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How Will I Get There

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In your previous module, you identified where you are going. Your vision is clear, your mission is documented, and your road map is laid before you. Basically, you’re packed and ready to go.

Now it’s time to answer the important question, “How will I get there?” To fully answer this you will address several topics in this module.

  1. Gain clarity around what kind of leadership your unique position requires and what leadership style will serve your tribe effectively.
  2. Take a hard look at your leadership competencies and determine your strengths and gaps.
  3. Put it all together and create a Personal Development Plan where you can clearly identify action steps to leverage your strengths and fill in the gaps.

And what if I don’t?

Without leadership, businesses fail. Plain and simple. Even with strong managers businesses cannot find the sustainability that is necessary to create longevity. Consider some of the mega organizations that had such a sure footing in corporate America, it was unfathomable to imagine their demise. Montgomery Ward was the leader in retail companies from 1881 until its official close in 2001. They were heavily focused on processes and systems to sustain the giant profits they were producing. Too much management and not enough leadership was this company’s Achilles heel. Another failed giant is Blockbuster, which in  2004 hit its peak with 60,000+ employees and 9,000 stores. Due to its lack of empowering their local franchise owners, mid-level managers, ability to adapt to change, and global leadership, Blockbuster in seven short years, was sold on auction and liquidated in 2011. Other examples of companies that let management trump leadership are: Borders Books, Hostess, Xerox, Yahoo, My Space, Life Magazine, Polaroid, and Blackberry.

If some of the greatest and highly trained business minds of corporate America can’t make it work leveraging management systems over leadership styles, don’t convince yourself you can. Take the way of Bill Gates (Microsoft), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Howard Schultz (Starbucks), Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Group), and Tony Hsieh (Zappos) where leadership is not a position but a state of being.

Leadership is not reserved for the boardroom either. It’s demonstrated in public places, brought home and role modeled, cultivated socially, and given philanthropically. The knowledge, abilities, skills, and competencies become a part of who each person is.

What if I’m lost?

Leadership is a long journey, not a destination. Continuous learning, self-reflection, trials, errors, successes, and failures lay ahead. If leadership were easy it wouldn’t be a billion-dollar industry in book sales, programs, conferences, and workshops. The point here, don’t beat yourself up if this doesn’t come easy to you. We’re in this together. Remember, you can:

  • Make a comment in the course section
  • Post in our private FB group
  • Send a direct email to mackenzie@jbpartners.com

Key Takeaways

You'll do the following during this module;
- Gain clarity around what kind of leadership your unique position requires and what leadership style will serve your tribe effectively.
- Take a hard look at your leadership competencies and determine your strengths and gaps.
- Put it all together and create a Personal Development Plan where you can clearly identify action steps to leverage your strengths and fill in the gaps.

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