Keynote for Deliver Conference 2018. Manchester, UK.

1. LEVEL UP: A LEADERSHIP MVP

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Hi, I’m Meghan.
@irishgirl
#dc18
@stillkickinco

3. ● Account Executive
● Project Manager
● Creative Director
● Producer
● Managing Director
● COO
interactivepmbook.com

4. Showing up as a Leader:
● 4 Assumptions
● 2 Definitions
● 8 Features
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An SOW for the next 45 minutes

5. 4 Assumptions
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6. You are good at your job.
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Assumption #1

7. “Dealing with people is probably the biggest
problem you face, especially if you are in
business.”
-Dale Carnegie
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Assumption #2

8. “A number of empirical studies of on-the-job
excellence have clearly and repeatedly established
that emotional competencies —communication,
interpersonal skills, self-control, and so on —
‘play a far larger role in superior job performance
than do cognitive abilities and technical
expertise’.”
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Assumption #3
Source: Unwritten Laws of Engineering: Revised and Updated Edition, by W.J. King, James G. Skakoon.
Interior quote: Working with Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman

9. There is rarely a clear path to leadership. 9
Assumption #4

10. 1. You are good at your job.
2. People are hard to deal with.
3. Dealing with people is critical to our success now, and
in the future.
4. There is rarely a clear path to leadership.
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Summary: 4 Assumptions

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12. 2 Definitions
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13. Leaders inspire people to move toward a vision.
Managers make sure we all get there.
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2 Definitions

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Leader. Manager.

15. “Project delivery is leadership.”
-Me, just now
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16. 8 Features
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17. Feature #1
Teach people how to treat you.
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18. Feature #1
Teach people how to treat you.
How you treat someone you don’t “need” shows
us who you really are.
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19. Feature #1
Teach people how to treat you.
How you treat someone you don’t “need” shows
us who you really are.
How you treat yourself tells us how to treat you.
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20. Feature #2
Cultivate mutual understanding and a sense of
belonging.
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21. Feature #2
“Belonging is being somewhere where you want
to be, and they want you. Fitting in is being
somewhere where you want to be, but they don’t
care one way or the other.”
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-Brené Brown

22. Feature #3
Deliver good news and bad news at the same
velocity.
Bad news gets worse with age.
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23. Homework

24. Feature #4
Communicate with context and clarity.
Short emails are a work of art.
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25. This should be in the goddamn Louvre.

26. Feature #5
Don’t suck time.
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27. Homework
27Source: https://medium.com/@monteiro/the-chokehold-of-calendars-f70bb9221b36
“...subtracting an hour from the life of another human being
isn’t to be taken lightly. It’s almost violent. It’s certainly
invasive. Shared calendars are vessels you fill by taking things
away from other people.
‘I’m adding a meeting’ should really be ‘I’m subtracting an
hour from your life.’” - Mike Monteiro

28. Homework
28Source: https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/07/david-allen-on-5-reasons-for-a-meeting/
1. Give information
2. Get information
3. Generate ideas
4. Make decisions
5. The magic of human interaction
- David Allen

29. Feature #6
Have the courage to
stand alone.
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30. Feature #6
Have the courage to
stand alone.
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31. Homework
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Or just cheat and watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w42Sfbh91vU

32. Feature #7
Take note of the leaders around you.
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Jay’s literal notes.

34. Feature #8
Lead first, title second.
Ask for what you want.
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35. Homework
Keep a running list of your accomplishments.
Ask those you trust to tell you what you are
good at.
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36. The Leadership MVP
1. Teach people how to treat you (and your team).
2. Create understanding and belonging.
3. Deliver good news and bad news at the same velocity.
4. Communicate with context and clarity.
5. Don’t suck time.
6. Have the courage to stand alone.
7. Take note of the leaders around you.
8. Lead first, title second.
9. Profit!
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