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Primary GreatnessLife is a journey, create a legacy along the way!
Prof.Dr.Aung Tun Thet
4 Needs of People
Meaning &Contribution
TO LEAVE LEGACY(Spirit)
Principles Govern
Principles› Self-evident › Natural laws› Universal not situational› Timeless not temporary› Objective not subjective
Effectiveness› P/PC › P = Production › PC = Production Capability.
Effectiveness
Production (P)
Production Capability (PC)
Effectiveness› Getting superb results today (production) › Get results over and over again (production capability)
› P/PC Balance
Man in the Mirror
Personal Bank Account› Keeping promises › Doing small acts of kindness › Being gentle when you make mistakes › Being honest with yourself and others › Renewing yourself › Tapping into your talents and developing them
Personal Bank Account› Make deposits and withdrawals everyday› Balance give self-confidence and trust
Be Proactive › Take responsibility› Anticipate situations › Image responses
Be Proactive
STIMULUS
RESPONSE
FREEDOMTO
CHOOSE
Reactive People› Outside influences (moods, feelings, and
circumstances) control response› Not think about response or desired outcome
Proactive People› Choose response based on principles › Freedom to choose expands › “Quick to listen› Slow to speak › Slow to become angry"
Listen to yourself speak!› Remote control› Reactive: When someone pushes right buttons your
mood or attitude changes › Proactive: Put remote control into your hands;
choose freely what channel you want
Reactive Language› I'll try› That's just the way I am› There's nothing I can do› I have to› I can't› Victims - "victimitis virus”› Whining, blaming others, get angry, excuses
Proactive Language› I'll do it› I can do better than that› Let's look at all our options› I choose to
Proactive People› Not easily offended› Take responsibility for choices› Think before they act› Bounce back when something bad happens› Focus on what they can do › Do not worry about things they do not have
control over
CIRCLEof
CONTROL
Choices Responses
Ourselves Attitudes
CIRCLE OF NO CONTROL
Past mistakes
Weather
Parents
Location of birth
Other’s rude comments
Four Human Endowments
1. Self awareness - stand apart from one's thoughts and feelings and able to examine and change them
2. Conscience - feel inner prompting of what is right and wrong
3. Imagination - think ahead; visualize alternative responses
4. Willpower - act on one's decisions - set and achieve meaningful goals in one's life
Beginning with End in Mind
› “Would you tell me please which way I ought to walk from here?“
› "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," says the Cat.
› "I don't much care where-" said Alice.
› "Then it doesn't matter which way to walk," said the Cat
Control your own destiny
› Clear picture of:› Who you want to be › What you want to do in life
Visualize yourself a year from now!
› What have you done with your life over the past year
› How do you feel inside?› What do you look like?› What have you accomplished?› What characteristics do you possess?
Putting First Things First
Putting First Things First › Prioritize › Manage time › First things not neglected› Intentionally pursued
Putting First Things First › Overcome obstacles› Develop › Will-power (ability to say yes to most important
things) › Won't-power (strength to say no less important
things and to peer pressure)
Putting First Things First › Important moments › Most important things› Activities contribute to mission and goals› Urgent moment› Pressing things› In-your-face things,› Activities demand immediate attention
Time QuadrantsUrgent Not Urgent
Important
Not Important
Procrastinator Prioritizer
Slacker“Yes-Man”
Greatness
› Busyness essence of management› Creativity essence of leadership
Greatness › Secondary› Financial success› Prestige› Wealth› Recognition› Accomplishment
› Primary › Character › Contribution
Primary Greatness › What are you doing to make difference in
the world? › Do you live truly by your values? › Do you have total integrity in all relationships?
Bringing Back Character Ethic
› Integrity› Humility› Courage› Patience › Golden Rule
Bringing Back Character Ethic
› Moved away from character ethic toward personality ethic - personality, technique, appearance, positive mental attitude
› Personality ethic secondary to characterethic
Finding Your Voice and InspiringOthers to Do the Same › Affirm people's worth and potential› Come to see it in themselves› Access to higher levels of genius and motivation
Finding Your Voice and InspiringOthers to Do the Same › Leadership based on helping other people › Inspiring them to find their voices› Reputation for trustworthiness
Deming Prize› Economic performance over time› Top executives spend at least 60 % of time on true priorities:
› Things important but not necessarily urgent: preparation, prevention, mission building, planning, relationship building, creation, recreation, and empowerment
› Other companies executives spend 50 or 60% of time doing things urgent but not important
Best Companies› Focus on things matter most› Don’t define importance as urgency› Slaves to ‘tyranny’ of urgent
Keep internal yes burning inside
› Easier to say no to urgent and unimportant › Burning yes to occupy you› Say no courteously with smile free of shame› Distinguish between important and unimportant
Operate in both highly independent and highly interdependent mode
› Maturity Continuum› Moving from dependence to independence to interdependence
› Team compensate for weaknesses› Let you do what you do best› “Build on strengths› Organize to make weaknesses irrelevant.”
Get out of box, put on different hats, and engage in lateral thinking› Six Thinking Hats
Get out of box, put on different hats, and engage in lateral thinking› Thinking creatively without thinking critically› Escaping from usual patterns of thought › New patterns to generate new ideas › Break out of conceptual prisons
Primary Greatness› INSIDE of person› Character› Self-worth not based on accomplishments or
outward action
Conclusion
Whole Person
Productivity
Skills
WorkRelationships
NetworksEmotionalWell-Being
PhysicalEnergy
Inner Compas
s
Core Work
Relationships
SideProjects
PersonalBrand
Energy
Multipliers
Great Leaders
ClarifyPurpose
AlignSystems
UnleashTalent
Inspire
Trust
Thank You!
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