Discover your unique strengths and your Italian inspirational character. An event hosted by USD (University of San Diego)

1. The art of
Italian leadership
Irene Morrione
Bruce Descoteaux
USD, 2011 November 28th
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2. Our train transports Italian culture around
the world as a powerful catalyst for
growth.
We deliver training and networking events that integrate Italian cooking,
wine and art.
TrainItaly is an innovative way to encourage and enrich human
development using the Italian culture.

3. Thanks to
• Mina Distratis - TrainItaly
• Tom Cesarini – Convivio Society
• Alysse Turner – Convivio Society
• Loredana Di Martino and her assistants - USD
• Letizia Miccoli – Italian Chamber of Commerce
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4. Goals
To get to know inspirational
Italian leaders
To be more aware about
our unique strengths
And… ?
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5. Agenda
Get to know
5 Inspirational Italian
Leaders
Introduction to the
stengths model
Discover your unique
stengths
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6. From a symbol to a leader…
What object most fits
your personality ?
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7. Inspirational Italian Leaders
Group
Work
Find out what are the strengths of
the inspirational leader of your
group
An example:
Her parents would have preferred she remain at
Self-Assurance
Strengths that home like most women of her generation.
you chose Due to her persistence and burning desire to study,
Learner
Maria managed to win the consent of her family,
and enrolled in the faculty of medicine and surgery
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8. The Strengths leadership model
* Strengths based leadership - Gallup
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9. Let’s
Let’s meet the characters!
characters!

10. Let’s
Let’s meet the characters!
characters!

11. Let’s
Let’s meet the characters!
characters!

12. Let’s
Let’s meet the characters!
characters!

13. Let’s
Let’s meet the characters!
characters!

14. What’s strength?
What’s a strength?
An activitiy that makes you feel
strong
It’s not what you are good at
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15. Why knowing your stengths is important:
• To chose a job that fulfills your needs
and your goals
•To chose the right people to partner
with
•If you spend your life trying to be good
at everything, you will never be great at
anything
•All great leaders are different. Knowing
your differences can lead you to
success
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16. Self
Awareness 1. Write down 3 activities that
made you feel strong
2. Based on these activities,
write what you have in
common with the
characters
3. Chose 3 themes (stenghts)
from the Gallup model that
describe these activities
4. Share your insights
with a partner
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17. One last tought…
Federico Fellini:
about obstacles
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18. Thank you!
you!
Irene Morrione
irene.morrione@gmail.com
“Make life the music for your dancing soul”
Bruce Descotaux
bajabruced@aol.com
“Ending suffering creating possibilities”
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