PMINJ Chapter
May 5th Symposium 2014
YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!
Ron Taylor MBA, PMP
The Ron Taylor Group
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YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS
OF ME!
RON TAYLOR MBA, PMP
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THE LIFE OF ARCHIBALD LEACH
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THE LIFE OF ARCHIBALD LEACH
• Born in near-poverty in 1904
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THE LIFE OF ARCHIBALD LEACH
• Born in near-poverty in 1904
• Mother died when he was 9
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THE LIFE OF ARCHIBALD LEACH
• Born in near-poverty in 1904
• Mother died when he was 9
• Father left when he was 10
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THE LIFE OF ARCHIBALD LEACH
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Born in near-poverty in 1904
Mother died when he was 9
Father left when he was 10
Kicked out of school when he was 14
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THE LIFE OF ARCHIBALD LEACH
• Most women wanted to be with him
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THE LIFE OF ARCHIBALD LEACH
• Most women wanted to be with him
• Most men wanted to be him
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THE LIFE OF ARCHIBALD LEACH
• Most women wanted to be with him
• Most men wanted to be him
• Left an estate worth over $40 million in 1986
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THE LIFE OF ARCHIBALD LEACH
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Most women wanted to be with him
Most men wanted to be him
Left an estate worth over $40 million in 1986
Named Hollywood’s best actor by Premier
Magazine in 2005
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ARCHIBALD LEACH
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CARY GRANT
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“How did you get to be Cary Grant?”
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“I pretended to be the man I wished to be
until I became he and he became me.”
Cary Grant
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then
is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle
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BOSS – A STUMBLING BLOCK
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BOSS – A STUMBLING BLOCK
A Person
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BOSS – A STUMBLING BLOCK
A Person
A System
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BOSS – A STUMBLING BLOCK
A Person
A System
A Belief
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BOSSes – disruptive technologies
A Person – who cannot cope with change
A System – introduced without considering WIIFM
A Belief – that new is always better than now
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FIRST BOSS – A PERSON
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THE WINNER
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THE WINNER
“Winning too much is the most common behavioral
problem in successful people.”
Marshall Goldsmith
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
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THE WINNER
The “Winner and the Wabbit” Story
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THE WINNER
Another message, another Tums!
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THE WINNER
Another message, another Chapter!
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FIRST BOSS – A PERSON
Tip #1: Lead with your strength
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THE WARRIOR
• The Toxic warrior
• The Relentless Warrior
• The Principled Warrior
Bolman and Deal: The Wizard and the Warrior
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THE WARRIOR
• The Toxic warrior
• The Relentless Warrior
• The Principled Warrior
Bolman and Deal: The Wizard and the Warrior
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THE WARRIOR
The “One Toe Over the Line” Story
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THE WARRIOR
“You are not allowed to send any emails
without my permission.”
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THE WARRIOR
“How do I get permission to send an email
asking for permission to send an email?”
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THE WARRIOR
“How do I get permission to send an email
asking for permission to send an email?”
“I’ll let everyone know about your new policy.”
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FIRST BOSS – A PERSON
Tip #2: Learn to make “No” sound like “Yes.”
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SECOND BOSS – A SYSTEM
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EMPOWERMENT
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EMPOWERMENT
“Empowerment is letting employees bring
their brains to work.”
Anonymous
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EMPOWERMENT
The “Hire the Hopeless” Story
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EMPOWERMENT
“I hire people who have low expectations.
They stay around longer.”
Anonymous
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SECOND BOSS – A SYSTEM
Tip #3: Find the people you need to improve the
system you’re in.”
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CURIOSITY
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CURIOSITY
“Always challenge the old ways.”
Howard Shultz, CEO Starbucks
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CURIOSITY
The “Barista, Steamed Milk and Latte” Story
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SECOND BOSS – A SYSTEM
Tip #4: Encourage people to ask questions.
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THIRD BOSS – A BELIEF
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“We don’t see things as they are.
We see things as we are.”
Anais Nin
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The “California Zephyr” Story
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ZACH T.
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The “California Zephyr” Story
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THIRD BOSS – A BELIEF
Tip #5: Examine your beliefs as if
they were someone else’s.
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GROWTH
The John Maxwell Story
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GROWTH
The John Maxwell Story
“Growth is not an automatic process.”
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JOHN MAXWELL
• Began his career as a pastor in a small church in
Indiana
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JOHN MAXWELL
• Began his career as a pastor in a small church in
Indiana
• Became an internationally known author and
speaker
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JOHN MAXWELL
• Began his career as a pastor in a small church in
Indiana
• Became an internationally known author and
speaker
• His books have sold over 19 million copies
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JOHN MAXWELL
• Began his career as a pastor in a small church in
Indiana
• Became an internationally known author and
speaker
• His books have sold over 19 million copies
• Was named the most influential leadership expert in
the world in 2013
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THIRD BOSS – A BELIEF
Tip #6: Keep beliefs that help you grow;
lose those that don’t
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TIPS
• Lead with your strength
• Learn to make “No” sound like “Yes”
• Find the people you need to improve the system
you’re in
• Encourage people to ask questions
• Examine your beliefs as if they were someone else’s
• Keep beliefs that help you grow; lose those that
don’t
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A FINAL COUPLET
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A FINAL COUPLET
If you follow these tips
you’ll be able to say
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A FINAL COUPLET
If you follow these tips
you’ll be able to say
to the stumbling blocks
that get in your way .…
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A FINAL COUPLET
YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!
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Book
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