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Leadership Part II: Effective Application

Leadership Part II: Effective Application. Kelvin K. Droegemeier University of Oklahoma NCAR Undergraduate Leadership Workshop 11 June 2012. Some of Today ’ s Leadership Challenges…. Global climate change The economy Health care Terrorism

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Leadership Part II: Effective Application

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  1. LeadershipPart II: Effective Application Kelvin K. Droegemeier University of Oklahoma NCAR Undergraduate Leadership Workshop 11 June 2012

  2. Some of Today’s Leadership Challenges… • Global climate change • The economy • Health care • Terrorism • Proliferation of nuclear weapons (e.g., North Korea and Iran) • Same-sex marriage • Abortion

  3. Challenges You Mentioned • Climate change/warming of Arctic • Unusually severe weather events • Aerosols/anthropogenic effects on weather and climate • Hurricanes • Paleoclimate • Teleconnections • The warning system (human behavior)

  4. Climate Change: A Classic Leadership Challenge? • Two pathways: • Technical/technological solutions • Adaptive Change • Technological solutions • Develop and implement technical fixes, e.g., scrubbers for coal fired plants, alternative energy vehicles, non-fossil fuel energy sources (wind, solar, geothermal, nuclear) • Adaptation involves modifying behavior to changing circumstances and norms (research, technology, human behavior, proper role of government) • Adaptive work is needed when • Deeply held beliefs are challenged • Legitimate yet competing views emerge

  5. A Classic Leadership Challenge • Adaptive work consists of • The learning required to address conflicts in the values people hold, or to diminish the gap between the values they stand for and the reality they face • Adaptive work requires a change in values, beliefs, or behavior • It does not mean passively “giving in” to the circumstances or compromising moral stands • It does require that one clarify what matters most in balance with trade-offs • People want clean air but also the economic benefits of heavy industry

  6. Applying Leadership • Step 1: Get on the balcony and see the big picture, from all sides • Step 2: Identify the challenge: technical fix or adaptive • Step 3: Sequence and pace the work, regulating distress and providing direction/orientation • Step 4: Ask tough questions and challenge traditional thinking – expose contradictions • Step 5: Give the work back to the people involved; get advice from those on the front lines. This is part of the buy-in • Step 6: Protect the voices of everyone and provide cover to all sides

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