First
Report due to Supervisor-today
Child Sick – needs attention
Upcoming Family Issues
End of the year closeouts
Alarm Clocking Ringing
Meeting You Don’t need to Attend
Dancing w/ the Stars
Opening Junk Mail
Watching NFL Football
Planning & Preparation for 2009

9. Leading Yourself to Lead Others
YOUR
LIFE
OTHER VALUES IMPORTANT TO YOUR LIFE
PERSONAL SELF-ESTEEM & DEVELOPMENT
SPIRITUAL
FINANCES & BUDGET
HEALTH & FITNESS
FAMILY & FRIENDS
Source- Jim Rohn & Dr. Charles Maxwell
JOB & CAREER

10. Leading Yourself to Lead Others
YOUR
LIFE
SPIRITUAL
FINANCES & BUDGET
HEALTH & FITNESS
FAMILY & FRIENDS
JOB & CAREER
OTHER VALUES IMPORTANT TO YOUR LIFE
PERSONAL SELF-ESTEEM & DEVELOPMENT
Circle
of Influence
Circle
of Concern

11. Leading Yourself to Lead Others
YOUR
LIFE
SPIRITUAL
FINANCES & BUDGET
HEALTH & FITNESS
FAMILY & FRIENDS
JOB & CAREER
OTHER VALUES IMPORTANT TO YOUR LIFE
PERSONAL SELF-ESTEEM & DEVELOPMENT
Urgent/
Important
Not Urgent
Important
Urgent/
Not Important
Not Urgent/
Not Important
Goal #1
Goal #2
Goal #3

12. A leader is...A leader is...
someone you choose
to follow to a place
you wouldn’t go
by yourself.
Why Should Anyone be Led by You?

13. Why Should Anyone be Led by You?
Level 5 Leadership
Jim Collins,
“Good to Great”

14. Level 5 Leadership
•Personal Humility but
Professional Will,
•Ambitious, for the organization
Foremost,
•Set up successors for greater
success,
•Driven to produce sustained
results

15. Characteristics of aCharacteristics of a
leaderleader
Loyalty Compassion
Communication
Courage
Commitment
Trust Integrity
Inspiration
Why Should Anyone be Led by You?

16. Leading Ourselves so We Can Lead Others
• How can we better lead ourselves
• How can we influence others so they
want to be lead by us
• Putting First Things First in Leading Ourselves
• Why Should Anyone Want to be Led by You?

17. Leading Ourselves so We Can Lead Other
Be Better Leader of Ourselves to be Leader of Others
Consider Our Circle of Influence
so we can Better Influence Those we Care About
Put Our First Things First in Leading Ourselves to Lead
Others
Be a Leader of Integrity so Others will Willingly Follow