Week One_Consciousness of Self

Agenda•ASCEND Group Norms•Social Change Model•Overview of the Semester•Icebreaker•StrengthsQuest/Finder

Group Norms

Semester OverviewDATE SOCIAL CHANGE MODEL FOCUS OF THE SESSION

September 1st Consciousness of Self StrengthsQuest/Finder

September 15th Congruence Authentic leadership

September 29th Commitment Peer accountability

October 13th Collaboration Intentional partnerships

October 27th Common Purpose Values and mission

November 10th Controversy with Civility Privilege and inclusion

November 17th Citizenship Socially responsible

December 8th Capstones Presentations

ICEBREAKER

You cannot be anything you want to be—but you CAN be a lot more of who you already are.

-Tom Rath, Strengths Finder 2.0

1. After seeing your results from StrengthsFinder, where you surprised by any of your top 5?

2. How can you invest in your talents? 3. How do your strengths impact the way you

currently lead or work with peers in your organization?

4. How do you want to capitalize on your strengths?

Discussion Questions

Strengths: Light and Dark- in balance or over-calibrated?

ACHIEVER: Light- works tirelessly, committed,

responsible (work ethic)

Dark- judgmental, over-competitive, hard on self, can’t say no, finds identity

only through achievement

What’s your leadership style?4 Distinct Strengths-Based Leadership Styles

•Executing•Influencing •Relationship Building•Strategic Thinking

EXECUTING INFLUENCING RELATIONSHIP BUILDING

STRATEGIC THINKING

Achiever Activator Adaptability Analytical

Arranger Command Connectedness Context

Belief Communication Developer Futuristic

Consistency Competition Empathy Ideation

Deliberative Maximizer Harmony Input

Discipline Self-Assurance Includer Intellection

Focus Significance Individualization Learner

Responsibility Woo Positivity Strategic

Restorative Relator

Strengths-Based Leadership Styles

Strengths-Based Leadership Styles

Four Essentials of Strength-Based Leadership•ABCD of strength-based

leadership

•Align, don’t fix. •Build diverse teams. •Create the culture of

transparency. •Don’t manage, empower.

The foundation of mental health is

self-knowledge and self-acceptance:

knowing who you are and being okay

with that.

-Tom Rath

Until next time…

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