Leadership Training Day Participant Workbook

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Leadership Training Day

Participant Workbook

50 Harrison Street . Suite 308 . Hoboken . NJ 07030 . Ph. 201-222-6544 . Fax 201-222-0613 . www.societyleadership.org

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Dear Society Member,

Welcome to your Leadership Training Day (LTD) event. Congratulations on making the

decision to take the next step on your path to induction. Today is a chance to take a break from your normal busy routine, and look at your big picture. I hope you will use this time to hone in on your passions and purpose while setting a strong foundation of practical leadership skills that you can put to use right away.

Getting the most out of this session comes down to the energy you put into it. Approach the exercises with curiosity and an open mind, and you will likely learn a few new things about yourself and your goals. Do this while supporting and encouraging the other members at your chapter, and you will certainly experience what it’s like to be part of a community of leaders.

The LTD is designed as an introduction to the Society’s fundamental philosophies about

leadership, what we call our Leadership Foundations. These foundations create a solid starting point. We can’t teach you everything you’ll ever need to know about leadership in a few hours;

as a topic, leadership is going to engage you for years to come. What you will get today are tools to help you explore new mindsets, and look closely at how your beliefs are impacting your achievement of goals.

It’s critical that, as you work with others today, you keep things supportive and confidential.

Your fellow chapter members are your partners when it comes to leadership and success, and you need to be able to trust each other. This is your chance to start building a network of like-minded people that you’ll know for life, and you want that network to be strong.

Have fun today, take chances and push yourself outside your comfort zone! You’re in the group that ‘gets it’ – that your leadership journey doesn’t end. It takes work to grow, develop, and accomplish big goals.

We look forward to supporting you on your leadership journey, and learning more about you as a leader who will make a better world.

Best regards,

Charles Knippen

President, The National Society of Leadership and Success

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Brainstorm your list.

In each circle above, complete the sentence with a

different activity. You may find that your answers range widely

(from, say, apple picking to burlesque dancing to meditating)—which is fine. Try not to censor yourself or respond in ways you think you “should”. Be as honest as possible.

Now whittle it down.

“Ask yourself, If I had to choose between the first activity and the second, which is more appealing to me?” If you get stuck, close your eyes and envision a life in which the first activity plays a major role and the second doesn’t exist. Now envision a life in which the second activity plays a major role and the first doesn’t exist. Which image feels better? Once you have your answer, put your finger on the winner and compare that choice with the third activity. Repeat this exercise all the way around the loop, moving your finger to the winning activity after each comparison; when you complete the loop, your finger will be on your number one passion. Write that activity at the top of the list below, and draw an X over the activity in the loop. Now repeat this process four more times (always starting from the top), and each time, skip the X-ed out activities. You’ve just found your top five passions.

This exercise was created

by Janet Bray Attwood

and Chris Attwood,

coauthors of

The Passion Test:

The Effortless Path to Discovering

Your Life Purpose (Plume).

My Top 5 Passions Are...

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F ôundation 1: C ^lariFy y ôur P ûrPose

Passion Test

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Write the book sleeve of your autobiography – the highlights of a book all about you, your life, and the legacy you leave behind.

Questions to consider: What are the primary accomplishments that come to mind when people talk about you? Why do your accomplishments matter to others? Who did you impact with your actions? How will they talk about what you did? How have you helped to make this a better world? What passions will you be remembered for sharing with others? How have your values defined your legacy?

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F ôundation 1: C ^lariFy y ôur P ûrPose

Purpose Exercise

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1. Begin at the end. Decide the purpose of your story.

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2. Choose a protagonist. Your story may be about you, but is often about the end user or person impacted by your endeavor.

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3. Personalize the context. Detail allows listeners to envision and identify with your pro- tagonist, and makes the story matter more.

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4. Include a choice or revelation. This is not the story’s climax, but a decision or idea that impacts the protagonist and leads to the end of the story.

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5. Make your ending clear. Don’t leave people hanging – be sure your story wraps up loose ends and clearly imparts the purpose from Step 1.

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F ^oundation 2: C ^reate a s ^hared V ^ision

Purpose Story

1. Create your personal vision, and the story that conveys it.

Steps to create a shared vision:

2. Share your vision and story with your team.

3. Engage in team brainstorm and include contributions.

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Questions to ask your team: What is most inspiring about this story? What got you excited? How could it be more meaningful? What could we add to this to make our purpose even more clear?

