1. John Jones, PMP GMIS-International Annual Conference
Everything I Know About Leadership, I Learned From a Siamese Cat - Who Thinks He’s a Chihuahua
John Jones, PMP
GMIS-International Annual Conference
August 2014

2. NMGMIS, Past-President Private Sector: PR/Marketing
Management Consulting
Information Technology
Government:
Federal
Local County
Municipality
Otowi Bridge PMI – President Elect,
Leadership LA Board - Programs
Youth Leadership Mentor
Intro, background
President-Elect of the Otowi Bridge
Private sector in PR/Marketing, Management Consulting and IT industries
Govt - federal, local county and municipal
BA from CSU-East Bay
PMP in 2006
NMGMIS President
Board Member of Los Alamos Leadership/LAYL

3. Agenda Background You & Your Team Great PM’s
Understanding & Managing Generations/Personalities
Inaugural IPMD in New Mexico
Personality Types/Character Traits
Brain Dominance
Making IT Happen!

4. Believe in yourself When you look in the mirror – see a leader…
When you get to work – that’s what people will see!
“My name is Skippito Friskito
I fear not a single bandito
My manners are mellow
I’m sweet like the jello
I get the job done, yes indeed-o!”
…and it’s what you want them to see.

5. Top Skills of a Great LEADER/Manager
Communication
People
Difference between leader & manager
“Great by Choice” book
“David & Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants” Gladwell

6. Build a great team When introduced – be positive, lead…
Know yourself and those around you (personality test)
Conduct a 360 – find out what folks around you think; adjust where necessary
Support self-actualization!
“I am el skippito, the great sword fighter”
Let’s examine the multi-generational workforce today…

7. US Population & Generations in the Workforce Today
Each generation has distinct attitudes, behaviors, expectations, habits and motivational buttons
Source: UNC-School of Gov’t, 2012

8. Matures in the Workplace
Work is an obligation
Are loyal to their employer and expect the same in return
Believe promotions, raises and recognition should come from job tenure
Leadership style: command and control, directive
The Great Depression
Pearl Harbor
WW II
Hiroshima
The New Deal
Source: UNC-School of Gov’t, 2012

9. Boomers in the Workplace
Evaluate themselves and others based on their work ethic
Work measured in hours worked
Teamwork is critical to success
Relationship building is very important
Expect loyalty
Vietnam War
Woodstock
The Cold War
Roe vs. Wade
The civil rights movement
Martin Luther King
John F. Kennedy
Source: UNC-School of Gov’t, 2012

10. Gen X in the Workplace
Eschew the hard-core, motivated, boomer work ethic
Want open communication regardless of position
Respect production over tenure
Value control of their time
Look for a person whom they can invest loyalty
Post-Watergate
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Challenger explosion
The Gulf War
The PC boom
Parental divorce rates
‘Latchkey kids’
MTV
AIDS
Leadership style:
Everyone is the same
Challenge others
Ask why
Source: UNC-School of Gov’t, 2012

11. Millenials in the Workplace
Search for the individual who will help them achieve their goal
Want open, constant communication and positive reinforcement from their boss
Find working with someone of the Mature generation easy to do
Search for a job that provides great, personal fulfillment
Are searching for ways to shed the stress in their lives
Oklahoma City bombing
9/11 terrorist attack
Columbine High School
The Internet boom
Child focus
Technology
Leadership style:
You’ll be working with other bright, creative people
You and your coworkers can help turn this organization around
You can be a hero here
GENERATION Z – Digital natives (1990’s/2000’s to today)
highly connected, having had lifelong use of communication and media technology
World Wide Web, instant messaging, text messaging, MP3 players, and mobile phones,[7] 
Most diverse of any generation in the U.S.
Positive feelings about the increasing ethnic diversity in the U.S.,[9] and they are more likely than older generations to have social circles that include people from different ethnic groups, races and religions.[10] 
"the least likely to believe that there is such a thing as the American Dream”
Source: UNC-School of Gov’t, 2012

12. Managing Multiple Generations
Consider type of work
Team vs. independent
Varied communication strategies
Avoid stereotyping
A way to motivate without money.
Opportunities for personal and professional growth. Work on committees, exposure to decision makers.
Communicating the significance the work has to the community, citizens and other organizations
YOU MUST give feedback on their progress toward goal attainment.
Source: UNC-School of Gov’t, 2012

13. Managing Various Personalities
Jung/Briggs Myers
Merrill/Reid
Animal type
Many others
Social styles – “treat others as they should be treated”…everyone’s not like you! Communication KEY!
Drucker, Atkins…

14. Process Acquisition Specialization Integration Birth to adolescence
Learning, early work and personal experiences of adulthood
Integration
Mid-career thru later life

15. Big Five personality traits
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Also, Enneagram – 9 types subdivided into three groups “feelings, doing, power”
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16. termperments Artisans Guardians Rationals Idealists Kiersey’s Theory
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17. MBTI Extrovert vs. Introvert Sensing vs. INtiuitive
Thinking vs. Feeling
Judging vs. Perceiving
Myers Briggs Type Indicator
E = focused outside world, motivated by interaction w/other people. I=thought, info, ideas, concepts
S=facts, figures, details. N=relationships/speculations
T=“mr. spock”, F=gut feeling, harmony
J=takes sides, more organized than spontaneous. P=leave all options open as long as possible.
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18. So long status quo
Having a Vision
Limitations Lead to Collaboration
Building the Right Team
Getting Speakers
Location(s)
IPMD 2013: Based original quotes on 50…ended up close to 100 (and had to turn away)
Surveys were phenomenal, loved the speakers, location, food, everything – thanks to volunteers
Remember to THANK those involved who made IT happen!

19. Exercise Baby Boomers What do you think about Gen X and Gen Y
What do you think they will say about you?
Gen X and Gen Y
What do you think about Baby Boomers?

20. Personality Test Expressive Analytical Amiable Driver
“Let’s do it all”
Analytical
“Do it right or not at all”
Amiable
“We’re great”
Driver
“Just do it”
E = optimistic energy
An = likes to plan
Ami = cooperation/loyalty
D = likes to take charge

21. Brain Dominance Synthetic Intuitive Creative Casual Random Emotional
Divergent
Imaginative
Verbal
Analytical
Logical
Rational
Digital
Factual
Linear
Objective

22. Seek First to Understand
SWOT analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses/Limitations
Opportunities
Threats
Plans of actions
Style is an explanation, not an excuse
No Good/Bad, Right/Wrong
BEWARE of generalities/stereotyping

23. Leadership Essentials
Helping people actualize themselves
Shared power and high involvement
Understanding and addressing the needs of employees individual styles lead to mutual benefits
Leadership is not done to people, rather with people
Next slide is EXAMPLE of working WITH people, involving them, utilizing the skills they enjoy employing…

24. Finding the ‘sweet spot’
Successful execution of projects requires the adoption of new or changed business processes and ways of working for individuals, teams, departments and business units across the enterprise. To achieve the expected business outcomes, all three aspects of the current state — people, process and technology — must be conducted collaboratively
Source: Gartner 2013

25. Make It Happen!
IT Director shared knowledge and global experiences by scheduling dedicated time
Automation Director led by example, included staff in successes, exemplified “we can do it”
On-going process…
John Hide – 1pm every Wednesday for an hour
Kathryn Ciamarro – developed flyer touting individual participating in successes

26. “See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.” ~ S. Covey

27. Thank you! John Jones, PMP® IT Program Manager
John Jones, PMP®
IT Program Manager
Information Management Division
Los Alamos County
Desk
Mobile
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