The Taboos of Leadership: The 10 Secrets No One Will Tell You About Leaders

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The Taboos of Leadership The 10 Secrets No
OneWill Tell You About Leaders

• Anthony Smith
• Co-Founder Managing Director Leadership
  Research Institute

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Taboos Of Leadership

• The Why, What and, So Whats

Dr. Anthony F. Smith
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WHY
the Field
Leadership
the Book
Taboos

• Primal Leadership
• Monday Morning Leadership
• Courageous Leadership
• Principal Centered Leadership
• Servant Leadership
• Change Leadership
• Authentic Leadership
• Heroic Leadership
• Real Leadership
• Leadership for Dummies

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WHAT
Leadership is

• the day-by-day activity whereby an individual
  pursues a vision and shared goals by
• intentionally seeking to influence team
  members and the conditions in which they work,
• to perform to their full potential
• for as long as possible,
• thus increasing the probability of achieving the
  shared goals, as well as realizing the vision and
  maximizing Organizational, Team and Personal
  Development of all members involved.

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Leadership credibility is
WHAT

• Character

• Courage/Conviction

• Composure

• Competence

Technical
Non-technical

• Care for People

Personal
Professional
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Leadership Awareness Matrix
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WHAT
Leadership is not

• Understood

Confused With Good Management
Appeals To All Applies To Few
Requires Extreme Skill Will
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WHAT
Leadership is not

• Politically Neutral

Overtly Political
Contains Double Standards
Fueled By Blatant Self-Interest
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WHAT
Leadership is not
The Dip

• Easy

Its supposed to be hard -- if it wasnt hard,
everyone would do it the hard is what makes it
great. Jimmy Dugan, A League Of Their Own
Results
Effort
Messy Unpredictable
All Consuming
Lonely
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Kelly David Toms Scott McCarron Sergio
Garcia Davis Love III Michael Campbell Bob
Estes Niclas Fasth Chris DiMarco Stuart
Appleby Justin Leonard Gary Evans Nick
Price Scott Verplank Mike Weir Rocco
Mediate Steve Lowery Padraig Harrington Kenny
Perry
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QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? The Ten Taboos 1. We
dont know what Leadership Takes 2. Charisma
Does Make a Difference 3. Leaders take Politics
Very Seriously 4. Women Make Better Leaders 5.
Leaders have Double Standards 6. Leaders Play
Favorites with Friends and Family 7. It Hurts a
Leader to groom a Successor 8. A Leaders Life
is their Work 9. Leaders are Driven by Blatant
Self-Interest 10. It is lonely at the Top, but
thats OK