Embracing Personal & Professional Development

Creating your story:

Embracing personal & professional development

Unleashing the power of team & the power of one

Gregg Piburn * 970-227-1371 *

© Copyright Leader’s Edge Consulting, Inc., 2013

Workbook lineup

Mind-set

Professional “Voice”
Head trash
3 foundational philosophies
A promotion

Approach

Group think
Asset vs. deficit
A “talent” assessment
2-word investigations
Creative vs. reactive

Visioning

Your highlight reel
2-word springboard
Connect the dots
3 levels of planning

Action

5 reasons we fall (fail)
Quad-2 elephants
The wisdom of Tim
So what?!?

Voice:The real you coming through

“Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer it takes you to find it, the less likely you are to find it at all.” – Dead Poets Society Your “voice” conveys (through your decisions, actions, interactions and words) the essence of who you are. You want your “voice” elements to be expressed, not muffled.

Personal
traits / 1.
2.
3.
Example: Resilient
Fields of
expertise / 1.
2.
3.
Example: Communication
Important
philosophies / 1.
2.
3.
Example: Life is difficult (in its normal state)
Professional
approaches / 1.
2.
3.
Example: Ask lots of open-ended, powerful questions
Professional
results / 1.
2.
3.
Example: Push for action
Core
Values / 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Examples: Freedom & Relationships

Head trash

List 3 old tapes (head trash) that reside in your mind even though they hold you back from feeling more satisfaction and success personally and/or professionally. Examples: (A) I am not worth what my peers or competitors make. (B) I will never be truly joyful.

One: ______

Two: ______

Three: ______

Identity RatingRole Rating

1010

9 9

8(8-10: Winner) 8 (8-10: Winner)

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 (4-7: At-Leasters) 4 (4-7: At-Leasters)

3 3

2 2

1 (1-3: Non-winners) 1 (1-3: Non-winners)

3 key philosophies

1. Life is difficult.

In its normal state, life is not always easy
All organizations (and individuals) have difficulties
Even conflict is normal and offers an opportunity to grow

What is a “difficult” situation right now for you?

2. We’re all imperfect.

We know that’s true but collectively we sometimes forget
Nobody has all the answers
Nos. 1&2 are reality and takes off the pressure

How have you been imperfect in this situation?

3. Use whatever happens as learning or teaching opportunities.

This ties in with Nos. 1&2 to produce “realistic optimism”
We turn something “bad” into something “good”
It can reduce or eliminate fear

What can you learn or teach from this situation?

These combine as a recipe for R______O______.

“I have failed over and over again, and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

“Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived.” – M. Scott Peck

Promotion!

New job title: ______

“Organization”: Blank Blank Enterprises … or ______

“Organization’s” mission: To ______

______mind-set ______mind-set

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What do you “do?”

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What do you “DO?”

______

3 mind-sets

1. Entitlement

High levels

Risk avoidanceDependencePassivity

ApathyEvaluation avoidanceConformity

Low levels

AccountabilityStressResilience

Motivation/moraleEmpowermentFiring

Entitlement summary: Avoiding risk & creating safety are keys. Appearance is more important than achievement.

2. Fear

High levels

StressDependenceDespair

Self-protectionCynicismDenial

Low levels

SecurityControlRespect for leaders

MoraleTeamworkTrust

Fear summary: There is little or no sense of having control. People panic & it’s every person for himself or herself.

3. Earning

High levels

AccountabilityInnovation/ResilienceStrong leadership

MotivationTeamworkExcitement

Low levels

ApathySelf-protectionPassivity

DependenceSame-old-way thinkingLimitations

Earning summary: The motive to achieve is high because achieving is possible. Security depends on adding value.

From “Danger in the Comfort Zone” by Judith Bardwick

Riding the wave

Strength

Consistent, near perfect performance in an activity.
Can be developed with the right amount of motivation and effort.

