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The Challenge of Leadership

The Challenge of Leadership. David A. Mack, Ph.D. Leadership. What is leadership? Is there a generally accepted theory? Is there a generally accepted definition?. Leadership. A suggested definition: Actions, that focus Resources, to create Opportunities. Leadership. MANAGEMENT vs.

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The Challenge of Leadership

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  1. The Challenge of Leadership David A. Mack, Ph.D.

  2. Leadership What is leadership? Is there a generally accepted theory? Is there a generally accepted definition?

  3. Leadership A suggested definition: Actions, that focus Resources, to create Opportunities

  4. Leadership MANAGEMENT vs. LEADERSHIP

  5. Leadership Managers – See Different Things Leaders – See Things Differently

  6. Leadership Managers – Motivate People Leaders – Inspire Them

  7. Leadership Managers – Are Fired Leaders – Resign

  8. Leadership • Theories of leadership: • There are many • They can be broken into 4 categories • Essentially the issue is what you believe

  9. Leadership Experience + Creativity + Management = LEADERSHIP

  10. CREATIVITY EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT

  11. Leadership • Experience is essentially the accumulation of “Assets”: • Skills • Knowledge • Credentials

  12. Leadership • Experience leads to an understanding of cause and effect: • Look at the big picture • Work environments are not stable • Events don’t often happen in isolation • Chain of events

  13. Leadership • Experience also means developing contacts: • Knowledgeable others • Diverse viewpoints • Professional and personal • Networking Inexperienced people tend to be captive to a small circle of acquaintances

  14. Leadership What is Management? The major responsibility of management is to manage -- Harold Geneen, ITT

  15. Leadership • Management functions: • Scheduling activities • Assigning responsibilities • Training • Resource allocation • Anticipating problems • Coordination with outside entities • Monitoring results

  16. Leadership Creativity – what is it? Are you a creative person?

  17. Leadership • Creativity: • Novel associations that lead to new outcomes

  18. Leadership • The creative process: • Preparation • Concentration • Incubation • AHA!! • Verification

  19. Leadership • Requirements for creativity: • A pool of inputs • The ability to see novel connections amongst them • The courage to pursue them

  20. THE LIMITS OF TOLERABLE DEVIANCY

  21. Creative Leadership oholene 12.__________________

  22. Creative Leadership RUNNER RUNNER 18.__________________

  23. Creative Leadership wheather 19.__________________

  24. Creative Leadership ALL/world 2.__________________

  25. Creative Leadership • Psychological Barriers • Cultural Barriers • Environmental Barriers Barriers To Creativity

  26. Creative Leadership 1000 40 1000 30 1000 20 1000 10 4100

  27. Creative Leadership Barriers To Creativity • Psychological Barriers • Cultural Barriers • Environmental Barriers • Thinking Language Blocks • Functional Fixedness • Habitual Ways of Visualizing

  28. VOLUME I VOLUME II VOLUME III VOLUME IV EACH BOOK’S PAGES ARE 2 INCHES THICK EACH COVER (FRONT OR BACK) IS 1/6 INCH THICK

  29. Creative Leadership Good News: Creativity barriers can be overcome. Bad News: It ain’t easy!!

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