SEVEN (7) LAWS OF PERSONAL GROWTH

PMI Rochester PDD 2014

Nine (9) Qualities of Winning Teams: 1. Sense of purpose (clear & unequivocal) 2. Talent (recruit & retain the best) 3. Leadership (organizational & personal) 4. Strategy (clarity, ownership, position/role) 5. Feedback (honestly give & receive) 6. Confidence (self, leadership, teammates) 7.Chemistry (“right people on…the bus”) 8. Identity (sense of pride in self & organization) 9. Commitment (people, process and results)

Story: “The Crack on the 42nd Floor”

So….what represents a foundational issue in the context of a team?

The need to establish…TRUST

FIVE (5) DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM

1. The Absence of Trust 2. The Fear of Conflict 3. The Lack of Commitment 4. The Avoidance of Accountability 5. The Inattention to Results

So….what is it that causes people to trust the leader?

Four (4) C’s: Character Commitment Competence Consistency

The Law of Buy-in “People buy into the leader before

they buy-in to his/her leadership.”

YOU…

Remember: “The Goose who laid the Golden Eggs”

A truth….

“People are anxious to improve their circumstances but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.” – James Allen

The Law of Intentionality Growing older is a function of nature;

getting better is a function of intention.

The Law of Diminishing Intent: “the longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never actually do it.”

“No wind favors (the person) who has no destined port” – Michel de Montaigne

“Life lived tomorrow will always be a day away from being realized.”

The Law of Awareness

You must know (and be honest with) yourself to grow yourself

“Know thyself.” – W. Shakespeare

Four (4) Kinds of people…

Confused – lacks direction

Complacent - settles

Frustrated - fearful

Fulfilled – knows purpose & passion

Five (5) Important Questions: 1. What do you want?

2. Why do you want it?

3. Why don’t you have it?

4. When do you want it?

5. What are you willing to do to get it?

Make it personal….. “What are the three (3) greatest areas

of unrealized potential in your life?”

“What areas of my life require greater focus, discipline, restraint or persistence?

D + D + D + A = Success

The Law of Pain “Good management of bad

experiences leads to great growth.”

E + R = O

We are made in the P.R.O.C.E.S.S

Consider this: Your level of skill/mastery is

revealed by the level of obstacle that you overcome.

“Every obstacle introduces a person to himself.” - Mike Murdock

The Law of the Rubber Band “Growth stops when you lose the

tension between where you are and where you could be”

CZ = RZ

The Law of Persistence Your ability to persist in the face of

inevitable setbacks and circumstances is the measure of your belief in yourself, and your ability to succeed.

The Law of Trade-Offs You have to give up to grow up

“People cling to an unsatisfactory way of life rather than change in order to get something better for fear of getting something worse.” – Eric Hoffer

“Your next level of excellence is hidden…”

The Law of Environment “Growth thrives in conducive surroundings”

“A big step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment you first find yourself in”

“You will think at the level of your exposure”

Consider….. What if your current challenge is

a call to action, a rallying cry, that will prepare you for the next phase/level?

When it’s all said and done… The Law of the Lid remains inviolate!

“Success requires no explanations – Failure permits no alibis”

“What are you prepared to do?” Sean Connery as “Jim Malone” – The Untouchables

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