Focus Magazine - Fall 2015 - (Page 34)
LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENTDEVELOPMENT
The Making of
Great Leaders
■ By Eric Kaufmann
A Trainer's
journey shares
3 common
elements:
A learning
journey begins
at the edge of
the comfortable,
known world.
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1.
2.
COURAGE
Leaving the
comfort zone
"W
3.
PERSEVERANCE
Facing challenge
and risk
hat does it take to develop great
leaders?" asked Barbara, the vice
president of global product
teams. "I lead my own team as well as a critical
matrixed team. is is important for me to
figure out."
"Well," I said, "Great leaders guide teams
from a familiar and known place through the
unknown and unfamiliar to accomplish new
results. ey become great by blending skilled
actions and compelling attitudes."
"I get actions," Barbara said. "You're
referring to things like strategy, teambuilding,
finance, recruiting and coaching, right? But
what's attitude?"
"Attitude" I replied, "is the way that leaders
show up. It's their impact on people."
Bring to mind a leader to whom you felt
committed, both practically and emotionally.
Reflect for a moment ... I bet it was more than
their intelligence and experience that engaged
you. eir smarts and business savvy were the
entry point into leadership. But it was their
presence and the way they made you feel that
earned your energy and effort. Great leaders
inspire commitment and engagement, which
emerge from a leader's personal energy and
tone. e Gallup Engagement Index, in fact,
demonstrates that the primary predictor of
CONTRIBUTION
Giving back
to others
engagement is a positive relationship with your
supervisor.
Our job as trainers is to develop leaders who
can think, decide and relate; leaders whom
people commit to follow. We use models, skill
building and prescriptive formulas to teach
leadership; but great leaders transcend tools
and ideas; they evolve into people of influence
and impact. Each leader has to traverse a
unique path to greatness, but every journey
shares three common elements:
* Leaving the comfort zone (courage)
* Facing challenge and risk (perseverance)
* Giving back to others (contribution)
In order to engage your leader or learner you
have to awaken their passion for growth,
challenge and change. And to awaken that
passion, you must share that passion. A
learning journey begins at the edge of the
comfortable, known world. It is an initiation
into a new level of awareness, skill and
responsibility that culminates when the learner
or leader brings his or her hard-earned prize
back home. On the journey, the leader changes
and returns a hero-a different person, a
different leader.
"So in order to bring out the best in my
leaders, I need to coach them to grow as
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Directions: More Ways to Connect
Front of the Room: Delivering the Unexpected
Neuroscience: The Neuroscience of Mindfulness
AstraZeneca: Creating a Blended Learning Curriculum
44th LTEN Annual Conference: The Power of Networking
Executing a Key Account Management Strategy
Member Solutions: Managing Global Learning
The Making of Great Leaders
Developing Reps: 5 Critical Steps to Success
Reaching Potential: Two Essential Skills
Virtual How: Medical Device Training Priorities
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