recouping your mojo
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When we left San Jose in October, we were high on the knowledge that we were unstoppable leaders to be reckoned with. Now, just a few short months later; winter weather, poor economy, and mundane day-to-day workloads may have dampened our spirits.But there are simple and effective ways to recapture your Mojo!In this one-hour webinar, attendees will learn: * Practical tips about self-leadership * How to maintain focus * Organize your game plan * Eliminate obstacles and create changePlease join 2009 Eureka! Fellows Amanda Jacobs Foust, Yuri Kenney and Shawna Sherman for the second in the webinar series for Fellows and Mentors.TRANSCRIPT
Eureka! Leadership Institute Webinar
Recouping Your Mojo
Thursday, February, 25, 2010
12:00/Noon to 1 pm
Presenters: Shawna Sherman, Amanda Jacobs Foust & Yuri Kenney
Presented by:
Shawna Sherman, Hayward Public Library
Amanda Jacobs Foust, Marin County Free Library
Yuri Kenney, County of Los Angeles Public Library
2009 Eureka! Leadership Institute Fellows
Agenda
Self-LeadershipMaintaining Focus
Organizing Your Game Plan
Find Your Inner LeaderTechniques for Self Leadership
“Leadership is not a role or set of strategies. Instead, it is a point of view that begins with the inner work of integrating and translating
past relationships and experiences into powerful habits of mind.”
Source: Mackoff, B., & Wenet, G.A. (2000). Inner work of leaders: Leadership as a habit of mind. New York, NY: AMACOM.
Stop Dysfunctional Thinking
OvergeneralizationMental FilteringMaking the positive negativeJumping to conclusionsMagnifying and minimizingEmotional ReasoningShould statementsLabeling and MislabelingPersonalization
“I Think I Can, I Think I Can”
Mental Practice
Beliefs
Imagined experience
Self-Talk
Get to Work
Analyze
Develop New Thoughts
Substitute New Thoughts
Monitor and Maintain
Observe and Record Your Thoughts
“The message of these examples,
I hope, is crystal clear
The time to start your aspirations
Is now – not next year”
Source: Neck, C. (2007). Medicine for the mind: Healing words to help you soar. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Maintaining Focus
Maintaining Focus
I started at the Library…
Maintaining Focus
So, I returned to the experts…
Maintaining Focus
Beware of Pit-Dwellers
Maintaining FocusTriage List
Mission CriticalImpacting all branches in a big way
(ex. Budget, orders, receipt of new books, delivery services, etc.)Impacting a significant number of patrons - over 33% system-wide
(holds processing, catalog problem, holiday issues, etc.) Assigned by Director Urgent Impacting key segments of staff or patrons
(Ergo, workload issues; issues related to school assignments, donation issues, etc.) Watch ListSome increased staff or patron frustration at more than one site,
6-12 complaints of a small problem Advisory List1-5 instances of a problem or complaint, a “might be” problem, or “would be nice” fixes.
Walter Donavon: We are on the verge of completing a quest that began almost two thousand years ago. We're just one step away.
Indiana Jones: That's usually when the ground falls out from underneath your feet.
-Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Maintaining Focus
Cracking the whip…
Maintaining Focus
Don’t forget your mantra
Organizing for Momentum
You’re already halfway there
Procrastination
Face your anxieties
Feel the mojo!
Define your projects
Identify Action Steps
Focus your effort
Remember your team
Delegate
Getting Things Done
• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
Teaches you how to move things off your mental plate so you can focus on action and accomplishment
Organizing for the Creative Person
• Organizing for the Creative Person:
Right-Brain Styles for Conquering Clutter, Mastering Time, and Reaching Your Goal
by Dorothy Lehmkuhl
Pomodoro
• Pomodorotechnique.com– Use a timer
–Work in 25-minute increments (a ‘pomodoro’)• After 25 minutes, take a five minute break
• Every 4 pomodoros, take a longer break
Synthesize
Persevere
Bibliography
Allen, D. (2003). Getting Things Done: The art of stress-free productivity. New York, NY: Penguin
Butler, P.E. (1991). Talking to yourself: Learning the language of self-affirmation. San Francisco, CA: Harper San Francisco.
Cirillo, F. (n.d.). The Pomodoro technique. Retrieved from http://www.pomodorotechnique.com
Lehmkuhl, D. (1993). Organizing for the Creative Person: Right-brain styles for conquering clutter, mastering time, and reaching your goals. New York, NY :Three Rivers Press.
Neck, C.P., & Manz, C.C. (2007). Mastering self-leadership: Empowering yourself for personal excellence. Upper Saddle River: NJ. Pearson Prentice Hall.
Mackoff, B., & Wenet, G.A. (2000). Inner work of leaders: Leadership as a habit of mind. New York, NY: AMACOM.
Manz, C.C., & Neck, C.P. (1991). Inner leadership: Creating productive thought patterns. Academy of Management Executive, 5(3), 87 – 95.
Source: Neck, C. P. (2007). Medicine for the mind: Healing words to help you soar. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Questions?
Upcoming Eureka! Leadership Seminar
Wednesday, March 10, 201012 Noon to 1:00 pm
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presented by
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