P UTTING T HE F IVE P RACTICES OF E XEMPLARY L EADERSHIP I NTO P RACTICE

AGENDA  LPI Action Cards  Leadership Behaviors Board Game  Leadership Case Studies  Coaching for Leadership  Where Do You Begin?

T HE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 30 BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH T HE F IVE P RACTICES OF E XEMPLARY L EADERSHIP. LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS BOARD GAME

The objective of the game is for you to move your game piece on the game board by matching the behaviors to their respective leadership practices. The first player to reach “Finish” wins the game. 1.Each player will choose a game piece and place it on “Start.” 2.Each player will roll the die and the one with the highest number goes first and the play of the game will rotate to the first player’s left. 3.The LPI Action Cards and Leadership Opportunity Cards should be shuffled and set face down to the side of the game board.

1. The first player rolls the die. The player to his or her right draws a LPI Action Card and reads the behavior only aloud. The first player then states which leadership practice (Model, Inspire, Challenge, Enable, or Encourage) that behavior supports. 2. If the other players believe that the answer is not correct, they may challenge the player’s answer. Start with the player to the first player’s left and quickly ask each if he or she challenges the answer. After everyone has had the chance to challenge, the card holder provides the correct leadership practice. 3. If the initial player is correct in matching the leadership behavior to the leadership practice on the LPI Action Card, the player moves his or her game piece ahead on the game board the number of spaces on the die rolled.

4.If the challenging player(s) is/are correct, the challenger(s) to give the correct answer move ahead the number of spaces on the die rolled. 5.If the original player and/or any of the challenging player(s) is/are incorrect, they all move back one space. The LPI Action Card is moved to the bottom of the deck and the game rotates to the next player on the left. 6. When a player lands on a star as a result of the roll of the die going forward, that player draws one of the Leadership Opportunity Cards. These cards have scenarios to which a leadership practice could be applied. The player reads the card aloud and does as it says.

1. Who won at each table? 2. Who are the winners in the room? 3. Do you feel more comfortable identifying the behaviors associated with each leadership practice? LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS BOARD GAME

LEADERSHIP CASE STUDIES T HE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY IS TO HELP YOU LEARN HOW TO USE AND APPLY T HE F IVE P RACTICES AND 30 LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS SO THAT YOU CAN APPLY THEM AT A FUTURE DATE TO YOUR OWN OR SOMEONE ELSE ’ S LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES.

1. The person with the most recent birthday is the first dealer and shuffles the LPI Action Card deck and deals the cards out to everyone in the group. Some individuals may have more cards than others. 2. Each person reviews his or her “hand.” 3. The dealer reads aloud the Leadership Case Study and helps facilitate a brief discussion about the case, along these lines of questions: What are the themes of this workplace challenge, issue or situation? Who is impacted as a result of the challenge, issue or situation? How does the challenge, issue or situation affect relationships? How does the challenge, issue or situation affect organization/unit/team results?

5. Starting with the person to the left of the dealer, each person takes a turn by selecting one of the behaviors from the LPI Action Cards in his or her hand that could help address the situation/problem in the case study and placing this card in the center of the table. That person reads aloud the leadership behavior and explains how this behavior can address the situation. 6. Each person on the team (including the dealer) gets a chance to select and talk about one leadership behavior that could be used to address this situation. If time permits, any team member can suggest another leadership behavior (card from his or her hand).

7. Once the group has identified certain leadership behaviors that can be used in this situation, take a few moments together to develop an action plan using these leadership behaviors. What’s the sequence of steps that might be taken with these behaviors? Are there other possible steps/scenarios that might be taken? 8. When the group feels that they have successfully addressed the first case study situation, repeat the process for the second case study (and third case study, as time permits). Be sure to re-shuffle the LPI Action Cards and to deal everyone a new hand for each case study.

MY CHALLENGING LEADERSHIP SITUATION! T HE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY IS TO FURTHER DEVELOP YOUR COMPETENCE AND CONFIDENCE IN APPLYING THE FIVE LEADERSHIP PRACTICES AND THIRTY LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS TO REAL - LIFE SITUATIONS. P ARTICIPANTS WILL SOLICIT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEIR PEERS REGARDING SUGGESTIONS FOR RESOLVING A WORKPLACE ISSUE USING THE LPI BEHAVIORS AND CREATING AN ACTION PLAN.

STEP 1: Consider the leadership challenges you are facing, and then identify a specific situation for which you need to see improved results. The situation should be presently unresolved. Briefly describe the situation, including the primary challenges and who is involved: How does the challenge, issue or situation affect organization/unit/team results?

Step 2: One person volunteers to go first and shuffles his/her LPI Action Card deck and deals them out to everyone else in the group. Step 3: This person then shares his/her challenging leadership situation. Step 4: Each person reviews his/her “hand” and then selects the one behavior that they think will best address this situation/problem/challenge.

Step 5: Starting with the person to the left of the individual sharing his/her challenging situation, each person takes a turn placing the selected LPI Action Card in the front of the center of the table; reading it aloud and explaining how this behavior can address the situation.

Step 6: Once the group is finished, the person who owns the leadership issue picks up the LPI Action Cards that have been identified as addressing his/her challenge. Set these cards aside, as you collect all of the other cards. FOLLOWING THE WORKSHOP, review the leadership behaviors (LPI Action Cards) that would be important in addressing/resolving the situation and create an action plan: What will you do to address this situation? Who are the people you will need to follow up with for this action plan to be successful?

This same activity can be re-created over and over, applying it to new challenging business situations. You can do this on your own or with another person/group when faced with a challenging business or leadership issue. It will help you not only practice the leadership behaviors, but will keep you more mindful of your actions and how to achieve better results.

WHERE DO YOU START COACHING? In terms of The Five Practices: Start anywhere With any practice With strengths or weaknesses Start small Aim for early wins Experiment and learn from experiences

MORE COACHING TIPS  Don’t try to be a great coach  Put your energy into helping the person being coached be great!  Don’t work too hard  Your job is to challenge the person being coached to work hard!  Don’t solve the problem for them  Believe that the person being coached is resourceful, creative and perfectly capable of figuring it out!  Don’t finish without a commitment  Insist that the person being coached commits to taking some action to move forward!  Ask how you can be helpful  You don’t own the agenda, the person being coached does!

“Where do I start to become a better leader? Sergey Nikiforov

“I found that every day I had an opportunity to make a small difference…” Sergey Nikiforov

“I could have coached someone better, I could have listened better, I could have been more positive toward people, I could have said ‘thank you’ more often, I could have…the list just went on.” Sergey Nikiforov

Are you ready to SAY YES to leadership?