Highlands Approach to Leadership

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Highlands Approach to Leadership
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Highlands Approach to Leadership
INTRODUCTION

• Program Overview
• Schedule
• Ground Rules
• Objectives
• Personal Introductions

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Highlands Approach to Leadership

• Start/End Times
• Morning Break
• Lunch
• Afternoon Break
• Close

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GROUND RULES
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• Strict Confidentiality
• Active Participation by All
• Best Efforts in All Exercises
• Consideration for Others
• Respect Time Schedule
• No Pagers, Cell Phones or Computers

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AGENDA AM
Highlands Approach to Leadership

• Personal Introductions
• Leadership the Highlands Model
• The Qualities of Leadership
• The Leadership Experience
• Personal Style and Leadership
• The Driving Abilities Leadership
• The Specialized Abilities Leadership

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AGENDA PM

• Vocabulary
• Leadership and
• Skills
• Interests
• Values
• Goals
• The Family Crucible
• Leadership Statement

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YOUR PERSONAL SUMMARY

• Part of a Permanent Record
• Summarize each Segment
• Reinforce Continued Learning Experience
• Use for Future Reference
• Store in Your 3-Ring Binder
• Separate in Sections Behind Tabs

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PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AM
Highlands Approach to Leadership

• Define Review the Qualities of Leadership
• Relate Your Leadership Qualities to Your
  Natural Abilities
• Relate Your Leadership Qualities to Other
  Influences
• Identify Leadership Roles Consistent with Your
  Abilities

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PROGRAM OBJECTIVES PM
Highlands Approach to Leadership

• The Importance of Developing Vocabulary
• Know Respect Your Natural Strengths
  Weaknesses
• Build on Your Abilities Inspire Others to
  Build on Theirs
• Avoid the Pitfalls Traps Inherent in
  Over-Reaching
• Weigh Carefully the Ideas Suggestions of Your
  Staff
• Be True to Your Values
• Plan in Advance for Crises and Emergencies

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PERSONAL INTRODUCTIONS
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• Name
• Company, Position Responsibilities
• Brief Work History
• Your Position in Chain of Command
• One New tHAB Personal Insight
• Your Personal Objectives

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THE QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP tHAB

• Many Definitions of Leadership
• Fortuitous Combination of Qualities
• Circumstances
• Self-Report Assessments
• Assessment through Hands-On Worksamples
• 19 Worksamples

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HIGHLANDS WHOLE-PERSON WHEEL
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EIGHT FACTORS
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SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
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• Family
• Values
• Goals
• Career Development

• Natural Abilities
• Skills
• Personal Style
• Interests

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THE WHOLE PERSON MODEL THREE TARGETS
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• Know Yourself
• The Primary Leadership Asset
• Know the People Around You
• The Primary Leadership Skill
• Recognize Manage Interpersonal Conflicts
• The Primary Leadership Tool
• ASSET SKILL
  TOOL

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DEFINING LEADERSHIP
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• Objectives
• Leadership Qualities
• Assessing Your Qualifications
• Exercise Self-Analysis Experience
• Exercise Leaders I Admire Most
• Leadership Checklist

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DEFINING LEADERSHIP OBJECTIVES
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• Recognize Differences in Views
• Offer and Discuss Suggestions
• Agree on Basics
• Relate to Natural Abilities
• Relate to Other Influences

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LEADERSHIP QUALITIES CHARACTERISTICS
(A)
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• Knows Strengths and Weaknesses
• Creates a Positive, Realistic Vision
• Identifies People Who Can Help Him
• Communicates His Vision Goals
• Motivates His Followers
• Manages Crises Conflicts

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LEADERSHIP QUALITIES CHARACTERISTICS (B)
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• Exhibits Self-Confidence
• Earns Keeps Respect of Others
• Resists the Status Quo
• Sets a Clear Path
• Avoids Lies Distortions
• Respects and Maintains His Values
• Is Fair, Reasonable, Compassionate

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LEADERS I ADMIRE MOST
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• Choose Five Leaders Past Present
• Why Do You Admire Them?
• Exercise Tell a Story about a Leader
• Describe Their Leadership Qualities
• What Qualities Do You Follow?