Talent

A recurring pattern of thought, feeling or behavior that can be productively applied.
Highly unlikely it can be taught or developed to point of excellence if you don’t have it hard wired into you.
The 4-lane freeways in the mind.

3 kinds of talent

Striving: Describes the why of a person (i.e. why motivated to do good job)
Thinking: Describes the how of a person (i.e. how thinks, makes decisions)
Relating: Describes the who of a person (i.e. whom trusts and relates with)

Great managers understand …

People don’t change that much
The value of cultivating a person’s talent
It is a waste time by trying to turn non-talent into talent
There are no truly well-rounded people

Key nugget

Know your talents and non-talents. Manage around your non-talents as much as possible and add skill and knowledge to your talents.

4-lane freewaysdusty little paths

Striving Talents

__ Achiever: A drive that is internal, constant and self-imposed

__ Kinesthetic: A need to expend physical energy

__ Stamina: Capacity for physical endurance

__ Competition: A need to gauge your success comparatively

__ Desire: A need to claim significance through independence, excellence & risk

__ Competence: A need for expertise or mastery

__ Belief: A need to orient your life around certain prevailing values

__ Mission: A drive to put your beliefs into action

__ Service: A drive to be of service to others

__ Ethics: A clear understanding of right and wrong, which guides your actions

__ Vision: A drive to paint value-based word pictures about the future

Thinking Talents

__ Focus: An ability to set goals and to use them every day to guide actions

__ Discipline: A need to impose structure onto life and work

__ Arranger: An ability to orchestrate

__ Work Orientation: A need to mentally rehearse and review

__ Gestalt: A need to see order and accuracy

__ Responsibility: A need to assume personal accountability for your work

__ Concept: An ability to develop a framework by which to make sense of things

__ Performance Orientation: A need to be objective and to measure performance

__ Strategic Thinking: An ability to play out alternative scenarios in the future

__ Business Thinking: The financial application of the strategic thinking talent

__ Problem Solving: An ability to think things through with incomplete data

__ Formulation: An ability to find coherent patterns within incoherent data sets

__ Numerical: An affinity for numbers

__ Creativity: An ability to change current state into something better

Relating Talents

__ Woo: A need to gain the approval of others

__ Empathy: An ability to identify the feelings and perspectives of others

__ Relator: A need to build bonds that last

__ Multirelator: An ability to build an extensive network of acquaintances

__ Interpersonal: An ability to purposely capitalize upon relationships

__ Individualized Perception: An awareness/appreciation of individual differences

__ Developer: A need to invest in others and to derive satisfaction in so doing

__ Stimulator: An ability to create enthusiasm and drama

__ Team: A need to build feelings of mutual support

__ Positivity: A need to look on the bright side

__ Persuasion: An ability to persuade others logically

__ Command: An ability to take charge

__ Activator: An impatience to move others to action

__ Courage: An ability to use emotion to overcome resistance

“First, Break All The Rules” by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman

A simple assessment during challenging times

What’s right? / What’s wrong? / What’s missing? / What’s confusing?
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Ideas for optimizing / Ideas for fixing / Ideas for adding / Ideas for clarifying

Which side?

Reactive ThinkersCreative Thinkers

Are resistant to changeAre open to change

See reasons they cannot do thingsAre “can do” oriented

Focus on finding problems to fixBuild on successes and strengths

Are blinded by problems in a situationSee the opportunity in situations

Avoid blame or responsibilityTake responsibility for their actions

Are limited by what worked in the pastThink in terms of new possibilities

Are poor listenersAre good listeners

Find it difficult to choose & decideMake choices & decisions easily

Feel they have no control of environmentFeel in control of their environment

Are afraid of risks or major challengesAre driven to excel by challenge & risk

Suffer excessive inner stressEnjoy an inner calmness

Cannot let go of the pastAre current & future oriented

Are devastated by failureLearn & grow from their mistakes

Have low self-esteemHave high self-esteem

Focus on what they want to avoidFocus on results they want

Do things rightDo the right things

“Enlightened Leadership” by Ed Oakley & Doug Krug

The highlight scene

Many sports teams compile the best moments of a season captured on videotape. These highlight reels display that particular team at its best during the season just past.

