The document discusses leadership challenges and different thinking styles. It introduces the concept of "whole brain thinking" which is the ability to consider different perspectives and act outside one's preferred thinking style. It also discusses communicating with others based on their preferences on an assessment called the HBDI profile, which measures tendencies across four quadrants: How-left, How-right, What-left, What-right. Effective coaching requires understanding one's own profile and a coachee's profile to have productive discussions.

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5. CHANGING FACE OF LEADERSHIP

6. What is keeping you up at night THE LEADERSHIP QUESTION

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9. Flexible, adaptive thinking is a critical leadership competency that is no longer optional.

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13. Understanding Your H B D I Profile “ When I'm not in my right mind, my left mind gets pretty crowded. ” Strongly Prefer Prefer Use Avoid Sample Profile

14. CEO’s and Presidents HBDI® Average Profile

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20. How quadrants like to communicate?* Same Quadrant Communication Between people Within a quadrant Free flow and ‘ same wave length’… but can be competitive and tribal Less Difficult More Difficult P.S. as the blue color gets darker the difficulty level increases. * Courtesy Herrmann International- all rights reserved.

21. Compatible Quadrant Communication between people with same left or right dominance Supportive, reinforcing.. Sometimes leads to a false sense of understanding Less Difficult More Difficult P.S. as the blue color arrow gets darker the difficulty level increases.

22. Contrasting Quadrant Communication between people with same limbic or cerebral dominance Addictive, synergistic.. Different in styles can be challenging Less Difficult More Difficult P.S. as the blue color arrow gets darker the difficulty level increases.

24. Cross Quadrant Communication between people From diagonally opposing quadrants Complementary but may be confrontational.. misunderstanding can occur Less Difficult More Difficult P.S. as the blue color arrow gets darker the difficulty level increases.

25. The Whole Brain Grow Model ™* Goal Present Pertinent Facts Define & agree on the goal Present performance information Make it specific/ measurable/ realistic Option Brainstorm solutions Explore possibilities to try Visualize the potential outcomes Choose the best options for the future Reality Discuss the reality of the current situation Explore the specific performance details Focus on what the coachee can control Focus on specific behavior. Will Provide support & Encouragement. Create the desire & motivation Build rapport & agreement Gain commitment * Courtesy Herrmann International- all rights reserved.