Homework – HCLA Session #3: Continuing the Learning ExperiencePlease complete the following assignments prior to our next session (Academy #1 - Tuesday, July 9 and Academy #2 - Thursday, August 8). Bring your completed homework to this session. If you have questions or comments, please feel free to call Caroline at 970-390-9420 or Chris at 970-471-4474.

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Think about your learning and insights gained in Session Two. Answer the following questions:

1. What have I done differently as a leader since Session Two?

2. How has my leadership behavior impacted those around me? (boss, peers, employees)

3. What steps did I take to implement what I learned in Session Two? Did I achieve what I set out to accomplish? Why or why not?

4. In what other ways did I apply some of what I learned from Session Two?

5. How did that go?

Homework: Recap of HCLA Session Two

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Action Steps from HCLA Session Two (Managing Conflict and Effective Communication Skills)

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Meet with your peer coach regarding Session Two. Schedule at least one session with your peer coach to discuss the following:

1. How are you working toward your goals for the Academy? What could you try to do differently?

2. How can you help each other reach your goals?

3. How will your learning from Session Two help each of you be more effective as leaders?

4. Share two current leadership challenges that you face regarding either dealing with conflict or communicating.

5. Together brainstorm ideas on how you might address those challenges, using learning from Session Two.

6. What articles did you read in the Homework? What did you learn from them? Which was your favorite article? Why?

Homework: Recap of Session Two

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Action Steps from HCLA Session Two (Handling Conflict and Communication Skills)

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Homework: Before Session Two

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Motivating Others: Generational differences in the workplace; the range of motivational factors; internal vs. external motivators; and dealing with resistance to change.Building Effective Teams: How to create a truly high-performance team; designing self-managing teams; building a strong team culture.

In preparation for the next session, please:Read TWO (2) or more of the articles listed below: Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, by Marc Prensky, from On the Horizon

The Discipline of Teams, by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith, HBR

Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Retaining Talented Employees, Leadership Advantage

Pygmalion in Management, by J. Sterling Livingston, HBR

Manage Us, Puh-leeze, by Nadira A. Hira, Fortune Magazine

Stop Demotivating Your Employees, by David Sirota, Louis A. Mischkind, Michael Irwin Meltzer, HBR

The Tethered Generation, by Kathryn Tyler

Xtreme Teams, by Cheryle Dahl, Fast Company

Next Session (Academy #3 -Tues, July 9 & Academy #2 – Thurs. August 8)

Homework: Before Next Session (continued)

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1. Which articles did you read?

2. What is one thing that struck you after reading one of the articles and why?

3. What is your most important insight and/or learning from the articles to help you deal with generational differences? With motivational challenges?

4. Describe one situation you are currently dealing with where you could use better teamwork or where you need to work effectively as a team.

5. How might you directly apply the insights or learning gained from the articles to this specific situation?

6. What is one tool that you could bring to the workplace to help motivate your direct reports and/ or co-workers?

Write: Answer the following questions based on the articles you read

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