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This document contains leadership lessons from around the globe presented by Barbara Mulhern Fowler. It includes three quotes: [1] An old Chinese proverb about how the best leaders accomplish their tasks and let the people take credit; [2] Lao Tzu saying that of the best leaders, when their work is done the people will feel they did it themselves; [3] William Saroyan saying that good people become wise through failure, not success. The document provides brief lessons on cultural diversity, choice in culture, making assumptions, failing forward, taking responsibility, having difficult conversations, the power of teams, making dreams a reality, using open-ended questions, giving permission to supervise, dealing with change, forming good
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- 1. The World Isn’t Flat! Leadership Lessons from Around the Globe LOMA March 2, 2011 Barbara Mulhern Fowler J.D., LL.M, CLU, ChFC
- 2. Old Chinese Proverb Go to the people Live among the people Learn from them Love them Start with what they know Build on what they have But of the best leaders, When their task is accomplished, Their work is done, The people will remark, “We have done it ourselves” By Lao Tzu 2
- 3. Cultural Diversity 1. Hearing that a nine year old girl was not allowed to play with a classmate because the classmate did not do well in her school grades makes me feel ….. 2. Seeing a six-year old getting on a subway alone in a major city makes me think her parents are ….. 3. Finding out that a good student was giving her answers to several other students taking a test made me think that ….. 4. Seeing someone throw trash on the street makes me wonder if ….. 5. Interviewing a candidate for an executive level position who answers several questions with the preface “my psychologist and I have discussed this” makes me feel…… 3
- 4. Choice in Culture When making choices, do you consider what is best for you or what is best for you and the people around you? In what areas do you like to have choices? Where would you prefer not to have a choice? Individualist versus Collectivist culture? 4
- 5. Making Assumptions Don’t make them If you do, assume the best intentions Our assumptions are always biased Seek first to understand, then to be understood 5
- 6. Failing Forward “Good people are good because they have come to wisdom from failure. We get very little wisdom from success.” William Saroyan 6
- 7. Failing Forward Fear Fear Inability Cycle Inaction Inexperience 7
- 8. Failing Forward Confidence Fear Success Forward Action Ability Cycle Failure Experience 8
- 9. Don’t Make Excuses “Do what you can with what you have at the time.” Teddy Roosevelt 9
- 10. Take Responsibility – 100% I need to do a better job of explaining this… I must not have been clear enough… I was at fault… 10
- 11. Learn to Have Difficult Conversations … Constructively “If we avoid confronting people…we rob the other person of the opportunity to improve things.” Douglas Stone 11
- 12. The Power of Teams T–E–A- M Together Each Achieves More Or… Together Each Achieves Mediocrity 12
- 13. Making Dreams into Reality Write them down Say them out loud Make them specific Ask for help Give permission to others to hold you accountable “It is never too late to become what you might have been.” George Eliot 13
- 14. Use Open-Ended Questions To develop a team To give/get feedback Get independent opinions, not group consensus Second person to speak 14
- 15. Give Them Permission to Supervise You If you see me having difficulty, please…. If I am not clear, please…. I would appreciate it if you…. 15
- 16. Change is Not Easy “Without change, there can be no growth. Without change, there can be no improvement.” Robin Sharma 16
- 17. “The Common Denominator of Success” “Successful people form the habits of doing the things that failures don’t like to do.” Albert E.N. Gray 17
- 18. Make it Harder “Not” to Get Up 18
- 19. Michelangelo’s David 19
- 20. Questions? Contact Barbara Fowler www.chiefoutsiders.com [email protected] 20
Editor's Notes
- #2: Good Afternoon everyone. I appreciate the opportunity to be here today. I will speak for about 40-45 minutes and then open it to questions. What I would like to share with you this afternoon are some lessons in leadership that I have learned over my career in management. And I would like to start off with a 2000 year old Chinese poem.