What if a video camera has been aimed at you during the last 2-4 years or so of your career? If you were asked to select the one scene that best displays you at your best, what would it be? That scene might last a few seconds, a few minutes, a day, a week or a month. Describe in a few words what true scene from your past would display you at your professional best?

Your mind-set: ______

Your preparation for the scene: ______

Your behaviors: ______

Your demeanor: ______

Your surroundings: ______

Your “co-actors” in the scene: ______

Your short-term results: ______

Your long-term results: ______

How could you put some of the elements from that scene into play with a current issue?

2 tiny words

That can power creativity

Novelists and scientists, among others, know and use these 2 words … and you can, too. They are, “What if …?” Consider your organization and come up with some “What if …” statements that:

Challenge assumptions,
Explore options, and/or
Break free of mental cages.

What if ______?

“Imagination is more important than information.” – Albert Einstein

“Imagination is intelligence having fun.” – George Scialabba

“Gentlemen, we’re surrounded by insurmountable opportunities.” – Pogo

“Take your mind out and dance on it. It’s getting all caked up.” – Mark Twain

Connect the dots?

.The ______There

.The ______Here

A Simple Plan

High-level objectives and goals

A billion things will occur in your personal and professional lives in the future. High-level objectives represent areas that deserve special attention from a strategic perspective. Under each objective are agreed-upon measurable goals that, when accomplished, indicate good progress is being made on the objectives. Action plans refer to how the goals will be achieved.

High-Level Objective #1 (Areas that deserve special attention)

Example: Have a greater impact on my community.

______

Measurable milestones (To keep us on track in successfully addressing the objective)

Example: Be appointed to a board or commission by Dec. 31, 2013.

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

Action plans (Who will do what when)

Example: Learn about the current openings by Jan. 31, 2013.

A. ______

B. ______

C. ______

Fear of falling (failing)

One: ______goals

Fix: Tap into your ______.

Two: Fear of ______.

Fix: Be a R______O______.

Three: Fear of ______.

Fix: Focus on the ______rather than the ______.

Four: An unrealistic ______.

Fix: Make it ______hard, not ______hard.

Five: Worrying about the ______.

Fix: Have ______& celebrate the upcoming ______.

Which of the 5 pose the biggest challenge for you? ______How will you overcome it in order to prevent letting the roadblock keep you from succeeding as you desire?

Most of this page comes from Geoffrey James of Inc.com

Quadrant-2 elephants

1
Important &
Urgent
(Demanding) / 2
Important &
Not Urgent
(Dynamic)
3
Not Important &
Urgent
(Delusional) / 4
Not important &
Not Urgent
(Distracting)

Professional “elephant”Personal “elephant”

______

Bite-sized chunksBite-sized chunks

* ______* ______

Control!

Former Denver Bronco QB Tim Tebow – and most other professional athletes – know how to handle pressure. Resiliency in tough times is a requirement for success in that arena. In a radio interview on July 30, 2010, the day he signed with Denver, Tebow said the way he handles pressure is to look only at what he can control. “And all I can control is my attitude, my effort and my focus.” That's wise counsel from a young jock.

Think of an issue (professional or personal) that is creating pressure in your life right now. Now do a quick assessment of how you have used Tim’s control categories up till now and how you might change your perspective for better results.

Issue:
Attitude up till now? / Attitude for improvement?
Effort up till now? / Effort for improvement?
Focus up till now? / Focus for improvement?

So What!?!

What were the 2 most significant and/or memorable ideas for you today?

1. ______

2. ______

How might applying the ideas we discussed today benefit you? How does that make you feel?

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What is one thing you will commit to doing in the next week to put action into the ideas? How will you reward yourself for taking that critical first step?

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