Leadership+-+merging+comments

THIS IS A SAMPLE!!! Keep scrolling down to view it...

There is a discussion board associated with this page if needed (just click on the discussion button at the top menu of __this__ page). Post there if you like, or to the original discussion board about your reaction to proceeding this way towards creating our submission product, thoughts, suggestions... Once Fiorella has the next rankings (drumroll....) and Jill has the final three (more drumroll...), please each of you, drop them in numbered order continuing after the top 3 already started.

This can be a workspace for now. Thoughts on formatting, creating another page with special formatting, or otherwise creative presentation style can come from our group members simply by speaking up.

Each of us ....(suggested): How is the ranking coming along Fiorella? Can the results of the ranking tool be added here now?


 * Assign yourself at least three of the skills - pick up from what others have started on a first come basis - and merge the comments you find on the original ranking submission. (I worked in Word first and then brought things over to this WIKI page)


 * Locate at least one quote from Lambert or, by means of distilling, create a sentence of your own from the sense of what Lambert says. I am doing this now for each of the top 3, but if anyone has something they feel really should be there then just jump in and add away.


 * Please come away from viewing this sample with the notion of creating a final document that has a __balance of ideas and contributions representing all members__; it will be up to each of us to head towards that kind of final product. If anyone needs help there will be others to reach out. I know I skimped on some of the later skills. Meanwhile don't take my own verbage here as a sign of setting a bar! No edits/comments on others comments necessary, but yes, highlight if you notice someone has typos for example or otherwise helpful suggestions ( in a colored font). **

We have to get in a free flow mode to complete our product in a timely way. It's the fourth quarter and the ball is in play....let's get out there and take care of each other, starting with Fiorella crunching those next skill rankings - I can hear the gears whirring at Intel as I type... L

=Being A Visionary (1) = **Adam:** To be a leader who is truly the best person to lead an organization, you must have a clear vision and purpose for your organization. A leader needs to be able to envision what does not yet exist.

**Fiorella: **

**Jason:** (a). Future program offerings (b). Future program needs (c). Professional development of staff (d). Succession of personnel

**Jill:** It is very important to be able to see beyond today's complications, and imaging the most desirable outcome. It is important to help others to claim the vision rather than making them your slaves to make your dream come true.

**Laura:** To be a leader in a basic sense of the word takes the ability to get people to follow you to start with. To that end a leader needs to create a shared vision among the members of the organization. At the heart of this will be core values and people will observe whether the leader walks the talk. Being visionary is also linked with foresight and the energy inspired by not being bogged down in the day to day mundane.

Sample quote: (add your quote under your name/comment section just as I did here for any of the 12 skills)

//According to Lambert, leadership is not about “selling a personal vision to others”, but is the “touchstone” from which all other actions flow. Leaders maintain focus on the shared vision and resist “temptation to make unilateral decisions that may be inconsistent with the vision” (p. 86-87). //

=Empowering Others (2) =
 * Adam: ** No leader can accomplish great things without energy, creativity, enthusiasm, and hard work from the people of his/her organization. The leader needs to be able to generate leadership qualities in the people who work in the organization.


 * Fiorella: **

(a). Confidence (b). Knowledge (c). Persuasive
 * Jason: **Must be able to take control of staff and incorporate professional relationships:

**Jill:** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The team members are the leaders most important resource, so developing them is imperative. Team members must be provided with the time, training and materials required to complete tasks assigned to them. They also need to be placed in a position to succeed, that is given tasks that best match their skill set.

<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">**Laura:** <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">A good leader knows that people are the organization’s most important asset. When people are empowered by a leader they feel confidence, loyalty, and fulfillment. The organization has met their needs. Morale will be high. People follow you because they want to rather than (authority) have to. Chances are you will sustain the vitality needed for continuous improvement and adaptation for change.

// (Quote/s to be added) //

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Listening (3)
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Adam:** The leader needs to be able to listen to the ideas and concerns of the organization’s members in order to develop a shared vision. The leader can then use the information gathered by listening to creatively solve problems and deal with the day-to-day aspects of leading the organization.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Fiorella: **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Jason:** This is a relationship skill and enables team building: (a). Clients (b). Faculty (peers) (c). Advisory committees (d). College or company president (e). College or company Board.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Jill:** It is important for leaders to listen carefully to others and let them express their entire message even if they are not very efficient communicators. The team members are hired for their knowledge If the leader does not get all they can from each member, they are wasting their valuable resources.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Laura:** To be a leader in any sense of the word, it takes the ability to get people to follow you to start with. To that end a leader needs to create a shared vision among the members of the organization. At the heart of this will be core values and people will observe whether the leader walks the talk. Being visionary is also linked with foresight and the ability to sustain energy by not becoming bogged down in the mundane.

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 96%;">(Quotes to be added) //