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Tony Dovale LifeMasters International 083-447-6300 V2.0 www.lifemasters.co.za REAL Team Building
Example of Effectiveness Client: Mr. Lee On Raise his leadership approach to engage his target market on a new level
What do you want more of? LOVE Or… FEAR www.lifemasters.co.za
Leader wanted
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Story of Work ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What do we want? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.lifemasters.co.za
Profile feedback ,[object Object]
Rocking the Boat ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.lifemasters.co.za
Appreciative Leadership ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.lifemasters.co.za
What’s your story? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.lifemasters.co.za
T.R.U.S.T. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Core Goal / Fire Fighting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
5 AI Principles ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.lifemasters.co.za
AI Evidence ,[object Object],Our image of the future drives our  ACTION! Placebo Effect Help someone construct an  image of how something might happen, and it drives behavior  which creates  a change  in that direction Pygmalion Effect Change a teacher’s image of a student, and their behavior changes toward the student, improving student performance Sociology The study of problems creates an increase in number & severity of problems. But opposite also occurs. Sports Vivid visualization of one’s performance guides physical performance. Speed of learning when only correct images are reviewed. Internal Conversations Studies of pre and post operative patients.  Difference in recovery between positive and negative imagery.
Analysis…  Grievance Reduction     “Enthusiastic Engagement & Positive Energy” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The AI Change Process Definition: Decide What to Learn About  Discovery:  Opportunity Context Positive Core Dream:  Envisioning what might be; shared images for a preferred future Design:  Finding innovative ways to create that future; Breakthrough propositions Delivery: Sustaining the Change Topic (What you Want More of)
4 Generic Questions to Start ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.lifemasters.co.za
Results Actions Skills Abilities Attitudes Beliefs Programming Static ” Leaks” = Fear, Resentments, Anger, Loss Re-Programming your Personal Operating System I have Ability, I am worthy,  I can do, It is safe to do,  success is achievable Restrictions “Learned Helplessness”  AQ - Adversity Intelligence & Resiliency They owe me Watch me do it ” Energy” = Past & Future Success enhance “Now” Focus Victim/ Do it for me Resourceful/Collaborate Support is OK Min impact and Use Max Impact and Use Reactive Proactive - + Logical Levels of Results Unless the area below the line is  clear, all efforts to  effectively enhance  factors above this line on a long term are WASTED time, money and effort! Unaware Conscious Warmware Self Aware  Self-Manage Core I have no Ability, I am not worthy,  I can’t do, It is not safe to do,  success is not achievable
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -Total Burnout Productivity lower -Very Energized -Energised No energy At All/No Motivation Productivity Higher My Energy -Starting to Rev
Energy Allocation “ Now” Your Future Your Past You ___% ___% ___%
AQ Details ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The meaning you give an event is the event – Deepak Chopra
EILEAD to build AQ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Dam Water Before   Dam Water After How high is your vibration?
You make me sick I’ll Kill You! Love & Appreciation Dr Masaru Emoto Bach – Goldberg Variations
Why creates How ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.lifemasters.co.za
Our calling is the work we love… What is a Calling? … the activities we undertake that make our hearts soar and provide deep and lasting moment of bliss
Key Driving Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Destiny:  To Help Create a  More Sustainable and Loving Planet Cause:  Inspiring Others to see the Sacredness in Everything Calling:  To Lead and Serve Through my Writing, Teaching, and Speaking
Confusing Motivation with Inspiration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition;
Confusing Motivation  with Inspiration ,[object Object],[object Object],The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition ;
Staff Engagement You cannot maximise Profits until you harness Passion
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[object Object],[object Object],www.lifemasters.co.za
My  New  Team Commitment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.lifemasters.co.za
Namaste’ ,[object Object],www.lifemasters.co.za
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Free teambuilding activities presentation

  • 1. Tony Dovale LifeMasters International 083-447-6300 V2.0 www.lifemasters.co.za REAL Team Building
  • 2. Example of Effectiveness Client: Mr. Lee On Raise his leadership approach to engage his target market on a new level
  • 3. What do you want more of? LOVE Or… FEAR www.lifemasters.co.za
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  • 19. The AI Change Process Definition: Decide What to Learn About Discovery: Opportunity Context Positive Core Dream: Envisioning what might be; shared images for a preferred future Design: Finding innovative ways to create that future; Breakthrough propositions Delivery: Sustaining the Change Topic (What you Want More of)
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  • 21. Results Actions Skills Abilities Attitudes Beliefs Programming Static ” Leaks” = Fear, Resentments, Anger, Loss Re-Programming your Personal Operating System I have Ability, I am worthy, I can do, It is safe to do, success is achievable Restrictions “Learned Helplessness” AQ - Adversity Intelligence & Resiliency They owe me Watch me do it ” Energy” = Past & Future Success enhance “Now” Focus Victim/ Do it for me Resourceful/Collaborate Support is OK Min impact and Use Max Impact and Use Reactive Proactive - + Logical Levels of Results Unless the area below the line is clear, all efforts to effectively enhance factors above this line on a long term are WASTED time, money and effort! Unaware Conscious Warmware Self Aware Self-Manage Core I have no Ability, I am not worthy, I can’t do, It is not safe to do, success is not achievable
  • 22. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -Total Burnout Productivity lower -Very Energized -Energised No energy At All/No Motivation Productivity Higher My Energy -Starting to Rev
  • 23. Energy Allocation “ Now” Your Future Your Past You ___% ___% ___%
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  • 27. Dam Water Before Dam Water After How high is your vibration?
