The Work of Leaders: Julie Straw, Co-Author EAA Professional Staff Conference, August 10-13, 2014 Julie Straw WorkofLeaders.

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1 The Work of Leaders How Vision, Alignment, and Execution Will Change the Way You Lead Julie Straw, Co-Author Leadership Development Research 1

2 The World of Leadership Looking for fresh thinking and insights that represented major breakthroughs Classic vs. Contemporary Academic vs. Consulting 2

3 Non-profit vs. Corporate Philosophical vs. Research-based Literature Review Marcus Buckingham Harry Kraemer Peter Drucker Peter Senge Max De Pree Daniel Goleman Jim Collins Tony Hsieh Tim Irwin Cohn Moran Jack Welch Patrick Lencioni How Dave do Logan we John Kotter Joseph make Folkman Doris Kearns Goodwin Jim Kouzes John Wooden Liz Wiseman Stephen sense Covey of Barry it? Posner Tom Peters Ram Charan Warren Bennis Larry Bossidy Seth Godin Frances Hesselbein Robert Greenleaf Daniel Pink Sun Tzu Jack Zenger John Maxwell Center For Creative Leadership 3

4 Leadership and Personality All leaders are different! What Do Followers Say? Data from 81,943 followers Analyzed 24,000 unique comments Top 3 Requests Followers Make I wish my leader would be more active about finding new opportunities. focus more on improving our methods. do more to rally people to achieve goals. 4

5 Training Trends? Training industry survey results Which experiences most shaped the development of your leadership skills? Reading about leadership Leadership training Work experience An athletic coach A mentor 5

6 How do we make it accessible? Subject-Matter Expert Reviews Coaches Consultants Trainers Leaders Followers Participants Classroom Testing Five rounds of beta testing, each with hundreds of participants Follow-up interviews with consultants and trainers Survey of participants 6

7 Literature Review Update Additional leadership books Academic research Broader social science books Vision Alignment Exploration Clarity Boldness Dialogue Testing Assumptions Inspiration Execution Momentum Structure Feedback The VAE Model Vision Exploration Boldness Testing Assumptions 7

8 VISION: Exploration VISION: Boldness A bat and ball cost $1.10. The bat costs one dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? VISION: Testing Assumptions 8

9 Exploration Boldness Testing Assumptions Vision Alignment Clarity Dialogue Inspiration Additional Research In your leadership development, how much training or guidance have you had in the practice of getting alignment? A. none or almost none B. a little bit C. a fair amount D. a lot E. a great deal 9

10 ALIGNMENT: Clarity ALIGNMENT: Dialogue ALIGNMENT: Inspiration 10

11 Clarity Dialogue Inspiration Alignment Execution Momentum Structure Feedback EXECUTION: Momentum 11

12 EXECUTION: Structure EXECUTION: Feedback Addressing Problems What keeps you from speaking up about problems more often? A. I have a fairly non-confrontational personality B. It s not my job C. It means that I would have to spend more of my time fixing problems. D. Political factors E. I don t want to stir up tension F. I don t want to hurt people s feelings G. I don t want to discourage people H. It wouldn't actually improve things around here 12

13 Execution Momentum Structure Feedback Using the VAE Model Be a better leader 13

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