ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES Session 4ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESSlide 3ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES Guest Lecture SeriesETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES Reimer’s Rules for LeadershipETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESSlide 7Slide 8ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES Five Actions to CredibilitySlide 10Slide 11Slide 12Slide 13Slide 14Slide 15Slide 16Slide 17Slide 18ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES From Individual Contributor to Leader/Manager Ten Traits to TransitionEngineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESSession 4ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESSession 4•Recap/Common Threads•“Guest Lecture Series” – Jack Welch (GE), Jim Goodnight (SAS), Craig Weatherup (Pepsi), Jerry Ennis (Boldt Construction•Guest Lecture by (Ret.) General Reimer•Five Myths of Management•Review of “Successful Leader” Assignment (Common Threads)Engineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESOur Virtual Walk in the WoodsOrMoral CompassEngineering and Technology Management Managing for Shareholder Value*•Shifting the focus from growth to profitability•Core strengths/competency•Workforce development•Defining success (e.g., customer satisfaction, return on investment, return on equity)•Setting ambitious yet achievable goals•Benchmarking against world-class corporations•Multi-disciplinary solutions•Performance-based compensation*Brian Pitman, “Leading for Value,” HBR, April 2003.ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESEngineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES Guest Lecture Series ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES Guest Lecture Series Dennis Reimer is Executive Director of the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT)•Retired General, United States Army•33rd Chief of Staff (1995-1999)•Commanding General U. S. Army, Forces Command, Ft. McPherson, GA•Among Assignments: Vietnam, Korea, Pentagon•Graduate, U. S. Military Academy•M. S., Shippensburg State College•Native of Medford, OKEngineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES Reimer’s Rules for LeadershipETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES Reimer’s Rules for Leadership1. Do What’s Legally and Morally Right Every Time2. Be All You Can Be (U. S. Army Slogan)3. Treat Others As You Expect to Be TreatedGen. Dennis Reimer (Ret. USA)Executive Director, National Memorial Institutefor the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT)Engineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESFive Myths of Management*:1. Leadership is rare skill.2. Leaders are born, not made.3. Leaders are charismatic.4. Leadership exists only at the top of an organization.5. The leader controls, directs, prods, manipulates.*List by Bennis and Nanus and included in book “Moses on Management” by David Baron, Pocket Books: ISBN: 0671-03259-3Engineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESWhat Constitutes Role Model Behavior?Engineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESThe Components of Role Model Behavior•Honest•Competent•Trustworthy•Respect for others•Energizes/engages others•Gets results•Conflict mediation/resolution•Practices the “7 Habits”Engineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESFive Actions to CredibilityETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESFive Actions to Credibility1. Challenge the Process2. Inspired Shared Vision3. Empower People to Act4. Model the Way Thru Personal Behavior Successes5. Recognize Contributions and Celebrate SuccessesEngineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESEffective leaders know what will make a difference, and how to make a difference…Engineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESThe Language of Leadership•Engage/involve•Earned authority•Core competency•M & A•Virtuality•Enterprise resource planning (ERP)•Smart/integrated systemsEngineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESThe Value of Shared Values*•Foster strong feelings of personal effectiveness.•Promote high levels of loyalty to the organization.•Facilitate consensus about key organizational goals and the organization’s stakeholders.•Encourage ethical behavior.•Promote strong norms about working hard and caring.•Reduce levels of job stress and tension.•Foster pride in the organization. •Facilitate understanding about job expectations.•Foster teamwork and esprit de corps.*Kouzes & Posner, “Seven Lessons for Leading the Voyage to the Future.”(From Drucker, The Leader of the Future, page 99-110)Engineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESBreakthrough Leadership“…they don’t make plans; they don’t solve problems; they don’t even organize people. What leaders really do is prepare organizations for change and help them cope as they struggle through it.”What Leaders Really Do, HBR, December 2001.Engineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESLeadership: “What Really Matters”*•How Decisions Made? (Independently or in Collaboration)•Qualitative or Quantitative Assessments to Make Key Decisions?•Visionary or Detailed-oriented?•Charismatic or Quiet?•Patient or Impatient?•Secure or Insecure? Build relationships with people at all levels of the organization and to inspire the rest of the management team to do the same.Spot opportunities and problems early.*Nohria, Joyce, and Roberson, “What Really Works,” HBR, July 2003, page 42-52.Engineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESMotivating EmployeesRecast jobs so that they offer:•Achievement•Responsibility•GrowthHerzberg, “One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?” HBR, January 2003.Engineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESThe Value-centric Organization...Engineering and Technology Management ETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESETM 5110 – LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESThe Value-centric