leadership point of view virtual session 1 leader notes

Leadership Point of View Virtual Session 1 Leader Notes

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Activity—Soft Start Tools: Chat Activity Time: 10 minutes prior to and 5 minutes after start of session Slide Time: 15 minutes

Journal Page: Start/Stop Time: Slide: 1

Soft Start 1. Welcome participants to the Leadership Point of View session.

Welcome to the first virtual session on crafting your Leadership Point of View.

As we wait for others to join us, please respond to the question on the slide by adding a note to the chat box.

Also please make sure your microphone and camera are working and that you have access to the Leadership Point of View Journal. You can either have it open on another screen or print it. We will be using it several times during this session.

Finally, please take a picture of your life story so you can share it with a learning partner in a breakout we’ll be doing.

2. Repeat this welcome as additional participants arrive.

• Be sure participants have taken pictures of their life story.

3. Keep a participant roster as people log in.

4. Review chat box comments and respond to the posts.

5. Transition to the next activity and slide—Welcome. Let’s get started.

Session Tip The producer should display this slide at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the virtual session. See the Producer Guide for details.

Facilitation Tip Have a roster of participants handy. Keep track of who logs in. If anyone is having technical challenges, invite them to send a message to the producer so that any issues with connectivity, sound, or video can be resolved before the session begins. Also, the producer should have the electronic LPOV Journal available. If a participant doesn’t have it, the producer should send it. See the Producer Guide for details.

Facilitation Tip Before the session, click through the PPT deck to load the slides and ensure all slide builds are working properly.

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Virtual Session 1 Leader Notes Leadership Point of View


Activity 2—A Leadership Point of View Presentation Tools: Activity Time: 40 minutes Slide Time: 2 minutes

Journal Page: 1 Start/Stop Time: Slide: 6

My Leadership Point of View 1. Define what a Leadership Point of View is.

What is a Leadership Point of View? - A Leadership Point of View is a statement of your beliefs and values about leading

others. - A Leadership Point of View describes a picture of the future where there is consistency

between your values, your words, and your actions. - A Leadership Point of View teaches people what you expect from yourself and them so

that together you can succeed.

Having a thoughtful Leadership Point of View is like teaching others a course on you.

2. Share the perspectives of two CEOs on the importance of this work. Bill George, a former CEO of Medtronic, who is now at Harvard, believes that by doing this work, you find your “True North,” your internal moral compass that helps you be a much more effective leader.

Kevin Sharer, a former CEO of Amgen, said, “Everyone wanted to be like Jack [Welch at GE]. But leadership has many voices. You need to be who you are, not try to emulate somebody.”

Each of us needs to find our unique voice as a leader. That is what crafting your Leadership Point of View is all about.

3. Transition to the next slide—The Purposes of a Leadership Point of View. Let’s look at why you would want to write and share your Leadership Point of View.

Facilitation Tip Extensive research by Noel Tichy at the University of Michigan has shown that effective leaders have a clear, teachable point of view about leadership and are willing to share it with the people they work with. Your Leadership Point of View teaches people what you expect from yourself and them so that together your team and the organization can succeed.

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Activity 2—A Leadership Point of View Presentation Tools: Chat Activity Time: 40 minutes Slide Time: 1.5 minutes


The Value of Crafting and Sharing Your Leadership Point of View 1. Explore the value of a Leadership Point of View.

Now that you’ve heard an example of a Leadership Point of View, please take a minute to add a note to the chat box about why this work is important.

• Acknowledge responses and ask follow-up questions.

• Refer to page 3 in the journal and add these observations as appropriate.

Your Leadership Point of View is how you communicate with people’s hearts. Once you’ve won their hearts… - People will follow you—and help you achieve what is important to you and the company. - They will listen to you—and remember what you say to them. - They will have faith in you and trust you. - They will understand your intentions and give you the benefit of the doubt. - They will give you their best—and respond more quickly to your requests. - They will stay—and remain committed to contributing and learning. - If people really know what makes you tick, they will be more likely to stay and to give you

their discretionary effort.