  • 28. You make me sick I’ll Kill You! Love & Appreciation Dr Masaru Emoto Bach – Goldberg Variations
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  • 30. Our calling is the work we love… What is a Calling? … the activities we undertake that make our hearts soar and provide deep and lasting moment of bliss
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  • 32. Destiny: To Help Create a More Sustainable and Loving Planet Cause: Inspiring Others to see the Sacredness in Everything Calling: To Lead and Serve Through my Writing, Teaching, and Speaking
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  • 35. Staff Engagement You cannot maximise Profits until you harness Passion
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  1. (Depending on the audience, I might defer this until a second session.) Constructionist:
  2. Inner Dialogue: Heart patient study: 1:1 ratio vs. 2:1 Images occur in dialogue – sum total or ratio of + and - statements The internal dialogue of an organization is where you find the guiding image of the company -- The conversations we have with each other. Think about Nortel’s "inner dialogue" right now and the effects they have on action and mindset. Sports – see lots of examples of affirmative capacity – the idea that the brain has the ability to wrap around an image rather than a "not image." Close your eyes right now and do not think about a cow grazing in an emerald green field who is black with a white stripe around the middle. This is why goal statements have to be stated in the positive: My favorite is to eat for health and vitality vs. don’t eat donuts. Bowlers study: We think that elimination of failures and practicing negative self-talk will improve performance when exactly the opposite appears to be true. Bowlers study: Both groups learned, but those viewing only what they did well showed a 100% difference in speed of improvement Sociology: When people study problems and conflicts, the number and severity of the problems they identify actually increases. But when they study human ideals & achievements, peak experiences and best practices, these things tend to flourish. Placebo 1/3 to 2/3 will respond. Higher when the doctor believes the medication will help as well. As we start to plan, let’s think about the actions you take which can create beliefs and images for others so that positive actions will move us in the direction of more vitality and aliveness as an organization. What I think is compelling in this research is that it tells us that symbols and conversations that emerge from whatever analytic mode we use are among our greatest resources. … look briefly at how this mode compares to traditional problem-solving. Of the power of positive image Pygmalion: "as the teacher believes, so the student becomes". In over 400 studies, behavior affected by assumptions Even occurred with white mice! Teacher attitude in basic training the most powerful predictor of future success in the military. Consider their mindset towards others and how people live into their beliefs. (My Tim Dempsey story)
  3. This was used at a trucking company and began as a request to figure out how to reduce grievances. Notice how the wording was developed to resonate with that particular culture. Also notice how the preamble sets up the context for the questions.
  4. Definition: 4 generic questions  Stories  Topics to study Design example: In the discovery phase at Avon, found that the most important moments of effective teaming between men and women happened when they worked as co-chairs. Become a design principle in the organization. Most organizational projects jump to Delivery: people, structures & practices. But if we don’t take the time to reconceive the organizational beliefs about all the tough stuff, you just repeat the old structures and revert right back to the command and control bureaucracy. Glossing over the principles phase in Design is why threre is no traction in most org change work. Delivery at Avon: major profit increase. Won a major award 2 years later as a best place for women to work; 6 years later the AI approach is still alive.
  5. A calling depends on two words that are familiar to us everywhere in our lives, but often not at work: Love and soul. Many old story leaders recoil when they hear these words, fearing that crystals and incense will follow. The dictionary defines love as a deep and tender feeling of affection. We think too much. We feel too little. Most people yearn for the opportunity to have deep and tender feelings of affection for their work and their colleagues. They want to do work they love, with people they care about. These are natural human aspirations that have become strangely absent from the modern workplace. And then there is the “S” word - the Soul. The very notion of the soul, let alone the thought of having soulful experiences at work mystifies many people. We all experience soulful moments in our lives - when we are at the symphony, when we watch a sunset, when we gaze into the eyes of our lover, when we hold a baby, when we play with a puppy, when we are deeply appreciated. We all want to feel the same way at work. There is no reason why this should not be so Hardly anybody fails at something that engages their hearts; they fail at things that are driven by negative energy. Fear, especially of poverty, inadequacy, loss of status, change and other frailties of the ego, drive our career choices, and paradoxically, this inevitably leads us to failure - the thing we fear most. What makes great artists, poets, athletes or writers unique is that they are among the few who have discovered their gifts and turned them into work that they love. It is a calling, a vocation. As a consequence, they are often brilliant in their fields. We are not trained for a calling – we are called.
  6. Inspiration is that moment when we access the ineffable experience of the spirit inside us, which is the spirit that is one with the universe. It is our muse, our creative juice, our love and passion and joy bursting from our heart in a tide of beautiful energy. Inspiration is an inner knowing that transcends any external motivation. Inspiration is thus a different class of experience from motivation.