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Developing Your Leadership Journey

Developing Your Leadership Journey. Gladys Ogallo July 2012. Your Leadership Journey…. 1. Your Power Play. 1. POWER Play…. Know the political landscape; who are the power brokers, who is in the inner circle, who is in the ‘board within the board’ Know where and when real decisions are made

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Developing Your Leadership Journey

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  1. Developing Your Leadership Journey Gladys Ogallo July 2012

  2. Your Leadership Journey…

  3. 1. Your Power Play

  4. 1. POWER Play… • Know the political landscape; who are the power brokers, who is in the inner circle, who is in the ‘board within the board’ • Know where and when real decisions are made • Two big mistakes : i.) trying to use power you don’t have and ii.) using the wrong kind of power to achieve results

  5. 2. Understand your Leadership StyleWhat’s your power zone?

  6. 2. Understand your Leadership Style • Make sure you know your ‘power zone’. Try to think about how you influence others. Self assessment • Hold yourself to higher standards • Have hard conversations : Remember Spiderman’s words of wisdom…“With great power comes great responsibility”

  7. 3. Organizational Politics You need to understand: • The Political Landscape • The Players • The Rules

  8. a) The Political Landscape • The formal hierarchy and the informal hierarchy that link the political players together

  9. b) The Players • The Boss • The Yes Man • The Kill-Joy • The Drama Queen • The Brain • The Rubber snake • The Parrot • The Empire Builder • The Peace Maker • ……

  10. c) The rules • Yes, there are rules (though no rule book to refer to)! • Rules change, are situational

  11. Your operational base Scarce Resources Tolerance of Politics Conditions In your Organizations Complex and Ambiguous Decisions Organizational Change

  12. How to deal with Organizational Politics • You must understand the landscape, the players and the rules • Learn to be a network connector ; personal network = power. Who are the power brokers. Make the most of networks • Give to get; what are you bringing to the table? Bring actionable ideas to solve big problems • Neutralize Negative Politics – take the ‘dirty out of politics’ • Be a model of integrity

  13. Core Competency – Persuasion Steve Jobs’ Reality Distortion Field Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple was famous for influencing people through his persuasiveness, which draws them into his “reality distortion field.”

  14. Persuasion • “Soft” tactics more acceptable than “hard” tactics?

  15. When to do what…? • When to…. • Get a job • Start a family, have children • Fast track your career • Take a pause • Take a back seat

  16. The Athena Leadership Model ‘Becoming Athena’ by Martha Mayhood Mertz • Live authentically • Learn constantly • Advocate fiercely • Act courageously • Foster Collaboration • Build Relationships • Give back • Celebrate

  17. Things that men can do at work that you can’t • ‘Play like a Man, Win like a Woman’ by Gail Evans • They can cry, you can’t • They can flirt, you can’t • They can yell, you can’t • They can have bad manners, you can’t • They can be ugly, you can’t

  18. Parting shot… • What does it do to lead by virtue?

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