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Denis Shackel Leadership Lessons Learned At 8000 Feet Carlisle Institute Ceo Breakfast
- 1. LEADERSHIP LESSONS LEARNED AT 8,000 FEET Presented at CEO Breakfast … Carlisle Institute OpportunitiesPresented by: Dr. Denis Shackel NOWHERE London June 29, 2011
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- 17. Team and LeadershipLessons Learned Facing Death, at 8,000 feet (1) Carpe diem – seize the day … we cannot guarantee tomorrow … thank Goodness I told Bruce of my love (2) Tragedies are potential blessings … (Emerson) “God sends us gifts wrapped as problems. The bigger the problem, the bigger the gift.” … we choose to be bitter or better (3) Leadership is a state of mind; it is a disposition, not a position. Opportunities It’s a thought-choice, not title. NOWHERE
- 18. “Five Seconds ata Time” Principle Step back, to step forward The principle breaks seemingly insurmountable challenges into smaller, more manageable ones I am not saying I stayed in - 30°C temperatures for 8 hours … I couldn’t do that …. Stayed in -30°C temperatures Opportunities for 5 seconds … 5,760 times. NOWHERE
- 19. A Journey of1,000 Miles Begins with a Single Step The Five Second at a Time Technique 1 2 34 1. Breathe and pause to 5 reflect on the reality 2. Prioritize what’s most important (big rocks) 3. Break down the priorities into manageable tasks or Opportunities intervals 4. Identify first step NOWHERE 5. Take first “bite”
- 20. Q: How do you eat an elephant? Opportunities A: One mouthful at a time NOWHERE
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- 22. Is Your JarFull? 15 rocks … 12 fit in Full? Yes. Added gravel. Full? Yes. Added sand … then water. Moral? First student… “No matter how full your schedule is, you can always fit more things in.” Opportunities NOWHERE
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- 24. Second Student… “If you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get them in at all.” Opportunities NOWHERE
- 25. Chapter 3 Power of Vision Opportunities NOWHERE
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- 27. Power of Vision “Where there is no vision, people perish.” An obstacle is that which you see when you take your eyes off the vision. Liu Chi Kung (second to Van Cliburn in the 1958 Tchaikovsky Competition) was imprisoned for 7 years 1959-1966 during the cultural revolution in China. On a daily basis he practiced envisioning techniques. “I practiced every day. I rehearsed every piece I had ever played, note by note, Opportunities in my head.” When released his concerts were even betterNOWHERE than before imprisonment.
- 28. Any new venture beginswith possibility thinking, not probability thinking. Opportunities NOWHERE
- 29. Chapter 4 Move Beyond Thinking Opportunities NOWHERE
- 30. Chapter 4 Leave Your Thinking Behind INTUITION “The only really valuable thing is Intuition” Albert Einstein Opportunities “Intuition is the ability to solve problems NOWHERE insufficient data” with Joel Barker
- 31. Chapter 5 Correction Opportunities NOWHERE
- 32. Chapter 5 Correction Q1 = July 20, 1969? A:First man on the moon. Q2 = What % of time was this history- making rocket precisely on track? A: 3% Opportunities NOWHERE
- 33. X Computers played acrucial role, because 97% of the time the rocket was off-track! Opportunities art of correction, not protection. Conclusion: Mastery is the NOWHERE
- 34. Chapter 8 Pulling Your Hand Back Opportunities NOWHERE
- 35. Chapter 8 Pulling Your Hand Back Authenticity and Integrity “Ignore what they say about ethics, observe what they do.” Mark Pastin Leaders connect their heart with their hands. Opportunities NOWHERE
- 36. “Nobody cares howmuch you know, until… they know how much you care” Opportunities NOWHERE David Burgoyne
- 37. Chapter 9 Habit Opportunities NOWHERE
- 38. Chapter 9 Habit “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not a act but a habit.” Aristotle Habit One: Reflection…on big rocks Habit Two: Vision Habit Three: Intuition Habit Four: Positive Thought choice Habit Five: Faith and Action “Walk Opportunities the path in which you have faith” Habit Six: Correction NOWHEREAuthenticity and Integrity (caring) Habit Seven:
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