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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7. Jim Holmes Jim.Holmes @ CentricConsulting.com
8. Slides: Sessions/Schedule Channel http://speakerdeck/jimholmes
13. Free Book! (first 30 takers) leanpub.com/ theleadershipjourney /c/m365
14. GOALS
15. LEARN how to understand the business
16. (And what they expect of You)
17. LEARN where and how to improve your communication
18. LEARN How to effectively prioritize
19. (And say “No”)
20. LEARN how to grow
21. Leave with a roadmap of ideas
22. DO YOU WANT TO LEAD?
23. WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAD
24. FILL A NEED
25. SELF- FULFILLMENT
26. WE HAVE TOO FEW GOOD LEADERS!
27. WHAT MAKES A GREAT LEADER?
28. Mentor Inspires Calm/Rational Delegates Solves Problems Focused Protects team Knows the mission Decisive
29. RESPECT
30. INTEGRITY
31. WHAT MAKES A GREAT LEADER? GREAT LEADERS HAVE PROPERTIES YOU CAN LEARN AND EMULATE
32. GETTING READY FOR LEADERSHIP
33. PREPARING FOR A LEADERSHIP ROLE
34. Learn the mission!
35. Demonstrate aptitude, interest, ability
36. Ask for more responsibility!
37. DEAL WITH YOUR FEARS
38. I’ll lose my technical skills!
39. Yes Maybe Deal with it
40. Pair with smart team mates
41. Broaden your skills
42. I don’t have the tech skills to lead a team!
43. No Maybe Deal with it
44. Do you actually need them?
45. Your TEAM is strong!
46. IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNICATION
47. Good communication is about your audience NOT you
48. Understand the audience
49. DISC
50. Decisive Interactive Stability Cautious
52. OMG EVERYONE IS ANGRY AND TENSE AND WANTS ANSWERS RIGHT NOW
53. Wait Ten Minutes
54. UNDERSTANDING THE BUSINESS
55. Learn to communicate in the language of your business!
56. How do you contribute value to your organization?
57. Who do you help? How do you help them?
58. Talk to your boss Talk to their boss
59. GETTING READY FOR LEADERSHIP LOSE YOUR FEARS ASK FOR RESPONSIBILITY IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNICATION LEARN THE BUSINESS
60. BE A GREAT LEADER
61. DEALING WITH WEAKNESSES
62. Impostor Syndrome
63. Journal Keep track of wins & fails
64. Transparency
65. Accountability Partner
66. LEVERAGING STRENGTHS
67. Do more of it
68. Mentor / Pass it on
69. A DAY IN THE LIFE
70. Manage Expectations (Up and down!)
71. Flip negatives to positives Think of value
72. IT’S A GOOD IDEA BUT WON’T WORK ” “ NOT
73. WE SEEM TO AGREE THIS IS A GOOD IDEA. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN? ” “ INSTEAD
74. Small things build to larger things
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 ” “
76. Managing your team
77. BE A GREAT LEADER MITIGATE YOUR WEAKNESSES LEVERAGE STRENGTHS TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEAM
78. TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF
79. Get a mentor NOW
80. Become a time management super hero
81. “NO”
82. Work / life balance is NOT a myth
83. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF GET A MENTOR LEARN “NO”
84. FINISHING UP
85. WE NEED GOOD LEADERS!
86. YOU CAN LEARN TO BE ONE!
87. DEAL WITH YOUR FEARS
88. LEARN THE BUSINESS
89. TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEAM
90. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
91. Free Book! (first 30 takers) leanpub.com/ theleadershipjourney /c/m365
92. THANK YOU