Discuss differences between management and leadership, different types of leadership, and how to lead from anywhere.

2. Leadership Tools
Charles Cline
NC State Office of Information Technology
Thanks to Julie Loats and Paul Farran from KU

3. Goals
• Understand differences between managing and leading
• Adding new tools – ideas, concepts, techniques,
broadens your ability to lead in any situation.

4. What is Leadership?
What it’s not
• Leadership has nothing to do with seniority or one’s position in the
hierarchy of a company.
• Leadership has nothing to do with titles. Titles make people feel
more comfortable, as human beings learn by classifying things.
• Leadership has nothing to do with personal attributes. Extroverts
and charismatic people aren’t the only leaders.
• Leadership isn’t management. Typically, managers manage things.
Leaders lead people.

5. What is Leadership?
Components of Leadership
• Followers?
• Vision?
• Empowerment of others?
• Influence?
• Values?

6. What is Leadership?
Definition
• Kevin Kruse describes leadership as “a process of social
influence, which maximizes the efforts of others, towards
the achievement of a goal”. [1]
• Leadership stems from social influence, not authority or power
• Leadership requires others, and that implies they don’t need to be “direct
reports”
• No mention of personality traits, attributes, or even a title; there are many
styles, many paths, to effective leadership
• It includes a goal, not influence with no intended outcome

7. Every person, in every position, has an
opportunity to lead.
• Sometimes you:
– Lead people
– Lead ideas or projects
– Demonstrate leadership by the way you approach
conversations or everyday tasks in your organization

8. Are you managing or leading?
Sometimes you do both
Managers Leaders
• Have defined responsibilities • Inspire others to follow
• Supervise others • Create vision and direction without
necessarily defining exactly how to get
there
• Review priorities set elsewhere and
allocate resources for efficiency and
effectiveness
• Focus on the people, understanding
that they must attract and retain the
attention longer term goals
• Focus on deliverables and delegate
accordingly
• Will take risks, acknowledging that
encountering hurdles is part of
leadership
• May be risk adverse, avoiding conflict
to keep a team running

9. Are you managing or leading?
Sometimes you do both
Managers Leaders
• Focus on things • Focus on people
• Do the right things • Do the right things
• Plan • Inspire
• Organize • Influence
• Direct • Motivate
• Control • Build
• Follow the rules • Shape entities
• Implement • Initiate

10. Group Discussion:
Are you managing or leading?
Sometimes you do both
• What do you think some of the differences are between
managing and leading?
• Are you managing or leading?
• Do any examples come to mind you want to share?
• How do you identify a leader?

11. Leadership Styles
• The Transformational Leader
• The Everywhere Leader

12. The Transformational Leader
trans·for·ma·tion |change in form, appearance, nature, or character
Original concept by James MacGregor Burns
Transformational leadership is one style that:
• Is a catalyst for change in individuals, groups, and
organizations
• Understands that a leader cannot transform people but
you can inspire them to transform themselves
• Inspires people through motivation, compelling vision,
and intellectual stimulation

13. Inspiring transformational change
• Articulate shared visions and goals
Not just the “what” – more important to understand why and where
change will take you, your team, your organization
• Express dedication and support
Motivation - you can do it! We can get there together!
• Address crises and demonstrate high performance expectations
Acknowledge when people don’t see the vision or understand the
values – rinse and repeat
The Transformational Leader
trans·for·ma·tion |change in form, appearance, nature, or character
Original concept by James MacGregor Burns

14. • Think of a time when someone inspired you to think
differently or creatively about your work (or your role).
What motivated you to approach things differently?
• Share your thoughts and experience with your group.
Collectively describe two new approaches that would
motivate you to approach the work you do in your
organization differently.
Group Discussion:
Transformational approaches

15. The Everywhere Leader
eve·ry·where | in every place or part; in all places
Leaders exist at every level of an organization whether it is part of
the job description or not.
Leading from where you are is:
• Showing competence by the quality of the questions you
ask. Leaders ask more or better questions to learn from
others.
• Astute assessment of people and situations. A leader
can see those who are not pulling their weight or
sabotaging a project.

16. Leading from where you are is:
• Helping others feel that they have an important part to
play in the overall success of a team.
• Seeking to complete a team rather than compete.
Leaders will put the organization first in order to
succeed.
The Everywhere Leader
eve·ry·where | in every place or part; in all places
Leaders exist at every level of an organization whether it is part of
the job description or not.

17. Group Discussion:
Leading from where you are
• Think of a time when you were successful leading from a
“non-leadership” role.
• Share your thoughts and experience with your group.
What could you do differently tomorrow, in your current
role, to become a leader in your position?

18. Coalition Building and Storytelling
• Welcoming diversity means every person counts and every issue
counts
• Meetings go better when everyone is included
• Building a team around us is the most powerful way to bring about
institutional change
• You don't change people's minds, you change their hearts. And you
change their hearts through stories
• We all carry records about other groups that prevent us from
building effective alliances

19. In Closing
• Thank you for actively participating in this leadership
work today!
• Exchange information with your neighbors to find out
how other UNC system campuses are leading initiatives.

20. Citations
1. Kruse, Kevin. "What Is Leadership?" Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 9 Apr. 2013. Web. 4
Sept. 2015. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2013/04/09/what-is-
leadership/>.

21. Resources
• Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan
• Leading Diverse Communities
by Cherie R. Brown, George J. Mazza
• Tribes
We Need You to Lead Us
by Seth Godin
• Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives that Captivate,
Convince, and Inspire
by Paul Smith