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What do leaders post on their office Wall or keep on their desk? Paul B. Thornton Author & Trainer [email protected]
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What do leaders post on their office Wall or keep on their desk?
Paul B. Thornton
Author & Trainer [email protected]
W. Clement Stone
Do It Now
Agenda
1. Attitude2. Communicati
ng 3. Listening4. Changing the
Status Quo
1. Attitude
“It can be done!”
James Parker, former CEO…
“No Whining.”
“I’m Responsible.”
“The Buck Starts Here!”
•“Be Realistic, Demand the Impossible.”
T. J. Rodgers—founder & CEO Cypress Semiconductor
Jim Stoval, president Narrative Television Network
Carol Leary-President, Baypath College
“Attitude is Everything!”
Attitude Small Group Discussion
OptimisticResponsibleDemandingOpportunisticPursue
Excellence
•What’s your guiding principle regarding attitude ?
2. Communication
s
Michael Hyatt, CEO, Thomas Nelson Publishers
…remove the clutter so their big ideas stand out.
"A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
—Antoine de Saint-Exupery”
Tom Goodrow—Founder NACCE
“Less Data—More Meaning”
Mark Goodman, CEO Twist Image
“Be brief. Be brilliant. Be gone.”
Alden Davis, Consultant
“Start Talking and Get to Work!”
Leslie Aguilar, Author & Trainer
“Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.”
Maggie Kuhn
Ursula Burns—CEO Xerox
“Don’t do anything that wouldn’t make your MOM proud.”
Leaders communicate…
What’s Possible (Their Vision)
What’s Important ( Their Priorities)
What’s Right and Wrong ( Their Values)
Small Group Discussion
What is one thing you could do to make your big ideas stand out?
3. Listening
Bill Gates Henry Ford
Michael Dell
Dr. Mitchell Rabkin, former CEO Beth Israel Hospital
Be Curious
Steve Arneson—Capital One
“Leader are known for the questions they ask—not the answers they give.”
“Listen for what’s New.”
Gayle Lantz, Founder and President WorkMatters
Quit Making Stuff Up!
Leaders……… Listen
Open and Curious Don’t Shoot the Messenger Ask Provocative Questions Listen for What’s New
Small Group Discussion
What’s one thing you could do to
-Ask better questions
-Be a better listener
4. Changing the Status Quo
“I will Change One life Today!”
Carol Palody, Project Manager, General Dynamics
Take Risks
Bring Energy!
Maxine Clark—CEB, Build a Bear Workshop
“Prove your Groove.”
Peter H. Reynolds—Founder & CEO, FableVision Enterprises
Norm Larsen
“Give someone a W.O.E., a Word of Encouragement.”
Derrick Hayes, Author & Speaker
Take Risks Have Passion and energy Walk the talk Keep at it Encourage Others
Changing the Status Quo
What’s one thing you have learned about implementing change?
Small group Discussion
1. Target Group2. Secondary Group3. Implementation Team
What I have learned…
Summary
Write down your guiding principles.
Summary
Post them on your office wall!
