Welcome
to this
session!
Succession—
Strategies for
Leadership Sustainability
Getting Acquainted
while learning about each other!
Using your candy colors and nuts,
in 2 to 5 words, respond to:
Red
Green
Brown
Yellow
Blue or Orange
Nuts
Getting Acquainted
Using your choice, in 2 to 5 words, respond to:
Red I shut down in my leadership efforts when _!
Green To move forward as a leader I need ____!
Brown Traits I value most in leaders are ___!
Yellow I’m cautious to accept a leadership
position when _____!
Blue or I’m most comfortable serving with
Orange leaders (who, when, that, if…) ____!
Nuts Regarding leadership of myself or
others —what drives me “nuts” is ___!
In this session, we will –
• define succession, as it
relates to leadership, and
• look at some strategies and
simple tools to maximize our
efforts to grow new leaders
and to support current leaders
Succession — definitions that
relate to leadership:
1 a: the order in which or the conditions under
which one person after another succeeds to a
property, dignity, title, or throne
2 a: the act or process of following in order
2 b (1): the act or process of one person’s taking
the place of another in the enjoyment of or
liability for his rights or duties or both
2c: the continuance of corporate personality
“Who will take your place?
There is no success
without a successor.”
-Peter Drucker
The asset
that truly
appreciates in value
within any
organization
is “people!”
Good leaders
are like a “river”
not
a “reservoir.”
Without information,
members/leaders may . . .
Stick with what they know
Be limited to what’s “given”
Replay / reuse existing ideas
over & over again
Presume to have all the ideas needed
With information,
members/leaders may . . .
Discover new ideas
Learn what goes on elsewhere
Generate new ideas based on new, or
newly considered, information
Share the power of ideas within their
group &/or organization
To turn information into advantage
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Ask for information; don’t wait for it to come
Rely on sources you trust
When in doubt, seek alternate points of view
Insist on accuracy, relevance & timeliness
Capture information for the record; it may be
more useful in the future than you now know.
• Consider the value of both FACTS & FEELINGS.
Be “in the know!”
Action springs
not from thought,
but from a readiness
for responsibility.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
COACHING!
In addition to other traits, the most
effective and respected leaders also
have ability to coach, to train and to
give others the skills and confidence
they need to be successful.
A simple coaching tool:
Starting point/current situation
Set the goal(s)
Establish a timeline and date to accomplish each goal
Identify known or potential obstacles, barriers or
challenges to overcome for each goal
Identify whose help may be needed to accomplish
each goal
Create a plan for each goal:
1. specifically list major activities required, then
2. rank the priority or “order” of each activity
or task to be accomplished!
X Power:
Better to
x leaders,
than to
+ leaders!
X Power
To add (+) growth,
lead followers—
To multiply (x) growth,
lead leaders!
-John C. Maxwell
John C. Maxwell, “The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader’s Day”
“We are greater
than the sum of our parts!”
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1
2?!
Two approaches
to winning!
Winning by Competitiveness
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Look at others as enemies/rivals
Concentrate on yourself
Become suspicious of others
Achieve success only if you are good
Success determined by your skills
Small victory
Some joy
There are winners & losers
Winning by Cooperation
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Look at others as friends/team mates
Concentrate on others
Become supportive of others
Achieve success if you or others are good
Success determined by the skills of many
Large victory
Much joy
There are only winners
Which style of leadership
builds better leaders?
Competitiveness
Cooperation
Look at others as enemies/rivals
Look at others as friends/team mates
Concentrate on self
Concentrate on others
Become suspicious of others
Become supportive of others
Achieve success only if
you are good
Achieve success if
you &/or others are good
Success determined by your skills
Success determined by skills of many
Small victory, one or few winners
Large victory, many winners
Some joy
Much joy
There are winners & losers
There are only winners
Effective leaders
touch a heart,
before they ask for a hand!
~John C. Maxwell
A leader’s
lasting value is
measured by
succession.
~John C. Maxwell
Thank you for attending!
Original presenters’ attendance at Succession Training
was partially funded by a
LDCE (Leadership Development & Citizen Engagement) grant,
and supporting funds from the NW District OCES office.
In addition to training, the following sources were utilized:
John C. Maxwell
“The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader’s Day”
“Developing the Leaders Around You—How to Help Others Reach Their Full Potential”
“The Right to LEAD”
Kenneth L. Murrell & Mimi Meredith
“Empowering Employees—Infuse Vitality, Share Responsibility & Improve Performance
Through Empowerment”
John G. Miller
“Outstanding! 47 Ways to Make Your Organization Exceptional”
Brian Cole Miller
“More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers”
Gallup
“Leadership and Succession –Building A Leadership Pipeline”