1. Leadership; the traits for success
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Leadership; the traits for success
Risk Management Seminar at Sarova Whitesand -Mombasa CPA Joseph N. Nyanchama
Joseph Nyanchama

2. Outline What is Leadership? Key Characteristics of Influential Leaders
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Outline
What is Leadership?
Key Characteristics of Influential Leaders
Authenticity and Ethics in Leadership
Trust: The Foundation of Leadership of influence
The Challenges of Being a Leader in Today’s Society
The “you” factor in true Leadership

3. What Leadership is not? Leadership is not about Control but Service
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What Leadership is not?
Leadership is not about Control but Service
Leadership is not about Power but Empowerment
Leadership is not about Manipulation but Inspiration
Leadership is not about People but Purpose

4. What is your approach? Influencing people?
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What is your approach?
Manipulating/exploiting people?
Guiding people?
Commanding people?
Influencing people?

5. What is leadership then?
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What is leadership then?
“The leader leads and the boss drives”
(Ross parot)
The relationship through which one person influences the behaviour or actions of other people".
Mullins L.J.

6. … what is leadership then?
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… what is leadership then?
Leadership is the process of influencing others to achieve organizational goals".
Batrol K.M
“ The capacity to influence others through inspiration generated by a passion motivated by a vision birthed by a conviction produced by a purpose”
Myles Munroe

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Influence
Note: Most Of the authors quoted above agree that leadership is about influence
Then what is influence?
“The ability to cause others to do something or think in a particular way, without the use of sanctions”
“Influence stems from the kind of personal bonds that you have with people”
Late prof. Afrifa Gitonga

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Influence cont…
In other words influence is when people are so impacted by your conviction of character and they are willing to surrender their authority to your cause. From this definition it implies true leaders never seek followers but followers are attracted to true leaders.

9. Every One Influences Someone
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Every One Influences Someone
Sociologists tell us that even the most introverted individual will influence 10,000 other people during his or her lifetime.
The issue is not whether you influence someone. What needs to be settled in your organization is what kind of an influence are you?

10. How Leaders Influence/Inspire
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How Leaders Influence/Inspire
Have a vision.
Are willing to take personal risks to achieve the vision.
Are sensitive to follower needs.
Are courageous enough to undertake
behaviors that are out of the ordinary.
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11. Key Characteristics Of Influential Leaders
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Key Characteristics Of Influential Leaders
Vision articulation.
Has a vision—expressed as an ideal goal—that proposes a future better than the status quo; and is able to clarify the importance of the vision in terms that are understandable to others
Source: Based on J. A. Conger and R. N. Kanungo, Charismatic Leadership in Organizations (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1998), p. 94.
Joseph Nyanchama

12. Key Characteristics Of Influential Leaders
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Key Characteristics Of Influential Leaders
. 'Where there is no vision, the people perish.’
'Proverbs 29:18
‘Good business leaders
create a vision,
articulate the vision,
passionately own the vision,
and relentlessly drive it to completion.’
John Welch
‘ I Have a dream…’ Martin Luther King
Source: Based on J. A. Conger and R. N. Kanungo, Charismatic Leadership in Organizations (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1998), p. 94.
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13. Key Characteristics Of Influential Leaders
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Key Characteristics Of Influential Leaders
2. Personal risk.
Willing to take on high personal risk, incur high costs and engage in self-sacrifice to achieve the vision
‘A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.’ William Shedo
Source: Based on J. A. Conger and R. N. Kanungo, Charismatic Leadership in Organizations (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1998), p. 94.
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14. Key Characteristics Of Influential Leaders
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Key Characteristics Of Influential Leaders
3. Sensitivity to follower needs.
Perceptive of others’ abilities and responsive to their needs and feelings.
‘As a leader you should always start with where people are before you try to take them to where you want them to go’                        - Jim Rohn
Source: Based on J. A. Conger and R. N. Kanungo, Charismatic Leadership in Organizations (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1998), p. 94.
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15. Key Characteristics Of Influential Leaders
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Key Characteristics Of Influential Leaders
Unconventional behavior.
Their courage and commitment causes them to take actions that are perceived as novel and counter to norms – out of the ordinary
Source: Based on J. A. Conger and R. N. Kanungo, Charismatic Leadership in Organizations (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1998), p. 94.
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16. Authentic Leaders And Ethical Leadership
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Authentic Leaders And Ethical Leadership
Authentic leaders know who they are, what they believe in and value, and act on those values openly and candidly. Ethical leaders use ethical means to get followers to achieve their goals, and the goals themselves are ethical.
Joseph Nyanchama

