This document summarizes a leadership conference session focused on growing passion as leaders. The session covered building networks through introductions, communication skills like speaking and listening, managing expectations and vision, relationship strategies through self-assessment, leadership styles, managing change, and developing an action plan. Attendees were asked to identify the most relevant ideas and commit to two actions to take with support from others.

1. Growing Our Passion As Leaders!! Andrew Sanderbeck People~Connect Institute St. Petersburg, Florida

2. Opening Exercise Begin With the End in Mind Stephen Covey – Habit #2 What do you want to get out of this conference session? Take a moment to identify your purpose

3. Building Your Inner Circle A Networking Exercise to Get Us Started Find someone in this room that you don’t know and find out 3 things about them: Their name (name tags help!) Their purpose for attending this session One thing they learned they’ll apply

4. Communication Skills Speaking (Toastmasters) Listening (Understanding is the Goal) Reading (Ever taken a speed reading course?) Writing (Take a Business Writing Class)

5. Growing Our Passion – As Leaders!! Expectations Vision Example Delegators Myths and Truths

6. The 4 Agreements Don’t Take Anything Personally Always Do Your Best Be Impeccable with Your Word Don’t Make Any Assumptions By Don Miguel Ruiz

7. New Relationship Strategies An Assessment…to Assess Yourself!! It’s Alright…This one is Painless!!!

8. 9 6 3 -3 -6 -9 Self Contained Open and Emotional Direct 9 6 3 -3 -6 -9 In-Direct

9. How We Lead Others Low AFFILIATIVE DIRECTIVE Relaters Everybody Get Along Caretakers Routine Very Caring Good Listeners Worriers Reassurance Socializers Appreciation Recognition Great Ideas Spontaneity Fun Follow-Through People/People Influencers Directors Get it Done…Now Results Control Decision-Maker Rude and Abrasive Very Direct Be Productive Thinkers Get it Right Planning/Organizing Structure Indirect Perfectionist Validated Information and Data

10. The Platinum Rule “ Do Unto Others as They Would Have Done Unto Them”.

11. Help Your Team See the Following Realities Change happens Keep people in a change mode Monitor change What Change is All About Fear Control Loss

12. Action Plan What three ideas are most relevant to me? What two actions will I take as a result of this session? When will I do them? Who will I ask to support and encourage me?

13. Thank You For Attending!! Contact Andrew Sanderbeck www.andrewsanderbeck.com [email_address] Sign-up for Andrew’s Free Electronic Library~Connect Newsletter!