1. TOY BOX LEADERSHIP CAMPFIRE CONFERENCE 2016
Welcome
Introduce myself!
TOY BOX LEADERSHIP CAMPFIRE CONFERENCE 2016

2. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES FUN LAUGH LEARN SOMETHING ALONG THE WAY
TAKE IT AWAY – STEAL IT!
THE Y IS THE BEST PLACE TO LEARN FROM TOYS!
First toy I will introduce to you are the LEGO BRICKS!
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3. Building Begins with Connecting
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4. INTERESTING FACTS:
How many ways can you arrange six-eight studded Lego bricks?
915,103,765!
Each arrangement started with 2 bricks
The House
On my moms side there 7 children who had 17 grandchildren, 27 great grand children, 17 great great grand children = 70 and still growing!!! Not including spouses or stepkids…..
Relationships are the building blocks of any organization or family – We are human, we need to connect to other humans
Think of all the connecting that occurs in a single day
These connections exist at every level, in varying degrees, in multiple directions.
When you make a connection, it lays a foundation upon which you can build the next on.
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5. Lego Bricks do not join with others by chance
Pouring out Lego’s will not produce a castle – Things don’t just happen!
Lego’s are not Velcro – they do not latch randomly
Relationships are at their best when they are designed, intentional, connected & built
So, what makes these connections possible? Next slide
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6. Lego bricks are: Reliable 2. Compatible 3. Reusable 1. Reliable!
Quality test are performed to find out that 18 out of 1 fail – %
How often do you do quality checks on your relationships, staff you supervise?
2. Compatible
Why? Studs on top, tubes on bottom...
Lego makes over three thousand different types of bricks yet they all fit together
You can buy Lego bricks anywhere in the world and they will fit together.
A brand new brick will fit perfectly with a 1958 brick.
3.Reusable
Build a dinosaur today – build a house tomorrow
Don’t think of relationships as disposable – repurpose them
Reinvent yourself – don’t get stuck!
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7. Why would Lego bricks NOT work?
1. Forced Bricks
2. Isolated Bricks
3. Unorganized Bricks #1
Don’t force relationships
Don’t put people in your organization that don’t belong
Don’t be miserable – looks odd – feels odd #2
A single lego brick holds little value
Connect it and watch it fulfill its’ purpose
Don’t leave people out – connect them
People feel valued when connected
#3 Leaders needed!
Managers needed!
What is your strength that you can bring to the table?
What is your gift that can contribute to a masterpiece?
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8. PLAY-DOH!
THE MOLD MAKES THE MAN! OR WOMAN!
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9. INTERESTING FACTS
A Billion pounds of Play-doh has been manufactured since 1954.
It is enough Play-doh to roll out a snake that would reach around the earth 3x’s
Each year Hasbro produces 95 million cans, in 21 colors, sold in 75 countries
ACTION: What makes it a great toy?
● smell
● soft - feels good
● yummy
● creativity
● unlimited potential to be shaped
Like Play-doh, we resemble whatever makes an impression on us
Q: What ideas, values, or people shape you right now?
The Mold you chose will make the difference in the person you become - Good or bad
Molding should be intentional - you choose what influences you!
Q: Who are the mentors in your life? Why did you choose them?
ACTION - Play with some playdoh!
SAY: Look at this clump of playdoh....see the fingerprints all over it - whose fingerprints do you want on you?
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10. Play-doh people are shaped BEST when they are FRESH!
When you are green you are growing – when you are ripe you are rotten
When you do the right things you will be blessed
Protect yourself from bad influences – What are those bad influences for play-doh? What are the bad influences that keep you from being fresh?
What happens when play-doh is exposed to an unhealthy environment? Hardens, cracks appear, integrity disappears
All of us are molds to someone – Whose mold will you be?
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11. THE YO-YO
It Only Happens when you Let It Go.
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12. Creativity requiring Releasing Revolving Returning Rewinding
ACTION: What makes it a great toy?
● smell
● soft - feels good
● yummy
● creativity
● unlimited potential to be shaped
Like Play-doh, we resemble whatever makes an impression on us
Q: What ideas, values, or people shape you right now?
The Mold you chose will make the difference in the person you become - Good or bad
Molding should be intentional - you choose what influences you!
Q: Who are the mentors in your life? Why did you choose them?
ACTION - Play with some playdoh!
SAY: Look at this clump of playdoh....see the fingerprints all over it - whose fingerprints do you want on you?
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13. MR. AND MRS. POTATO HEAD! FACT:
● Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on network television and in its first year of production, netted over $4m in sales
The facial features in his compartment is all he or she has to get their message across..
Where does he story his faces?
Toy Story 2 – on their way to rescue woody….Mrs. Potato head lifts up the storage compartment of Mr. Potato head and says: “I’m packing you an extra pair of shoes and your angry eyes just in case!”
What’s the lesson from Mr. and Mrs. Potato head????
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14. You must choose the RIGHT face for the RIGHT place!
THE LESSON
You must choose the RIGHT face for the RIGHT place!
No matter your job, title, or role in life – communication is vital to what we do!
Facial expressions are universal – china to Minnesotta Australia to Charlotte, NC
Happy is happy and sad is sad.
There are three universal truths about the faces we wear -
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15. YOUR FACE IS THE COURIER OF THE MESSAGE
Preface – the face before the message!
YOUR FACE IS AN EXTENSION OF YOUR EMOTIONS
Get your face and your emotions in check!
Q – How many times has someone walked into a room and you knew instantly that you should not ask them any question that you want a positive response out of.
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16. YOUR FACE IS AN INTERPRETER OF INTENT
The way people audibly perceive you begins with the way they visually perceive you.
It is the first expression that makes the first impression,
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17. EIGHT FACES WE SHOULD WEAR:
Empathetic face
Confident face
Intense face
Attentive Face
Disappointed face
Happy face
Sincere face
Optimistic face
Empathetic face – Genuine understanding and appreciation of anothers feelings
Confidence face – Strength, proud – who wants to go into battle with an empathetic face?
Intense face – nephew Guil! Purpose
Attentive face – communicates value to the person speaking – let me see your warm eyeballs!
Disappointment face – Lydia’s story – unacceptable results
Happy face – you show approval – Are you happy? Well, you need to tell your face
Sincere face – speaks of honesty and integrity – Lynn Moss
Optimistic Face – conscious choice – The difficulty in life is the choice – Zappers vs. Sappers
The minute you walk into a room – someone is watching your face for a sign – what is your sign?
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18. Little Green Army Men
Planning consists of analysis, preparation, practice, and further analysis.
Planning – count the troops (quantitative), count the types (quality), count the time (chronological inventory)
Backwards planning teaches you to start at the end and work backward, getting a glimpse of what success looks like at each step sd

19. Little Green Army Men
Properly utilizing your resources will result in the greatest advancement toward your goal.
The three facets of positioning the right people in the right place – the who of positioning, the where of positioning, the when of positioning.

20. Little Green Army Men
Practical rehearsal, proactive policymaking, planned contingencies
The checkpoint of refinement – after-action review.

21. Putting away the toys Use them! Share them!
Put them away NEATLY…but don’t forget the lessons!

22. Putting Away the Toys
…..and when needed, take out the toys, grab hold of the example, and watch them transform your leadership skills!

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