Leading for Results
A four-part webinar series brought to you by the Feed the Future Bangladesh Policy LINK Agricultural Policy Activity
About the Series
Based on proven approaches that USAID's Policy LINK and its predecessor projects have developed to strengthen leadership effectiveness globally, this four-part series will build the capacity of Bangladeshi non-state actors, government actors, and institutions to act as change agents, empowering citizens—especially women, youth, and smallholder farmers—to participate in policy processes.
Part 1: Growth Mindset
Introduction
In this first webinar of the Leading for Results series on Growth Mindset, we explore the research of Dr. Carol Dweck and her Stanford University colleagues’ that shows that a very simple belief about ourselves guides and permeates nearly every part of our lives. This belief limits our potential or enables our success. It influences our self-awareness, our self-esteem, our creativity, our ability to face challenges, our resilience to setbacks, our levels of depression, and our ability to productively engage in change, among other things. We self-assess our tendencies, reflect on personal triggers towards a more fixed mindset and identify growth mindset practices that can support effective leadership that enables collaboration and produces effective results.
Useful Links
“5 Ways a Crisis Can Help You Cultivate a Growth Mindset,” Harvard Business Review (August 2020).
VIDEO: Neuroplasticity — The Sentis Brain Animation Series takes you on a tour of the brain through a series of short and sharp animations. (2012)
VIDEO: The Power of belief -- mindset and success, TEDx Talk by Eduardo Briceno (2012)
Mindset for Success - Reference Piece [PDF, 0.7 MB]
Part 2: Leading Rather than Managing
Introduction
In this second webinar of the Leading for Results series on Leading Rather Than Managing, we draw upon the work of Harvard professor, John Kotter, and his HBR articles “What Leaders Really Do” AND “Management is (Still) Not Leadership" to examine critical differences between leading and managing and how they are complementary functions. We self-assess where we are spending our time and what we can do to flex into the leadership needed for results. We also surface practices to address the common leadership traps of micromanaging, people pleasing, perfectionism, and unclear outcomes outlined by Mark Samuel in his Forbes article, "Four Leadership Traps That Prevent Accountability."
Useful Links
Management Is (Still) Not Leadership, Harvard Business Review
How to Stop Micromanaging Your Team, Harvard Business Review
Stop Being a People Pleaser, Harvard Business Review
Overcoming The Leadership Perfection Problem, Forbes
Eight Ways to Communicate Your Strategy More Effectively, Harvard Business Review
Kotter’s Leadership and Management Functions [PDF, 0.8 MB]
Part 3: Leadership Styles
Introduction
In this second webinar of the Leading for Results series on Leadership Styles, we underscore the research of Daniel Goleman that a leader’s style has a direct impact on the culture of a team or company and, in turn, on its ability to achieve results. We explore how leaders who get the best results don’t rely on just one leadership style; they utilize the style best suited to the context and intended outcome. This ability to switch between styles is a critical factor both in effective leadership and inspired followership. We examine Goleman’s six leadership styles and consider how and where each may be used to foster collaboration and achieve results.
Useful Links
Leadership Styles Handout [PDF, 0.08 MB]
Leadership That Gets Results, Harvard Business Review (March-April 2000)
Emotional Intelligence Overview (VIDEO)
Part 4: Collaboration
Introduction
In this fourth and final webinar of the Leading for Results series, we focus on collaboration as a key ingredient to leading for results. We explore the work of Dr. Morten T. Hansen and the skills and traits needed for leaders to collaborate effectively, both internally and externally. We examine the barriers to collaboration and surface opportunities to address them. Finally, we determine relevant leadership areas to strengthen in order to collaborate more effectively, particularly vis-à-vis the leadership topics examined through this series.
Useful Links
Collaboration Jamboard [PDF, 1.0 MB]
Collaboration Workshop Source Slides [PDF, 0.09 MB]
Cultivating Collaboration: Don't Be So Defensive! | Jim Tamm | TEDxSantaCruz
Interview with Dr. Morton Hansen
