The Journey of Leadership

with Portia Tung & Kamila Piorowska

What’s your favouriteStar Wars character and

why?

Portia TungAgile Coach &

Researcher of The Force

Founder of The School of Play

www.theschoolofplay.org@portiatung

Kamila PiorowskaAgile & Mindfulness Coach

@kamilapiorowska

Welcome

Personal LeadershipAs an aspiring leaderI need to practice personal leadershipSo that I can be a better leader.

Success Criteria[ ] I understand what true leadership means[ ] I’ve identified ways I can lead better[ ] I’ve identified at least one improvement action[ ] I’ve had fun!

"Leadership is like..."

“Leaders aren’t born.They are chosen.”

Darth Vader

“An energy that pervades the fabric of the universe and

influences and is influenced by every living being.”

@DavidWaldock

“Leaders, born they are not.Make choices we can.”

Yoda

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Ability to focus on job at hand

Stay calm in difficult situations

Mindfulness & Leadership

http://tlexinstitute.com/client-impact/

Better understanding of

blockers and innovation

Ability to listen and accept

multiple perspectives

Time to breatheMindfulness Practice

The Padawan Method“A padawan is something between a student and apprentice trained in the Jedi order”

– Obi-Wan Kenobe

“True to their personal values, true leaders are.”

Yoda

Personal values reflect what you need, desire and care about most in life.

They are the decision-making guidelines that help us connect to our true selves.

What are your personal values?

Write down your top 3 values

A B C

ValueValue

Value

Step 1/6

“Know their projects,true leaders do.”

Yoda

A project is something you spend time doing or would like to spend time on.

What are your projects?Write down the projects you are working on or

would like to spend time on

X Y Z

ProjectProject

Project

Step 2/6

“Know what their projects are worth,

true leaders do.”

Yoda

Personal values estimation means estimating the value of what you do according to a personal value.

How much is each project worth to you?

Relatively estimate each project by each of your values

100 45 100

X

Project

Y

Project

Z

ProjectBA C

50 45 80A CBBA C

100 45 100A B C50 45 20

Step 3/6

“Know the goals of their projects, true leaders do.”

Yoda

A goal is something you work towards. It is the reason for working on a project.

Identify and group projects by goalsDetermine high level goal for each project

A B C100 45 100

X

Project

Y

Project

Z

ProjectA B C50 45 80

A B C100 45 100

A B C50 45 20

Goal D

Goal D

Goal E

Step 4/6

“Visualise the value of their efforts,true leaders do.”

Yoda

Creating a graph makes the patterns and priorities more easy to see.

Compare your projects by valueCreate a bar chart to give an overview of

each project by value estimates

Value 1 Value 2 Value 3

Valu

e Po

ints

X YProject

200

400600

800

1000120014001600

Step 5/6

“Know their definition of success,true leaders do.”

Yoda

Success criteria are tests to check if your project is finished.

Define success criteria for each project

So you know when you’re done

A B C100 45 100

X

ProjectA B C

100 45 100

Goal D

Criteria 1Criteria 2Criteria 3

Step 6/6

“Doesn’t just talk the talk andwalk the walk, a true leader does”

Yoda

Portia’s personal valuesLimited to 3 for ease-of-recall

Projects became very easy to prioritise

Appear in the order I’ve known in my heartbut not been aware of

Portia’s projects8 projects I was working on,

thinking about or wished to spend time on

I noticed similar projects with a common goal

Made it easier to see what I really wantedto achieve in my life

I noticed similar projects with a common goal

Made it easier to see what I really wantedto achieve in my life

Top priorities clearly visible

Easy to see which were dreams andwhich were enablers of dreams

Clarified scope of goalsNow I know when I’ve achieved a goal

Time to breatheMindfulness Practice

Wheel of ChangeContinuous Improvement in action

1 Day7 Days30 Days

A true leader...• Knows what they value

and lives their values• Knows their purpose

and pursues their purpose

• Prioritises their projects to maximise ROI

Personal LeadershipAs an aspiring leaderI need to practice personal leadershipSo that I can be a better leader.

Success Criteria[ ] I understand what true leadership means[ ] I’ve identified ways I can lead better[ ] I’ve identified at least one improvement action[ ] I’ve had fun!

Portia TungAgile Coach &

Researcher of The Force

Founder of The School of Play

www.theschoolofplay.org@portiatung

Kamila PiorowskaAgile & Mindfulness Coach

@kamilapiorowska

Let your Force awaken