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Personal Strengthsin Leading Change
A Leader’s Guide
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“Change is good. Let it happen tosomeone else.” Dilbert
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Who’s Thinking About Change?
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Who Isn’t?
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The Framework for Change:Head, Heart & Hands
Think &Understand
HEAD
Motivation/Emotion
HEART
Behavior
HANDSWhat do I dodifferently?
What’s init for me?
Why shouldI change?
Change takes place in three arenasChange takes place in three arenas
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Framework for Change
Maintainingmomentum
Working itthrough
Coming togrips withthe change
BehaviorMotivation/Emotion
Thinking &Understanding
Arenas ofStages Changeof ChangeImplementation
Changingbehavior anddeveloping
competencyand
capability
Breaking theconventionalmindset andgenerating apicture of the
future
Dealing withreactions to
loss andcreating the
will tosucceed
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Implementing Change
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The Four Questions
What is changing? What will actually be different because of
the change? Who is going to lose what? What is my role in the change process?
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Excitement
Apprehension
DoubtDisillusionment
Confidence
Conviction
Change Begins
CHANGE HAPPENS!!
Emotional Stages of Change
Want
Motive
Why do peoplebehave the way theydo?
SatisfierGoal
Behavior
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Portrait of Personal Strengths
21© 1997, U.S. and Worldwide Copyrights, Personal Strengths Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 2605, Carlsbad, CA 92018 • 1-800-624-SDIS(7347). May not be reproduced in any form. (#4530.01ENG)
supportive
trusting
helpful
risk takerambitious
persuasive
reserved
principledanalytical
tolerant
flexible
adaptable We use personal strengths from every
color to build our self-worth and theself-worth of others
A look at the behavioral traitswe employ and the prioritieswe give them
A picture of how we see ourselves andhow we deploy strengths to leadchange.
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2Portrait of Personal Strengths
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Strengths Interview- Partners
8 x
2 x
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Strengths Interview
Which of your top strengths is an asset for leadingchange and how do you think it helps?
Which of your strengths does not serve you wellwhen experiencing or leading change?
Which of your bottom strengths could you focuson developing in order to more effectively leadchange?
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We are as alike as we are different.
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StrengthManagement
We chooseour behavior
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Personal Strength
Overdone Strength A behavior or trait that enhances the self-worth of
one’s self and other people.
A behavior or trait that denies self-worth to one’sself or other people. Self-worth can be denied ifthe strength is actually overdone or is perceived
as overdone.
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Strengths Can Be Overdone In:
ContextC
IntensityI
DurationD
FrequencyF
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Strength Management
•Find your top 3 strengths on the chart, noticehow they may appear if overdone.
•Choose one strength that you recognizeoverdoing, discuss with others theimpact/consequence of overdoing this strengthwhen experiencing and leading change.
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The Seven Dynamics of Change
We feel awkward and uncomfortable We think about what we have to give up We feel alone We can handle only so much change We are at different levels of readiness We assume limited resources When the pressure is off, we go back
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Putting Ideas to Work
Action planning forchange It starts with you
F First A Act S Support T Test
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Thank you!