Don't Fear Leadership

Track keynote from 2020's m365Chicago online conference. This talk speaks to learning how to find your leadership style and grow into being a powerful, effective leader.

Transcript

1. DON’T BE
   SCARED OF
   LEADERSHIP
   

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2. Unsplash @HudsonHintze
   

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3. Unsplash @youxventures
   

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4. Unsplash @MahirUysal
   

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5. Unsplash @LeviSaunders
   

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6. Unsplash @TomRDesigns
   

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7. Jim Holmes
   Jim.Holmes
   @
   CentricConsulting.com
   

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8. Slides:
   Sessions/Schedule Channel
   http://speakerdeck/jimholmes
   

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13. Free Book!
    (first 30 takers)
    leanpub.com/
    theleadershipjourney
    /c/m365
    

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14. GOALS
    

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15. LEARN
    how to understand
    the business
    

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16. (And what they
    expect of
    You)
    

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17. LEARN
    where and how
    to improve your
    communication
    

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18. LEARN
    How to effectively
    prioritize
    

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19. (And say
    “No”)
    

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20. LEARN
    how to
    grow
    

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21. Leave with a roadmap of
    ideas
    

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22. DO YOU
    WANT TO
    LEAD?
    

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23. WHY I
    THINK YOU
    SHOULD LEAD
    

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24. FILL A NEED
    

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25. SELF-
    FULFILLMENT
    

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26. WE HAVE TOO
    FEW GOOD
    LEADERS!
    

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27. WHAT MAKES
    A GREAT
    LEADER?
    

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28. Mentor
    Inspires
    Calm/Rational
    Delegates
    Solves
    Problems
    Focused
    Protects team
    Knows
    the mission
    Decisive
    

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29. RESPECT
    

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30. INTEGRITY
    

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31. WHAT MAKES A GREAT
    LEADER?
    GREAT LEADERS HAVE
    PROPERTIES YOU CAN LEARN
    AND EMULATE
    

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32. GETTING
    READY FOR
    LEADERSHIP
    

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33. PREPARING FOR
    A LEADERSHIP
    ROLE
    

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34. Learn the mission!
    

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35. Demonstrate
    aptitude,
    interest,
    ability
    

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36. Ask for more
    responsibility!
    

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37. DEAL WITH
    YOUR FEARS
    

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38. I’ll lose my technical skills!
    

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39. Yes
    Maybe
    Deal with it
    

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40. Pair with
    smart team mates
    

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41. Broaden your skills
    

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42. I don’t have the tech skills
    to lead a team!
    

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43. No
    Maybe
    Deal with it
    

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44. Do you
    actually
    need them?
    

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45. Your
    TEAM
    is strong!
    

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46. IMPROVE YOUR
    COMMUNICATION
    

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47. Good communication
    is about your audience
    NOT
    you
    

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48. Understand the
    audience
    

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49. DISC
    

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50. Decisive
    Interactive
    Stability
    Cautious
    

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52. OMG EVERYONE IS
    ANGRY AND TENSE
    AND WANTS ANSWERS
    RIGHT NOW
    

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53. Wait
    Ten
    Minutes
    

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54. UNDERSTANDING
    THE BUSINESS
    

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55. Learn to communicate
    in the language
    of your business!
    

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56. How do you
    contribute value
    to your organization?
    

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57. Who do you help?
    How do you help them?
    

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58. Talk to your boss
    Talk to their boss
    

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59. GETTING READY FOR LEADERSHIP
    LOSE YOUR FEARS
    ASK FOR RESPONSIBILITY
    IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNICATION
    LEARN THE BUSINESS
    

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60. BE
    A GREAT
    LEADER
    

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61. DEALING WITH
    WEAKNESSES
    

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62. Impostor
    Syndrome
    

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63. Journal
    Keep track of
    wins & fails
    

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64. Transparency
    

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65. Accountability
    Partner
    

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66. LEVERAGING
    STRENGTHS
    

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67. Do more of it
    

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68. Mentor / Pass it on
    

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69. A DAY IN
    THE LIFE
    

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70. Manage Expectations
    (Up and down!)
    

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71. Flip negatives
    to
    positives
    Think of value
    

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72. IT’S A GOOD IDEA BUT
    WON’T WORK
    ”
    “
    NOT
    

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73. WE SEEM TO AGREE THIS IS A
    GOOD IDEA. WHAT WOULD
    IT TAKE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN?
    ”
    “
    INSTEAD
    

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74. Small things build to
    larger things
    

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75. — Adm. William H. McRaven, US Navy SEAL
    IF YOU MAKE YOUR BED
    EVERY DAY IT WILL GIVE
    YOU A SMALL SENSE OF
    PRIDE AND ENCOURAGE
    YOU TO DO ANOTHER TASK
    ”
    “
    

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76. Managing
    your
    team
    

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77. BE A GREAT LEADER
    MITIGATE YOUR WEAKNESSES
    LEVERAGE STRENGTHS
    TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEAM
    

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78. TAKING
    CARE OF
    YOURSELF
    

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79. Get a mentor
    NOW
    

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80. Become a
    time management
    super hero
    

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81. “NO”
    

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82. Work / life balance is NOT
    a myth
    

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83. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
    GET A MENTOR
    LEARN “NO”
    

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84. FINISHING UP
    

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85. WE NEED
    GOOD
    LEADERS!
    

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86. YOU CAN
    LEARN TO BE
    ONE!
    

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87. DEAL WITH
    YOUR FEARS
    

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88. LEARN THE
    BUSINESS
    

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89. TAKE CARE
    OF YOUR
    TEAM
    

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90. TAKE CARE
    OF
    YOURSELF
    

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91. Free Book!
    (first 30 takers)
    leanpub.com/
    theleadershipjourney
    /c/m365
    

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92. THANK
    YOU
    

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