Leadership in Context The Greater Albuquerque

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Leadership in Context The Greater Albuquerque Association of REALTORS® Presented by: Bruce MacAllister, J.D. Business Excellence Solutions March 2011 Welcome and Thank You! Bruce MacAllister, your facilitator … Manages a consulting firm to a wide range of clients to provide leadership training & development, mediation, organizational consulting, and systems design services. In addition to being the senior principal in Business Excellence Solutions, he has the following experience: 10 years as ombudsman for Los Alamos National Laboratory VP, CFO, and COO in higher education Leadership Development Project Leader, and Employee Relations Director for Los Alamos National Laboratory Special Counsel to New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee Corporate litigator and general counsel for large government agencies and corporations Business Excellence Solutions Bruce MacAllister, J.D. April 3, 2011 Slide 1 Program Overview Today’s goals and objectives: Understanding leadership in context Outside of formal positions, what is leadership? What are the key attributes of people who are effective at what they do and successful in leading others to share in effective change? Business Excellence Solutions Bruce MacAllister, J.D. 2 Models Perhaps more books and articles have been written about leadership than any other work/community related topic. Why? Business Excellence Solutions Bruce MacAllister, J.D. April 3, 2011 Slide 3 The Leadership Dance Card Connect with as many people as possible within the next TEN minutes, and… Think of the “best,” most natural leaders you know and develop answers to these questions: What makes a leader different? How do they motivate others? How do they communicate? How do they create vision and build momentum? How do they gain and retain the commitment of others? Business Excellence Solutions Bruce MacAllister, J.D. April 3, 2011 Slide 4 Models of Leadership Some are simple: Bradford & Cohen’s Managing for Excellence Heroic and Post-Heroic Leadership Technician – Conductor Malcolm Gladwell’s best-selling book, The Tipping Point. How do little things make a big difference? Connectors, Mavens, and Salespeople. Business Excellence Solutions Bruce MacAllister, J.D. April 3, 2011 Slide 5 Models of Leadership Some Involve 6 or 8 characteristics: Mark Sanborn’s “You Don’t Need a Title To Be a Leader” ROI – Relationships, Outcomes, Improvements Self-Mastery, Focus, Power with People, Communication, Execution, Giving. Business Excellence Solutions Bruce MacAllister, J.D. April 3, 2011 Slide 6 Models of Leadership Some add more factors: John Kotter’s Leading Change Creating a sense of urgency, building a coalition, developing vision & strategy, communicating the change vision, empowering broad-based