This is the presentation I gave for the 2012 PaLA Academy of Leadership Studies (PALS) program. It focuses on the 13 traits that leaders should exemplify.

1. ABOUT
LEADERSHIP I
LEARNED FROM
MY KIDS
John Shank

2. Leadership Definition?

3. Leadership Definition?
• The action of leading a group of people
or an organization.
• The state or position of being a leader.
– According to Google

4. Domestic Organization Chart
Mommy
Sarah 2yrs
(i.e. Boss)
Daddy
Katie
8 yrs
Sam
6 yrs
Daniel
4yrs
Rebecca
5 months
Rachel
5 months

5. Quotes
• “When you become a leader, success is all about
growing others.” —Jack Welch
• “Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high
sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a
higher standard, the building of a personality
beyond its normal limitations.” —Peter Drucker
• “If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more, you are
a leader.” — John Quincy Adams

6. Traits Leaders Exhibit

7. Be Committed

8. Be Passionate

9. Be a Listener

10. Be a Teacher

11. BeEncouraging

12. Be Appreciative

13. Be Honest

14. Be Fair

15. BeEmpathetic

16. Be Clear

17. Be Calm

18. Be Creative

19. Be Inspiring

20. 13 Traits – A Checklist
• Be committed
• Be passionate
• Be a listener
• Be a teacher
• Be encouraging
• Be appreciative
• Be honest
• Be fair
• Be empathetic
• Be clear
• Be calm
• Be creative
• Be inspiring