switch thinking: engaging untapped capability. presentation given at auckland university business...

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Engaging Untapped Capability

Bruce Ross26 November 2013*

Switch Thinking


1:1 Interview

AB (2 mins)BA (2 mins) (Total of 4 mins) No notes to be taken

Tell me about a peak experience or high point in your (professional) life – a time when you felt most alive, most engaged, or really proud of yourself or your work. • What was it about you, the situation, the organisation or the

leadership that allowed that peak experience to emerge?


Fundamental Premise

Organisations grow in the direction of:

WHERE THEY FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION


Where Does Your Attention Go?

There are a range of things

we’ll be discussing today,

but ‘energy’ is the kee point.


Relationship between FOCUS and ENERGY

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What works well What doesn’t work

www.ignitebusiness.co.nzBruce Ross, based on original idea by Malcolm Odell


Strategic Planning(buy-in)

Leadership Development

Team Development

Where?


Assessing Your Team Energy Levels – Free 5pg Report


Strategic Planning

Leadership Development

Parenting

Innovation / Problem Solving

Change Management

Team Development

Coaching

Where?


Summary

BEFORE (UNAWARE STATE)

Brain’s Deficit Focus (Human condition) + Pessismism / Risk Orientation

Effort and struggle (due to the energy leakage)

Difficult to get to/sustain proactivity & leadership


Summary

AFTER (ENERGY-AWARE STATE)Multiplier effect of raised energy levels• Improved resilience, clearer thinking, better decision making• Raised productivity (personally and across your team) and

profitability

Tools introduced today:– Energy awareness (Energy chart)– Deliberately positive questions – Switch Thinking (Opportunity Tree)


Closing

Feedback form

Questions


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- Copy of the slides (S)- Access to Team Energy Asssessment Report

Bruce Ross

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