2. Transition to the next slide—Three Steps in Crafting Your Leadership Point of View. We’ll share some tips for organizing and writing your Leadership Point of View later, but next, we are going to outline three steps for crafting your Leadership Point of View.

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Activity 3—Key People and Events Tools: Raise Hand, Chat Activity Time: 40 minutes Slide Time: 1 minute


Peer Coaching Questions 1. Share the peer coaching questions.

When you are the listener/coach, keep these questions in mind. They are in your journal on page 4. There’s also room to take notes there.

• Read aloud the questions on the slide, if needed.

Please raise your hand if you understand your role as a peer coach. If you have a question, add it to the chat box.

• Solicit and respond to questions.

2. Transition to the next slide—My Life Story Breakout.

Session Tip The producer should set up pairs for this breakout. If there are an odd number of people in the session, make one group a trio or join one person as their learning partner. After the person has shared, move them to another group.

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Activity 3—Key People and Events Tools: Raise Hand, Chat Activity Time: 40 minutes Slide Time: 26 minutes


My Life Story Breakout 1. Introduce My Life Story Breakout.

We are about to move into our first breakout where you will have an opportunity to get to know one of your colleagues in this session a little better and to share your life story.

As you share your life story, or listen to your partner’s, identify the key people and events, and the highs and lows that had the most influence on your values and your Leadership Point of View.

Take note of - The events you remember as if they occurred yesterday - The people who influenced you - The forks in the road where your life could have gone in a totally

different direction - Periods of chaos and clarity

You may find, in giving voice to what you have written, that other key people and key events come to mind. Or you may find that you have to do some more thinking about why someone, an event, or a time in your life was so important.

2. Review the directions for the breakout activity. Once we have placed you in the breakout room, decide who will go first. If you are person A, you will share your screen so your partner can see your completed timeline as you share your life story.

If you are person B, you will listen and take notes. Once your partner is done sharing their timeline, ask the peer coaching questions to help your partner think more deeply about their key people and events.

Then you will switch roles for Round 2. Do you have any questions about these directions?

• Listen and respond as needed.

Facilitation Tip If you are working with a visually impaired or otherwise learning-challenged person, move the other participants into breakouts and provide one-on-one assistance, inviting them to verbally share their life story timeline with you.

Facilitation Tip Ensure the platform you are working in is set up for learners to share their screen during breakouts. This may require certain features be turned on, permissions enabled, or dedicated pods made available prior to the session. SAMPLE



Activity 3—Key People and Events Tools: Activity Time: 40 minutes Slide Time: 3.5 minutes

Journal Pages: 5–9 Start/Stop Time: Slide: 17

Key People and Events Story Writing 1. Refer participants to page 5 in the journal.

You’ll notice on page 5 of your journal that you are asked to identify three to five key people and three to five key events that shaped your values and beliefs about leadership.

2. Introduce Key People. Three to five people might jump right off the page when you look at your life story timeline. On page 5 you’ll see we’ve added some reflective questions that might help you identify others.

Think about your parents, other family members, teachers, and mentors who inspired and influenced you. Think about both positive and negative leadership role models.

3. FOR DEEPER LEARNING and AS TIME ALLOWS, share these or your personal Key People stories. Let me share a couple stories about some key people in my life.

• Quickly tell about key people in your life. Use examples, such as: - My father taught me that I could be anyone I wanted to be. He taught me that there was no

such thing as luck. - My first boss was another key mentor. He inspired me to think and be more intentional in

my actions.

Session Tip As the facilitator, it’s more powerful to use your own examples.

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Activity 3—Key People and Events Tools: Activity Time: 40 minutes Slide Time: 3.5 minutes

Journal Pages: 5–9 Start/Stop Time: Slide: 17

Key People and Events Story Writing, continued 4. Introduce Key Events.

Life-changing events may also jump right off the page in your life story. Or, you may find you have to do some more thinking about the periods of your life that were challenging, painful, or joyous. You may have to do some more thinking about the forks in the road you came to.

5. FOR DEEPER LEARNING and AS TIME ALLOWS, talk about the concept of a sliding door moment. Sometimes a key event is a particular moment in time. How many of you have heard of the concept of sliding door moments?

