WEBVTT - Scholars Corner: 5 STEPS TO LEADERSHIP

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<v Speaker 1>An illegal alien from Guatemala charged with raping a child

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<v Speaker 3>Leadership effectiveness there goes as saying that great leaders are born,

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<v Speaker 3>not made. I'm sure we've all encountered a child, whether

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<v Speaker 3>it was a niece, nephew. You know your daughter, your

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<v Speaker 3>son a student that we felt like, oh, that was

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<v Speaker 3>a born leader, Like he has the skills at such

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<v Speaker 3>a young child to be a leader. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>in my opinion, to some extent, I think the capacity

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<v Speaker 3>for great leadership is in me. However, we can all

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<v Speaker 3>benefit from learning how to become a more effective leader.

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<v Speaker 3>And although some people seem to just be gifted with

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<v Speaker 3>these skills, leadership kits can be learned and they can

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<v Speaker 3>be sharpened with time and practice. So I think it's

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<v Speaker 3>really important to go over and cover just what are

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<v Speaker 3>just some general traits of a powerful and successful leader

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<v Speaker 3>in business. So I'll start with communication. Communicating effectively is key.

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<v Speaker 3>You must be able as a leader to clearly and

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<v Speaker 3>concisely explain business goals, tasks and objectives to your employees.

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<v Speaker 3>If you find that in conversation you're not getting the

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<v Speaker 3>message you're trying to relay across, or the individual that

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<v Speaker 3>you're speaking to is not retaining the information, you need

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<v Speaker 3>to sharpen your communications skills. So you should be comfortable

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<v Speaker 3>speaking with one on one or you may be in

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<v Speaker 3>front of a large audience or communicating to an entire staff.

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<v Speaker 3>But ultimately, whatever you're trying to relay whatever information you

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<v Speaker 3>want to get across, it needs to be retained and

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<v Speaker 3>understood and it needs to be clear, so you know

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<v Speaker 3>that that's an important factor in leadership. And also you

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<v Speaker 3>want to be approachable. Communication is all about the steady

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<v Speaker 3>flow of verbal exchanges of ideas and information, So as

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<v Speaker 3>a leader, you must be approachable so that individuals will

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<v Speaker 3>come to you and you can have that constant flow

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<v Speaker 3>of conversation, motivate and inspire. This is a big one.

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<v Speaker 3>So successful leadership is built on people. The best leaders

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<v Speaker 3>they do drive their people with passion, enthusiasm, inspiration and motivation.

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<v Speaker 3>You have to invest the time and the people so

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<v Speaker 3>you are able to learn what are their strengths, what

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<v Speaker 3>are their needs, what are their priorities? Right, because if

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<v Speaker 3>you don't stay and the rest of this information, how

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<v Speaker 3>are you able to make them feel valued and reinforce

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<v Speaker 3>how their efforts are making a difference. And you also

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<v Speaker 3>need to be sure as a leader you're encouraging their

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<v Speaker 3>development because again their potential, meaningful goals and challenges need

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<v Speaker 3>to be important to you as a leader, and you

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<v Speaker 3>should also be setting clear goals and determine who's being

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<v Speaker 3>able to achieve them.

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<v Speaker 4>And address them accordingly.

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<v Speaker 3>Also, as a leader for yourself, you want to take

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<v Speaker 3>a step back and make sure that you're setting goals

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<v Speaker 3>for yourself because once you radiate that enthusiasm, you're truly

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<v Speaker 3>excited about what you're doing, and people will naturally be

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<v Speaker 3>drawn to you. They will naturally see that while this

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<v Speaker 3>individual's motivate, this one is setting their own goals.

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<v Speaker 4>So now we.

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<v Speaker 3>All know when we're working for someone that doesn't truly

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<v Speaker 3>motivate and inspire us, we're not going to put our

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<v Speaker 3>best effort forward. So that's a key. When you want

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<v Speaker 3>to lead a team, you got to motivate them demonstrate integrity.

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<v Speaker 3>So this is a piece that I work with you

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<v Speaker 3>in employee relations is really driving integrity.

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<v Speaker 4>So this is like a big one for me.

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<v Speaker 3>You have to make sure you are displaying integrity as

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<v Speaker 3>a leader through your daily actions, decision making behaviors, and

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<v Speaker 3>you want to hold yourself accountable and take responsibility for

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<v Speaker 3>your mistakes, and that's critical. Do not compromise your leadership

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<v Speaker 3>for the sake of not being able to acknowledge you've

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<v Speaker 3>made a mistake or maybe that wasn't the best decision right.

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<v Speaker 3>In my opinion, this is the most important because you

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<v Speaker 3>want to be respected. You want to be respected for

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<v Speaker 3>being genuine, principal, ethical, and consistent right. It's otherwise you

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<v Speaker 3>will face terrible repercussions. You could take action that can

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<v Speaker 3>impact your business negatively, just because you tried to cut corners,

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<v Speaker 3>just because you wanted the easy way out, or just

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<v Speaker 3>because you weren't acting with displaying full integrity. You got

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<v Speaker 3>to lead by example, and you know ultimately you want

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<v Speaker 3>to set the right example, so you need to be demonstrated.

