MG Half‐day Tutorial 6/3/2013 8:30 AM 

       

"What's Your Leadership IQ?"    

Presented by:

Jennifer Bonine Up Ur Game Learning Solutions

           

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Jennifer Bonine Up Ur Game Learning Solutions

Jennifer Bonine is a partner and VP of global delivery for Up Ur Game Learning Solutions, a global people development company that offers F2F and virtual models for team and personal development. Jennifer began her career in consulting, implementing large ERP solutions. She has held director level positions leading development, quality assurance and testing, organizational development, and process improvement teams for Fortune 500 companies in several domains. In a recent engagement for one of the world’s largest technology companies, Jennifer served as the Strategic Quality and Process Improvement Executive. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to build several global teams from the ground up while managing the required organizational change.

 

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Beter SoftwareBeter SoftwareWhat is your Leadership What is your Leadership

IQ?IQ?

Welcome!

betterbetterCONNECTCONNECT

EDEDteamsteams

achieveachievemoremore

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know meknow me

strengthsPossible weaknesses

what I contribute to ahigh performing team

know know othersothershow we can

helpeach other

get to know you betterbuild relationships

communicatebetter

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build trust

high high performing performing

teamteam

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better serve our customers

meet objectives

have fun

grow

speed chatting

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agenda

2011 plan –stop,start, continue

four color lens

8 aspects

communication preferencesand taglines

individual goals

Card Game

o Randomly take 2 cards from each of the coloured piles

o Read the statement on the card..if you like it – keep it!

o Swap with others in the room – give and receive feedback

o At the end, have at least 2 cards that resonate with you – you have 15 minutes

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Take Aways

•Sort the cards by color•Hold up the puzzle piece up – color

with most # of cards•Share and claim strengths in the

team

d1:b:maps of the world

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d1:b:maps of the world

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A Four Color Lens

Organised. Observing. Reliable. Objective. Evidence Based

Intimate. Collaborative. Evolving. Empowering. Calming

Sociable. Spontaneous. Imaginative. Cheerful. Demonstrative

Purposeful. Direct. Bold. Competitive. Takes Charge

Colors - Everyday

spontaneousimaginativesociable

adaptablecollaborativeintimate

takes chargecompetitivepurposeful

observingevidence-basedreliable

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Colors - Overextended

impulsivedisorganisedexcitable

reliantunassertivepassive

drivenaggressivecontrolling

suspiciousindecisivebureaucratic

The Four Color Energies – How you See Yourself

o Undertake a self analysis – bottom of page 10

o Rank order your colors...Most, Least then 2 in between and possible reasons – take 5

o Read page 12

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Use of Four Colors - Sample

The Four Color Energies

o No order of colors is better than any other

o Each combination offers unique qualities and strengths

o Everybody is capable of reading others and building colourful rapport

o We must never use knowledge of the colours to “excuse-away” our over-extended behaviours

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Inspiration Driven

Discipline Driven

Introverted Extraverted

Big Picture Thinker

Down to Earth

People Focused

Outcome Focused

Sample Color Portrait Sample Tag Line:

“Building Strategies that Inspire People to Action”

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Your Color Portrait

o Turn to page 28o Look at your color

portraito In pairs of 2....o Share your tag lineo Describes how this serves

the B2B Teamo 5 minutes each

Strengths, Communications, and Teaming

• Read page 42-45 (10 minutes)• Communication Preferences• Creating a High Performing Team• Break into groups of five• Take 3 minutes each and

• flash your portrait on page 28• And share 2 communication preferences and 1

high performing

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Your Personalized Portrait

o4 Colourso8 Aspectso24 Qualities

Your three personas

oUnderlying persona - Your natural self

oEveryday persona - Your conscious self

oOverextended persona - You under pressure

oRead page 36

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Twenty Four Qualities – 3 Ways You Show Up (pg 38)

Typical Leadership Team

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2011 Plan Through 4 Color Lens

Takes chargeToughCompetitiveLogical PurposefulStructured

ReliablePracticalEvidence BasedCautiousObservingMeasured

AccommodatingCollaborativeEmpatheticAdaptableIntimateFlexbile

SpontaneousConceptualImaginativeRadicalSociableDemonstrative

Step 1:

Take 8 Post it Notes

Write the Color on Top-How does it serve us-How does it challenge us-Post on flip chartStep 2:

Four Teams Break Out-Organize-Summarize themes-Suggestions on what we should start, stop, continue-Report out – choose a spokesperson

Listening Fast Paced

Informal

OrderlyCheck out the Cheat Sheet!

