This document discusses skills for new managers. It emphasizes developing interpersonal skills like people management, prioritization, and delegation. Motivation comes from challenge, recognition, goals and responsibility. Communication must be clear, regular, and use multiple forms. Effective leadership requires understanding people and psychology more than technical skills. Leaders are made, not born, and must accept the challenges of the role.
12/15/14 - Grace Institute Alumnae Holiday BreakfastJen Slaw
12/15/14 Presentation for Grace Institute Alumnae Holiday Breakfast
How to Juggle It All: Balance, Creativity, Change
In this presentation, we learn how to:
- Create a Dynamic Balance in life by Strengthening Connections, Exercising Flexibility, Patience & Consistent Practice, Adopting a Positive Outlook, & Prioritizing Tasks.
- Explore Creative Solutions to Build Relationships with and Offer Value to Potential Employers.
- Create Change through Creative Problem Solving, Innovative Thinking, & Effective Collaboration.
Leland Sandler on Culture of Accountability and ExecutionLeland Sandler
Leland Sandler's presentation on creating a culture of accountability and execution. Topics include the ladder of inference, stories vs facts, cause and effect, advocacy and inquiry.
Agile is actually an approach and a Mindset, whereas most people misunderstand it as a set of practices. There are umpteen examples of people implementing the Agile practices and artefacts, but are failing to get the intended positive results. This is a classic problem of ‘doing Agile’ as opposed to aiming to ‘be Agile’. The key to getting the optimal benefits is having the Agile Mindset.
Mindset is abstract and hence one needs to understand it based on what is visible in behaviours, policies etc. The talk is about not only what these visible characteristics are, but also about what can be some of the enablers to move towards achieving the Agile Mindset. It has been proven that Leadership of an organization plays a key role in enabling the right Mindset, and hence this talk is meant for Leaders.
Video link:
https://vimeo.com/album/3674400/video/147609195
12/15/14 - Grace Institute Alumnae Holiday BreakfastJen Slaw
12/15/14 Presentation for Grace Institute Alumnae Holiday Breakfast
How to Juggle It All: Balance, Creativity, Change
In this presentation, we learn how to:
- Create a Dynamic Balance in life by Strengthening Connections, Exercising Flexibility, Patience & Consistent Practice, Adopting a Positive Outlook, & Prioritizing Tasks.
- Explore Creative Solutions to Build Relationships with and Offer Value to Potential Employers.
- Create Change through Creative Problem Solving, Innovative Thinking, & Effective Collaboration.
Leland Sandler on Culture of Accountability and ExecutionLeland Sandler
Leland Sandler's presentation on creating a culture of accountability and execution. Topics include the ladder of inference, stories vs facts, cause and effect, advocacy and inquiry.
Agile is actually an approach and a Mindset, whereas most people misunderstand it as a set of practices. There are umpteen examples of people implementing the Agile practices and artefacts, but are failing to get the intended positive results. This is a classic problem of ‘doing Agile’ as opposed to aiming to ‘be Agile’. The key to getting the optimal benefits is having the Agile Mindset.
Mindset is abstract and hence one needs to understand it based on what is visible in behaviours, policies etc. The talk is about not only what these visible characteristics are, but also about what can be some of the enablers to move towards achieving the Agile Mindset. It has been proven that Leadership of an organization plays a key role in enabling the right Mindset, and hence this talk is meant for Leaders.
Video link:
https://vimeo.com/album/3674400/video/147609195
Whether you’re struggling with a micromanager, or whether you want to stop being one, this session is for you! The first part of the workshop will explore the triggers of micromanaging behaviours. Then, within your groups, you’ll discuss your experiences from both ends of the spectrum. In the second part of the workshop, we’ll discuss some practical tactics and coping strategies – including nonviolent communication and principled negotiation. Then, back in your groups, you’ll practice some of these strategies with each other. At the end, each group will feed back their learning and the one thing they’re planning to change when they go back to the office. This will be a highly interactive workshop based around a loose theoretical framework, and attendees will need to be ready to share their experiences to get the most out of it. Those interested in doing some research beforehand can read Marshall Rosenberg’s “Nonviolent Communication” and/or Roger Fisher and William L. Ury’s “Getting to Yes”.
Leland Sandler's Presentation on Creating and Capturing valueLeland Sandler
Leland Sandler & the Sandler Group present “Creating and Capturing Value”, using behavior tools to create more effective, successful, and confident leaders.
