The Leader Within

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The Leader Within

• Dr. Thomas G. Reed

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The Leader Within

• Leadership is the one of the most often observed
  and least understood phenomenon on earth. --
  Burns (1978)

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The Leader Within

• The behavior of an individualdirecting the
  activities of a group toward a shared goal.
• (Hemphill and Coons, 1957, p. 7)

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The Leader Within

• Leadership is exercised when personsmobilizeins
  titutional, political, psychological and other
  resources to arouse, engage, and satisfy the
  motives of followers.
• (Burns, 1978, p. 18)

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The Leader Within

• Ones ability to influence, motivate, and enable
  others to contribute toward the effectiveness and
  success of the organization
• (House, et al, 1999, p. 184).

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The Leader Within

• A social influence process in which one
  individual exerts intentional influence over
  others to structure activities and relationships
  in a group or organization.
• (Hoy Miskel, 2005, p. 375).

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The Leader Within

• Trait Theory
• Style Theory
• Contingency Theory
• Situational Leadership Theory
• Path-Goal Theory
• Theory X, Theory Y
• Tri-dimensional Leadership Theory
• Transformational Leadership Theory
• Distributive Leadership
• Functional Leadership
• Primal Leadership

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The Leader Within

• Self-Awareness
• Emotional awareness Recognizing one's emotions
  and their effects
• Accurate self-assessment Knowing one's strengths
  and limits
• Self-confidence A strong sense of one's
  self-worth and capabilities

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The Leader Within

• The BTI

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The Leader Within

• Rules of engagement
• No good or bad traits. They just ARE.
• No using tendencies to justify behavior
• No attempting to change others

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The Leader Within

• Rules of engagement
• Remember, you have told ME what you are I am NOT
  telling YOU.
• Deepening your understanding of yourself will
  improve relationships
• Deepen your understanding of others will improve
  collaboration
• Lets go

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The Leader Within

• Reading your results
• High 8 to 17
• Mid 18 to 23
• Low 24 to 32

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The Leader Within

• Reading the D line
• (Task Active Characteristics)
• High D (8-17)
• Decisive
• Dominant
• Adventuresome
• Forceful
• Risk-taker

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The Leader Within

• Reading the I line
• (People Active Characteristics)
• High I (8-17)
• Impulsive
• Gregarious
• Persuasive
• Trusting
• Enthusiastic
• Self-promoting

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The Leader Within

• Reading the S line
• (People Passive Characteristics)
• High S (8-17)
• Secure
• Safe
• Predictable
• Passive
• Possessive
• Team player
• Co-operative

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The Leader Within

• Reading the C line
• (Task Passive Characteristics)
• High C (8-17)
• Careful
• Courteous
• Perfectionist
• Systematic
• Restrained
• Fact finder

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The Leader Within

• The Office
• The Lunch
• The Car

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The Leader Within

• Suggestions for Modifying
• IF YOU ARE A HIGH C
• 1. Develop tolerance for conflict.
• 2. Be more decisive.
• 3. Try to be flexible.
• 4. Ask for job descriptions and periodic
  appraisals.

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The Leader Within

• Suggestions for Modifying
• IF YOU ARE A HIGH S
• 1. Be confident in others.
• 2. Set goals for completing tasks.
• 3. Be more creative.
• 4. Clean out your files.

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The Leader Within

• Suggestions for Modifying
• IF YOU ARE A HIGH D
• 1. Learn to relax a little.
• 2. Take more time to explain.
• 3. Think about the needs and feelings of others
• 4. Try a little more research.

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The Leader Within

• Suggestions for Modifying
• IF YOU ARE A HIGH I
• 1. Prioritize and set deadlines.
• 2. Be realistic and logical.
• 3. Practice at being assertive.
• 4. Follow through.

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The Leader Within

• Suggestions for Modifying
• IF YOU ARE A MID-LINER
• You naturally modify your behavior based on
  situations and contingencies.
• Remain open and flexible.

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The Leader Within

• Leadership may the one of the most often observed
  and least understood phenomenon on earth, but you
  dont need to be.
• Understand your leader within.