This presentation was prepared as an assignment for my Management course.

1. The Leadership
Challenge
Five Practice of Exemplary
Leadership
From: The Leadership Challenge, 5th Edition, 2012/2014
A Book by: James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” - Peter F. Drucker
http://www.amazon.com/The-Leadership-Challenge-Extraordinary-Organizations/dp/B00D9TDRXG
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2. Discussion Roadmap

3. Who are Leaders? – common phrases
 They practice what they preach
 They walk the talk
 Their actions are consistent with
words
 They put their money where their
mouth is
 They follow through on their
promises
 They do what they say they will do
Oxford Dictionary:
Leader means: The person who leads or commands a group, organization or country
Synonyms: chief, head, principal, commander, captain, figurehead, ruler, king, lord, guru,
mentor, authority . . .
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

4. Foundation of Leadership
CREDIBILITY
Oxford Dictionary:
Credibility: The quality of being trusted and believed in.
Leadership: The action or ability to lead .
Foundation: The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without
one, be without the strategy. —Norman Schwarzkopf

5. Characteristics of Admired Leaders –
majority belief
 Honest
 Forward-Looking
 Competent
 Inspiring
Oxford Dictionary:
Honest: Free of deceit; truthful and sincere.
Competent: Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully .
Inspiring: Ability to fill someone with the urge to do or feel something creative:.
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate,
and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.”— General Colin Powell.

6. The Five Practices of Leadership
 Model the Way
 Inspire a Shared Vision
 Challenge the Process
 Enable others to Act
 Encourage the Heart
Worth Reading:
http://time.com/101743/10-things-the-greatest-leaders-all-have-in-common/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaprive/2012/12/19/top-10-qualities-that-make-a-great-leader/
http://www.amanet.org/training/articles/Top-Ten-Traits-of-Great-Leaders.aspx
A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the
power and energy to get it done. - Ralph Nader

7. The Five Practices of Leadership -1
 Model the Way:
 Clarify values by finding
your voice and affirming
shared values – first discover personal
values and beliefs
 Set the example by aligning
actions with shared values –
stand up for your beliefs
Oxford Dictionary:
Model (verb): To become an excellent example of something
Leadership is influence. —John C. Maxwell

8. The Five Practices of Leadership - 2
 Inspire a shared vision:
 Envision the future by
imagining exciting and
ennobling possibilities
 Enlist others in a common
vision by appealing to
shared aspirations
A shared vision is a picture that everyone in the company carries in their heads and hearts. -
Peter Senge, in his book "The Fifth Discipline“
Oxford Dictionary:
Ennobling: To make noble
Coalescing: To grow together, fuse.
The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision. —Ken
Blanchard

9. The Five Practices of Leadership - 3
 Challenge the process:
 Search for opportunities by
seizing the initiative and
looking outward for
innovative ways to improve
 Experiment and take risk by
constantly generating small
wins and learning from
experience.
If you don’t believe in the messenger, you wont believe the message.
Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better. —Bill Bradley

10. The Five Practices of Leadership - 4
 Enable Others to act:
 Foster collaboration by
building trust and facilitating
relationships
 Strengthen others by
increasing self-determination
and developing competence
Oxford Dictionary:
Foster: To bring up, nurture
Collaboration: To work together
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you
are a leader. —John Quincy Adams

11. The Five Practices of Leadership - 5
 Encourage the heart:
 Recognize contributions by
showing appreciation for
individual excellence
 Celebrate the values and
victories by creating a spirit of
community
“Instruction does much, but encouragement everything.“ - Goethe
A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position. —John
Maxwell

12. Conclusion
 Leadership is a
Relationship
 To mobilize others to
struggle for shared
aspirations - with mutual
respect and Confidence
Do not disappoint the one whose hope lies with you. –
Ali Bin Abi Talib
A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the
power and energy to get it done. - Ralph Nader

13. Thank You
ۡۡ‫ُم‬‫ه‬ٰ‫ـ‬َ‫ن‬ۡ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫:ج‬ Made; ۡ‫َّة‬‫م‬ِٕ‫ٮ‬َ‫:أ‬ Leaders; ۡ َ‫ون‬ُ‫د‬ ۡ‫ہ‬َ‫ي‬: Guide; ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬ ِٕ‫ر‬ ۡ‫م‬َ‫أ‬ِٕ‫:ب‬by my
command; ۡ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬ ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ح‬ ۡ‫و‬َ‫:أ‬ Inspired in them; ِٕۡ‫ت‬‫ٲ‬َ‫ر‬ ۡ‫ي‬َ‫:خ‬ Deeds that
result in advantages, benefit, interest, welfare to others.
A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the
power and energy to get it done. - Ralph Nader
َۡ‫ل‬ ۡ‫ع‬ِٕ‫ف‬ۡ ۡ‫م‬ِٕ‫ه‬ ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬ِٕ‫ۡإ‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬ ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ح‬ ۡ‫و‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫اۡو‬َ‫ن‬ ِٕ‫ر‬ ۡ‫م‬َ‫أ‬ِٕ‫ۡب‬ َ‫ون‬ُ‫د‬ ۡ‫ہ‬َ‫ي‬ۡ‫َّة‬‫م‬ِٕ‫ٮ‬َ‫ۡأ‬ ۡ‫ُم‬‫ه‬ٰ‫ـ‬َ‫ن‬ۡ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ج‬ َ‫و‬
ْۡ‫ا‬‫و‬ُ‫ن‬‫ا‬َ‫ك‬ َ‫ۖۡو‬ِٕۡ‫ة‬ ٰ‫و‬َ‫ڪ‬َّ‫ۡٱلز‬َ‫ء‬‫ا‬َ‫ت‬‫ي‬ِٕ‫إ‬ َ‫ۡو‬ِٕ‫ة‬ ٰ‫و‬َ‫ل‬َّ‫ص‬‫ۡٱل‬َ‫م‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬ِٕ‫إ‬ َ‫ۡو‬ِٕ‫ت‬‫ٲ‬َ‫ر‬ ۡ‫ي‬َ‫خ‬ۡ‫ٱل‬
21:73 ۡ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬َ‫ل‬َۡ‫ين‬ِٕ‫د‬ِٕ‫ب‬ٰ‫ـ‬َ‫ع‬
And I made them leaders, who guide by my command,
and I inspired in them the doing of good deeds and the
establishment of Salah and the giving of Zakat, and they
are/were My salves/worshippers.