Follow Leland:
WEBSITE: http://lelandsandler.com/
THE SANDLER GROUP: http://sandlergroup.net/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/lelandsandler
FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/thesandlergroup
Mindset by Carol Dweck synthesized by Deepak JayaramanDeepak Jayaraman
Mindset is a book that has influenced me at multiple levels. Carol talks about having either a Fixed Mindset or a Growth Mindset as we think about parenting, relationships, leadership, sport and a host of other situations in life. The attached slides are my attempt at distilling the key lessons from the book.
This is a quick overview of three assessments I am familiar with, which are DiSC profile, TKI - Thomas Killian Conflict Mode Instrument, and Kolb - Learning/Thinking/Working Styles.
DiSC Profile Introduction - Why Use DiSC Communication Profiling?Mary Jane Clark
Here's a presentation I created while leading teams at StepUp in Raleigh, NC. I felt it is important to take time to educate people by sharing this basic, simple introduction to the DiSC profile and uses in communication.
In my workplace, every client, staff, volunteer and board member takes Disc assessment - and furthermore, all our profiles are shared. We'd never ask a client to do anything we don't do. That'a an authentic value. We believe it has made us more successful in our field of human services, as people and as an organization. We tend to play nice with one another because we took the time to truly get to know and understand one another.
A one-page summary of the key differences between the fixed mindset and the growth mindset (concepts developed by Prof Carol Dweck from Stanford University).
Growth mindset has been shown to be significantly predictive of long-term success in a variety of areas, including acedemic success.
Internal Communication training with DISCmiguelcabral
Presentation used for an International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) training on Internal Communication for teams using the DISC model.
Learning Objective: Increase professional leadership qualities, confidence, and competence
Are you playing the game, or is the game playing you? Great Leadership happens when you understand the game and sharpen the right tools to play effectively. Achieving greatness is no easy task. Each person has a unique path with its own set of challenges and obstacles to overcome. As emerging leaders, you must explore who you are and understand how all life experiences contribute value to your journey. On this path, most will discover that success is about embracing and using your individuality to achieve greatness. On this path, you will discover that great men make great leaders. What truly makes you great? Who do you consider great? This seminar will explore life and leadership while examining the impact of hip-hop culture and its impact on definitions and perspectives of success.
At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
a. Explore characteristics of great men and ways to maintain and gain respect.
b. Identify effective leadership qualities.
c. Examine basic “success” rules and ways to ways to manage corporate politics.
d. Discuss ways to overcome challenges and stereotypes.
e. Explore themes and lyrics of “hip hop” culture and its impact on perspectives of success.
Whether you’re struggling with a micromanager, or whether you want to stop being one, this session is for you! The first part of the workshop will explore the triggers of micromanaging behaviours. Then, within your groups, you’ll discuss your experiences from both ends of the spectrum. In the second part of the workshop, we’ll discuss some practical tactics and coping strategies – including nonviolent communication and principled negotiation. Then, back in your groups, you’ll practice some of these strategies with each other. At the end, each group will feed back their learning and the one thing they’re planning to change when they go back to the office. This will be a highly interactive workshop based around a loose theoretical framework, and attendees will need to be ready to share their experiences to get the most out of it. Those interested in doing some research beforehand can read Marshall Rosenberg’s “Nonviolent Communication” and/or Roger Fisher and William L. Ury’s “Getting to Yes”.
Leland Sandler's Presentation on Creating and Capturing valueLeland Sandler
Leland Sandler & the Sandler Group present “Creating and Capturing Value”, using behavior tools to create more effective, successful, and confident leaders.
Follow Leland:
WEBSITE: http://lelandsandler.com/
THE SANDLER GROUP: http://sandlergroup.net/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/lelandsandler
FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/thesandlergroup
Mindset by Carol Dweck synthesized by Deepak JayaramanDeepak Jayaraman
Mindset is a book that has influenced me at multiple levels. Carol talks about having either a Fixed Mindset or a Growth Mindset as we think about parenting, relationships, leadership, sport and a host of other situations in life. The attached slides are my attempt at distilling the key lessons from the book.
This is a quick overview of three assessments I am familiar with, which are DiSC profile, TKI - Thomas Killian Conflict Mode Instrument, and Kolb - Learning/Thinking/Working Styles.
DiSC Profile Introduction - Why Use DiSC Communication Profiling?Mary Jane Clark
Here's a presentation I created while leading teams at StepUp in Raleigh, NC. I felt it is important to take time to educate people by sharing this basic, simple introduction to the DiSC profile and uses in communication.
