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Becoming an Athena Leader…

Crafting a Leadership Vision,

Creating Laser Focus, and

Implementing Your Plan

Pickerington Area Chamber of Commerce

2019 Athena Leadership Program

Cheryl Ricketts, 2018 Athena Award Recipient

October 4, 2019

Becoming an Athena Leader Crafting a Leadership Vision, Creating Laser Focus, and Implementing Your Plan

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Objectives

1. Understand the three components of Athena leadership.

2. Experience the diversity in how past Athena Leadership Award recipients made contributions in these areas.

3. Assess the competencies related to leadership.

4. Identifying your key focus areas.

5. Understand how your values and daily choices impact personal competencies and your contributions.

6. Implementing your leadership and priorities plan.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more,

you are a leader. -James Quincy Adams

Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you are right. -Henry Ford

“Leaders are not just born. Sure, some people are born with strong competencies and strengths for leading in certain situations, but it is very clear that leadership can also be

developed. That means everyone can strengthen their skills and abilities to lead and

influence.” - Dr. Susan Madsen (Professor of Leadership & Ethics, Utah Valley University)


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ATHENA Leadership Award recipients are individuals who:

• Have achieved the highest level of professional excellence.

• Contribute time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community.

• Actively assist others, particularly women, in realizing their full leadership potential.

How did Global Athena Leaders demonstrate leadership in these three areas? (Use the leadership competencies on the next page to help with your notes)

Example 1

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Example 4

“Leadership is a journey, not a destination.

It is a marathon, not a sprint. It is a process, not an outcome.” -John Donahoe


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What is Leadership? Identifying Leadership Attributes

Sample Leadership Attributes, Characteristics, and Competencies

Adaptable Emotional Intelligence Prepared

Agile Empathetic Problem solver

Authentic Ethical/Honest Reflective

Build consensus Executive Presence Resilient

Care about others Focused/Driven Self-Aware

Clear Communicator Influential Strategic

Collaborative Innovative Strong drive/purpose

Confident Inspirational Tactful

Considerate Learn quickly Team Player

Consistent Manage change Other:

Courageous Multi-task Other:

Develops others Networker Other:

Effective listener Persistent Other:

Embrace Diversity Planful Other:


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How Athena Leaders are like other leaders Identifying Key Leadership

Attributes/Characteristics/Competencies

1. What stood out to you as you listened to the stories of the Athena leaders?

2. What competencies or attributes have the Athena leaders (or others you admire)

developed over their lifetimes?

3. What leadership attributes or competencies will become increasingly important

over the next five years?

4. What attributes or competencies are you passionate about developing? (Circle

them on the next page.)


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Which Leadership Attributes/Competencies Do I Want to Develop?

Adaptable Emotional Intelligence Prepared

Agile Empathetic Problem solver

Authentic Ethical/Honest Reflective

Build consensus Executive Presence Resilient

Care about others Focused/Driven Self-Aware

Clear Communicator Influential Strategic

Collaborative Innovative Strong drive/purpose

Confident Inspirational Tactful

Considerate Learn quickly Team Player

Consistent Manage change Other:

Courageous Multi-task Other:

Develops others Networker Other:

Effective listener Persistent Other:

Embrace Diversity Planful Other:

“We need to accept that we don’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes. Understand that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” - Arianna Huffington (Co-founder & Editor of Huffington Post)


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Creating Laser Focus

Notes:


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Some examples of priorities are provided below. Please circle the ones which you would

give as answers to these questions. Use the blanks to add priorities which aren’t on the

list.

• What do you think about?

• What do you care about?

• Where do you spend your time?

• Where do you spend your money?

• If you had a year to live, on what would

you focus?

Possible Priorities

Advancement Honesty/Integrity Recognition

Career Honor Satisfaction

Community Service Inner Peace Self-confidence

Development/Education Learning Self-esteem

Extended family Leadership Service

Facebook Meditation Spiritual needs/God

Family Mental Stimulation Success

Fashion Mentoring Others Talking on the phone/social media

Financial stability Money/Wealth Travel

Fitness Nutritious Eating Watching television

Friends Order/neatness/Perfection Work/Professional excellence

Fun Partner/Spouse—Quality time Other:

Happiness Personal Appearance Other:

Health Quiet Time Other:

Hobby: Reading Other:

Your priorities aren’t what you say they are. They are revealed by how you live.” HappyWivesClub.com


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Clarifying statements: What they are and why they are valuable

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Add priority below Add priority below

Add priority above Add priority above

Intial Thoughts on

My Top Priorites


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Examples:

1. I am an exceptional mother/father What do I always do and/or never do?

• How much time do I spend with them? When? How?

• To what do I expose them?

• What characteristics do I focus on developing?

• What are our communications like?

• Where do I encourage them to spend time? Where do I limit their time?

• What will our relationship be like when they are an adult?

• What can they count on from me?

• How do they describe me?

• What lessons do they learn from me?

2. I am an outstanding leader What do I always do and/or never do?

• How do I support my team members?

