{"id":13020,"date":"2017-02-06T08:53:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T13:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=13020"},"modified":"2017-02-06T09:46:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T14:46:29","slug":"monday-morning-moment-7-skills-of-the-top-leaders-of-tomorrow-whatever-your-age-or-stage-with-matt-monge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=13020","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Moment – 7 Skills of the Top Leaders of Tomorrow – Whatever Your Age or Stage – with Matt Monge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Blog<\/a>Photo Credit: The Mojo Company<\/a><\/p>\n

[From the Archives]<\/p>\n

Leaders of Tomorrow. What age group came to mind? Probably not your own. Maybe that\u2019s one of our dilemmas in life and work. We either think we have already arrived as tomorrow\u2019s leader today (ugh!). Or we stop thinking of how we can develop into that change agent of tomorrow because we\u2019ve fixed our course\u2026or settled into what we know already. It\u2019s served us well so far, right?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my Monday morning gift to you: an introduction to the person, writing, and wisdom of Matt Monge<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Earlier in his career, he worked in finance (credit unions, in particular), and had fascinating titles like Chief Culture Officer and Vice-President of People and\u00a0 Development. Currently he is is president of The Mojo Company<\/a>, a leadership development consulting firm. His Facebook page bio <\/a>reads: \u201cMy mission? Make the world a better place by helping people, leaders, & workplaces be more human. Depression fighter. Keynote speaker. Head of The Mojo Co.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Blog<\/a>Photo Credit: Matt Monge Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n

I read everything Matt Monge writes. Even his promotional video<\/a> taught me more about leadership (you\u2019ll want to take notes).<\/p>\n

Monge posted a blog a few weeks back and I\u2019ve been thinking through it since\u2026 It\u2019s his 7 Skills Tomorrow\u2019s Top Leaders Are Developing Today<\/em><\/a>. I decided to post his bullet points here and how they stirred my thoughts on skill development today. [Don\u2019t miss reading his thinking on this and other leadership topics in links.]<\/p>\n

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  1. Being Others-Oriented<\/strong> \u2013 While other employee development folks have moved away from \u201cservant leadership\u201d language, Matt Monge continues wisely to be a strong supporter of it. I, too, am delighted by leaders who continue to seek out the greatest good for both employees and customers. The bottom line is best served here. As the years go by, or as tribes are built, our temptation is to coast in this area\u2026making the negative assumption that someone else is serving while we\u2019re the idea leaders. As leaders go, so go the organizations.<\/li>\n
  2. Persuasion, Logic, & Negotiation \u2013 <\/strong>First, Monge sees top leaders as practicing persuasion and negotiation differently \u201cnot with power, position, coercion, or even deception; but rather through logic, reason, and\u00a0with an eye toward the good of the whole.\u201d<\/em> It\u2019s funny how unaware leaders can be in thinking that manipulation and coercion go unnoticed by employees under their authority. It\u2019s always better to do the work of taking the high road of negotiating and persuading. When we engage in the give-and-take of healthy debate and problem-solving, it\u2019s a win-win for everyone. It does require time, trust, homework, and humility.
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  3. Reframing \u2013 <\/strong>This is a discipline of looking at a problem or situation from different perspectives. Monge talks about doing this in such a way that we wrestle with our own biases and blind spots. Reframing can make for a decision or problem solved that have wider success or effectiveness.<\/li>\n
  4. Knowing How to Think about and Make Decisions \u2013 <\/strong>Monge makes the distinction of being decisive vs. being a good decision-maker<\/em>. I love this because often we experience leaders who get the job because they are decisive. Period. Full-stop. What does it take though to be a good decision-maker? To become an effective leader is to examine how we make decisions<\/strong> \u2013 what are my decision-making processes, who are my guides, what are those factors that always weigh in on my decisions? [Monge names those factors as presuppositions and core values. We need to think about what those are.]<\/li>\n
  5. The Ability to Work and Build Community with Others \u2013 <\/strong>This is such a core value of mine and yet after years in my career, it bears refreshing. I\u2019m reminded, as Monge writes about this, of the Old Boys\u2019 Network<\/em><\/a>. Today, maybe it\u2019s less-gender-defined and called other things, like C-Suite executives<\/a>, or even tribe. Still, if it\u2019s a few making decisions for the many, it\u2019s not community. Monge\u2019s constant message is that the strength and health of an organization is in the community. Leaders must do the work of leaning in to their colleagues (outside the executive suite) to draw on the wealth of knowledge there and to affirm the value and varied roles of those coworkers.\"Blog<\/a>Photo Credit: Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Leadership<\/strong> \u2013 The leaders of tomorrow are continuing to develop themselves toward that future. We can be always learning, always growing \u2013 not necessarily just like other leaders in our lives, but learning what we need to learn to remain relevant\/useful. Resting on the laurels of past successes or doing \u201cwhat we\u2019ve always done\u201d will eventually pull us to the sidelines. I\u2019m in the painful, personal throes of dealing with this right now myself. Shaking it off and moving forward!<\/li>\n
  7. Understanding Humanness & Emotional Intelligence \u2013 <\/strong>Monge defines emotional intelligence as having \u201cfour basic components: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management\u201d<\/strong>. Foundational to emotional intelligence, in Monge\u2019s thinking, is this whole element of humanness. As the workplaces of the future give way to more and more technology, we will be wise in tuning into the growing need for humanizing our organizations and our human employee experience. Being tech-savvy and not people-savvy misses what could be. Leaders of tomorrow, take note.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So that\u2019s it for today. I love Mondays because they bring another opportunity to hit \u201cthe refresh\u201d key of our work lives. We are not only motivated for the week ahead – differently than Fridays when the focus is the weekend – but we\u2019re fresh in our view of our work community\u2026and hopeful.<\/p>\n

    Matt Monge and others like him give me the encouragement I need to cast off from the safe, still shore and re-enter the fast and deep water of today\u2019s work environment, determined to maneuver well there\u2026and maybe even coax other quality people back in from the shallows. Whatever our ages or sensibilities, we can work toward being tomorrow\u2019s leaders of excellence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    7 Skills Tomorrow\u2019s Top Leaders are Developing Today<\/em> \u2013 Matt Monge \u2013 The Mojo Company<\/a><\/div>\n
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    9 Qualities You Need to Be an Innovative Leader<\/em> \u2013 Matt Monge \u2013 The Mojo Company<\/a><\/div>\n
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    7 Ways Leaders Squelch Innovation<\/em> \u2013 Matt Monge \u2013 The Mojo Company<\/a><\/div>\n
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    10 Ways You Can Show Leadership Without a Title<\/em> \u2013 Matt Monge \u2013 The Mojo Company<\/a><\/div>\n
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    YouTube Video \u2013 Matt Monge: Speaker, Writer, Leadership & Culture Expert, Depression Fighter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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