Presentation by the Mark Gorkin, The Stress Doc hosted by the FEW Foundation for Education and Training on January 21, 2010.

1. Inspiring Leadership-Partnership
through Creativity, Passion & Risk-
Taking
by Mark Gorkin… ™
Hosted by The FEW Foundation for
Education and Training, the 501 (c)(3)
Charitable Arm of Federally Employed Women
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2. Mark Gorkin, the Stress Doc ™
Motivational Psychohumorist ™
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3. Conflict and Change: Key Quotes
 Adam Gopnik, Angels and Ages:
Repetition is the law of nature but variation is the
rule of life.
 John Dewey, Father of Public Education:
Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to
observation and memory. It shocks us out of
sheep-like passivity. It instigates to invention
and sets us at noting and contriving. Conflict is
the sine qua non of reflection and ingenuity.

4. Value of Paradoxical Perspective
 Challenging tradition and thinking relation
 Yin & Yang – holistic and continuous flow
 Forest & Trees – multiple sides, big picture
 Analytic & Empathic – bi-hemispheric
 F. S. Fitzgerald & A. N. Whitehead – 1st rate intel
 Text and Context – face message & full meaning
 Thesis – Antithesis…Synthesis – Aha! & union
 Wise Person – action-restraint, involvement-
reflection
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The test of a first rate intelligence is the capacity to
hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the
ability to function.

5. Yin – Yang Symbol

6. The Four “P”s of Passion Power
Moodset
Mindset Gravitas Comedia
Cognitive Purposeful Provocative
Affective Passionate Playful

7. Five “A”s of Arousing Performance
 Attention: Stop, Look and Listen
 Anticipation: From Edgy to Edge of Seat
 Animation: Excitement, Soul and Imagination
 Activation: Plan, Map, Jump In and Tools
 Actualization: From Great Energy to Essence
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8. Humor Is Good for What AILS YOU
 A = Arousal & Affiliation
 I = Incongruity & Insight
 L = Liberation & Letting Go
 S = Superiority & Self-Effacing
Solidarity
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9. Confronting Your Intimate FOE
From Fear of Exposure to Fun of Embarrassment
1. From Cultural Diversity to Mutual Humanity
2. Misery, Mastery, Mirth & Memory Connection
3. Distinguishing Neurotic Humiliation from
Natural Embarrassment
4. Putting on Your Life Jacket & Protective Vest
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10. Managing Transitional Stress:
Team Collaboration Perspective
 Supervisor Wears Two Hats
 Rotate Facilitators
 Wavelength Segment: Hi Task & Hi Touch
 Morning Huddles & Informal Lunches
 Cookout at Chief’s House: IRAs
 Division & Matrix Meetings
 The Radical Leap and Raisinets
 Individual Interviews
 Pilot Projects
 Outside Consultant
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11. Achieving Consensus
 Avoid One Right Way or Egoal
 Accept Fact of Loss (Control, Face, etc.)
 Affirm Values, Modify Expectations
 Clarify Common Starting Point/Interest
 Create Big Picture through Diverse Input
 Communal Gain through Sharing and
Pain
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12. Thank you for joining us! Questions??
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