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Manage Like a Jedi Master
The document discusses how to manage as a first-time leader by applying lessons from Star Wars and the Jedi. It describes the Jedi as teachers who fulfill multiple roles and face a cyclical struggle between light and dark forces. As a manager, the key functions are to organize, motivate, and develop people. Leading with integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, known as "I CARE" values, allows one to lead like a Jedi master. The document provides advice on how first-time leaders can overcome struggles through these management principles and philosophies.
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Manage Like a Jedi Master
- 1. Manage Like aJedi Master First Time Leader By: Arturo Perez Ph.D.
- 2. Star Wars andLeadership Thoughts?
- 3. What is StarWars about? The struggle of first time leadership role. Is about a cyclical struggle between two forces.
- 4. A Jedi • Teacher/Philosopher •Scientist/Physician • Diplomat/Warrior
- 5. Two Sides ofThe force
- 6. Which side areyou? Light side ( Macro Manager) Dark Side (Micro Manager)
- 7. What are yourstruggles as a first time leader?
- 8. Three Key Functionsof a Manager • Organize • Motivate • Develops People
- 9. organizes • Sets expectations. •Assigns resources. • Motivate and communicate. What are others?
- 10. Motivates • Praises •Encourages • Rewards Good Performance.
- 11. Develops People • Sharingknowledge • Educates • Guide the culture
- 12. How can youlead with values?
- 13. To lead likea Jedi is to use the values of i c a r e.
- 14. i C AR E • Integrity – "We are honest and ethical in all we say and do." • Compassion – "We embrace the whole person and respond to emotional, ethical and spiritual concerns as well as physical needs." • Accountability – "We hold ourselves accountable for our actions." • Respect – "We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity and value." • Excellence – "We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate."
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Editor's Notes
- #3 Seek for Jedi mentality We know new managers struggle because they have never been a manager.
- #4 Lets look at what is star wars about.
- #5 Jedi are humble and believe that they can always work on improving themselves. Jedi believe in service to others and are selfless. Jedi are devoted to their mission in life. Jedi are always mindful of the Force. Jedi work for mutual advantage or Symbiosis. Jedi believe in the law of attraction. Jedi believe that they need to bring balance to the Force within. Jedi train on Oneness or union with the Living Force. Jedi believe in and are a part of the Jedi Order
- #6 The Force is an energy field that connected all living things in the galaxy The light side force and the Dark side force The Light Side of the Force is aligned with calmness and is used for knowledge and defense. The dark side of the force draws its power from darker emotions such as fear, anger, hatred, and aggression.
- #7 Interact with audience – Why are you micro or macro? In most organizations managers will respond – Macro but are they? Macro management is trust. Letting your staff learn from their mistakes helps your team and makes your team stronger. Micromanagement is emotional insecurity, and doubts of competence. Hover over them and tell them what to do the person will never know the reason of the task and cannot learn from what they are doing.
- #8 Interaction with the audience Lack of Communication Not Recognizing Individual Achievements Not Being Flexible Being Too Distant Not Accepting Feedback Not Getting to Know People Failing to Define Objectives and Strategies Not Delegating Work
- #9 planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and from afar you can controlling looking for unexpected obstacles and risks.
- #10 A manager sets objectives, goals for the group, and decides what work needs to be done to meet these objectives. The manager divides the work into manageable activities and selects people to accomplish the tasks that need to be done. Motivates and communicates. The manager creates a team out of his people, through decisions on pay, placement, promotion, and through his communications with the team.
- #11 The manager establishes appropriate targets and measurements, and analyzes appraises and interprets performance.
- #12 How do you develop your people?
- #15 A JEDI at Methodist Hospital also integrates the values at the organization Life as a Jedi is not easy because the Jedi Leads. No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try. Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. When you look at the dark side, careful you must be ... for the dark side looks back.
- #16 You must guide the motivation. Create a goal that drives a person. Start small give one goal to achieve examine the motivation of the individual built excitement have a achievement focus (reward) Reward individual for meeting goal
- #17 And May the force be with you!