usq 2011

Are you a Beaver?And other tales about leadership, teamwork, happiness and success.

University of Southern Queensland Leadership

World CafeSet the context

Create a hospitable spaceEncourage everyone's contribution

Connect diverse perspectivesExplore questions that matter

What is my unique background or experience?

Are you a “natural” at entertaining children, working with animals, giving speeches, planning events, taking pictures, talking on the phone, being patient with the elderly, crunching numbers, writing letters, rallying support...or just working quietly behind the scenes to get things done?

What is my life motto?

Think about your philosophy on life. Eg. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all? Life is what we are alive to. It is not length but breadth. Life is not a problem to solve, it is a gift to cherish?

What will I leave behind?

The only thing you take with you when you are gone iswhat you leave behind. What will be your path of service?There is a cause or an issue out there with your name on it, something you care about, someplace where you can serve or make a difference in a way that is unique to you.

The way we have problem solved for the last 100 years is

no longer relevant or successful in the landscape of

today.

None of us can solve large scale change alone anymore.

We must turn up with something to teach and

something to apprentice in.

We now must tread the line.

StillnessStillness Activity

Strategic Soulful

Hero Host

Painting the

picture

Facing the

music

DIY CitizenshipMaking the world a better place with a little help from my friends.

(Engaged professional amateurs!)

4 Characteristics

Characteristics of DIY Community Craftsmanship

Strong value on expertise rather than certificates.

Characteristics of DIY Community Craftsmanship

Creation of an own subculture with ethical and

qualitative demands.

Characteristics of DIY Community Craftsmanship

Organic Planning.(Act then reflect)

Characteristics of DIY Community Craftsmanship

Partnerships and strong commitment

to the community.

DIY Communities are made up of engaged professional-amateurs,

who pursue rather professional standards in their DIY activities.

They value communities and collaboration.

They put relationships with people above all else.

They work with collective consciousness.

When these four characteristics

combine you get...

Collective Consciousness

SuccessWhat is it? How do you measure it?

GNP v’s GNH

What do happy people do to make them so

happy?

Turn to a friend and together make a list of the top 5

things that make people happy people!

Set positive intentions

Take control

Know yourself and others

Do what you love

Be resilientBe flexible

Appreciate

Give selflessly

Be honest

Know yourself and others

Type 1: The Beaver

You are structured, detailed, organised,

thorough, linear, process orientated, particular,

specific.

Type 2: The Dolphin

You are big picture orientated, all about

concepts, emotionally driven, intuitive, socially

curious

Type 3: The Owl

You are a big picture thinker, independent in the way you think, all about logic, you love problem solving, you can see how all the

little things fit together

Type 4: The Fox

You are tactical, fast, you respond to needs

quickly, you are instinctive, hands on, a doer, like to be ‘on

the ground’.

The HarvestThe opportunity to capture and interpret the conversation.

What is the content that is strategically going to serve us as leaders? Collective meaning making.

The Harvest

OprahThe Harvest

RYLAThe Harvest

Are you a Beaver?And other tales about leadership, teamwork, happiness and

success.

Set positive intentions.