A sliding door moment became a term popularized in the late twentieth century: seemingly inconsequential moments that can nonetheless alter the trajectory of future events. Something as simple as catching a train just before the doors slide shut or being a second too late and missing an opportunity to get on the train can alter the course of someone’s life. One seemingly small decision or event can drastically change the outcome.

What have been the sliding door moments in your life? Sliding door moments often become the heart of your narrative about the key events in your life. We often learn the greatest lessons during transitions. Sometimes a key event is a phase of our life; sometimes it is a few seconds where our life has taken a new direction.

6. Clarify the assignment before Session 2: Your Key People and Event Story. So to recap, between now and the next session, you need to identify three to five key people and events and write a one- to three-page story about them.

7. Transition to the next slide—Tips for Writing a Key People and Events Story. Before I respond to your questions about this assignment, let me share a little bit more about the elements of a good story.

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Activity 4—My Values Tools: Activity Time: 15 minutes Slide Time: 4 minutes

Journal Pages: 10–11

Start/Stop Time: Slide: 20

Individual Values Reflection 1. Direct participants to select images that reflect their values.

To get started, I’m going to show you a slide with pictures. These images and others are in your journal on pages 10 and 11.

Take a few minutes to choose five images that reflect your values. For example, I would choose the picture of the stones stacked on top of each other because it reflects my value of balance.

Once you’ve selected several images, below the image, add the name of the value the image represents.

Be sure you look at the images on both pages 10 and 11 in your journal.

2. Solicit and respond to questions about these directions.

3. Ask participants to select a few more images. Look at the images again and choose a couple of additional images that resonate with you.

Add the name of the value below the image. Altogether, you should have at least five images.

Remember to choose values that mean the most to you personally—not just the ones that you think make you look good.

4. Direct participants to record five values they chose. Now, take a minute to list on page 12 of your journal the names of five of the values you chose.

5. Transition to the next slide—Values Breakout. Before we wrap up today’s session, I’d like you to share and discuss with a learning partner the images you chose.

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Activity 4—My Values Tools: Breakout Activity Time: 15 minutes Slide Time: 9 minutes


Values Breakout 1. Review breakout directions on the slide.

Once in the breakout, you and your learning partner should share five images and the names of the values those images represented.

Then, with your partner, brainstorm synonyms for the values you chose and record them on page 12 in your journal.

You’ll have 4 minutes each to share and brainstorm synonyms. We’ll give you a message when it’s time to switch roles.

2. Conduct the breakout activity.

• Allow 8 minutes.

• Reminders will be sent at 4 minutes and 1 minute remaining.

3. Provide an option for participants who are challenged by this activity. • Send the other participants into breakouts and work with the

participant directly.

• Briefly describe each of the images on journal pages 10 and 11 and ask them to keep track of five to seven images that reflect their values. Assist them in recording on journal page 12 their top five values and help them brainstorm synonyms for each.

• Alternatively, ask the participant to name five values they have, then suggest other words from the list to further define or expand upon the meaning of their choices.

4. Transition to the next slide—Breakout Debrief.

• Bring participants back to the main group.


Session Tip The producer should keep track of the start time of the breakout, send broadcast message to each group to remind them of the activity directions and to provide direction about when to change roles. See the Producer Guide for details.

Facilitation Tip If you are working with a visually impaired or otherwise learning-challenged person, move the other participants into breakouts and provide one-on-one assistance.

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Activity 4—My Values Tools: Chat Activity Time: 15 minutes Slide Time: 1 minute


Breakout Debrief 1. Reconvene the group and ask for their thoughts.

In the chat box, post a comment about what you observed or learned about yourself by doing this values activity.

• Comment on the posts.

2. Transition to the next activity—Wrap-up, and the next slide—Intersession Assignments. On the bottom of page 12 in your journal, you will see three assignments for you to complete before Session 2.

Facilitation Tip If you have the time and feel comfortable managing voices in the room, you can substitute voice responses instead of using the chat.

