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Leading From The Inside Out: A Leader’s Journey.
Abel CovarrubiasNM FIT Annual MeetingJune 12, 2019
Abel Covarrubias
• Aprendamos, CEO
• Las Cruces Catholic School
Board of Trustees, Chair
• Zero To Three, National Board of Director
• Community Foundation of Southern NM,
Vice Chair
Leadership is not
Leadership is…• “The only definition of a
leader is someone who has followers.” – Peter Drucker
• “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” – Bill Gates
• "The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things." --Ronald Reagan
Bob’s Story
What is Leadership?• "Successful leadership is leading with the heart, not just the head.
They possess qualities like empathy, compassion and courage."
-Bill George
"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things."
-Ronald Reagan
How would you define a great leader?
My APRENDAMOS FAMILY
My Journey
Jose & Antonia’s Journey
A Journey of Faith, Love and Hope in Pursuit of the American Dream
Honoring My Story
Finding His Why?
The Golden Circle – Simon Sinekhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jeg3lIK8lro
CORE Values….it’s what you believe
Susan Heathfield defines core values as:
• Traits or qualities that you consider worthwhile.
• What you stand for in this world.
• Fundamentally form the foundation of who you are, what you believe, and who you want to be going forward.
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CORE Values….understanding your beliefs forms the foundation for creating & living your life.
* Happiness* Meaning* Fulfillment* Success* Joy* Purpose* May help in selecting hobbies
…………will provide guidance as we walk & grow along our journey in life.
Who am I and how do I live my life….
How are we alike?
Group activity – 10 minutes
- Take a few minutes to reflect on your personal core values.- As a group identify similarities & examples how each of you make decisions about priorities in your daily life both at work and home.
Finding Your Purpose• https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=8ADHE5vJFXM
FAITH
Group activity - 5 minutes
- Share the talking piece or symbol that has heart and meaning for you that represents a personal value.
Finding Balance In The Storm
BALANCE
BALANCE
Finding Balance• https://www.johnmaxwellteam.com/balance-2/
Mindfulness
• Mindfulness is about putting down your juggling balls for a little bit. It’s about embracing the beauty of monotasking.
– Mary Elizabeth Williams
Mindfulness• “Multi-tasking leads to higher
levels of stress, frustration, mental effort, feeling of time pressure and mental workload.” – Glark Mark, Professor at U.C. Irvine
• According to a 2013 study by the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellow University, mindfulness practice reduced the brain’s jumpy “fight or flight” center, amygdala.
COMPASSION
Finding Compassion in Others
• “But we all need to get better about finding compassion for people with different views.”
• Underneath the job titles, where you live or your political affiliation, we’re all human with the same need to feel safe and seen, to be recognized and heard, to belong.
- Laurie Cameron
KINDNESS
“It’s important to practice self-kindness. I you do not value yourself, you will have a hard time adding value to others.”
- John Maxwell
Live With Intent
• Ask - Ask daily for the qualities in our lives that will make us happy, loved, secure, energized and give us purpose.
• Express – write down or share your intent out loud with others to fully embrace the intent and move ahead on your journey.
• Take Action – take the practical steps to make your intent a reality.
- Mallika Chopra, Living with Intent
CURIOSITY
CURIOSITY• Research shows that curiosity promotes engagement
and collaboration.
• 70% of employees surveyed, faced barriers asking questions at work.
• We fear being judged as incompetent & unintelligent.
• Curiosity leads to trust, builds intimate relationships.
- Francesca Gino (Harvard Business School)
CURIOSITYZero To Three 2014 - 16 Fellowship Class
CURIOSITY
• “We want to be around higher virtues like curiosity, kindness and honesty.”
- Karissa Thacker, author of The Art of Authenticity
SERVANT LEADER
SERVANT LEADER• We find joy and reward when we
are given the opportunity to develop others.
• What you give to others enables them to give to others. The cycle continues.
• “Things in this world are temporary; people are what matter. Your career, your hobbies, and other interests will die with you. People will continue.”
- John Maxwell
Committed to Family and Community• Antonia would not hesitate
and would send them off with a small bag of homemade burritos and drinks. The men would accept them with a big smile and words of gratitude.
• As children we were subconsciously taking in what was being modeled as we played.
Servant Leadership
MENTOR
Dreams
Is it our faith or simply the dreams we create in our hearts and subconscious mind that help shape who we are and what will become of us? Or could it simply be a combination of both?
- Abel Covarrubias, Tu Revista Latina, 2014
Loyalty……Integrity
• He remained loyal to his boss and the land along the Rio Grande Valley, This same valley would become his final resting place.
• A contagious smile; integrity and honesty that helped him establish relationships that would prove to be beneficial to his family and embrace him and Antonia during prosperous and difficult times.
HUMILITY
Loving Your People• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1di
Ds6EqnM
Cultivate An Environment of Learning
VULNERABILITY
• Research revealed that vulnerability and authenticity were at the root of human connections.
• Gallup Poll • 13% employee engagement
- Brene Brown
VULNERABILITY
Leaders Across Borders
SYMLOG (Systematic Multiple Level Observation of Groups)
• Determines the quadrant where highly effective profile is located.
• Allows to locate the person, a team or an organizational culture, as well to measure the relationship between groups, companies, etc.
VULNERABILITY
VISIONARY
Visionary Leaders• Working with imagination,
insight, and boldness.
• Present a challenge that calls forth the best in people and brings them together around a shared sense of purpose.
• Work with the power of intentionality and alignment with a higher purpose.
FORGIVENESS
Tell Your Storyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50wrs8N8YzY
Oh The Places You’ll Go….in New Mexico
Oh The Places You’ll Go….in New Mexico
Oh The Places You’ll Go….in New Mexico
Oh The Places You’ll Go….in New Mexico
Oh The Places You’ll Go….in New Mexico
Oh The Places You’ll Go….in New Mexico
Live your life today…..
• What action steps are you taking to live out your LIFE today?
• Adopt them, commit to them, and live them visibly every day at work and at home.