How to Avoid Becoming Irrelevant as a Leader

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3 Overview Introductions and desired outcomes What does it mean to be relevant or not The challenge of leadership Six Principles of Ripple Leadership Three practices for Program Management Ideas for improvement Commit to doing one thing differently Wrap up 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 3

The challenge of leadership Hard to realize how contributing or

6 Ripple Principle 1 Leaders effectiveness is proportional to how well they know themselves As a state of being, deep self-alignment is the foundation for a leader s potential impact 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 6

7 Ripple Principle 2 Leaders are judged more by what they don t than by what they do As a leader, no one will force you to do the things that matter and neither will they forget if you don t 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 7

8 Ripple Principle 3 People discover their best selves through being respected by a leader Leaders who listen, look for, and uncover others strengths create capacity and commitment 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 8

9 Ripple Principle 4 People multiply a leader s power only as much as it is shared The success of a leader is determined by how much he or she can positively enable others 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 9

11 Ripple Principle 6 Organizations generating waste are generating opportunities for improvement Lead the organization to minimize waste and optimize output 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 11

12 Six Ripple Principles 1. Leaders effectiveness is proportional to how well they know themselves 2. Leaders are judged more by what they don t than by what they do 3. People discover their best selves through being respected by a leader 4. People multiply a leader s power only as much as it is shared 5. Organizations are designed to get the results they are getting 6. Organizations generating waste are generating opportunities for improvement 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved

13 Ripple Principle 1 Leaders effectiveness is proportional to how well they know themselves As a state of being, deep self-alignment is the foundation for a leader s potential impact 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 13

14 Principle 1. Leader s effectiveness is proportional to how well they know themselves People often can t recognize their own strengths and you cannot tap what you do not know 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 14

16 Principle 1. Leader s effectiveness is proportional to how well they know themselves Where have you seen this show up in projects? Team members? Yourself? 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 16

17 Ripple Principle 3 People discover their best selves through being respected by a leader Leaders who listen, look for, and uncover others strengths create capacity and commitment 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 17

Principle 3. People discover their best strengths through being respected by a leader.

22 Principle 5. Organizations are designed to get the results they are getting. When people see their influence in a shared vision of the future, they become owners 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 22

26 Ideas for improvement 2 minutes Complete the statement I want to work on to be a more relevant leader. 8 minutes Get feedforward as quickly as possible Describe your challenge (what you wrote in the blank) very briefly to another participant Ask for two short suggestions to achieve this change in the future. Take notes and your only response is Thank you Trade and ask what the other person wants to change Provide feedforward two short suggestions to help Say You are welcome Move to another open person Go to another person until I chime or say stop 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 26

28 Commit to doing one thing differently Write down one thing you can implement to begin achieving your desired change Write down what ripples this would create in you, others, and your organization Decide who you would like to help you Your workout partner People at work Family and friends Professionals Decide how to hold yourself accountable 2015 Trebuchet Group All rights reserved 28

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