The Journey of Leadership
with Portia Tung & Kamila Piorowska
What’s your favouriteStar Wars character and
why?
Portia TungAgile Coach &
Researcher of The Force
Founder of The School of Play
www.theschoolofplay.org@portiatung
Kamila PiorowskaAgile & Mindfulness Coach
@kamilapiorowska
Welcome
Personal LeadershipAs an aspiring leaderI need to practice personal leadershipSo that I can be a better leader.
Success Criteria[ ] I understand what true leadership means[ ] I’ve identified ways I can lead better[ ] I’ve identified at least one improvement action[ ] I’ve had fun!
"Leadership is like..."
“Leaders aren’t born.They are chosen.”
Darth Vader
“An energy that pervades the fabric of the universe and
influences and is influenced by every living being.”
@DavidWaldock
“Leaders, born they are not.Make choices we can.”
Yoda
http://tlexinstitute.com/client-impact/
Ability to focus on job at hand
Stay calm in difficult situations
Mindfulness & Leadership
http://tlexinstitute.com/client-impact/
Better understanding of
blockers and innovation
Ability to listen and accept
multiple perspectives
Time to breatheMindfulness Practice
The Padawan Method“A padawan is something between a student and apprentice trained in the Jedi order”
– Obi-Wan Kenobe
“True to their personal values, true leaders are.”
Yoda
Personal values reflect what you need, desire and care about most in life.
They are the decision-making guidelines that help us connect to our true selves.
What are your personal values?
Write down your top 3 values
A B C
ValueValue
Value
Step 1/6
“Know their projects,true leaders do.”
Yoda
A project is something you spend time doing or would like to spend time on.
What are your projects?Write down the projects you are working on or
would like to spend time on
X Y Z
ProjectProject
Project
Step 2/6
“Know what their projects are worth,
true leaders do.”
Yoda
Personal values estimation means estimating the value of what you do according to a personal value.
How much is each project worth to you?
Relatively estimate each project by each of your values
100 45 100
X
Project
Y
Project
Z
ProjectBA C
50 45 80A CBBA C
100 45 100A B C50 45 20
Step 3/6
“Know the goals of their projects, true leaders do.”
Yoda
A goal is something you work towards. It is the reason for working on a project.
Identify and group projects by goalsDetermine high level goal for each project
A B C100 45 100
X
Project
Y
Project
Z
ProjectA B C50 45 80
A B C100 45 100
A B C50 45 20
Goal D
Goal D
Goal E
Step 4/6
“Visualise the value of their efforts,true leaders do.”
Yoda
Creating a graph makes the patterns and priorities more easy to see.
Compare your projects by valueCreate a bar chart to give an overview of
each project by value estimates
Value 1 Value 2 Value 3
Valu
e Po
ints
X YProject
200
400600
800
1000120014001600
Step 5/6
“Know their definition of success,true leaders do.”
Yoda
Success criteria are tests to check if your project is finished.
Define success criteria for each project
So you know when you’re done
A B C100 45 100
X
ProjectA B C
100 45 100
Goal D
Criteria 1Criteria 2Criteria 3
Step 6/6
“Doesn’t just talk the talk andwalk the walk, a true leader does”
Yoda
Portia’s personal valuesLimited to 3 for ease-of-recall
Projects became very easy to prioritise
Appear in the order I’ve known in my heartbut not been aware of
Portia’s projects8 projects I was working on,
thinking about or wished to spend time on
I noticed similar projects with a common goal
Made it easier to see what I really wantedto achieve in my life
I noticed similar projects with a common goal
Made it easier to see what I really wantedto achieve in my life
Top priorities clearly visible
Easy to see which were dreams andwhich were enablers of dreams
Clarified scope of goalsNow I know when I’ve achieved a goal
Time to breatheMindfulness Practice
Wheel of ChangeContinuous Improvement in action
1 Day7 Days30 Days
A true leader...• Knows what they value
and lives their values• Knows their purpose
and pursues their purpose
• Prioritises their projects to maximise ROI
Personal LeadershipAs an aspiring leaderI need to practice personal leadershipSo that I can be a better leader.
Success Criteria[ ] I understand what true leadership means[ ] I’ve identified ways I can lead better[ ] I’ve identified at least one improvement action[ ] I’ve had fun!
Portia TungAgile Coach &
Researcher of The Force
Founder of The School of Play
www.theschoolofplay.org@portiatung
Kamila PiorowskaAgile & Mindfulness Coach
@kamilapiorowska
Let your Force awaken