1. The Power of Reflection
GSLT Leadership Summit 2016
Presented by Dr. Ginger O’Neal

3. Presenting the Story of
The Ugly Duckling

6. What do you see when you look in the mirror?
What character is inside the
image in the mirror?

7. We do not learn from experience . . .
We learn from reflecting on experience.
John Dewey

8. Leading self-Reflection Take time to reflect as a team

9. Leading self-Reflection

10. Reflecting on past experience
Think about the object you have chosen
How does it remind you of a childhood experience that shaped your values?
Share with a partner

11. Think of one word that describes you best . . .
Character
Think of one word that describes you best . . .

13. Either/Or -- exercises
Which are you more like?
Ask or Tell
Think or Act
Listener or Talker
Teaching or Learning
Which is more important in a friend?
Openess or Loyalty
Generosity or Intelligence
Dependability or Humor
Tolerance or Honesty
Which are you more like?
Problem solver or Worrier
Cello or Trumpet
Helping or Watching
Willow or Oak
Which is more important to you?
Family or Friends
Adventure or Recognition
Future or Present
Sports or Academics

14. Ranking Exercise What do you Consider to be the Most important Concerns Facing Society today?
_______ Drugs
_______ Poverty
_______ Terrorism
_______ Hunger
_______ Racism
_______ Population Control
_______ Human Rights
_______ (Other) ____________________
1 – Most Important
8 – Least Important
Add one more concern to the list and include it in the ranking order.

15. Continuum How do you prefer to spend your time? Alone With Friends
Which describes you more?
Pessimistic Optimistic
Which describes you more?
Win at all costs Winning is not important

16. Continuum How do you deal with a conflict?
Avoid at all costs Confront and bring it out
When you accomplish something what do you do?
Tell everyone about it Tell no one about it
To what extent should a person express feelings to others?
Be open and honest Keep feelings to oneself

17. the Importance of Understanding Perception

22. Your Task
On the back of your paper-- Draw a picture to show the actual size of the nest that was in the pictures you just viewed.

24. How big are hummingbird eggs?
Hummingbird eggs are about the size of a navy bean.
The clutch normally contains two eggs.
There is usually a two-day interval between the laying of the first egg and the second one.

25. Questions to ponder
Did your perspective change? When and why? What was your reaction?
What changes our perspective?

26. Relationship Activity
Draw a line down the middle of the back of your paper.
On one column list the people who have been important in your life.
In the other column list the reasons that person has been important.
Pair off – Discuss your lists and determine if there are any common elements that tell something about why the relationships were meaningful.
Complete this statement – My most meaningful relationships seem to be . . .

27. Through personal reflection, we can improve our character and hold true to our values.
The rest of the story . . .
What will your rest of the story be?