Summary of Principle Centered Leadership

The Leadership Edge

November 20^th, 2007

Summary of Discussion on:

Principle Centered Leadership by Stephen Covey

Facilitated by Joseph Bailey, LBCC

Present: Joseph Bailey, Cathy Baker, Lynette Barnes, Nancy Bell, Mitch Benedict, Debbie Brooks, Darlene Cobb-Peterson, Tim Fitzpatrick, Jared Garlick, Tammy Huaracha, Steve Hutchinson, Lori McGhee, Mike McInally, Wendy Roe, Brad Schaffner, Joanne Secrest, Janet Steele

Principles:

Fairness, Equity, Justice, Integrity, Honesty, Trust

Characteristics of Principled Centered Leadership:

Continually learning, service oriented, radiate positive energy, believe in other people, lead balanced lives, see life as an adventure, synergistic, exercise for self-renewal

Collected Discoveries:

Effective communication requires skill and practice. Sadly, beginner stigmas lead to pretending.

People want safety first

The measure of your relationships are evidenced by the quality of your last 5 conversations

How much do you talk? How much do you listen?

Synergy starts with the desire to be part of something bigger/greater than yourself.

How we present creates the feeling – passion.

Walk the talk. Operate with integrity.

You can not and should not adapt to everybody – that is impossible.

You can not motivate but you can create an environment that they want to succeed in.

A good leader is a listener, self confident, comfortable in their own skin, secure.

Humility in leadership – to lead you need to learn, in order to understand those whom you lead.

Make it fun.

Everyone counts.

Build trust – nothing follow without it.

Recognize different people have different starting points; how do we get them to the level the company needs? Build relationships and gain trust.