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PERSONAL STYLE AND LEADERSHIP
Highlands Approach to Leadership

• Objectives
• General Characteristics
• Its the Continuum, Not the Score
• Generalist/Specialist
• Extrovert/Introvert
• Combinations Their Meaning
• Time Frame

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PERSONAL STYLE - OBJECTIVES

• Definition of Personal Style
• Scope of Worksamples
• HOW not WHAT
• Results at Work

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PERSONAL STYLE - CHARACTERISTICS
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• Position on a Scale or Continuum
• General/Specialist Multi-task or Uni-task
• Extrovert/Introvert Out-front or
  Behind-the-Scenes
• Time Frame Short, Medium, Long

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SPECIALISTS GENERALISTSPreference for how to
work Response to Group Dynamics
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Uni-purposed Foot-wide, mile-deep Work
alone Individual contributor
Multi-purposed Mile-wide, foot-deep Team-oriented
Eclectic
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GENERALISTS
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• Enjoy Variety
• Interest in Many Things
• Team-Oriented
• The Broad Picture
• Multi-Task

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SPECIALISTS
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• Interested in Becoming Expert
• Detail-Oriented
• Prefers to Work Alone
• Not Interested in Consensus-Building
• Uni-Task

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INTROVERT EXTROVERTExpending Energy
Processing Information
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Self-energized Process Thoughts Internally
Energized by Others Process Thoughts Aloud
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EXTROVERTS
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• Highly Visible
• Interact with Others
• Share Information Freely
• Primary Leadership Styles
• Out-Front

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INTROVERTS
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• Energized by Working Alone
• Process Information Internally
• In the Minority
• Need Time to Respond
• Behind-the-Scenes

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PERSONAL STYLE COMBINATIONS THEIR MEANING
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• Review Chart of Style Combinations
• Which Style is Yours?
• What Does that Mean For You?
• Another Style that Would Help You as Leader
• How Will that Style Help You?

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COMBINATIONS OF PERSONAL STYLE ELEMENTS
Style A People Influencer
Style B Hub
Style C Renaissance Person
Style D Mediator
Style E Bridge
Style F Catalyst
Style G Communicator
Style H Analyst
Style I Researcher
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TIME FRAME ORIENTATION
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• How We Use Time in Our Work
• How You Plan Use Your Time
• How Soon Do You Need a Result?
• Recognition Rewards?
• How You Manage the Time of Others

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TIME FRAME ORIENTATIONTime frame for plans,
results, rewards, expectations
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Right now to less than a year Transactional Immed
iate gratification Think forward
5-10 years and
beyond Relational Delayed gratification Think
backward
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DRIVING ABILITIES LEADERSHIP
Highlands Approach to Leadership

• Objectives
• Characteristics
• Classification Concept Organization
• Problem-Solving
• Idea Productivity
• Spatial Relations Theory Visualization

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DRIVING ABILITIES OBJECTIVES
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• How Driving Abilities Affect Leadership
• How You Work with Others
• How Others Respond to You
• Identify the Strengths to Use
• Identify Areas to Develop

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DRIVING ABILITIES CHARACTERISTICS

• More Influential than Other Abilities
• Mature and Stabilize at Age 15
• Distinct from Skills
• Self-Knowledge Enhances Self-Management
• Define Whats Easy and Whats More Difficult
• Neither Good nor Bad

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CLASSIFICATION (CL) CONCEPT ORGANIZATION (CO)
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• The Problem-Solving Abilities
• CL Inductive Reasoning, Diagnostic Style
• Detect a Common Link among Data
• CO Deductive Reasoning, Analytic Style
• Planning and Acting Logically

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CLASSIFICATIONContribution to problem solving,
structure and pace of work
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Fixing Parameters Implementing Plans Following a
moderate pace
Starting with a Blank Slate Offering
Solutions Setting the Work Pace
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CONCEPT ORGANIZATIONProcess for making
decisions, pursuing a plan or process, setting
decision making time
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Decisive Reactive No set process
Analytical Restrained Preferring a process
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THE PROBLEM SOLVING PATTERNS
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• Combinations Result in 9 Patterns
• Identify Your Natural Pattern
• Identify a Pattern You Would Like to Adopt
• How Can You Learn to Adopt It?

