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Just How Good Could You Be?
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The Shadow KnowsA Master Class with
Dr. John J. Scherer and Amy Barnes
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Everything you KNOW, every coaching model you USE, is put into action through WHO YOU ARE as a human being. . .
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1. What CONFRONTS me?
2. What am I BRINGING?
3. What RUNS me?
4. What CALLS me?
5. What will UNLEASH me?
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Deep Listening
Half'there'
Mostly'there'
Pretendingto be 'there'
Out ofit
Engaged
110%Presence
Multi-Tasking
110% PresenceThe # 1 Leadership/Facilitation Skill
• How present am I right now?
• What am I missing?
Operating SystemDeep programming about life
What You ‘Notice’How the world occurs for you
IntentionThe result you want
InterpretationWhat you see and what it
means
ACTIONWhat you choose to DO
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‘Breakthrough’ action options outside your thought process
AlternativesOptions that occur to you
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Why You Don’t Do What You Need to Do as a Leader
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Operating SystemDeep programming about life
What You ‘Notice’How the world occurs for you
IntentionThe result you want
InterpretationWhat you see and what it
means
ACTIONWhat you choose to DO
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‘Breakthrough’ action options outside your thought process
AlternativesOptions that occur to you
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Expanding Your Coaching Options
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My PersonaMy ShadowExploring Your
‘Operating System’
Peeling the Onion
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My PersonaMy Shadow
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Quick/Bright
Warm/Inviting
Resourceful
Spirited
Insightful
Courageous
Strong
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My PersonaMy Shadow
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Quick/Bright
Warm/Inviting
Resourceful
Spirited
Insightful
Courageous
Strong
Mean/Cruel
Self-Absorbed
Bigoted
Slow/Stupid
Lost/Lazy
Weak/Needy
Dependent
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My PersonaMy Shadow
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Quick/Bright
Warm/Inviting
Resourceful
Spirited
Insightful
Courageous
Strong
Mean/Cruel
Self-Absorbed
Bigoted
Slow/Stupid
Lost/Lazy
Weak/Needy
Dependent
McGyver‘A Loser’
My Addiction
My Terror
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Power Source
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My PersonaMy Shadow
Remembered
Ignored
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Quick/Bright
Warm/Inviting
Resourceful
Spirited
Insightful
Courageous
Strong
Mean/Cruel
Self-Absorbed
Bigoted
Slow/Stupid
Lost/Lazy
Weak/Needy
Dependent
McGyver‘A Loser’
My Addiction
My Terror
Exploring Your
‘Operating System’
Peeling the Onion
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My PersonaMy Shadow
Remembered
Ignored
Good News, Bad
News & Even
Better News. . .
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Quick/Bright
Warm/Inviting
Resourceful
Spirited
Insightful
Courageous
Strong
Mean/Cruel
Self-Absorbed
Bigoted
Slow/
Stupid
Lost/Lazy
Weak/Needy
Dependent
McGyver‘A Loser’
My Addiction
My Terror
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Persona Shadow
Benefits
Fears
Benefits
Fears
From Barry Johnson, Polarity Management
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HelplessWeakNeedyAsking for help
Finding Leadership Stretches in Your Shadow
The ThermostatDeadly No-No
Not OK
Sort of OKCrucial to me
and myeffectiveness
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17Finding Coaching STRETCHES in Your Shadow
Up to now I have been avoiding being:
My effectiveness could increase as I have the courage to:
Deadly No-NoCrucial to me
LazyTake a break
Autocratic
Clear/direct
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18Finding Leadership STRETCHES in Your Shadow
Up to now I have been avoiding being:
My effectiveness could increase as I have the courage to:
Deadly No-NoCrucial to me
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What you need to go to the
next level as a Leader may not
be more Persona.
Maybe you just need a few
‘Stretches’ from your
Shadow. . .
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The Shadow Knows
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To balance/integrate this polarity better, I will:
To balance/integrate this polarity better, I will:
To balance/integrate this polarity better, I will:
My preferred pole/position: My stretch pole/position:
My preferred pole/position: My stretch pole/position:
My preferred pole/position: My stretch pole/position:
Operating SystemDeep programming about life
What You ‘Notice’How the world occurs for you
IntentionThe result you want
InterpretationWhat you see and what it
means
ACTIONWhat you choose to DO
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‘Breakthrough’ action options outside your thought process
AlternativesOptions that occur to you
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Expanding Your Leadership OptionsThe Shadow Knows. . .
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Thank you!For a set of these slides, go to www.SchererCenter.com/Flow
For information about The Leadership Development Intensive
(LDI)go to www.SchererCenter.com/LDI
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Our Approach: Real people, real issues, in real time
The two principals, John Scherer and Amy Barnes, typicallydeliver bespoke workshops in an interactive style. TheyCombine brief content delivery with engaging exercises,Group-work, discussions, and skill-practice based on real issues.
‘ We are impressed by your natural and professional way ofdoing things. You create an environment everyone feels safe
to share their views. Your valuable input on tools and solutions is very helpful, and participants always leave your sessions inspired to take action with new ideas. This is a great achievement!‘
(Board Member and Head of HR)