In my workplace, every client, staff, volunteer and board member takes Disc assessment - and furthermore, all our profiles are shared. We'd never ask a client to do anything we don't do. That'a an authentic value. We believe it has made us more successful in our field of human services, as people and as an organization. We tend to play nice with one another because we took the time to truly get to know and understand one another.
A one-page summary of the key differences between the fixed mindset and the growth mindset (concepts developed by Prof Carol Dweck from Stanford University).
Growth mindset has been shown to be significantly predictive of long-term success in a variety of areas, including acedemic success.
Internal Communication training with DISCmiguelcabral
Presentation used for an International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) training on Internal Communication for teams using the DISC model.
Learning Objective: Increase professional leadership qualities, confidence, and competence
Are you playing the game, or is the game playing you? Great Leadership happens when you understand the game and sharpen the right tools to play effectively. Achieving greatness is no easy task. Each person has a unique path with its own set of challenges and obstacles to overcome. As emerging leaders, you must explore who you are and understand how all life experiences contribute value to your journey. On this path, most will discover that success is about embracing and using your individuality to achieve greatness. On this path, you will discover that great men make great leaders. What truly makes you great? Who do you consider great? This seminar will explore life and leadership while examining the impact of hip-hop culture and its impact on definitions and perspectives of success.
At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
a. Explore characteristics of great men and ways to maintain and gain respect.
b. Identify effective leadership qualities.
c. Examine basic “success” rules and ways to ways to manage corporate politics.
d. Discuss ways to overcome challenges and stereotypes.
e. Explore themes and lyrics of “hip hop” culture and its impact on perspectives of success.
Leadership is about how one leads one\'s self and others. It is also about responsibility and accountability in action. This slideshow highlights some of the traits essential for remarkable leadership.
Ideas for HR professionals: Leadership, culture, motivation and coachingRichard Fryer
A range of ideas, models and processes to assist Organizational Development and Behavior practitioners in conceptualizing ways to address culture development through effective leadership.
2. Develop your Skill Base
◦ Understanding the Management Role
◦ People Management
◦ Managing Priorities
◦ Delegation
Motivation, Inspiration, Communication
◦ What is the Difference?
Management Tools
◦ Site Vision - A Management Foundation
3. Develop your Skill Base
◦ People Management – The Step Up
Individual
Contribution
Social Interactions
& Behaviours
Personal
Responsibilities
• You are responsible for the
team’s performance & their
achievements
• Single Tasks vs. Collective
Goals
• Task Assignment
• Problem Resolution
(Between Customers & the business)
• Setting Example
• Role Modelling
• Responsibility Distance
• Problem Resolution
(Between Employees)
• Taking Responsibility for
both achievement & failure
• Being Visible
• Knowing your team better
• Understand strengths,
identify areas for
improvement
• Coaching & Development
• Mentoring
MANAGING YOUR PEERS
4. Develop your Skill Base
◦ Managing Priorities
Requiring our immediate attention
Having relevant and crucial value
URGENT
IMPORTANT
ESTABLISHING PRIORITY
5. Develop your Skill Base
◦ Managing Priorities
Urgent
Important
Not Urgent
Important
Urgent
Not
Important
Not Urgent
Not
Important
URGENCY
IMPORTANCE
THE
EISENHOWER
DECISION
MATRIX
6. Develop your Skill Base
◦ Managing Priorities
THE EISENHOWER DECISION MATRIX
• Scrolling through Facebook, Twitter or
Instagram
• Playing Candy Crush Saga
• Seeing how many poppies you can fit
in your hair
• Phone calls
• Text messages
• Most emails (some emails could be urgent
and important)
• Weekly & Long Term Events Planning
• Administration
• Personal or Team Development
• Paper Work Deadlines
• Cellar Cooler Break Down
• Preparing an area on the day of an event
Urgent
Important
Not Urgent
Important
Not Urgent
Not
Important
Urgent
Not
Important
7. Motivation, Inspiration, Communication
◦ What is the Difference?
MOTIVATION
• The willingness to complete
any action
INSPIRATION
• A stimulation of the intellect
and/or emotions in order to
influence action
COMMUNICATION
• The activity of conveying
information to another
person(s)
CHALLENGE
RECOGNITION
GOAL ACHIEVEMENT
AUTONOMY
RESPONSIBILITY
INVOLVEMENT
SHARE
SETTING OF GOALS
DO IT WITH PRIDE
ENCOURAGEMENT
FORMAL INFORMAL
CLEAR
REGULAR
DISTILLS THE COMPLEX
USES MULTIPLE FORMS