17. Actions Of Ethical Leadership
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Actions Of Ethical Leadership
Work to positively change the attitudes and behaviors of others
Engage in socially constructive behavior
Do not abuse power or use improper means to attain a goal
Build on and grow TRUST
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18. Trust: The Foundation Of Leadership
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Trust: The Foundation Of Leadership
Trust
An experience based positive expectation that the one trusted will not—through words, actions, or decisions—act opportunistically
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19. Dimensions That Secure Trust
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Dimensions That Secure Trust
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20. Dimensions Of Trust Explained
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Dimensions Of Trust Explained
Loyalty
The willingness to protect and save face for another person
Openness
Reliance on the person to give the full truth
Integrity
Honesty and truthfulness
Competence
Technical and interpersonal knowledge and skills
Consistency
Reliability, predictability, and good judgment in handling situations
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21. Basic Principles Of Trust
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Basic Principles Of Trust
Mistrust drives out trust.
Trust begets trust.
Growth often masks mistrust.
Trust increases cohesion.
Mistrusting groups self-destruct.
Mistrust generally reduces productivity.
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22. Influential Leaders Challenges In The Kenyan Society
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Influential Leaders Challenges In The Kenyan Society
Winning the trust of the Kenyan Society, given the history of mistrust of public officials.
Resistance to Change by the ‘Old Guard’-pressure to maintain status quo.
The management of the politics of public perception and sometimes distorted/exaggerated media reports
The high affinity of the Kenyan public for negative media reports as opposed to the positive.
Establishing clear and diverse open communication channels and systems to match the overwhelming demand by the Kenyan public for transparency and accountability.
Foreign/external pressure (sometimes misplaced)
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23. For Kenya To See Influential Leadership We Need Solid Individuals Who…
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For Kenya To See Influential Leadership We Need Solid Individuals Who…
Believe that there is a God who sees what is done in with integrity and sacrificially for the benefit of others and that He is no man’s debtor
Possess — a paradoxical blend of genuine personal humility and an undeterred professional will
Channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the goal of building great organizations and nation (Stephen Robins )

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The “You” Factor
The difference between using the legitimate authority where people follow you because they have to and where people follow because of who you are and what you represent is what I call the “You” factor

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The “YOU” Factor Cont…
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26. Quotable Quotes: Theodore Roosevelt (Former US President)
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Quotable Quotes:
‘I dream of men who take the next step instead of worrying about  the next thousand steps’.                               
Theodore Roosevelt (Former US President)
"I'm in this race not just to hold an office, but together with you to transform a nation."
"In the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change it." Barack Obama quote from his February 10, 2007 Presidential announcement.

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Quotable Quotes:
‘To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.’                      - Harry Truman ( Former US President)
‘If I have the belief that I can do it, I will surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I may not have it at the beginning’.
Mahatma Gandhi
‘The word impossible is not in my dictionary.’                                                                         -Napoleon Bonaparte

28. Over To You…your Memoirs…
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Over To You…your Memoirs…
What will the future remember you for?
Will history condemn or vindicate you?
What do you want your great grandson to
say about you with pride?
Will your eternal pillow give peace to
your conscience or disturb your dreams?

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