Dynamic leadership

Leadership presentation for Year 12 leaders at Epsom Girls Grammar, Auckland, NZ

1. Dynamic leadership IS IT ALL ABOUT YOU ? Philip Patston

2. Self-awareness Self-leadership Being the change IS IT ALL ABOUT YOU?

3. When things go well IS IT ALL ABOUT YOU?

4. When things go pear-shaped IS IT ALL ABOUT YOU?

5. What dynamic leadership is … Being focused on the future, grounded in the present, aware of the past Being persistent, patient and resilient Being generous, compassionate and fair Being ok about being wrong Being willing to learn from mistakes (TED.com: Kathryn Shultz )

6. What dynamic leadership isn’t … Projecting > being self-aware Blaming > being non-judgemental Shaming > being courageous and vulnerable (TED.com: Brené Brown )

7. Cultivating both self-confidence and humility, signs of a balanced ego ... humility self confidence

8. Françoise Simpère “ Arrogance ...is generally a cover for a chronic lack of self confidence. “To be specific, self-confidence is when one is aware of his or her qualities without falling victim to false modesty… “…while humility allows one to recognise quietly that even though he or she is a wonderful person, there may be qualities that he or she lacks.”

9. Cultivating both self-confidence and humility, signs of a balanced ego ... humility self confidence

10. As leaders we… start something, and see who notices it lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression create the conditions for bringing out the best in us as humans know that relationships are all there is — nothing and no-one exists in isolation stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone Margaret Wheatley

11. Accountability and commitment x

12. Accountability and commitment

13. As leaders we… restore and reconcile our community (school) by shifting the nature of the public conversation create a public conversation based on communal accountability and commitment act as owners and part creators make a promise with no expectation of return create the possibility of an alternative future Peter Block

14. Trust or trustworthiness? Competence Reliability Honesty (TED.com: Onora O’Neill )

15. Is it all about you ?

16. Leadership lessons from a dancing guy… Derek Sivers www.sivers.org/ff

17. www.diversitynz.com/resources