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THE PROBLEM SOLVING PATTERNS
Classification CL Concept
Organization CO
Pattern A Pattern B
Pattern C
Pattern D Pattern E
Pattern F
Pattern G Pattern
H Pattern I
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IDEA PRODUCTIVITY

• One Idea v. Many
• Focused or Brainstormer
• Contributions Interactions in Groups
• Ability to Judge Quality of Ideas
• Ability to Reject Non-Productive Ideas

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IDEA PRODUCTIVITYPreference for how to
accomplish work Group contribution
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One idea/project at a time Focused
Explore one idea/project at a time Brainstormer
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THE SPATIAL RELATIONS

• Theory Practical v. Theoretical
• Components v. Systems
• Creative
• Visualization Abstract v. Concrete
• Intangible v. Hands-On
• Builder

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SPATIAL RELATIONS THEORYpractical vs. theoretical
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Prefer practical Component focus
Prefer theoretical Systems focus
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SPATIAL RELATIONS VISUALIZATIONType of Work
Type of Results
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Intangible Abstract Conceptual Idea
Tangible Concrete Hands-on Real
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NINE SPATIAL RELATIONS GROUPINGS
Theory (SRT) Visualization
(SRV)
Group A Group B
Group C Creators
Concepualizers Theoreticians
Group D Group E Group
F Implementers Coordinators
Concretizers
Group G Group H Group
I Directors Overseers
Builders
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OTHER ABILITIES LEADERSHIP
Highlands Approach to Leadership

• The Five Learning Channels
• Environmental Cues to Learning
• Vocabulary Its Impact

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THE FIVE LEARNING CHANNELS
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• Verbal Memory Learning through Reading
• Tonal Memory Learning through Listening
• Design Memory Learning through Images
• Rhythm Memory Learning through Movement
• Number Memory Learning through Numbers

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VERBAL MEMORY READING

• Turn Refer to Written Materials
• Encourage Staff to Communicate in Writing
• Put Your Notes Memos in Writing
• Work at Increasing Your Vocabulary
• Learn a Useful Foreign Language

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TONAL MEMORY LISTENING
Highlands Approach to Leadership

• Learn New Things at Lectures Conferences
• Use Tapes and Computer Audio
• Learn a Foreign Language Useful at Work
• Communicate Face-to-Face
• Include Some Music in Your Life

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DESIGN MEMORY IMAGES

• Use Power-Point, Graphs, Charts, Colors
• Introduce a New Product by Demonstrating It
• Useful in Scientific Artistic Work
• Facilitates Work with Designers Engineers
• Reduce Data to Outlines Graphs

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RHYTHM MEMORY MOVEMENT
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• Incorporate Movement in Learning Teaching
• Demonstrate New Products in Show Tell
• Incorporate Physical Movement in Your Work
• Engage in Tasks Requiring Agility
• Relax by Participating in Sports Dance

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NUMBER MEMORY NUMBERS
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• Use in Arranging Time Tables for Projects
• Advantageous in Sports Casting, Auctioneering
• Be Patient with Staff less Proficient in
  Numbers
• Reduce Things You Learn to Lists

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RANKING YOUR LEARNING CHANNELS

• Consult tHAB Report It Ranks Your Channels
• Enter Your Results on the Learning Chart
• Identify How You Learn Best
• Identify How You Should Communicate
• Note How Others Should Communicate with You

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ENVIRONMENTAL CUES

• Visual Cues Watch, Observe, React
• Auditory Cues Listen, Absorb, React
• Kinesthetic Cues (movement)
• Observe, Listen, Interpret, React

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VOCABULARY
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• Not a True Ability Requires Commitment
• A Vital Tool for Leaders
• Gear the Level You Use to Your Audience
• General Vocabulary v. Specialized Vocabulary
• The Highlands List of Words
• Indispensable in Some Professions

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YOUR VOCABULARY

• Measuring Your Vocabulary Level
• Is It Adequate for the Work You Do?
• What Steps Can You Take to Improve It?
• Identifying the Best Learning Tools

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SKILLS LEADERSHIP
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• Objectives
• Characteristics
• Identifying Your Skills
• Identify the Skills You Need to Develop
• Exercise

