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<strong>Lessons</strong> on Leadership Facilitator Guide VISUALS/ MATERIALS TOPIC/ACTIVITY TIME/NOTES REFER to an example Psst…here’s a hint! You may want to share a personal example of adaptive capability. Alternatively, chose an example that participants can relate to (e.g. a leader adapting to new demands and challenges, or an organization able to fundamentally shift its direction and focus as a way to respond) Adaptive Moments: Exercise 3 60-80 minutes CONDUCT exercise (Trios): Adaptive Moments 15 minutes Page 15 Here’s how to run the exercise… − − − Ask participants to think about a time when they demonstrated adaptive capability, and a time when they didn’t Ask participants to find two partners In their groups, have participants discuss the questions on page 15 of the participant handout REFER to the following questions: • What is the value of adaptive capability in your role as a leader • What triggers your willingness and ability to adapt • What triggers your willingness and ability to remain steadfast / unchanging • How could you help create a culture of adaptive leaders CONDUCT debrief 10 minutes Psst…here’s a hint! Use the questions to guide your debrief Supplemental Framework and Concepts: Listening EXPLAIN: Listening can be an adaptive strategy—a way to practice adaptive capability. 10 minutes PRESENT the following Shakespearean quotation: “When Cicero spoke, men listened. When Caesar spoke, men marched” ASK: “What strikes you about this quote” The 2007 Linkage Excellence in Management & Leadership Series⎯Linkage, Inc. 9
<strong>Lessons</strong> on Leadership Facilitator Guide VISUALS/ MATERIALS TOPIC/ACTIVITY TIME/NOTES SAY: “Listening can be an adaptive strategy only if it reflects genuine curiosity, reflection, and flexibility.” ASK: “What tends to be your biggest challenge to remaining curious, thoughtful, and flexible DEFINE Ladder of Inference Page 20-21 Important points to make… 1. How we interpret the world has to do with the filters through which we see it; 2. Our filters are influenced by a number of variables including era, values, geography, culture, and others; 5 minutes 3. Our beliefs help us “see”—consequently we can “see” some things, and others we cannot; 4. Our beliefs are constantly being reinforced by what we “see” Pages 22 Pages 25-26 TRANSITION: Let’s take a brief look at how era might impact your personal ladder. REFER to The Impact of The Times DEFINE Key Strategies for Listening (70-30-10) CONDUCT Demonstration (Optional) How to run this exercise… 1. Place two chairs in front of the room, one for you (the trainer) and one for a participant-volunteer; Psst…here’s a hint! During the break, find a participant to be a volunteer for this demo. 5 minutes 5 minutes 15-20 minutes 2. Have the volunteer come to the front of the room and sit facing each other (with the rest of the participants looking on); 3. Begin the exercise by having the volunteer talk to you about an issue, a problem, or an opportunity that they have (make sure that it’s real, not hypothetical); 4. Be sure to model the listening techniques presented; The 2007 Linkage Excellence in Management & Leadership Series⎯Linkage, Inc. 10
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