Follow the leader

Follow The Leader

Who Are You Following?

Who Will Follow You?

© Dr. Hans Finzel

I Love Leadership

Good Leadership

We all know the results of bad

leaders

Some observations

1. If you do what comes natural, you will be a poor leader.

2. We lead as we were led.3. There seem to be more bad leaders than

good ones.4. There is a lot of confusion about “servant

leadership”.

It all started as a teenager

The Top Down Attitude1I’m on top because I am the smartest.I’m the boss so you serve me.I’m the leader so I control everything.I crave power, position and prominence.

Top Down Attitude

Abusive AuthorityDictatorship in Decision-makingDirty DelegationLack of ListeningControlling Management StyleEgo Centric Management Style

Top Down PrevalenceIs Most CommonComes naturallyIs traditionalIs ingrainedIs cultural – worldwide

Servant Leadership?

Servant Leadership

Jesus is the best example: John 13 Now that I, your Lord and

Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.

I Peter 5:1-3

Servant Leadership

My Definition: When the leader cares more about the good of the team than his or her own enrichment.

A Better WayMe

Other leaders

The People who serve us

The People We Serve

Other Leaders

Me

Reality CheckDoes this work in the real world?

Jim CollinsAnalyzed 1,435

companies to find ones that jumped from being good

to being great and sustained it

for a minimum of 15 years.

Level 5 Leaders• Humble• Listened and

learned constantly

• Put company above personal goals

• Valued employees first

Servant Leader

What is it not?You do all the dirty

workYou let everyone

else set your agendaYou serve

everyone’s requestsYou work 24/7 for

the good of others

You are a doormatYou are weakYou let others walk

all over youOthers take

advantage of you

Follow the leader

Leadership & Management

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