leadership and self-deception - Advanced Training Source

LEADERSHIP AND SELF-DECEPTION
LEADER’S GUIDE
Say:
The point of this exercise is for us all to get to know each other.
Participants work with a questionnaire in their workbook.You can present the questionnaire in
either of two ways:
1. Allow participants five minutes to complete their questionnaires.Then, have them individually
take a turn introducing themselves to the group (name, company, position, etc.) and briefly
presenting one of the answers to their questionnaire. Allow no more than two minutes per
introduction.
2. Allow participants five minutes to complete their questionnaires.When they are done, divide
them into pairs. Allow five minutes for each pair to introduce themselves to each other and
share the answers to one of their questions. After the pairs are done, have each participant introduce
their partner to the group (name, company, position, etc.) and report on one of the
answers to their partner’s questionnaire. Allow no more than two minutes per introduction.
If you choose the second option, be sure to pair up people who don’t know each other. Point out
that participants should use Notes About My Partner and His/Her Organization on page 2 of their
Workbook. If your class is largely people who know each other, try to create pairs of people who
don’t work directly together or who don’t know each other very well.
COURSE INTRODUCTION (5 MINUTES)
Say:
We all know that every organization faces challenges in its leadership
and there are ways to resolve those challenges.
Today’s class is an overview of one of those methods. Leadership and Self-
Deception is a concept pioneered by the Arbinger Institute, a management
training and consulting firm located just north of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Arbinger’s philosophy and today’s workshop evolve from the perspective that
organizational problems - from problems in leadership, to problems in
motivation, teamwork, communication, accountability, stress, and so on —
are not always separate problems. Often, they are all connected and are
symptoms of a deeper problem. If we could find one solution to all of these
problems, that would be extremely helpful.
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