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Why does positive leadership matter?_______________________________________________________________________

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Positive leader self-assessment

Think about where you are right NOW in your leadership journey and self-assess (not

a perfect science, just a gauge). On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate yourself as a

positive leader?

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Why did you choose the number that you chose?

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Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

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LEADERSHIP IMPACT MODELPOSITIVE LEADERSHIP IS INSIDE OUT

The way we approach positive leadership is from the inside out. It starts with you. You have to lead yourself before you can lead others. We lead inside out.

THE POWER OF POSITIVE LEADERSHIP MODEL

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Who are you when you’re at your best? Describe in 3 words.

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What are you doing when you’re at your best? _____________________________________

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What do you want to be known for? What contribution do you want to make to your culture? ______________________________________________________________________________

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What does your culture stand for?

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Your most important job as a leader is to create a positive culture. The culture you

create will drive the success of your organization.

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Root & FruitCurrent investment Root ________% Fruit ________%

In what ways can you spend more time investing in the root?

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Future commitment Root__________% Fruit_________%

LESSON 1 POSITIVE LEADERS DRIVE POSITIVE CULTURES

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WHAT’S IN YOUR PERSONAL TELESCOPE?

First, we will work on your personal vision. Take some time to reflect on the following

questions and write your answers.

What do you see in your future? Describe how it looks. ______________________________

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How would my life be different if this vision came true?

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WHAT’S IN YOUR TEAM TELESCOPE?You just identified your personal vision. Now it’s important to create and share a positive vision for you and your team. Answer the same questions through the lens of

your team or organization to build your team vision.

What do you see in your team or organization’s future? Describe how it looks.

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How would our team be different if this vision came true?

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NOW LET’S LOOK INTO YOUR MICROSCOPE. What actions do you need to take to realize the big picture in your telescope? Write down 3 zoom focused actions (you may choose business, personal, or both).

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LESSON 2 POSITIVE LEADERS CREATE & SHARE A POSITIVE VISION

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E+P=O

Which dog are you feeding? Do you feed the positive or negative dog more?

Talk to Yourself vs. Listen to YourselfIn the left column, write down three negative thoughts that are part of your mindset.

On the right column, write down three positive truths that you would speak to the lies.

Negative Thoughts Positive Truths

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LESSON 3 POSITIVE LEADERS LEAD WITH OPTIMISM, POSITIVITY & BELIEF

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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Stressed or Thankful? Research shows you can’t be stressed and thankful at the same time. If you are feeling

blessed you won’t be stressed.

Write down 1 way you will build a gratitude habit.

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Your Have To-Do List

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LESSON 3 POSITIVE LEADERS LEAD WITH OPTIMISM, POSITIVITY & BELIEF

Challenge to OpportunityCapture key insights from your table discussion or write down an example of when

you turned a challenge into an opportunity.

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YOUR BELIEFWhat do you believe about the future? What do you believe you and your team can

accomplish? Are you filled with fear or faith? Is your team filled with fear? What could

you and your team achieve if you shared your optimism and belief with them and

distorted their reality?

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Understand the power of encouragement.Positive leaders speak life into their people, encourage them, and believe in them.

Going forward, how will you show your team that you believe in them?

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LESSON 3 POSITIVE LEADERS LEAD WITH OPTIMISM, POSITIVITY & BELIEF

Feeding the positiveFeeding the positive is essential because we are often being bombarded with

negativity and one of the most important things you must do as a leader is to

overcome negativity.

Capture 3 ways from what we learned in this lesson that you will use going forward to

feed the positive dog to overcome challenges and negativity.

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What is a legitimate complaint you are currently dealing with that you could bring a solution to?

Complaint:_________________________________________________________________

Solution(s):________________________________________________________________

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The Impact of Energy VampiresWhat impact are your vampires having on you and your team?

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What is your plan of action to transform your Energy Vampires?

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LESSON 4 POSITIVE LEADERS TRANSFORM & REMOVE NEGATIVITY

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CommunicationHow well do you communicate with your full team?

How well do you communicate with your people individually?

Write down 3 ways you will improve both your team and individual communication.

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communicationcommitmentconnectioncare

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When you communicate with your team, what are your most common messages?

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How could you re-write your most common messages in a more positive way?

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LESSON 5 POSITIVE LEADERS BUILD GREAT RELATIONSHIPS & TEAMS

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LESSON 5 POSITIVE LEADERS BUILD GREAT RELATIONSHIPS & TEAMS

ConnectionWe communicate to CONNECT.

• Communication builds trust. Connection is where you form a bond.

• You will never have commitment without connection. You must be connected

in order to be committed.

Commitment and CareCommitment to your team is WE > ME. It is service and sacrifice.

How committed are you to your team?

What are some ways you can show greater commitment and care to your team?

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How do you uniquely show your care and commitment to others? This is your Caring

trademark. Capture it here.

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A leader who cares builds a team who cares.

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One person in pursuit of excellence raises the standards and performance of everyone around them.

Humble and Hungry

Positive leaders are always seeking ways to learn, improve and

grow. They are always open to new ideas to take their life and work

to the next level.

How can you become just a little bit better today than you were yesterday? How can

you be a little bit better tomorrow than you were today? What habits have you built into

your daily or weekly routine to learn, grow and improve?

Write down three specific improvements you would like to make.

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LESSON 6 POSITIVE LEADERS PURSUE EXCELLENCE

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LOVE TOUGH VS. TOUGH LOVE • If they know you love them, you

earn the right to challenge them.

Love must come first.

• You want them to be their best,

pushing them to greatness.

• Tell them the truth so they can

get better.

On this continuum, place an “X” where you believe you are currently leading between love

and accountability.

Great leaders pursue excellence with love and accountability. Love and accountability are the hallmarks of great positive leaders.

They are demanding but not demeaning, loving but not enabling.

We are not here to just have fun together. We are here to do something great together.

In what ways do you need to love more?

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In what ways do you need to do a better job holding your team accountable?

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LOVE ACCOUNTABILITY

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LESSON 6 POSITIVE LEADERS PURSUE EXCELLENCE

LOVE IT!• If you don’t love it, you’ll never

work to become great at it.

• LOVE the work you do, love

your org/team, love your

customers.

• Love will drive you toward

excellence.

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LESSON 7

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There will be days when you wake up and don’t feel very positive. There will be times when your culture doesn’t seem strong, when energy vampires are draining you, when you don’t feel like communicating and connecting. It’s times like these when you need a purpose to give you something to be positive about.

We don’t get burned out because of what we do, we get burned out because we we forget WHY we do it.

Purpose drives it all--your purpose and the ability to inspire your team with purpose. Purpose brings it all together. Purpose is why you wake up and want to transform your team and organization and change the world.

Why do you lead? Why do you do what you do?

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What does it feel like to be led by you / to be on your team?

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What legacy do you want to leave, organizationally, professionally and personally? How

do you want to be remembered?

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POSITIVE LEADERS LEAD WITH PURPOSE

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ONE WORDThink about a word that you want to live by that will drive your choices/decisions to help you

lead with purpose and leave a legacy. When you think about what you saw in your telescope

earlier in the program, what One Word will give you meaning, passion and purpose every day

to create it? Write your word below in large lettering – use markers if you like!

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LESSON 7 POSITIVE LEADERS LEAD WITH PURPOSE

MY ONE WORD

What is the one thing you will start doing today to be a better leader for your team?

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ONE IMMEDIATE IMPACT