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Prioritize and Revize. When doing this exercise with a team in the future, once you have taken down your notes you will prioritize the ideas for feasibility and total

impact. Be sure to include as many ideas as possible that will enhance and enrich the vision with which you began. Once the story has been changed, you will share it again so your team members can recognize their contributions in action. In this way, the vision is now clearly shared and incorporates your team.

F ^oundation 2: C ^reate a s ^hared V ^ision

Brainstorm Expanded Vision

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Purpose. Write here the one accomplishment or idea from your work in the Purpose Exer- cise that excites you most right now.

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Obstacles. Fill in as many bullet points as you can with the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving that purpose.

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Brainstorm with your Partner

How would a Gamechanger

overcome the Resource

or Circumstance obstacle

you face?

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F ^oundation 3: C ^hallenge t ^he s ^tatus Q ^uo

Current Paradigm

R = Resource Need Things like time, money, knowledge, equipment and connections.

C = Circumstance to Change

Things like job status, living location, and income.

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1. Embody Resourcefulness.

2. Stay Empowered Despite Circumstance.

Write down your circumstance here.

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Write down recurring thoughts/beliefs about that circumstance.

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Write down emotion these thoughts/beliefs create for you.

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Turn on awareness switch: Write down alternative thoughts/beliefs you can choose to practice in this circumstance.

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Circumstance Interpreted

Emotion Generated Circumstance

Observed

F ^oundation 3: C ^hallenge t ^he s ^tatus Q ^uo

New Paradigm

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What How

Why

S tep One: The What. End result that needs to be achieved: paint a clear picture.

Step Two: The How. Provide tools/resources to accomplish the What.

Step Three: The Why. Explains the importance and creates buy-in.

Scenario: You are in charge of a community service event to paint over the graffiti on the walls in a public park, and you are approaching one of your team members in order to get them to arrange for the materials you need to put on your event. You need the items for an event on Saturday, three weeks from now. You need: 10+ paintbrushes, 6 gallons of white exterior paint, and supplies to open the paint and stir it. You have a budget of $100.

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F ^oundation 4: i ^nsPire P ^ositiVe a ^Ction

Delegation Simplified

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F ^oundation 5: e ^mPower o ^thers

Four Quadrants

Dominance

Decisive & Driven

Focus is on molding

the environment by overcoming challenges to achieve desired results.

• Competitive

• Demanding

• Vocal

• Adventurous

• Risk-taking

• Results Driven

Influence

Communicative & Enthusiastic

Focus is on molding

the environment by developing relationships and influencing others.

• Social

• Energetic

• Persuasive

• Talkative

• Open

• Relationship Driven

Steadiness

Patient & Trustworthy

Focus is on adapting to the environment by supporting others

and creating stability.

• Deliberate

• Friendly

• Patient

• Calm

• Modest

• Support Driven

Conscientious

Precise & Analytical

Focus is on adapting to the environment by planning

ahead and assuring accuracy.

• Perfectionistic

• Disciplined

• Courteous

• Systematic

• Logical

• Accuracy Driven

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F ^oundation 5: e ^mPower o ^thers

Flexible Communication

Dominance

Decisive & Driven

Influence

Communicative & Enthusiastic

Steadiness

Patient & Trustworthy

Conscientious

Precise & Analytical

What do they need from me?

What are your strengths in teams? How might your style be misunderstood by others?

How can others style flex to meet your needs? What is a theme song or who is a role model that shares/defines your style?

Notes on your own Communication Style:

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Choose a goal to focus on. This might be the accomplishment you already identified resources and obstacles for, or could be something else that you want to work on immediately.

The goal should be long term, something that takes a year or more to accomplish.

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Choose the first milestone to accomplishing your goal.

Be specific: how will you measure success? When must it be accomplished?

F ôundation 6: s êek C ônstant i ^mProVement

Setting a Milestone

Specifics of what “success” looks like

Milestone Deadline

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Congratulations! You have completed your Leadership Training Day, and are well on the way to induction in the Society. Beyond induction are a host of expanded membership benefits, and a lifelong journey of leadership that will help to make a better world.

So where do you go from here?

At your Orientation, we explained the Steps to Induction. You have completed at least two of those steps, and below are the exact actions you need to take to cross the line into inducted membership with the Society.

Leadership Training Day Participant Workbook