• Does the support I give everyone look the same?

• What type of feedback do they say I give?

• How would they describe me?

• Of all the ways I could spend my time, what is most important to them?


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My top priority:

If you were in alignment with this value, what actions would you always do? What would

others say that you always do?

If you were in alignment with this value, what actions would you never do?

What would others say that you never do?

Draft Your Clarifying Statement for this Priority/Value:


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Challenges to Maintaining Focus on Your Values/Big Rocks

• Interruptions

• Employee issues

• Customer issue

• Illness

• Phone calls, text messages, e-mails

• Unexpected visitors

• Lack of preparation/planning for your day

• Social media (Facebook, Instagram, twitter, Pinterest, etc.)

• Non-productive time (Waiting in line, Searching for something, Drive time)

• Surfing the internet

• Watching TV

• Hitting the snooze button

Instead of prioritizing your schedule, schedule your priorities. Stephen Covey


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Athena Leaders:

■ Identify ways to go over, around, or bypass obstacles;

■ Schedule their values/priorities;

■ Plan for typical interruptions and/or delays;

■ Multi-task during travel and non-productive time;

■ Work to eliminate procrastination “Someday I’m going to…….”

“If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse.” - Unknown


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Goal Setting 1. Long-term Goals

• Specific and Measurable

• Motivating

• Achievable/Attainable

• Relevant

• Trackable and time-bound

Example: Within two years, my team/colleagues will describe me as an inspirational

leader who encourages others to improve results. Success means getting at least a 4.2

on the engagement survey.

2. Intermediate Goals—Eating the elephant a bite at a time.

Examples:

• I will provide positive feedback to one of my team or colleagues at least twice a

week over the next six months.

• I will develop my skills as a situational leader, so I am engaging them in ways that are

appropriate for their skills and experience by completing the Situational Leader II

course within the next six months and applying it with each team member.

3. Prioritized Daily Tasks—What is most important to do today. a. Based on my values (Big Rocks), what should I do today?

b. Which of my long-range goals and intermediate goals should I work on today?

c. What will give me the highest return on the time I invest?

d. What projects/tasks will be the greatest threat to my “survival” if I don’t do them?

e. Which of my goals will be most useful to my family, my well-being, friends, or

customers?

f. Which items from previous daily action lists should I move forward to today?

Setting a goal is like establishing a needle in your compass. Dan Zadra


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Rules for Prioritizing Your Day 1. Have one list for all your priorities; don’t separate work and personal into separate lists.

2. Treat time committed to your values as “untouchable”. Consider it an appointment

with yourself.

3. Mentally delete the hours committed to meetings/appointments, when you schedule tasks.

4. In your typical day, how many Interruptions do you have which are both urgent and important? Many people can only schedule tasks for 50 to 60% of their uncommitted/unscheduled time.

5. Break down tasks by their importance today.

A = Urgent; must be done today before I go to bed.

B = Important; should be done today.

C = Useful; could be done today.

Note: A “C” this week, might be an “A” next week.


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RECAP and ACTION ITEMS

What leadership capability do you want to spend more time on over the next

three months because it is aligned to one of your highest values?

What resources would be most useful to develop this capability? (Resource ideas on page 22.)

• Mentors:

o Provide candid feedback about perceived strengths and developmental needs. o Point out opportunities to develop and demonstrate capabilities, as well as pointing

out pitfalls to avoid. o Advise the protégé on how to deal with current challenges. o Serve as a sounding board for ideas. o Encourage and motivate.

• Coaches help their coachee:

o Gain self-awareness and identify what is blocking progress o Clarify goals o Follow through on development plan(s) o Unlock their potential o As a sounding board

• On the job (special) assignments

• Professional organizations (leadership roles)

• Books

• Courses

• Chamber (Edge program, Ambassador, other)

• Other…


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What is the EASIEST change you could you make to increase your focus on this

area/priority?

What are you WILLING to change to increase focus on this area/priority?

What OBSTACLES could get in the way? If you were going to sabotage yourself, how would

you do it?

Character: The ability to carry out a worthy decision after the emotion of making that decision has passed. -Hyrum Smith


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Action Items for Athena Leadership Recommended Timeline

I Will Begin/ Complete By

Step forward each day toward what you want!

Do a prioritized daily task list each day.

Start now

Complete the current values/priorities list Within 2 weeks

Prioritize them Within 3 weeks

Create a value worksheet for each (clarifying statement & key actions)

Within 1 month

Create appropriate long-term goals Within 6 weeks

Create a leadership development plan that supports your priorities

Within 2 months

Contact potential mentors and/or coaches (if appropriate) Within 2 months

My Commitments

1st Action

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2nd Action

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3rd Action

By when


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Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day; He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch and bills to pay; He learned to walk while I was a way

And he was talkin fore I knew it and as he grew He’d say, “I’m gonna be like you, Dad. You know I’m gonna be like you”

Chorus 1:

And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon; Little boy blue and the man on the moon When you comin’ home, Dad? I don’t know when, but we’ll get together then, Son

You know we’ll have a good time then.

