Do Be

Remember? Opening Retreat 2008
Tipping Point Hot Seat LineUp - see below:)

DO Leadership & BE Leadership

It’s been quite the year!

We’ve done our best to grow your leadership style and strengths - in both DOING leadership and BEING leadership. There’s a difference.

Anyone can talk the talk. Walking and talking leadership requires vision, purpose, skills and to top off the equation - passion!

At our final learning day, it's all about you.

You will be presenting your

“Tipping Point Leadership Goals” on the Hot Seat.

Stating your intentions out loud, to a collection of your colleagues is one way to move out of good intention into action.

In case you’re wondering how to hone your message into a two minute timeslot, here’s a quick template that may help you (get some sleep!).

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V.P. + V.P. + C

Vision + Purpose + Values + Passion + Commitment
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V = What’s the Vision or big picture? What are you stretching toward?

P = What’s the Purpose? What is at the core of your goal?

V = What Values keep you on track? What do you really believe in?

P = Passion, passion and more passion.

What can’t you live without?

What makes this goal a burning issue for you?

C = What do you Commit to?

How will you know that you’re making progress?

What are your standards and how will you measure?

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Here's an example:

I thought I’d share my personal thoughts on this as well, as an example and FYI

(in case you’re interested. If not, skip ahead to the day’s Hot Seat Line Up).

Maggie's Tipping Point Goal:
to be recognized as an innovative and respected leader of leaders.

Vision = to role model leadership for others
(experienced and at "first exposure" levels); to be the leader of leaders
in the community as well as through my business

Purpose = being the role model means that I have to practice what I preach daily.

This keeps me transparent, and on top of new information, and creates connections with other leaders and their teams.

Values = I believe in congruent, innovative and engagement centred leadership,

where the best of the best happens because of connection and dialogue.

I also believe that when you mess up, you fess up.

Passion = Simplify! Make it Sweet! Keep it spirit centred.

I know what’s not passion - and I let go of those activities or relationships.

Commit = I keep my word and go beyond expectations consistently.

I keep my promise to my mentor, Ernie Checkeris: “Stay humble”.

If you need help with your 2 minute chat, just ask!

The Hot Seat Line-up

Remember the photo on the dock at Silver Islet? That’s the order for speaking about your Tipping Point on the Hot Seat.

Starting at the back row: (L-R)

Jacki Alto, Tammy Orr, Sylvia Renaud, Brad Bonazzo,

Sarah Kerton, Robert Berardi, Kristen Oliver, Mika Lees, Peter Evans, Catherine Hilgers, Cathy Matthews, Paul Wolfe, Michael Mehagan,

Margie MacDonald, Kathleen Eaton, Nicole Landgraff, Stewart Kallio

Front Row: ( L-R)

Tammy Chiodo, Rosanna Scaffeo, Nancy Kos, Kelly Litt, Tracy Puurunen, Nicole Maillette-Seller

Jacki - you're first!

Nicole - you're the finale!

Format:

You speak for 2 minutes about your tipping point leadership goals.

Whatever you’d like to say ... is totally up to you.

You respond to your colleagues’ questions and comments for 4 minutes. How you use your time is up to you.

You are in control of these interactions.

Total time = 6 minutes per person. I will signal the 6 minute mark.

Comments and questions should support you in your goal - and possibly spark someone else’s thinking and planning for their own leadership quest.

It's about DOING leadership and BEING leadership.

And then....it’s GRAD! You deserve a first class celebration!

Thanks for a great year!

- Maggie