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Value-Based Leadership

INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO

Presented by: Chancellor Michael Harris

Value-Based Leadership

Leadership is about:

• A vision and a collective destiny

• Motivating people to work together to accomplish extraordinary things

• Making decisions, not being arbitrary and capricious

• Grounded in and guided by values and integrity

This requires knowing yourself

Leadership: An Art and a Science

ART SCIENCE

LEADERSHIPCreativity, Expression based

Rational, Knowledge acquired by learning

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• Is enhancing leadership feasible?

• Each of us is a leader

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Leadership (a definition):

Developing a vision and a collective destiny; making decisions, overseeing change and creating transitions through empathy and collaborative work grounded in and guided by values and integrity

The Search for a Definition

Leadership Approach

Core Values Constraints (resources, $, time)

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Time and resource constraints

Foundation & Constraints:

Organizational Structure – key to outcomes

Core values

Time & resource constraints

Organizational structure

Leadership Approach

Core Values

Leadership

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Lessons from Sir Ernest Shackleton:Anglo-Irish (1874 – 1922)

Has been called, “the greatest leader that ever came on God’s earth, bar none”

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Ad in London newspaper - 1913

Over 5000 men responded

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• “By Endurance we conquer” Shackleton family motto

• Named vessel, ‘Endurance’

• First ever attempt to complete a crossing of Antarctica from sea to sea (1800 miles by foot)

The Endurance Expedition to Cross Antarctica:1914-1916

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• August 1914: Shackleton and 27 men set out on ‘Endurance’

• December 1914: ‘Endurance’ leaves South Georgia Island

• January 1915: ‘Endurance’ gets trapped in ice

The ‘Endurance’ (1914-1916)

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• October 1915: Ship crushed, crew live on the ice

• April 1916: Crew makes its way to Elephant Island

• April-May 1916: Shackleton and five crew members sail 800 miles to South Georgia Island

• August 1916: Shackleton returns to rescue men remaining on Elephant Island

The ‘Endurance’ (1914-1916)

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Leadership in times of limited resources, changing realities and uncertainty:

• Forward looking – optimism – vision • Trustworthy, integrity• Empower - people support what they help to build

See people for what they can be, not for what they appear to be• Team building and collaboration• Maximize opportunities, not minimizing risk

Lessons from Shackleton and beyond

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• Innovative – new solutions to old problems – added value• Effectiveness – achieve goals• Learn from mistakes

Lessons from Shackleton and beyond

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• Communication• Passionate and care for people• Lead by example through

values• Flexibility – challenge status quo

Lessons from Shackleton and beyond

2011-2012 Focus• Empowerment/Leadership/

Innovation

• Continued Growth

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“The best explorer, however, is the man who can both ‘conceive and dare.’” - H.R. Mill, Shackleton biographer

“Never for me the lowered banner, never the last Endeavour.”

- Ernest Shackleton

Crew of ‘Endurance’

With immense humility, courage, and deep gratitude