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Mingle Activity: Leader Hunt
This exercise starts right now. Put down your things, take a pen and this page, and start
to talk to other participants.
Your objective is to find people who match each of the following descriptions. You must
not use prior knowledge about anyone... you need to actually talk to each person here
today.
Use each persons name only once. !rite their names on the line at the left of each
description.
""""""""""""""""""" #howed flexibility when solving a problem recently.
""""""""""""""""""" $an name a significant risk she%he took recently.
""""""""""""""""""" !ould rather lead others than be a follower.
""""""""""""""""""" &as worked for more than '( years with his%her organisation.
""""""""""""""""""" &as worked with his%her organisation for less than two years.
""""""""""""""""""" !orks with or for someone she%he thinks is a model leader.
""""""""""""""""""" $an describe her%his vision of leadership.
""""""""""""""""""" &as successfully developed a complex team.
""""""""""""""""""" $ould recommend a book on effective leadership.
""""""""""""""""""" &as energy that is high when yours is low during the day.
""""""""""""""""""" Travelled the farthest to get to this workshop.
""""""""""""""""""" &as an enviable work)life balance.
""""""""""""""""""" *s in a career transition.
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What do leaders do?: Learning from Gallup pre-course task
The competencies that distinguish good leaders according to the +allup ,ngagement
*ndex -pre)course task ) #ingapore. are listed below. Using your own self)awareness,
rate yourself on these scales.
How do you rate yourself?
#etting clear expectations for others / both work standards and behaviour
(0"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""'((0
Using team members full potential
(0"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""'((0
+iving feedback on how they are performing
(0"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""'((0
Providing them learning and growing opportunities
(0"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""'((0
Providing them a sense of caring
(0"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""'((0
Make some notes aout why you have given yourself these ratings!
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)ask -: Mark your oss with a s.uare
)ask /: Mark your one suordinate +with whom you have an ideal
relationship, with a tick
)ask 0: Mark your one suordinate +with whom the relationship is yet to e
ideal, with a cross
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$air e1ercise:
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3an you descrie your team4s mission?
The mission statement should reflect the core values of your department and
team. The mission statement says what you do.
1irst of all think about your section in your company. $an you describe it to your
partner in 2( seconds3 Try it and time yourself. *f not, try again and again and
again4444..
This is what you are all about in your workplace. ,veryone at work should
communicate the mission and its benefits to others. ,veryone needs to be able
to talk about these core issues.
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Managers vs! Leaders: 5ame or 'ifferent?
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2. *nvestigates what is happening and
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6. 7oes the right thing
8. *s his%her own person, first and
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9. *s most concerned with people
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<. =ooks toward the future
'(. >sks what and why
''. #upports and develops staff
'5. >voids boredom and no movement
'2. Prevents ineffective performance
'6. #ets the direction
'8. ,ncourages everyone in decision
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6. 7oes things right by the rules and
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8. *s a part of an organisation, above
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9. *s most concerned with systems,
procedures and methods
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;. #upports the things as they are
<. !atches the bottom line
'(. >sks how and when
''. ?ewards and disciplines staff
'5. >voids surprise and employee confusion
'2. Prevents low performance
'6. 1ollows direction from above
'8. =imits who can make decisions
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&ndividual )ask: $onsider all your direct reports. >t the moment, where are they in
terms of their !ill and #kill3 >ssign them a Duadrant.
Eow, mark your own keywords on how you will coach them using this matrix.
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=im 3ollins4 Level > Leadership
Level > Level > 71ecutive builds enduring greatness through a paradoxical
blend of personal humility and professional will
Level 0 7ffective Leader catalyses commitment to and vigorous pursuit of a
clear and compelling vision, stimulating higher performance
standards
Level / 3ompetent Manager organises people and resources towards the
effective and efficient pursuit of pre)determined objectives
Level - 3ontriuting )eam Memer contributes individual capabilities to the
achievement of group objectives and works effectively with others in
groups
Level * Highly 3apale &ndividual makes productive contributions through
talent, knowledge, skills, and good work habits
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