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And why you should care

Personal Effectiveness

How to be Effective

Signage at the DMV

19 signs in my field of vision

Signage at the DMV

19 signs in my field of vision

What is effectiveness?

Effectiveness isbringing about the conditions

you desire

Working Definition…

Effectiveness is Bringing about the

conditions you desire

By beginning with the end in

mind

To Bring about the conditions

you desire

Begin with the End in Mind

Align all your actions toward

that goal

1. Envision: Get clear on what you want

2. Generate options: What CAN you do

3. Choose: What WILL you do

4. Act: Take Action. Try something.

5. Evaluate: What happened? Return

to #1

Effectiveness: A Model

Make Good Choices, Consistently

Make MORE Choices(Wait, does that mean

more mistakes?)

Importance of Self-Awareness

Importance of Self-Awareness

Importance of Self-Awareness

Which Chicken Are You?

1. Perfectionist 2. Helper 3. Achiever

4. Individualist

5. Thinker 6. Loyal Guard

7. Adventurer 8. Boss 9. Harmonizer

Which Chicken Are You?

1. Perfectionist 2. Helper 3. Achiever

4. Individualist

5. Thinker 6. Loyal Guard

7. Adventurer 8. Boss 9. Harmonizer

1. Envision: Get clear on what you want

2. Generate options: What CAN you do

3. Choose: What WILL you do

4. Act: Take Action. Try something.

5. Evaluate: What happened? Return

to #1

Effectiveness: A Model

Importance of Continual Evaluation

Are my actions moving me toward

my goals?

What’s not Working?

What Can I Do

differently?

What’s Working?

Power of Repetition & Reminders

Continual Evaluation

Technological Assistance

Technological Assistance

Technological Assistance

Find a way toremind yourself

Tape this to your PC

Or wherever…

Value of Coaching

Someone asks you on a regular basis:

“Did you do what you said you were going to

do?”

Effectiveness with Others

Brings about a change in feeling, thought and/or behavior

Perspective is worth

Perspective is worth 80 IQ Points

Perspective is worth 80 IQ Points

Depends who them is….

What’s in it for them?

Which Chicken Are THEY?

1. Perfectionist 2. Helper 3. Achiever

4. Individualist

5. Thinker 6. Loyal Guard

7. Adventurer 8. Boss 9. Harmonizer

Value of Coaching

Someone asks you on a regular basis:

“Did you do what you said you were going to

do?”

The Power of Questions

Coach Around!

Why People Change

“The study has already revealed an unintended consequence of antismoking health warnings.

They appear to work mainly as a marketing tool to keep smokers smoking. ”

Why People Change

Behavior changes in response to a

positive emotional connection

to what could be.

Why People Change

Understanding People

Decisions Decisions…

It is common sense to take a method and try

it: If it fails, admit it frankly and try another.

But above all, try something."

“You have to keep making decisions when you're climbing, even if

they are bad decisions. If you stop making

decisions, you're dead.”

Questions, comments, discussion?

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2. Tombstone: Generated Image from http://www.jellymuffin.com/generators/tombstone/

3. DMV Signage: Original photos CC 2.0, Peter Bromberg

4. Martin Luther King: cc 2.0: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonythemisfit/3210733192/sizes/z/in/photostream/

5. Graduate: cc 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ralphandjenny/4612732045/sizes/z/in/photostream/

6. Parking Mishap: http://web.mac.com/iajukes/thecommittedsardine/Funny_Stuff.html

7. Self-Awareness: cc 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/crimfants/410527352/sizes/z/in/photostream/

8. Street Light: http://majorarcanabyjoannadevoe.blogspot.com/2010/01/shadows-streetlight-imaginations.html

9. Compass: cc 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/7542997@N03/2473782602/

10. Gears: cc 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/17258892@N05/2588347668/

11. Idea: cc 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/21313845@N04/3067569337/

12. Simpson Chalk Board: Generated at: http://www.addletters.com/bart-simpson-generator.htm

13. Happy faces: http://www.flickr.com/photos/purrr/126597849/

14. Unacceptable Employee Behavior: http://www.flickr.com/photos/inju/2434655377/

15. I’m Thinking of…: http://www.flickr.com/photos/somemixedstuff/2403249501/

16. Optical Illusion art by Julian Bever. Photos from: http://justinmaier.com/2006/05/09/amazing-3d-art-by-julian-bever/

17. Baghead: http://www.flickr.com/photos/summerluu/2388805263

18. Other images from: http://web.mac.com/iajukes/thecommittedsardine/Funny_Stuff.html

19. 1957 Brownie Camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tanaka/2345575389/

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