Chris Craft PresentsO.P.E.N. Leadership

Chris CraftDFSC – July 10, 2014

Forest Park, GA

A little about meO.P.E.N. Leadership

Believer

Proud Husband and Father

Chief Visionary at Nao Media

Author

Texan (in Georgia)

Tiger & Yellow Jacket

The O.P.E.N. FrameworkO.P.E.N. Leadership

Components for achieving leadership excellence:

OPPORTUNITY

PASSION

EDUCATION

NETWORKING

What are today’s objectives?O.P.E.N. Leadership

1. Describe the different flavors of opportunity

2. Help you find and leverage your passion so you can remain motivated at every stage of your career

3. Show you the power of educating others while you learn and grow

4. Explain how networking activates, supports, and feeds the other framework components

Component 1: Opportunity

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Opportunity: (an awesome noun) a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something

Types of OpportunitiesO.P.E.N. Leadership

Wild Cards: Random Opportunities

and…

Snowball Opportunities: Tiny Opportunities That Grow Into Large Opportunities

Types of OpportunitiesO.P.E.N. Leadership

Snowball Opportunities: Often start off as Wild Card opportunities.

I’m here as an example of a snowballing opportunity.

Snowball OpportunitiesO.P.E.N. Leadership

How One Opportunity Leads To Another:

1. Being 100% Present2. Overcoming Shyness3. Possess Skills of Value4. Learn More Skills5. Move (Network)6. Share Your Knowledge7. Remain Humble

Component 2: PassionO.P.E.N. Leadership

Passion: (a lovely noun) an object of desire or deep interest

Your PassionO.P.E.N. Leadership

Passion is the glue of the O.P.E.N. Framework

Connect your career to your passion

Passion must shine through your work in order for you to achieve authentic career excellence.

Finding Your PassionO.P.E.N. Leadership

What do you enjoy within and outside the scope of your current job?

You know you’ve found your passion when…-Work doesn’t feel like work-Resistance doesn’t stop you

-Resistance actually becomes the way to excellence

-Learning curves flatten-Networking opportunities increase

Passion: Fighting MonotonyO.P.E.N. Leadership

How do you keep your passion alive?

Do non-work activities with colleagues.

Add new wrinkles to your understanding.

Gamification: turn work into a fun challenge or game.

Embrace change.

Passion: Take A.C.T.I.O.N.O.P.E.N. Leadership

Active Change That Ignites Our Now

There’s more work to do!

Go beyond knowing your passion. Get out there and make it happen!

A.C.T.I.O.N. is deliberate practice.

You can’t leave much up for chance.

A.C.T.I.O.N.O.P.E.N. Leadership

Active Change That Ignites Our Now

Opportunity is the engine. Passion is the fuel.

Component 3: Education(Beyond Degrees)

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Link Your Education and Your Passion(which is linked to your career).

1. It’s more enjoyable.

2. It’s less stressful.

3. It increases your focus.

Component 3: EducationO.P.E.N. Leadership

Listen: How can you learn if you’re too busy talking?

Listening Techniques:-Maintain eye contact-Don’t think about your answer-Visualize the speaker’s words-Be empathetic-Note non-verbal cues-Let the speaker finish talking

L.E.A.R.N.O.P.E.N. Leadership

Listen: A mark of wisdom is being able to learn from others.

Engage: Consider new sources for learning new things.

Acquire: Collect information from your learning sources.

Reflect: Imagine what you can do with your knowledge.

Nurture: Share your knowledge with others.

Nurture: The Learning-Teaching

CycleO.P.E.N. Leadership

Nurture: Invest time in refining your knowledge and educating others

Embrace the Cycle: Learn then teach others and fortify your learning in the process!

If you teach something useful and valuable to someone, you contribute something to their life that can’t be taken away.

Plants use what we put out and we use what they put out.

Nothing is wasted.

Component 4: NetworkingO.P.E.N. Leadership

Gives legs to the previous components

Networking = New Career Opportunities

Networking = More Opportunities to Find and Express Your Passion

Networking = More Opportunities to Learn and Teach Others (Education)

Thank You!O.P.E.N. Leadership

Let’s Connect!O.P.E.N. Leadership

Chris Craft

NaoMedia.co

chris@naomedia.co

@ChrisQueso

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Recap from Session #1O.P.E.N. Leadership – Part 2

Opportunities can come in many ways, shapes, and forms

Passion is the glue of the O.P.E.N. Framework

Education is more than what you learn to obtain your degree(s). Keep going!

Networking gives legs to Opportunity, Passion, and Education

What are today’s objectives?

O.P.E.N. Leadership – Part 2

1. Show you the importance of EVERY opportunity

2. Show you how to prepare for life-changing opportunities

3. Explain how networking and investing in relationships can increase your influence and improve your legacy

Wild Card OpportunitiesO.P.E.N. Leadership – Part 2

Wild Cards: Random Opportunities

that turned into…

Snowball Opportunities: Tiny Opportunities That Grow Into Large Opportunities

Snowball OpportunitiesO.P.E.N. Leadership – Part 2

Every Opportunity is ImportantAllow time to let small opportunities mature into larger ones!

Therefore:1. Know what fits for you2. Always do a good job!3. Pass along what doesn’t fit4. Know your end game

My Wild Card That Snowballed

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Responding to one tweet resulted in:

-Being quoted in ROI-Guest blogging-Speaking-More business-A mentor for life

Another Wild Card That Snowballed

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A good relationship with a former colleague resulted in:

-Writing the script for an upcoming Piggly Wiggly television commercial

-Writing and voice work for an adventure sports promo video

Passion Meets OpportunityO.P.E.N. Leadership – Part 2

Leverage passion to seize opportunities by:

1. Find and embrace your passion

2. Confidently, respectfully push through being told “no”

3. Humbly display what you know during the opportunity

4. Network like crazy while the opportunity is still present!

Component 4: NetworkingO.P.E.N. Leadership – Part 2

Networking improves your chances of landing opportunities

Next:-Learning and Teaching while Networking

-Finding (and Keeping) a Mentor

-Becoming a Mentor

Learning and Teachingwhile Networking

O.P.E.N. Leadership – Part 2

What happens when you learn and teach while networking?

Amazing happens.

Organizational silos are opened for collaboration.

You learn new skills.

You give/gain respect to/from new people.

Finding (and Keeping) a Mentor

O.P.E.N. Leadership – Part 2

Think about your ideal mentor

Ask your colleagues about helpful superiors

Ask HR about mentoring programs at your job

Look outside of work

Don’t discount mentors who are younger than you!

Listen and deliver on their advice

Becoming a MentorO.P.E.N. Leadership – Part 2

As you continue to learn, gain wisdom, and move up, you will have opportunities to become a mentor.

Prepare others for greatness by:-Dedicating time for 1-on-1 mentoring

-Not holding back useful knowledge

-Introducing them to your network

-Helping them in good and bad times

-Learning from your mentee!

Becoming a Great MentorO.P.E.N. Leadership – Part 2

If you’re truly a great mentor, your mentee will eventually be greater

than you.

This is great news!

As a leader, your legacy is determined by the number of great people you’ve

nurtured and built up.

This is the spirit of the O.P.E.N. Framework.

Thank You!Any Questions?O.P.E.N. Leadership – Part 2

Let’s Connect!O.P.E.N. Leadership – Part 2

Chris Craft

NaoMedia.co

chris@naomedia.co

@ChrisQueso

Enjoy the book!openroutine.com