My son turned ten just the other day. He said, “Thanks for the ball, Dad come on let’s play Can you teach me to throw?” I said, “Not today. I’ve got a lot to do”, he said, “That’s OK”

And he walked away but his smile never dimmed He said, I’m gonna be like him, yeah! You know I’m gonna be like him”

Repeat Chorus 1:

Well, he came from college just the other day; So much like a man I just had to say “Son, I’m proud of you, can you sit for a while; He shook his head and said with a smile

“What I’d really like Dad is to borrow the car keys. See you later. Can I have them please?”

Chorus 2: And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon. Little boy blue and the man on the moon

When you comin’ home, Son? I don’t know when, but we’ll get together then, Dad You know we’ll have a good time then.

I’ve long since retired, my son’s moved away. I called him up just the other day

I said, “I’d like to see you if you don’t mind”. He said, “I’d love to Dad if I could find the time See the new job’s a hassle and the kids have the flu.

But it’s sure nice talking you Dad; It’s been sure nice talking to you”

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me He’d grown up just like me; My boy was just like me

Repeat Chorus 2

Words by Sandy Chapin; Put to music and recorded by Harry Chapin shortly after his son, Josh, was born.

Harry died at age 37. He was killed in a car accident.


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Quotes to Incorporate into Your Life

…because we can be our own worst enemy

• “Thoughts become things. Choose the good ones.” Mike Dooley

• “Your priorities aren’t what you say they are. They are revealed by how you live.”

HappyWivesClub.com

• “To choose is also to begin.” Starhawk

• “We are created by the choices we make every day.” Bernie Siegel

• “With our thoughts and dreams we can bring anything into existence.” Diane Mariechild

• “…what we do today, right now, will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows.” Alexandra

Stoddard

• “The world will ask you who you are and if you do not know, the world will tell you.” Carl Jung

• “In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.” Albert Einstein

• “My will shall shape my future…. only I hold the key to my destiny.” Elaine Maxwell

• “Be afraid of nothing. You have within you all wisdom, all power, all strength, all understanding.” Eileen Caddy

• “Know the true value of time; snatch, seize and enjoy every moment of it.” Philip Dormer Stanhope

• “Your spark can become a flame and change everything.” E. D. Nixon

• “I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time.” Anna Freud

• “Act as if it were impossible to fail.” Dorothea Brande

• “If someone offers you an amazing opportunity and you aren’t sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later.” Richard Branson

• “I am what I choose to become.” Carl Jung

• “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” Jack Canfield

• “…you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” Stephen King

• “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose….” Mary Pickford


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Leadership Books/Resource Ideas

1. https://www.pickeringtonchamber.com/list/category/business-executive-coaching-1522

2. https://www.pickeringtonchamber.com/womens-leadership-coalition

3. www.360training.com

4. www.lynda.com

5. www.udemy.com

6. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

7. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg

8. The Next Generation of Women Leaders: What You Need to Lead but Won’t Learn in Business School

by Selena Rezvani

9. Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office: 101 Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers by

Lois P. Frankel

10. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

11. How Remarkable Women Lead: The Breakthrough Model for Work and Life by Joanna Barsh,

Geoffrey Lewis & Susie Cranston

12. Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie

13. Secrets of Six-Figure Women by Barbara Stanny

14. The Power of Unpopular: A Guide to Building Your Brand for the Audience Who Will Love You by

Erika Napoletano

15. A Woman’s Guide to Successful Negotiating, Second Edition by Lee E. Miller, Jessica Miller

16. Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders by Alice H. Eagly & Linda L.

Carli

17. Breaking into the Boys’ Club: 8 Ways for Women to Get Ahead in Business by Molly D. Shepard, Jane

K. Stimmler, Peter Dean

18. I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know by Kate White

19. Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and

Wonder by Arianna Huffington

20. Get Rich, Lucky Bitch! by Denise Duffield Thomas

21. See Jane Lead by Lois P. Frankel

22. Coach Yourself to Success by Talane Miedaner

23. The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield

24. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

25. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

26. The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier

27. The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates

28. First: Sandra Day O'Connor by Evan Thomas

29. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankel

30. The Truth About Leadership by Kouzes and Posner

31. Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin

32. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink

33. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and

Lead by Brene Brown

34. First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman

https://www.pickeringtonchamber.com/list/category/business-executive-coaching-1522

https://www.pickeringtonchamber.com/womens-leadership-coalition

http://www.360training.com/

http://www.lynda.com/

http://www.udemy.com/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4101935.Susan_Cain

https://www.amazon.com/Coaching-Habit-Less-Change-Forever/dp/0978440749/ref=sr_1_20?hvadid=78340271632068&hvbmt=bb&hvdev=c&hvqmt=b&keywords=top+10+leadership+books&qid=1564021640&s=gateway&sr=8-20

https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Bungay-Stanier/e/B002QK41GQ?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_20&qid=1564021640&sr=8-20

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