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<v Speaker 3>Those behaviors that you want others to follow, you want

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<v Speaker 3>your team to follow, and when you display integrity through

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<v Speaker 3>daily options, your employees will respect you and they will

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<v Speaker 3>be confident.

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<v Speaker 4>In your leadership.

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<v Speaker 3>Because I've encountered leaders that I kind of questioned their ethics,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm not gonna want to again put my.

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<v Speaker 4>Best foot forward.

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<v Speaker 3>So you have to ultimately understand you are leading by

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<v Speaker 3>example and you want to be proud and ethical in

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<v Speaker 3>all of your behaviors into the decision making, So managing complexity.

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<v Speaker 3>As a leader, you're going to solve problems and you're

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<v Speaker 3>going to need to make decisions under rapidly shifting circumstances.

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<v Speaker 3>Learning to lead in a complex environment it is a

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<v Speaker 3>vital skill. When facing a tough decision, you have to

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<v Speaker 3>really start by determining what do I want to achieve?

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<v Speaker 3>Way all the factors, consider all the consequences, and you

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<v Speaker 3>know what are the available alternatives. So as a leader,

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<v Speaker 3>you have to be confident in whatever decision you're.

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<v Speaker 4>Going to make and you know you need to make it.

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<v Speaker 4>You have to make these tough calls.

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<v Speaker 3>It may be you know, literally you don't have a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of time to make a difficult call.

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<v Speaker 4>So as a leader, you just have to always be

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<v Speaker 4>on top of it.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know there may not be any definitive information available. However,

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<v Speaker 3>you have to be able to assess the situation's complexity

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<v Speaker 3>and determine what's the best course of action. You may

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<v Speaker 3>not have a ton of resources or you may not

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<v Speaker 3>have everything, but again you have to work with the

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<v Speaker 3>information you have. So managing complexity and problem solving is

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<v Speaker 3>really key when it comes to leadership.

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<v Speaker 4>Now learning agility, so.

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<v Speaker 3>Great leaders know what the strength of their leadership is

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<v Speaker 3>built on the ability to adapt to all the changing circumstances, right,

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<v Speaker 3>so you have to know how and when to seize

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<v Speaker 3>one opportunities. We are all constantly learning and growing. Once

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<v Speaker 3>you've reached the platform in your career, that can't be

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<v Speaker 3>the hard stop on. When you're continuing to gather information,

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<v Speaker 3>you have to expand on your knowledge and that's a

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<v Speaker 3>reason why you all are here a part of eyl

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<v Speaker 3>University because we are expanding on your knowledge. You never

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<v Speaker 3>stop learning, no matter how far you've grown in your career,

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<v Speaker 3>no matter how many accolades you've received, no matter how

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<v Speaker 3>many degrees you have, there is always a teachable moment

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<v Speaker 3>and you have to understand that you do.

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<v Speaker 4>We don't know everything. There's always something to learn.

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<v Speaker 3>You have to make a learning opportunity out of every

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<v Speaker 3>single situation. So it's important that as a leader to

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<v Speaker 3>understand that and just be agile non positional leadership. When

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<v Speaker 3>we think about leadership, we often consider like a title

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<v Speaker 3>or position. So we think about our managers, We think

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<v Speaker 3>about our CEOs, we think about our vice presidents, our

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<v Speaker 3>strategic directors.

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<v Speaker 4>Are you know, senior aids.

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<v Speaker 3>We think about just leadership role. We think about the

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<v Speaker 3>power that is associated with these leadership roles.

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<v Speaker 4>Right.

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<v Speaker 3>However, in non positional leadership, you can cultivate cultivate influence

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<v Speaker 3>among a group, so you really don't need authority from

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<v Speaker 3>others to be considered a leader. Most people often grow

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<v Speaker 3>to a leader because they've demonstrated those behaviors and exhibited

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<v Speaker 3>those signs early on in their careers. So if you

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<v Speaker 3>have high aspirations, it's recommended that you do take every

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<v Speaker 3>opportunity to step outside of the role and I prove

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<v Speaker 3>that you're capable of much more. And I see this

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<v Speaker 3>nonpositional leadership role coming out. It's when you have like

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<v Speaker 3>a breakout employee, when you're leading from the middle, when

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<v Speaker 3>you're taking initiative, when you're going that extra step and

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<v Speaker 3>holding on some of the leadership skills that will improve

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<v Speaker 3>on the workplace dynamic, will increase the efficiency of your

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<v Speaker 3>entire team, and just will raise the bar for the

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<v Speaker 3>quality of work. So you don't have to have the

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<v Speaker 3>title or that authority to feel like you can go

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<v Speaker 3>out of there and make an impact.

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<v Speaker 4>It could because you will be recognized right