Business Video Presentation Review

BUSINESS VIDEO PRESENTATION REVIEW

2006

Review of Presentations on Leadership

Dean George Daly - Leadership

According to Dean Daly 's presentation , leadership is primarily about producing positive change that would other not occur by getting people to do things they would not otherwise do . It involves both logical systematic components and intuitive , idiosyncratic and emotional components as well . According to Dean Daly (2006 , leadership is thus both an art and a science . In to lead people into action constructive , lasting change is necessary . This involves the following four elements : 1

) Vision - the conceptualization of needed or desirable changes or actions 2 ) Persuasion - which involves getting key associates to believe in and commit to the vision 3 ) Execution - which is bringing about the needed changes in a constructive , purposeful manner and 4 ) Culture - sustaining the change , making it an organizational habit , and imbedding it in the culture

Dean Daly (2006 ) uses the Symphonic Conductor as the best example of the archetypical leader . If the orchestral music represents the team process , then the challenge for the conductor as a leader is convincing the musicians and audiences that his or her vision is the one needed In team environments thus , according to Daly (2006 , the following four characteristics are vital for leadership effectiveness : 1 ) Judgment - which pertains to superiority in obtaining , aggregating and evaluating mission critical information 2 ) Credibility - which involves the capacity to make and receive credible commitments and 3 ) Communication - which is the capacity to convey values , possibilities and ideas in a manner that influences others ' performance . The effective leader needs vision , persuasion , execution and sustaining change (Daly , 2006

Leadership in a non-transparent (noisy world ) an individual 's statements and actions can lead to a variety of different interpretations , termed as doubt or noise . There is need for trust , or the belief that someone will do what they say they will , to reduce noise . Central dimensions of leadership thus include : 1 ) noise - different perceptions and motives 2 ) Guile , opportunism , human failings - people do not always do what they say they will do nor are their interests always aligned with the leader 's 3 ) Vision - conceiving a different reality 4 ) Communication - conveying ideas , concepts , possibilities to others (Daly , 2006

Professor Robert J . Bies - Living a Life of Leadership : Vision Inspiration , and Community

According to Professor Bies (2006 ) presentation , leadership is basically about inspiring others to greatness through understanding the vision and language of leadership . Effective leaders speak in stories since people are motivated to act when their emotions and energy are aroused . The best way to do this is by telling them a compelling story . For one of the challenges of the competitive global marketplace is that people are not motivated to act by reason alone . The characteristics that successful leaders as storytellers need are the following : 1 ) persona -- which has to be positive , passionate , and enthusiastic 2 ) vision and ideas - which provides for the purpose or objective , and tends to look to the future by creating a sense of...