Journey to Relevancy Taking the Next Step in the Right Direction

© 2012 Richard Harrison Bailey/The Agency All Rights Reserved.

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YOUHAVE A GREAT CAUSE.



What is our role and responsibility to students in a volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous (VUCA) world?





Relevancy should last longer

than a week.© 2012 Richard Harrison Bailey/The Agency All Rights Reserved.




“Those who somehow sidestep the pressure [to be ‘normal’] and

let their genius show are customarily ridiculed, reviled

or otherwise discountenanced.”

—Gordon MacKenzie,“Orbiting the Giant Hairball”


IS TELLING THE TRUTH.






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— ABRAHAM LINCOLN

IF WE COULD KNOW WHERE

WE ARE AND WHITHER WE ARE TENDING

WE COULD BETTER FIGURE

HOW TO GET THERE.”

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ARRIVING AT COHERENCE


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Define the destination.


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Start the journeywith an open mind.


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Satellite One: Who are you?

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DIG FOR YOUR STORY.


DIG FOR YOUR STORY.

HISTORYMISSIONALUMNI

EXPERIENCETRADITIONSLANGUAGE


GRAB A PENCIL OR PEN AND PAPER


sonstudenthusbandfatherunclebrotheremployeeemployerbossCEOpartnerfriendteacherfraternity6memberalumnuscolleagueBoomerconsultantcreatorwriter




Myers Briggs


Enneagram


DISC


Clifton Strengthfinder


Kolbe


INCOMPETENTCOMPETENTEXCELLENTUNIQUE ABILITY

—Dan Sullivan, CEO, Strategic Coach


“Your own unique ability is effortless because you love to do it. It happens naturally because it’s what you love to do.”

—Dan Sullivan, CEO, Strategic Coach


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What would happen to your organization if you truly believed how wonderfully different you are

and learned how to tell your story elegantly?SELL YOUR SHELLS, NOT THE SAND











WHAT ARE YOU COMMUNICATING ABOUT YOURSELF?


HOW WELL DOES YOUR COMMUNICATION ALIGN WITH WHO YOU ARE?


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Satellite Three: What do others say you are?

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How relevant is Chi Omega to you today? (p.8, q.11)

34%

62%

4%Very relevantRelevantNot relevant


HOW WOULD YOUR THREE BEST FRIENDS DESCRIBE YOU?


REQUEST A LETTERFROM TEN PEOPLE WHO

KNOW YOU WELL...

FOR WHAT CAN YOU COUNT ON ME?

WHAT ARE MY UNIQUE ABILITIES?


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HOW WELL DO THE PERCEPTIONS OF OTHERSALIGN WITH WHO YOU ARE

AND WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT YOURSELF?



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Arrive at yourdestination.


THECOHERENCE TEST


IS YOUR STORY AUTHENTIC?


IS YOUR STORY SPECIFIC?


IS YOUR STORY ELASTIC?


IS YOUR STORY TRANSPARENT?


IS YOUR STORY CLEAR?


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