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5 Reasons to Teach. You simply learn better. 2. Motivates you to live it. 3. Increases your ability to listen within another’s frame of reference. 4. Legitimizes change. 5. It’s bonding. N. Wisdom. Information/Knowledge Worker. Industrial. Agrarian.
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5 Reasons to Teach • You simply learn better 2. Motivates you to live it 3. Increases your ability to listen within another’s frame of reference 4. Legitimizes change 5. It’s bonding
N Wisdom Information/Knowledge Worker Industrial Agrarian Hunters/Gatherers Economic Ages of Civilization
Seismic Social / Economic Shifts • Globalization of Markets and Technology • Democratization of Information/Expectations • Universal Connectivity • Exponential Increase in Competition • Wealth Creation Movement from Money to People • Free Agency (“Knowledge” Worker Market) • Permanent Whitewater
Every great breakthrough is a break WITH. If you want to make minor improvements, work on behavior and attitudes. If you want to make quantum improvements, work on paradigms. A paradigm is like a mental model, an assumption, or a map.
“The world is flat” “The world is round” “The Earth is the center of the solar System” “The Sun is the center of the solar System” Divine Right of Kings US Constitution Bloodletting Germ-Theory People as Things (Manage People and Things) Whole Person (Manage Things; Lead/Empower People) Leadership is a Choice (Moral Authority) Leadership is a Position (Formal Authority) Quick Fix (Outside-in) Sequential Process (Inside-Out) Paradigm Shifts
The 8th Habit Personal Greatness “The 7 Habits” Results Managerial/ Organizational Greatness Leadership Greatness 4 Roles of Leadership Vision, Mission, Values 4DX
Voice What are you good at? Talent (Mind) Conscience (Spirit) What is life asking of me? What should I contribute in this situation? (sense of calling) Passion Need (Heart) (Body) What do you love doing? What need does it serve?
Freedom to Choose Self-Awareness Imagination Conscience Independent Will Stimulus and Response Proactive Stimulus Response (Heart) (Mind) (Spirit) (Body) Reactive Stimulus Response 3
Stimulus Response Personal Level Stimulus Response (Muscle Development) Relationship Level Stimulus (Skill Development) Response Organizational Level (Team / System Development) Stimulus Response Human Need Level (Competitive Play) Stimulus and Response Freedom to Choose (Home Place/Work Place/Marketplace/Community/etc.)
Leadership is a Choice; Not a Position Leadership is communicating people’s worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves. It all begins within oneself.
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. Albert Schweitzer
Four Roles of Leadership (4DX) WIG’s / Scoreboard Mind Pathfinding Trust Principle-Centered Leadership Spirit Modeling H: 1-7 Trust Trust Heart Empowering BodyAligning New & Better Behaviors xQ Open Accountability
The Roots of the Execution Gap Lack of Clarity Lack of Commitment No Translation to Action No Enabling No Synergy Lack of Accountability EXECUTION
What is xQ? • xQ is an abbreviation for Execution Quotient • Gauges the organization’s ability to execute its most important goals • 28 questions (23 objective, 5 open ended) • Accessible from any computer on Internet • It takes 15 minutes to respond • Results are anonymous—can’t be traced www.the8thhabit.com
xQ Results Your Number Category CLARITY ? COMMITMENT ? TRANSLATION TO ACTION ? ENABLING ? SYNERGY ? ACCOUNTABILITY ?
xQ vs. Cultural Audits Organizational Survey, Balanced Scorecards, Cultural Audits (360°) xQ Program/Process/Practice Orientation(Relationship Perceptions) Strategic Orientation (Execution Gaps) Indispensable in tough times—”are we executing our top priorities?” Expendable in tough times—”soft, touchy-feely” data Drives strategically relevant actions, including trust issues Drives program, relationship improvement actions
Execution The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) Focus on the Wildly Important Act on the Lead Measures Keep a Compelling Scoreboard Create a Cadence of Accountability
Modes of Communication Synergy- Third Alternative Transformation (1 + 1 = 3,10,100) Transaction Respectful Communication- Compromise (1 + 1 = 1.5) Defensive Communication (1 + 1 = .5) Contention Hostility (1 + 1 = -1, -10, -100)
DevelopingEmpathic Listening • Mimic • Re-phrase Content • Reflect Feeling • Reflect Feeling and Re-phrase Content • Heart/Body Empathy
A Trim Tab Definition: The small rudder that turns the big rudder that turns the ship.
Four Assumptions BodyAssume you’ve had a heart attack; now live accordingly. MindAssume the half-life of your profession is two years; now prepare accordingly. HeartAssume everything you say about another, they can overhear; now speak accordingly. Spirit Assume you have a one-on-one visit with your Creator every quarter; now live accordingly.