1. By: William G. Pagonis Presented By: Jerry Huguelet and Claira Sieverding

2.  “What is the point of all this meeting, mentoring, and moving around? In a sense, it was to touch as many people, and as many kinds of people, as possible. Leaders must be motivators, educators, role models, sounding boards, confessors, and cheerleaders – they must be accessible, and they must aggressively pursue contact with colleagues and subordinates.” -Pagonis, pg. 116

3.  William Pagonis, author  Lieutenant General U.S. Army ▪ Served in Vietnam and Persian Gulf War  Development of leadership  Leadership Philosophy Life Experiences Leadership Skill Development Actualization of Leadership Philosophy

4.  Experiential learning through jobs  Newsboy ▪ Placement ▪ Empathy  Vietnam ▪ Environment  Persian Gulf ▪ Expertise ▪ Organization ▪ Knowledge ▪ Communication

5.  Know where to sell, where to lead, etc.

6.  “Expertise grows out of hard work and to some extent, luck”  Experiences are important in developing expertise.  Build off of prior experiences that may indirectly relate to the current challenge

7.  “No one is a leader who can’t put himself or herself in the other person’s shoes”  Empathy is learned through experiences and can only be developed if a person is brave.

8.  “Empathy and expertise command respect”  Once leaders combine these two qualities much can be accomplished

9.  Yourself  Mission  How to communicate

10.  Understand your strengths and weaknesses  Focus on strengths not weaknesses  “This kind of self-analysis allows you to be real”

11.  “The leader has to know the mission.”

12.  “…learn how and what to communicate”  Be an affective orator  Be an attentive listener  Understand body language

13.  “When the elements of personal leadership development are in place, a leader can concentrate on building an appropriate context for leadership”  A leader must have the ability to motivate and empower

14. Pagonis, W. G. (2001). Leadership in a Combat Zone. Harvard Business Review, 79(11), 107-117.