THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIME Leadership development has become a top business priority. When leaders at every level are empowered, companies excel in innovation and are able to respond instantly to changing market dynamics. Perfect Phrases for Leadership Development has hundreds of ready-to-use phrases for empowering others to take on leadership responsibilities regardless of their specific position in the company. You’ll find all the right words and phrases you need for: Boosting employees’ sense of autonomy - Redirecting efforts without stifling creativity - Encouraging decisiveness and resourcefulness - Igniting energy and enthusiasm Meryl Runion is president and CEO of SpeakStrong, Inc., and a Certified Speaking Professional. She lives in Cascade, CO. Wendy Mack is the founder of T3 Consulting, a firm focused on learning, leadership, and change. She lives in Woodland Park, CO. Meryl Runion is president and CEO of SpeakStrong, Inc., and a Certified Speaking Professional. She lives in Cascade, CO. Wendy Mack is the founder of T3 Consulting, a firm focused on learning, leadership, and change. She lives in Woodland Park, CO. PERFECT PHRASES for LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases for Guiding Employees to Reach the Next Level By Meryl Runion, Wendy Mack The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Copyright © 2011 Meryl Runion All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-07-175094-3 Contents ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 What Is a Dynamic Leader?Chapter 2 Perfect Phrases to Set the StageChapter 3 Perfect Phases to Navigate the Empowerment ProcessChapter 4 Perfect Phrases to Ignite Energy and EnthusiasmChapter 5 Perfect Phrases to Create AlignmentChapter 6 Perfect Phrases for Developing VisionariesChapter 7 Perfect Phrases to Develop Leadership LanguageChapter 8 Perfect Phrases to Handle ChallengesChapter 9 Perfect Phrases for Developing Change ChampionsChapter 10 Perfect Phrases to Develop Problem SolversChapter 11 Perfect Phrases to Develop DecisivenessChapter 12 Perfect Phrases to Recognize SuccessChapter 13 Perfect Phrases to Enlist Organizational Support for Leader Development and Succession PlanningAppendix A Dynamic Leadership IndexAppendix B Leader Development ChecklistAppendix C The Leadership-Management Distinction Excerpt CHAPTER 1 What Is a Dynamic Leader? Phrase books aren't explicitly about presenting new leader models or concepts.They're about translating concepts into words for success in specificsituations. However, to direct readers to success, phrase book authors needworking concepts of success to weave into their writing. Wendy and I developedand defined the Dynamic Leadership Style and honed the phrases in this bookaccordingly. The phrases here support you to speak as a Dynamic Leader yourselfwhile you take your employees to the next level of emerging leadership. If you are what author Jim Collins calls a Level 5 Leader, you're probably alsoa Dynamic Leader. If you have what author Stephen Covey calls interdependence,you're probably a Dynamic Leader. If you have what author Noel Tichy calls ateachable point of view, you're probably a Dynamic Leader. If psychiatrist CarlJung would declare you to be individuated, or psychologist Abraham Maslow wouldconsider you to be self-actualized, you're probably a Dynamic Leader. If you seeyour own response as the greatest leverage you have in any situation, you'reprobably a Dynamic Leader. If you value these qualities and characteristics inemployees, this is the book for you. In the preface, a Dynamic Leader is defined as someone who empowers others tolead. That definition is expanded here: * A Dynamic Leader has outgrown all forms of victimhood and tyranny, includingmanipulation and coercive power tactics, in favor of magnetic influence based onreciprocal engagement and confluent communication. * A Dynamic Leader progressively clarifies and refines his or her own leadershipphilosophy and shares it eloquently with others. * A Dynamic Leader serves organizational mission, vision, and values instead ofpersonal power needs. * A Dynamic Leader knows when to lead, when to manage, and when to stand down. * A Dynamic Leader sees problems and obstacles as invitations to outgrow theperspectives that created them and to embrace higher perspectives to transformthem. * A Dynamic Leader uses Beginner's Mind to obtain fresh perspectives. * A Dynamic Leader knows the stage a developing leader is at in his or herdevelopment process and engages that leader at the appropriate level. * A Dynamic Leader empowers others by engaging their greatness more than byinstruction. * A Dynamic Leader progressively clarifies and refines a unique point of view byintegrating input from self-reflection, study, mentoring, coaching, andfeedback. * A Dynamic Leader doesn't need the word leader in his or her title totake ownership of an area of influence. * A Dynamic Leader measures personal leadership ab