Leadership Challenge:
Seize The Opportunities
Lenn Vincent, RADM, US Navy (Ret)
Vice President, Strategic Development
CACI International, Inc.
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Exceeds Expectations
Organizes for Effectiveness
Leadership Competency Model
Builds Superior Talent
Powerful People
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Characteristics of Good Leaders
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Honesty
Forward-looking
Inspiring
Competent
Inspire Others to
Achieve Shared Goals!
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Envision the Future
 Importance of having a vision
 Apply vision to the future
 Bring the common vision to life
CLEARLY COMMUNICATE
THE VISION
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Attracting People to Common Purposes
 Develop a shared sense of destiny
 Identify common aspirations
 Create opportunity for personal satisfaction
 Practice transformational leadership
CREATE MEANING,
NOT JUST MONEY
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Set the Example
 What shared values
are important?
 Values must be deeply
supported
 Demonstrate personal
conviction
ACTIONS SPEAK
LOUDER THAN
WORDS
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Search for Opportunities
 Stimulate intrinsic motivation
 Agents of change
REMOVE BARRIERS
AND PROTECTIVE COVERING
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The “People” Challenge of Change
 To the fearful it is threatening
 To the hopeful it is encouraging
 To the lazy it is irritating
 To the confident it is inspiring
CHANGE HAS CONSIDERABLE
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT
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Foster Collaboration
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Develop cooperative goals
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Share information and resources
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Achieve small wins
FOCUS ON GAINS,
NOT LOSSES
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Strengthen Others
 Empower others
 Get power from those you lead
 Display sensitivity to others
 Offer visible support
BUILD CONFIDENCE
WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS
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Recognize Contributions
 Celebrate successes
 Tie performance to rewards
 Use variety of rewards
RECOGNITION DOES NOT
HAVE TO BE ELABORATE,
JUST GENUINE
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Become a Positive Force
 Leaders make a difference
 Believe you can
 Learn to lead
LEADERSHIP
CAN BE
LEARNED
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Leaders at Their Best
 Know your people and your business
 Inspire a shared vision
 Enable others to act
 Model the way
 Reward the doers
 Expand people’s capabilities
 Encourage the heart
 Know yourself
A LEADER EXISTS
IN EACH OF US
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