1. Breaking Barriers through
Purposeful Leadership
D. Kevin Berchelmann

3. Discretionary Effort
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Discretionary Effort
Performance
SLUG

4. Purposeful Leadership
• Characteristics and Action Steps
• A purposeful leader must be worth
following, and:
• Build Trust
• Communicate
• Develop people

5. Be worth following
• Must lead, not simply manage
• Must “see” leadership in them
• Clarity of purpose
• Positivity

6. Build trust
• The currency of leadership
• Includes:
• Competence
• Integrity
• Empathy

7. Communicate
• Leaders are responsible
• 4 keys:
• Perceptions/assumptions
• Listening
• Giving/receiving feedback
• Resolving conflict

8. Build people
• Dearth of leadership
• Never too early
• Specific development
• General development
• Greatest achievement/compliment

9. Leadership Laws
• Never delay a decision that must be made
• If you want it done, say so
• If you forever answer every question…
• Make expectations clear
• Employees need leaders

10. Actions, Tips, Thoughts
Q&A

11. Accepting Counsel

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