A scheme to help build the soft skills needed to move from an Industrial-type Leader to a Collaborative-type Leader.

1. Nov’13
MUTANT LAB 8
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WITH SOOZIE BEA
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Success in a
Collaborative
World
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Becoming
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Beyond
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Wrap Up
03
Being

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Success in a Collaborative World

4. CONNECTED LEADER ATTRIBUTES
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Coaching
Measuring
Adapting
Exploring
Bettering
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Analysing
Deciding
Delivering
Cooperating
Clowning
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Trusting
Involving
Empathising
Developing
Communicating
BEYOND
BEING
BECOMING
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5. THE CONNECTED LEADER CHASM
OPEN
hurtful
harmonious
harmful
hopeful
CLOSED
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Becoming
Becoming a connected leader is about nurturing
and creating an open environment of
communication and development

7. BECOMING
Empathising
Involving
Trusting
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Developing
BECOMING
A
CONNECTED
LEADER
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Communicating
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8. BECOMING: Trusting
Be consistent
in all your
efforts
Listen to
viewpoints
Mistakes
happen –
encourage
them
Be
transparent
in views &
ations
Less talk and
more
experience &
interaction
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9. BECOMING: Involving
Seek out
comments, ide
as and
feedback
Destroy
‘Walled
Gardens’
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Insist upon
contribution
Encourage
participation
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10. BECOMING: Empathising
Invest time
relating to those
with difficulties
Open your door
to the
professional and
personal lives of
your staff
Embrace mistakes and
learn from them
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11. BECOMING: Developing
Developing your
people is mission
critical
Ensure equal
responsibility
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Be proactive and
help identify their
strengths &
weaknesses
Regularly review
with them to
assess progress on
developing goals
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12. BECOMING: Communicating
Communicate
with context by
connecting dots
with priorities &
objectives
Pay attention to
what others have
to say
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Be direct, concise
& clear in verbal &
written
communication
Straight talk is
always preferred
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13. Oct’13
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Being
Being a connected leader is about accomplishing
actions in a comprehensive yet lighthearted
manner

14. BEING
Delivering
Deciding
Analysing
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Cooperating
BEING A
CONNECTED
LEADER
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Clowning
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15. BEING: Analysing
Specialise in the
holisitic big
picture
Analyse through
empathy
Connect with
people directly
before
executing
Patience in
analysing
serves you well
Open your
analysis to
multiple
possibilities
before acting
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16. BEING: Deciding
The ultimate
decider must be
accountable for
timely action
What
alternative
options present
themselves
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Outline who
will be affected
& ramifications
Consult others
as appropriate
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17. BEING: Delivering
Celebrate &
reward the team
throughout
delivery
Use SMART
objectives
Ensure roles &
responsibilities are
clear
Adjust as
necessary &
remain malleable
Build in resource
mgmt, evaluation
& priorities
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Address issues as
soon as possible
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18. BEING: Cooperating
Be above the
pressure
Involve others
along the way
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Be cooperative,
not competitive
Work with your
team through
good & bad
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19. BEING: Clowing
Good jokes
aren’t taboo
Ease up and
smile
Gaming
isn’t just
for kids
Lighten the
mood
Don’t
work till
you drop
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20. Oct’13
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Beyond
True open leadership is the act of engaging other
to influence and execute a coordinated and
harmonious conclusion

21. BEYOND
Adapting
Measuring
Coaching
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Exploring
BEYOND A
CONNECTED
LEADER
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Bettering
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22. BEYOND: Coaching
Personal
knowledge
management
Things are
never just right
or wrong
Bring the story
to the surface
before
advising
Nurture your
relationship
with your
team
All situations
have teaching
moments
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23. BEYOND: Measuring
Use qualitative &
quantitative
metrics
Consider both the
business & and
humans
Monitor
progress, focus
on
improvement, ad
just as necessary
Work with the
team to adjust to
constraints
Use SMART
goals for
humanistic
targets as well
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24. BEYOND: Exploring
Understand
how the frontline impacts
your work
Leave the office
regularly
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Collaborate
inside & outside
of the
organisation
Better your IQ
& EQ by
examining
different angles
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25. BEYOND: Adapting
Shift priorities
to address
future needs
Explore
options, get
creative
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Be
uncomfortable
with the status
quo
Anticipate
bumps and
barriers
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26. BEYOND: Bettering
No one is
irreplaceable
Get out in front
and initiate the
bettering actions
with your team
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Better the
organisation
Start and open
dialogue about
wants, needs,
wishes and
expectations
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27. Oct’13
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Wrap Up

28. COLLABORATIVE LEADER
ACTION MODEL
CONNECT with
others
CONGRATULATE
thru feedback &
recognition
CONSIDER all
options
CONFIRM the
results met the
target
COMMUNICATE
the decision &
action plans
CREATE the result
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29. WANT TO READ MORE ON THIS?
Flat Army
Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization
by Dan Pontefract
Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 8, 2013)
ISBN-10: 1118529790
ISBN-13: 978-1118529799
http://bit.ly/1hMdEj8
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