More Gravy from The Global Leadership Summit
Quotes and concepts from speakers at The Global Leadership Summit:
- If you’re not dead you’re not done.
- Don’t fear the new generation, believe in them because they need you.
- Delegating tasks creates followers. Delegating authority creates leaders.
- Authenticity trumps cool.
- Young leaders grossly overestimate what they can do in the short-run and underestimate what can be done in the long-run.
- Honor publicly results in influence privately.
- Giving people honor helps them become honorable.
- Respect is earned. Honor is given.
- Create ongoing feedback loops from those who are older and younger.
- Don’t copy what others do. Copy how they think.
- How many 16 year olds can write a book? Those who’ve been told they can.
Six questions that create clarity:
- Why do we exist? (Reason for existence)
- How do we behave? (Values)
- What do we do?
- How will we succeed? (Strategy)
- What is most important, right now? (Priorities)
- Who must do what? (Execution)
More from Lencioni:
- If an organization is tolerant of everything, it will stand for nothing.
- All things to all people is nothing to no one.
- Core values question one, “What are you willing to get punished for?”
- Core values question two, “What are you willing to do even if you don’t get rewarded?”
- The greatest power in negotiation is not to react.
- The goal isn’t the elimination of conflict.
- Focus on people. Separate people from the problem.
- Be soft on the people and hard on the problem.
- The harder the problem the softer on people.
- How could you change someone’s mind if you don’t know what’s in their mind?
What’s one of your favorite highlights? Why?
Dan,
Many of today’s points speak to me.
Be soft on the people but hard on the problem.
Perfect. This is what teachers try and do every day.
Find out what you would do even with no rewards.
That EVENTUALLY will lead us to our greatest success.
Figure out what you are willing to be punished for.
This is so true. I was always a person who wanted to do what people wanted me to do. Freedom is only earned when you finally learn that doing what your moral compass says is right, is not always popular with other people. This is a tough but important lesson to learn.
THANK YOU for helping us attend this wonderful conference.
Dauna Easley
The two that speak the clearest to me are both by Lencioni:
“What is most important right now” and “What are you willing to do without reward”
The first obviously speaks to the ability to prioritize. Many people get bogged down in their plans and in transitions because they cannot chose the thing that will make the most impact right this moment. In addition to prioritizing, this also helps bring clarity to the people you are relying on to help get things done. The better people understand how things fit and flow together, the better they will be at implementing and trying to get the results you seek.
The second speaks to values and character. What skin are you willing to put in the game without getting some immediate, if any, reward? Hope important is the project to you? This is a question that you can ask your whole team, but is most important to the leader. The leader is the model that everyone else follows. If the task or project is not important to you, others will figure this out, and it will not be important to them either.
Martina
Dan, ain’t gravy, that is serious main courses #5, 6,& 7…gonna need to go exercise more after all you have shared!
Leave it to P Lencioni to distill to the essence…wow, cover those 6 bases and if you can’t see your vision, process and potential pathways, then check out some lasik options.
As Dauna note that 3rd core value (willing to be punished for) and the 4th (reward sans recognition) interwoven could be a life well lived.
Enjoyed the alternating shift of internal and external analysis. Use your heart and use your head.
Ury’s point about the problem again speaks to systems and processes usually being the gap rather than the person ‘causing’ the problem.
You hit on some of my favorites, but I’d also add Bill Hybels’ moving people from Here to There – and vision is a picture of the future that produces passion in people. Awesome summit, will be unpacking this for awhile.
Craig’s number 7 – if practiced 90% of problems would be solved
All of the above are excellent points. I am familiar with and enjoy Patrick Lencioni’s work. Core values question one, “What are you willing to get punished for?” is a reminder that sometimes it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than it is for permission.
As leaders, we understand that not all decisions are popular. Some may challenge the wisdom of our decisions. But doing the right thing is what matters most.
Ultimately, the proof of wisdom is in the results. Regardless of their outcome, being accountable for our decisions includes the consequences that accompany them.
Loved the one from Patrick very inward looking for individuals and for organization..!
We have too many managers but less and less of true leaders. These are really insightful quotes.
Great quotes! I also would add one from Bill Hybels: “You are going to be the hardest person you will ever lead.” And I am not sure who said this, but “When you turn and enemy into a friend, you have now Destroyed your enemy…..” 🙂