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SKILLS OBJECTIVES

• How Skills Differ from Abilities
• To Identify Your Skills
• Job Skills
• Leisure Skills
• Skills You Need to Develop
• How Skills Abilities Work Together

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SKILLS CHARACTERISTICS

• Focus on Performance
• Developed through Training Practice
• Easier If Drawn from Abilities (Athletes)
• Transferable from Job to Job
• Excessive Reliance Can Cause Stress
• Avoid Under-utilization Neglect

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IDENTIFYING AND UTILIZING YOUR SKILLS

• Skills and Work Activities
• Finding Skills in Others
• Learning to Delegate
• Learning to Exercise Authority

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ZIN OBELISK EXERCISE

• Purpose
• Working in Teams
• Assessing Your Contribution
• How Others Helped
• Abilities Displayed
• Skills Demonstrated

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WORK ROLES

• Definition
• Identifying Relevant Clusters
• Which Roles Do You Perform?
• Which Roles Would You Like to Perform?
• Which Roles Are You Good at?

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WORK ROLES ALLOCATION

• Assessing the Role of Natural Abilities
• Assessing the Role of Skills
• Making Use of Natural Abilities
• Maximizing the Use of Skills
• Achieving Satisfaction Avoiding Stress

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INTERESTS LEADERSHIP

• Objectives
• Characteristics
• Influence
• Development

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INTERESTS OBJECTIVES

• To Identify Your Interests
• One or Many Which to Encourage
• Role at Work
• Role in Leisure
• Increasing Your Sense of Purpose

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INTERESTS CHARACTERISTICS
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• Compel Response Commitment
• Generally Start Early Grow Over Time
• Can Take Many Forms
• Relate to Personal Style
• Source of Energy Satisfaction
• Not Necessarily Related to Work

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THE FAMILY CRUCIBLE OBJECTIVES

• Influence on Leadership
• Role of Mother Father
• Role of Siblings (recent research)
• Role Models
• Identity Positive Influences
• First Signs of Leadership
• Asserting Leadership When How

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THE FAMILY CRUCIBLE CHARACTERISTICS

• Warm Nourishing?
• Cold Isolating?
• Encouraging Self-Expression
• Setting the Stage
• Effect on Self-Confidence

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VALUES LEADERSHIP

• Objectives
• Characteristics
• Impact on Leadership
• Require Strong Commitment
• When Values Collide
• Loyalty v. Integrity

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VALUES OBJECTIVES

• What Are Values?
• The Importance of Values
• The Impact of Values at Work
• The Impact of Personal Values
• Recognizing Universal Values
• Creating a Group Value Structure

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VALUES CHARACTERISTICS (A)

• Statements of Inspiration Aspiration
• Guiding Principles Beliefs
• Respected by All
• Capable of Change

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VALUES CHARACTERISTICS (B)

• Cannot Be Ignored Without Stress
• Can Cause Personal Group Conflicts
• Require Restatement Repetition
• Constant Change Can Cause Confusion

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IDENTIFYING YOUR PERSONAL VALUES

• Select Ten Values from the Values Sort Pad
• List Your Values in Order of Commitment
• Which Value Ranks First?
• Do Your Values Guide Your Work?
• Do Your Values Guide Your Life?

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YOUR COMMITMENT TO UNIVERSAL VALUES

• What are Universal Values?
• Their Importance to Leaders
• Their Importance to You
• Consequences of Rejection
• Consequences of Non-Observance

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GOALS LEADERSHIP OBJECTIVES

• Recognize the Value of Setting Goals
• Rank Goals in Order of Importance
• Avoid Goals which Are
• Unrealistic, Elusive, Ill-Defined,
• Too Remote in Time
• Encourage Goals which Are
• Realistic, Exciting, Attainable
• Impose Reasonable Benchmarks

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GOALS LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS

• Provide Incentives for Staff Workers
• Establish Confidence in Management
• Define a Company for the Press Public
• Provide a Company Slogan
• Create Commitment Excitement

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LEADERSHIP STATEMENT

• What I Learned in This Workshop
• Overcoming My Shortcomings
• Recognizing My Strengths
• Building on My Strengths
• Why I Qualify as a Leader