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How could you ‘Speed Read’ somebody’s personality

o Notice their body language

o Observe their surroundings and working environment

o Listen to their choice of words and tone of voice

o Notice how they shake hands and greet people

GROWS – Step 1 – Articulate Your Goal: p 46

Step 2: RealityWhat are the facts?

Step 5: SupportWho can you enroll to help you?

Step 3: OptionsWrite down all

your ideas

Step 4: WillWhat will you do?

What action will you take?

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Understanding Your Lumina

Color Mandala

The word 'Mandala' means 'circle' in Sanskrit. In many different

cultures over the centuries, often through paintings, the symbolism

of a circle has been used to help people consider ‘who am I?’ The

highly memorable four color energies of yellow, red, blue and green

are underpinned by a further eight aspects which are symbolically

displayed on a Mandala in your Lumina Spark Portrait.

Like you, your Lumina Color Mandala is unique. No two are alike in

the world!

How your Mandala was created—by you!

The questionnaire you completed consists of 144 questions which

ultimately generated your Mandala.

• For each of the 8 aspects, there are 3 qualities that describe

each aspect for a total of 24 qualities. The qualities are listed in

the outer area in the figure to the right.

• For each of the 24 qualities there are 6 questions that measure

the underlying, everyday, and overextended personas for a total

of 144 questions.

o Underlying – you at your most natural

o Everyday – you in your day-to-day interactions

o Overextended – you under stress

Interpreting your Lumina Color Mandala

First, look at the distribution of the color area in each of the four

quadrants. In the sample to the right, red is strongest followed by

blue, yellow and green. Next, look each of the eight aspects by

observing the length and breadth of the color area pointing to each

aspect. This represents the frequency (length) and strength

(breadth) with which you answered the questions for each aspect.

In the sample to the right, this person’s greatest strengths are

outcome focused, discipline driven and down to earth in a mostly

extraverted way. Using this portrait, he claimed his personal tagline

to be “Achieving Results Through Practical Planning and Execution”

He also acknowledged that he would benefit from building more

support and trust with colleagues and loosening up a bit on the need

to follow official processes and following his instincts.

Now examine your Mandala – what might your tagline be? What

are your strengths and potential challenge areas? What actions will

you now take?

Sample Lumina Color Mandala from a

Lumina Spark Portrait

Speed Reading with Lumina Colors

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Body Language Tone Workspace Content of Conversation

Yellow Energy

• May enjoy greeting people in a

more tactile way

• Will often have their own sense of

style

• Energetic and lively

• Uses hands to help convey

message when speaking

• Often animated

• May speak quickly to

convey enthusiasm and

excitement about ideas

• Sometimes may appear

disorganized – lots of

concurrent projects underway

• A personalized filing system –

might be challenging for others

to find something specific on

their desk

• Often touches on several

subjects in the same

conversation

• Takes pleasure in either group

or one-to-one conversations so

long as they can explore

emergent topics

• Doesn’t like to stick to just one

topic

Red Energy

• Firm handshake

• Walks with a confident stride and

maintains an upright posture

• Maintains direct eye contact

• Tone is assertive and clear

• Speaks with conviction

• Functional, uncluttered

• Keeps records of past

achievements on display for

others to see

• Appears comfortable in most

environments

• No matter what the subject is,

will have a clear opinion

• Brief, no waffling

• May speak about contentious

issues that challenge other

people in the conversation

Blue Energy

• Brief handshake, may be

uncomfortable with hugs and

physical contact with new people

• Will often like to dress more

formally/conservatively

• Reserved, will often keep

thoughts and emotions to

themselves until they have had

time to consider them

• Tone is measured, words

are precise. May come

across as very deliberate in

the way they speak

• Often comes across as

formal

• Tidy and well organized

• Might have several sources for

reference close to hand

• Likely have detailed calendar

and day planner on their desk

or computer

• Concentrates on the facts and

details of a situation or

argument

• Will try to make notes and keep

records to ensure they can

refer back to points made at

this time once they have had

some time to think things over

Green Energy

• Very relaxed stance

• Will usually have an attentive

listening style and will nod and

otherwise show interest

• Will make a connect with others

through sincere eye contact

• Quiet and softer demeanor

• Sincere in their desire to

hear more from you

• Sometimes tone can be

conciliatory if engaged in a

dispute

• Personal items are placed here

and there to remind them of

family and friends

• Feel most at home in their own

workspace because it is most

comfortable to them

• Doesn’t always dictate the

content of a conversation and

will comment on points that

others make

• Willing to engage on a personal

level, even it is slightly

tangential to the work being

discussed