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Leaders As Teachers

Patrice D’EramoOctober, 2016

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Headline:

“Secrets to keeping your sanity and thriving during disruptive change”

Abstract:

How do you stay focused during frequent and massive change? Maybe your team has changed players, or your project has hit a speed bump, or you’re dealing with conflicting personalities and work styles. Patrice shares her five secrets on how you can keep your sanity, and even thrive, by understanding and overcoming these challenges and more. She will also share personal examples from her own career, so join us to learn how to navigate through the minefield of disruptive change and emerge a success.

Headline and Abstract

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1. Stay focused on the objective of the project, the big picture• Your compass / North star

• Lots of distracts along the way; second guessing yourself

• Be adaptable

2. Trust the team and yourself • Create an environment that people can bring their best selves to work

• Leverage and uncover their talents

• Give them the space and air cover to do their best and take risks

3. Appreciate & respect diversity in your team• Definition of diversity - thought, experience, be open to different work styles, expertise, perspectives

• Keep an open mind

• Achiever better outcomes / learn things along the way

4. Communicate openly and often – be the great connector• Ask more questions; Don’t assume.

• Avoid unrealistic expectations; conflicting deadlines; foster common cause, shared accountability

• Keep people informed of impact, lessons learned, opportunities to get better

5. Give credit and recognition away• It isn’t about you, it is about the team

6. Take care of yourself

“Secrets to keeping your sanity and thriving during disruptive change”

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Secrets to keeping your sanity and thriving during disruptive change

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#1 Stay focused on the objective, the big picture

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#2 Trust your team and yourself

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#3 Appreciate and respect diversity

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#4 Listen and Ask more questions

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#5 Give credit away

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#6 Take care of You!

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