In Higher Education, change moves slowly. As the Academy continues to shift due to external forces and changing student demographics, this keynote session, presented at the 2017 NIRSA Conference, explores how to become an Influencer and move positive change efforts forward.

1. becoming an
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Featured Speaker:
Dr. Ed Cabellon
February 23, 2017 | #NIRSA2017

2. OVERVIEW
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3. ENGAGE@EdCabellon
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4. BREATHE

5. DREAM“What is one CHANGE you
want to influence?”

6. OVERVIEW
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8. WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?

9. MOTIVATION IS
A CHOICE

10. ACTIVITY
groups of 4: what contributes to SELF motivation

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IDEAS?

13. motivation
ELEMENTS3
Carrots & sticks are so last century.
“Drive” says for 21st century work, we
need to upgrade to three motivation
elements. - D. Pink

14. 1AUTONOMY
How many of you value autonomy?
Do you feel that you are given autonomy at work?
For those who supervise students, staff…do you give it?

15. 2MASTERY
What have you mastered?
Do you carve out time each week/day/month to grow?
Do you give your staff time to master skills?

16. 3purpose
What is your professional purpose?
How do you achieve this at work?
Do you know your staff member’s pro purpose?

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18. change
MINDSET
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20. • I believe that change is important to embrace.
• My institution is open to change.
• My department is open to change.
• I have successfully facilitated change on my
campus.

21. OVERVIEW
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22. MOTIVATION LEADERSHIP

24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14bBuluwB8

25. TAKEWAY
"Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term
goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your
future, day-in, day-out. Not just for the week, not just for
the month, but for years. And working really hard to
make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it’s a
marathon, not a sprint." - Angela Duckworth

27. In his fifteen years in the NBA, Michael Jordan was a five-time MVP and six-time world champion.
In November 1997, Jordan appeared in a Nike TV commercial. He was talking into a packed arena
as people chanted his name. “Michael! Michael! Michael!” Then he uttered this shocking
statement, “I’ve missed nine thousand shots in my careers. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six
times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and I have missed. I’ve failed over and over
and over again in my life.” Then he added, “That’s why I succeed.”
Toy Box Leadership
A core skill of motivation is error recovery,
not failure avoidance
Credit:
@TonyDoodyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA7G7AV-LT8

29. DESIRABLE
make the UNDESIRABLE
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30. SKILL BUILDING
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PEER
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STRENGTHfind4
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33. REWARDS
design5
and demand
ACCOUNTABILITY
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34. ENVIRONMENT
change6 the
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35. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osUwukXSd0k

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37. https://www.vitalsmarts.com/influencerassessment/

39. GROUP WORK
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40. istock / getty images FOLLOW UP
http://bit.ly/influencerworksheet

41. OVERVIEW
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42. change
STRATEGIES
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43. MULTIGENERATIONALunderstanding
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44. source: https://wealth.barclays.com/global-stock-and-rewards/en_gb/home/research-centre/talking-about-my-generation.html

45. MONEY
2follow the

46. HOMEWORK
3do your

47. MANAGING
4 up,down,around

48. MENTORS
5find
SPONSORS
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49. FOLLOW UP - ACTION ITEMS
• Identify a change that you wish to initiate.
What have been the barriers to change?
• Identify what sources of influence you will
utilize, including the why, how and what.
• Share this information with a colleague and/
or mentor. Develop a strategy to move
forward using the handout.

50. “Better to be safe...”
CREDIT: @TonyDoody

51. questions?
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52. `
BECOME AN
INFLUENCER
• http://bit.ly/nirsa2017influencer

53. becoming an
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INFLUENCER
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Featured Speaker:
Dr. Ed Cabellon
February 23, 2017 | #NIRSA2017