Participant Planning Guide PEOPLE MODULE Name: Date: ©2019 TTI Success Insights www.ttisi.com 1 SESSION 1 | Introduction: Taking Ownership VIDEO NOTES ©2019 TTI Success Insights www.ttisi.com 2 Now that you’ve watched the video on taking ownership of your self-awareness, take a few minutes to reflect and answer the questions below. Be specific as you write out your thoughts. PERSONAL REFLECTION Given what was shared in the video, which do you value more: your intellectual intelligence or your emotional intelligence? Why? Which do you spend most of your time thinking about? If you placed your work, purpose and vocation on one side of a scale and tried to balance it with your rest, play and recreation on the other side, which side would weigh more? Henry received what he called “the painful gift.” Can you recall a time where you received a jolt of self-awareness? ©2019 TTI Success Insights www.ttisi.com 3 THREE VITAL SKILLS FOR HEALTHY SELF-AWARENESS: Take some time to think about the vital skills for healthy self-awareness in your own life. Rate how they apply to you most of the time on a scale from 1 - 10. (1 = no/not at all, 5 = sometimes/unsure, 10 = yes/true) I am aware of my emotions, how I’m feeling and why, in real time. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I use the awareness of my emotions constructively. I express my emotions; I let people know how I feel. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I have received honest feedback from people I trust on what it’s like to be on the other side of me in most situations. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Well done! You’ve completed important initial work. Take some time to summarize your final thoughts and conclusions after this first session. These summaries will be helpful when you complete your action plan in the final session. MOVE TO THE NEXT ONLINE LESSON ©2019 TTI Success Insights www.ttisi.com 4 SESSION 2 | Frameworks for Finding and Retaining the Right PEOPLE VIDEO NOTES ©2019 TTI Success Insights www.ttisi.com 5 As the video stated, it’s important to think through five essential qualities to both lead and influence well in your organization. We must look at ourselves first and then look at others with this lens. We offer the following guidelines to help you determine who the right people are for you to proactively build relationships with. In short, you are looking for five qualities. EXERCISE ONE: Recalling Definitions Write down what you can recall each word means in this context: 1. Character _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Competence _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Capacity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Chemistry _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Course _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EXERCISE TWO: Start with Yourself Think of three people you trust to give feedback on your five Cs, where would they say you have strengths and weaknesses? 1. Character _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Competence _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Capacity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Chemistry _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Course _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ©2019 TTI Success Insights www.ttisi.com 6 EXERCISE THREE: Learning from Others Next, think about people and mentors in your life who have given you large doses of invitation (encouragement) and challenge (accountability). List specific ways you remember that these people helped you to GROW in your five Cs we’ve been discussing. 1. Character _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Competence _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Capacity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Chemistry _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Course _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EXERCISE FOUR: Ranking These Five Areas Finally, which of the five Cs is most important to you? Rank them from first priority all the way down to fifth. No ties! Be decisive and honest. 1. Character _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Competence _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Capacity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Chemistry _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Course _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Choosing to intentionally grow in all five areas is key in continuing to grow and mature as a leader. Take some time to summarize your final thoughts and conclusions after this second session – include any insights or growth areas you’ve identified. SUMMARY OF THOUGHTS AND INSIGHTS MOVE TO THE NEXT ONLINE LESSON ©2019 TTI Success Insights www.ttisi.com 7 SESSION 3 | Calibrating Invitation/Challenge to Bring Out the Best in Others VIDEO NOTES ©2019 TTI Success Insights www.ttisi.com 8 The last module highlighted the top five characteristics you are looking for in healthy relationships: . 1 Character 3. Capacity 5. Course 2. Competence 4. Chemistry In this lesson, we focus on the two essentials to bring out the best in others: invitation and challenge. Let’s label this grid to help define our four leadership styles: • At the top of the vertical line write the words “High Invitation” and on the bottom write “Low Invitation”. • Next, On the right side of the horizontal line write the words “High Challenge” and on the far left write “Low Challenge”. • Jot notes and label each quadrant as we go through each leadership style: Cozy, Boring, Stressful, and Empowered. INVITATION AND CHALLENGE GRID Which quadrant resonates best with you personally? Which culture best describes your organization? ©2019 TTI Success Insights www.ttisi.com 9 REMEMBER THIS IMPORTANT POINT: We find the most healthy and successful teams imaginable in the top right quadrant for High Invitation-High Challenge labeled: EMPOWERED Given the leadership framework, think through and evaluate your organization. Evaluate the health of your organization below on a scale from 1 - 10. (1 = no/not at all, 5 = sometimes/unsure, 10 = yes/true) The leadership of my company empower others by bringing high invitation and high challenge. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 My team empowers others by bringing high invitation and high challenge. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I personally empower others by bringing high invitation and high challenge. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 As you think about your responses above, how do you feel about the current reality of your organization? What is one thing you can do this week to practically bring more empowerment into your own life or to the people you work with? Be specific! MOVE TO THE NEXT ONLINE LESSON ©2019 TTI Success Insights www.ttisi.com 10 SESSION 4 | Introduction: Owning and Assessing My Weaknesses VIDEO NOTES ©2019 TTI Success Insights www.ttisi.com 11 In session 3, we walked through the four quadrants of invitation and challenge, noting the strengths and weaknesses of each one. Ultimately every organization gravitates to one of these four realities: • an empowered culture • a cozy culture • a boring culture • or a stressful culture. THE INVITATION CHALLENGE MATRIX In this module you will take a deeper look at yourself and evaluate your natural strengths and weaknesses through the lens of the Invitation-Challenge Matrix. We have discovered over the years that no one is naturally good at both high invitation and high challenge; every leader is naturally good at one over the other. Let’s take a moment to assess your natural inclination toward either invitation or challenge! Consider the organizations you have been a part of, the leadership training you have received, and your natural personality type. Which culture, invitation or challenge, do you tend to create both at home and at work? Do you know? Take some time now to think about the culture you create at home and work by rating how each statement on the next page applies to you personally most of the time. ©2019 TTI Success Insights www.ttisi.com 12 On a scale from 1-10 where 1 is no or not at all me, 5 is sometimes like me /unsure, and 10 is yes or this is very much like me: I enjoy developing relationships and encouraging people. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Left to my own devices, I create a cozy culture filled with relationships and affirmations. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I express in various ways my deep care for my team members. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I am naturally task-focused, action-oriented, logical and fact-based. 1 2 3 4 5 6