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Activity 2—Values Tools: Chat, Raise Hand Activity Time: 10 minutes Slide Time: 7 minutes



Value Story Examples 1. Recap the work people have done on their values.

As prework for this session, you finalized your five values and listed synonyms for each.

How did that go?

• Solicit comments and questions.

Please add a note to the chat or raise your hand to comment.

• Respond as needed.

2. Share the four Value Statement examples on journal pages 15–16. Your next step in finalizing your Values is to turn your list of values into a story that can be added to the Key People and Events Story you’ve already written.

Take a look at the Value Statement Examples on pages 15 and 16 in your journal.

• Assign half the group to read the examples on page 15 and the other half to read the examples on page 16.

When you’ve read the examples on the page you were assigned, add a note to the chat box about your observations or reactions to the statements.

3. Transition to next slide—Writing Your Values Story. Let me share what your next assignment is in finalizing your Values for your Leadership Point of View.

Resource Tip Additional examples of Values can be found in the chapter, “Determining Your Leadership Point of View,” from the book Leading at a Higher Level.

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Activity 2—Values Tools: Chat, Raise Hand Activity Time: 10 minutes Slide Time: 3 minutes



Writing Your Values Story 1. Share the Values Story assignment.

Your Values story is a key part of your Leadership Point of View. So be sure to write it before our next session.

2. Solicit and respond to questions. Add a note to the chat or raise your hand if you have questions about this assignment.

3. Transition to the next activity and slide—Stretch Break.

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Activity 3—Expectations for Self and Others Tools: Raise Hand, Chat Activity Time: 30 minutes Slide Time: 5 minutes



Clarifying Expectations for Self and Others 1. Conduct individual reflection activity.

Before we move to breakouts, I want to give you some time to think about how your expectations for yourself and others are consistent with and reflect your values in action.

On journal pages 17 and 18, take five minutes to list your five values and how you demonstrate them in action. What are the behaviors you expect of yourself and what can others expect of you? In turn, what do you expect of the people you lead?

2. After a few minutes, solicit and respond to questions. What questions do you have about this reflection? Raise your hand or add a note to the chat.


3. Transition to the next slide—Expectations for Self and Others Breakout. Let’s move into breakouts so you can discuss your expectations for self and others with a learning partner.

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Activity 3—Expectations for Self and Others Tools: Paired Breakout Activity Time: 30 minutes Slide Time: 15 minutes



Expectations for Self and Others Breakout 1. Share directions for paired breakout.

In this breakout, you will have 7 minutes each to share your expectations for yourself and others that are consistent with your values.

Then, invite your learning partner to suggest other ways you could demonstrate that value in action. Take notes about their suggestions.

2. Solicit and respond to questions. Any questions?

3. Conduct the breakout activity.

• Allow 14 minutes.

• Reminders will be sent at 7 minutes and 1 minute remaining.

4. End the breakout.

• Bring participants back to the large group.

5. Transition to the next slide—Breakout Debrief.


Session Tip The producer should keep track of the start time of the breakout, send broadcast message to each group to remind them of the activity directions and to provide direction about when to change roles. See the Producer Guide for details.

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Activity 3—Expectations for Self and Others

Tools: Chat, Raise Hand

Activity Time: 30 minutes

Slide Time: 1.5 minutes



Expectations for Self and Others Story Examples 1. Share Expectations for Self and Others Story Examples.

On journal pages 19 and 20, you’ll find some examples of Expectationsfor Self and Others in story form.

Take a minute to read one of them.

2. Explore what stood out in the examples.What stood out for you as you read one of the story examples?

Please add a comment to the chat or raise your hand to talk.

• Listen and respond.

3. Solicit and respond to questions.What questions do you have?


4. Transition to the next activity and slide—A Leadership Point of View Presentation.As you write a draft of your complete Leadership Point of View to share in the next class, wethought it might be helpful to have you see another Leadership Point of View Presentation. We’llwatch this one on video.

Resource Tip Additional examples of Expectations for Self and Others can be found in the chapter, “Determining Your Leadership Point of View,” from the book Leading at a Higher Level.

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