Don’t Change A Thing:Why Your Style is EXACTLY What Your Project, Team, & Organization NEED!

Presented by Leslie Stein

Author. Speaker. Life Enthusiast.

Why did you come today?

• Unresolved Issues• Burning Questions• Change in the Industry• Challenging Personalities• Uncover Your SUPERPOWERS?!

LET’S HEAR IT!

Everyone’s Got Style…How do YOU Communicate Yours?

Who Are YOU?

Column C

Amiable

Loyal

Patient

Relaxed

Sincere

Stable

Team Player

Good Listener

Column A

Adventurous

Competitive

Daring

Decisive

Direct

Forceful

Risk-Taker

Self-Assured

Column B

Confident

Enthusiastic

Generous

Gregarious

Influential

Persuasive

Sociable

Trusting

Column D

Accurate

Analytical

Conscientious

Courteous

Diplomatic

Fact-Finder

Systematic

High Standards

I Picked The Most Words In…

Column A (the GREEN list)

Colum B (the RED list)

Column C (the YELLOW list)

Column D (the BLUE list)

DiSC Communication Model

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PACE

PACE

FOCUS FOCUS

DiSC Communication Model

ACTIVE

MODERATE

TASK PEOPLE

I Raise My Wing To Claim My Spot in the _________ Flock:

Eagle

Parrot

Dove

Owl

Left Brain vs. Right Brain…How Do YOU Think?

Are YOU Left or Right Brained?

Which Side of the Brain APPEALS More to You Graphically?

The Left Side

The Right Side

Left or Right Brained—A TEST!

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I am __% in my RIGHT Mind…

<25% Right Brain (Mostly LEFT Brain-ed)

25-50% Right Brain

50-75% Right Brain

>75% Right Brain (Mostly RIGHT Brain-ed)

Left Brain vs. Right Brain Benefits

Logic

Analysis

Sequencing/Linear

Mathematics

Language

Facts

Think in WORDS

Computation

Creativity

Imagination

Holistic Thinking

Intuition

Arts

Feelings

Think in IMAGES

Visualization

LEFT Brain RIGHT Brain

What About YOUR Brain?

Identify the key benefits & challenges about the way your brain works.

Left Brain vs. Right Brain Benefits

Logic

Analysis

Sequencing/Linear

Mathematics

Language

Facts

Think in WORDS

Computation

Creativity

Imagination

Holistic Thinking

Intuition

Arts

Feelings

Think in IMAGES

Visualization

LEFT Brain RIGHT Brain

“I Think I Get It!”How Do YOU Learn Best?

The Seven Learning Styles

Style

• Visual (spatial)

• Aural (auditory-musical)

• Verbal (linguistic)

• Physical (kinesthetic)

• Logical (mathematical)

• Social (interpersonal)

• Solitary (intrapersonal)

Tools

• Pictures & images

• Sound & music

• Words (speech & writing)

• Body, hands-on, touch

• Logic & reasoning systems

• Groups or with others

• Alone & self-study

GRAPHIC: The Seven Learning Styles

Discovering Your SUPERPOWER!

• What DiSC Words most resonated with you?

• How do you learn BEST?

• What Left &/or Right brain characteristics do you have easy access to?

• Put it all together for…YOUR SUPERPOWER!

• Take a few minutes to talk to one of the other superheroes in the room (or just reflect on your own) to help each other discover what’s AWESOME about you!

Intuition At Work…What If You Just KNOW?

Intuition At Work

Note To Self…

• When or where have you experienced your own intuition?

• How did you experience it?

• Feeling or emotion

• Image

• Sensation in the body

• What happened when you either listened to or ignored it?

Share & Learn

• Find a new partner…someone you HAVEN’T worked with yet.

• Share your experience about listening to (or ignoring) your intuition/gut instinct.

• How did YOU experience the feeling of intuition?

• What was it like to acknowledge it?

• What reactions did you get from others?

• What will you do differently in the future if you get this feeling again?

Intuition At Work

• Back to your original table

• Share what you learned about intuition

• How can you use this tool in your team, organization, & industry?

And Now, For Some Fun…Let’s See How You Put It All Together!

Putting It All Together

• Are you ready for some friendly competition?!

• Supplies

• Guidelines & Timing

• You will have 20 minutes to build your table’s interpretation of The Eifel Tower

• The time will be split into 4 rounds

• Each round will have some rules (constraints, limitations, guidelines)

Round 1

• Only RIGHT BRAIN thinkers may talk

• LEFT BRAIN thinkers may only execute

• No planning

• No arguing

• Only DOING

Round 2

• SWITCH!

• Only LEFT BRAIN thinkers may talk

• RIGHT BRAIN thinkers may only execute

• No planning

• No arguing

• Only DOING

Round 3

• SILENCE!

• No one can talk in this round

• Execution may continue…but no talking

• NOTE…

• This is NOT a punishment!

• Whispering counts as talking. Don’t do it. Just notice what it’s like when this mode of communication is taken away. What does it do to you? To the team?

Round 4

• No limits!!

• Do what you need/want/have to do to finish your tower & make it the BEST!

Time’s UP!!

Let’s Take A Look At Those Towers…

Putting It All Together

• And the winner is…

• What did YOU win in the last 20 minutes?

• Insight about you?

• Awareness about groups?

• New thinking about different styles & how to approach them?

Key Takeaways

• Labels are not helpful…understanding IS!

• Challenge: Thank someone with a DIFFERENT strength than yours for what they contribute.

• We need Logical AND Creative Thinkers

• Challenge: Encourage participation from BOTH sides. How can you invite both into your projects & meetings?

• Your Unique Combination of Strengths are your SUPERPOWER!

• Challenge: Bring your strengths to work…ALL OF THEM! Your team needs you! Identify your inner superhero and BE THAT!

Don’t Change A Thing!But do stay in touch!!

Leslie Stein: Author. Speaker. Life Enthusiast.

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On Facebook & LinkedIn: leslie@lesliestein.com

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