I took plenty of notes but one thing that stood out in my mind was his take on being a maverick. He said you listen then you chose what you wanna take in or not take in.
In old adage about assumptions, he shared that really you can't do anything without making assumptions. If you wait till you know all the answers you won't make the decisions. Where do you go if you DON'T assume?
For example, I had to have assumed youth would be interested in participating in providing blankets to people who sleep on the streets and sidewalks as well as under the bridges of our city. In making this assumption, I created P4P's Fall 2008 Blanket Drive as a new There IS H.O.P.E. (Help Our People Elevate) in Hip Hip event. My first decision came from an assumption.
Fregger shared that an EFFECTIVE leader says "What assumptions were made?" Then he said assumptions are broken down in three stages:
1) Well that's an assumption we HAVE to make...
2) Making same assumptions past 5-10 years - time to make a change in assumptions...
3) Why would you make that assumption?
Managers judge people all the time, we make assumptions in order to make decisions. Effective leaders communicate clearly where you stand and what's expected.
My favorites:
The power of negotiations is doing what you NEED to do to get what you want.
An effective leader treats everybody the same because you never know where the answer is going to come from.
Elitists make promotions based on false presumptions. Most come from royal lineage - they are put into power but they have no skills to lead at all. Elitism SUCKS!
An effective leader gets the JOB DONE!
By no means am I perfect as a leader but:
