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INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

CLD101
Aize Obayan

TODAY IS THE FUTURE

WELCOME!!!

Leadership is like beauty; its

hard to define, but you know
it when you see it.
-- Warren Bennis
Leadership expert

.a lot of
Leadership
everywhere and not
enough to introduce
substance to go with
it. This is indeed
similar to the quote
credited to the Poet
Samuel T. Coleridge
Water, Water
everywhere and not a
drop to drink.

FOCUS ON
LEADERSHIP....
Prentice (1961) defines
leadership as The discipline of
deliberately exerting special
influence within a group to move
it towards goals of beneficial
permanence, that fulfills the
groups real needs and fulfilling
this definition of leadership is a
task for both men and women.

The current literature on

Leadership is legion.

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP

Gibbs 1969 Leadership is

influence. When your behavior
influences people that they
respond to achieve a desired
objective That is leadership.

Attitude
The men who build the future are those who know
that greater things are yet to come, and that they
themselves will help bring them about. Their minds
are illuminated by the blazing sun of home. They
never stop to doubt. They havent time.
- Melvin J. Evans

WRONG
PERCEPTION
OF
LEADERSHIP
In our context, our
relatively patriarchal and
sometimes feudal structure
colours our definitions,
thereby equating leadership
to power and control

Charting New Paths

Key Number 1
Continuous Improvement
1.
2.
3.
4.

How can I do better? This is key question

How can I do more?
Always improve by learning as much as possible Read books,
talk to people a lot but focus on listening. Be a continuous
learner
Maintain creative dissatisfaction

Key no 2
Management of Ideas

Be receptive to new ideas

Be willing to experiment
Be progressive

Lessons from Jack Welch

The 4 Es of Leadership

Energy

Energize

They have tremendous

personal energy

They energize teams, and

don't intimidate them

Execution

Edge

They are action-oriented, and

are focused on getting results

They have a competitive edge

and a will to win

More information at 1000ventures.com: 25 Lessons from Jack Welch

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE.......?

The future belongs to
the adaptive or in
other words to those
who are able to learn
and it is only those who
can then provide
leadership.
(Ralph Galbreath)

Closing Thought 1
Nobody can prevent you from
choosing to be exceptional.
Mark Sanborn
The Fred Factor

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CLOSING THOUGHT 2
What I have been privileged to find out is that
Service (and not the pecks and trappings of
the Office) are what define the texture of
leadership in the short and long run. As a
Nation, we owe a huge responsibility to God
and Humanity to ensure that we are
continuously and consistently investing in
raising the next generation of leaders. Our
institutions of education must begin to serve
as the platform for raising the visionary,
transformational and intentional leaders.

THANK YOU.

CERTIFICATE IN LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT
CLD101: Introduction to Leadership Development Studies
17th January 2014

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Opening thoughts
EVERYTHING RISES AND
FALLS ON LEADERSHIP
John Maxwell

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Gods Mandate 1
Gen 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said
unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the
fowl of the air, and over every living thing that
moveth upon the earth.
Gen 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you
every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face
of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is
the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be
for meat.
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Mat 5:13 "Let me tell you why you are here. You're here to be
salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you
lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You've lost
your usefulness and will end up in the garbage.
Mat 5:14 "Here's another way to put it: You're here to be light,
bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be
kept. We're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill.
Mat 5:15 If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to
hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand.
Mat 5:16 Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand-shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening
up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this
generous Father in heaven.
MSG Translation

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Gods Mandate 2
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, an
holy nation, a peculiar people; that
ye should show forth the praises of
him who hath called you out of
darkness into his marvellous light
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1Pe 2:9 But you are a special people, a

holy nation, priests and kings, a people
given up completely to God, so that you
may make clear the virtues of him who
took you out of the dark into the light of
heaven.

BBE
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1Pe 2:9 But you are the chosen race, the

King's priests, the holy nation, God's own
people, chosen to proclaim the
wonderful acts of God, who called you
out of darkness into his own marvellous
light.

GNB
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Who is a Leader ?
"A leader is a dealer in hope." Napoleon
Bonaparte
"As we look ahead into the next century,
leaders will be those who empower others."
Bill Gates
"Leadership is influence - nothing more,
nothing less." John Maxwell,
"If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more, you
are a leader." John Quincy Adams
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A Leader .
Acts as a guiding force taking the lead.

Gives direction and structure

Draws people into a certain course

Motivates people to a certain cause

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Leadership
Perception

Leading
Self

Vision

Leading
People

New
Directions

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Why are we looking at Leadership?

Leadership is essential
LEADERSHIP IS THE ONLY THING THAT
DIFFERENTIATES SOCIETIES AND ORGANISATIONS
FROM EACH OTHER OVER THE LONG TERM

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Why Leadership?....
2. The growing understanding
that we all are leaders whether
we like it or not
Everyman is a leader
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Why Leadership?....
3. There is the Law of the Lid
relating to Leadership
Your personal effectiveness is
determined by the level of your
Leadership
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Never doubt that a small

group of committed people
can change the
world.
Indeed it is
the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead

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Are these leaders?

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Research shows a direct Correlation

between
Leadership

Performance

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Leadership has been understood by

What Leaders do (Behaviour)

Their Character/Traits

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Leadership has been understood by

The Context

The effect/Results

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Leaders are considered effective

when:

Their group performs well

Followers experience satisfaction
Significant change occurs with
successful implementation

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Research shows
By setting goals and Targets

Effective
Leaders set
direction.

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Research shows
Organization Pathways

Effective
Leaders set
direction
effectively.
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Research shows
Effective
Leadership
gains
commitment
effectively.
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Research shows
By Creating Shared Vision

Effective Leaders
gain
commitment
effectively.

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Research shows
By effective team Building

Effective Leaders
gain
commitment
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Research shows
Effective
Leaders
create
alignment
effectively.
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Effective Leaders create alignment.

People

Processes

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W.C.H. PRENTICE(1961) defines

leadership as The discipline of
deliberately exerting special
influence within a group to move it
towards goals of beneficial
permanence that fulfills the groups
real needs
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Common Fundamentals
Influence

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Common Fundamentals
People and
Groups

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Common Fundamentals
Goals and
Visions
Directions of
movement
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What determines our Leadership

Growth?
1.Our desire for growth- commitment
2.Our Understanding of the growth
process

I dont know what I dont know

I know what I dont Know
I grow and I know and it starts to show
I simply go because I know
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Developing Capacity
Those who pretend to be something they
are not will eventually be found out.
(Noonan,2005).
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid
of the dark, The real tragedy in life is
when an Adult is afraid of the light
(Pluto)
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THANK YOU

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