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Step Up … Step Out … Be Bold … Be BIG. Corey L. Jamison President The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc. The World Bank Washington, D.C. March 2011. Purpose: To Slow Down … To Speed Up.
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Step Up … Step Out … Be Bold …Be BIG Corey L. Jamison President The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc. The World Bank Washington, D.C. March 2011
Purpose: To Slow Down … To Speed Up • How to show up more fully as an individual and in interactions with others • Ways to Be BIG and to support others in Being BIG • How Being BIG brings Inclusion to life First YOU … then YOU as part of World Bank
Speed of Change Regenerative Medicine (“printing” a kidney – Dr. Anthony Atala) Mechanical Heart Valve Human Bioluminescence
Slowing Down to Speed Up • The speed of change vs. intentionality • Insight (Dr. David Rock – TED) • Breathing …
The Need to Be BIG I am daring you to think bigger, to act bigger and to be bigger. I dare you to think creatively. I dare you to . . . lead and inspire others. I dare you to build character. I dare you to share. I am promising you a richer life and more exciting life if you do. Excerpts from William H. Danforth, I Dare You! (St. Louis, MO: American Youth Foundation, 1931). William H. Danforth (1870–1956), founder of the Ralston Purina Company.
What does it mean to YOU to Be BIG?
What does it mean to Be BIG? It can mean that YOU: Bring your full self to your role - to the moment Speak up, share who you are Try new things Have a life stance of growing, learning, and partnering with others Enjoy radical flexibility
Being BIG Takes… Courage to be vulnerable Courage to be honest Courage to listen Courage to learn Courage to change Courage to invest in each other
Be BIG: Step Up, Step Out, Be Bold • Possible areas: • Family/friends • Health/physical fitness • Community • Fun/leisure • Learning/growing • Spiritual health • Family/children • Education • Emotional/psychological health • Financial/economic health • Hobbies • Other • Be BIG: Me • Consider areas of your life below. Pick 5-6 areas that are most important to you, and draw your star.
Be BIG: Step Up, Step Out, Be Bold Where are you showing up BIG? Where are you showing up small? What is one place that you want to Be BIGGER?
Be BIG: Step Up, Step Out, Be Bold What are 3 factors in your work environment that support people being BIG? What are 3 factors in your work environment that support people being small? What are the organizational consequences of people feeling and acting small, diminishing or limiting others, and being “small” as a team or group/function?
Be BIG: Step Up, Step Out, Be Bold • Develop and commit to 3 actions YOU will take to Be BIG: • What will YOU do next week? • What do YOU need to do 30 days from now? • How will YOU measure my progress?
Inclusion as the HOWSM for Speed FASTER SLOWER
Inclusion is… A sense of belonging: Feeling respected, valued, and seen for who we are as individuals; There is a level of supportive energy and commitment from leaders, colleagues, and others so that we – individually and collectively – can do our best work.
12 Inclusive Behaviors Greet people authentically—say hello. Create a sense of “safety” for yourself and your team members. Work for the common good and shared success. Listen as an ally—listen, listen, listen and engage. Lean into discomfort—be willing to challenge self and others. Put your stake in the ground and be willing, eager and able to move it.
12 Inclusive Behaviors Link to others’ ideas, thoughts, and feelings. Create 360-degree vision: Ask others to share their thoughts and experiences and accept their frame of reference as true for them. Address misunderstandings and resolve disagreements. Speak up when people are being excluded. Ask who else needs to be in the room to understand the whole situation. Build trust: Do what you say you will do and honor confidentiality.
What are 5 key behaviors for success at World Bank? … Let’s do the math