Matt Mayer, Program Officer
presented by Matt from the LeadWell Foundation
Leadership
Matt Mayer, Program Officer
Programs• Canadian Community Leadership Network• Chair TEDxCalgary• Manitoba Federation of Non-profits
Concepts• Societal Leadership
• 4C Model of Societal Leadership• Connect, Inspire, Accelerate• Societal Shockwave
About Us
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Systems Thinking• Triangle Game
– Everybody choose 2 different people in the room– Position your body such that each person is equidistant from you
You
Person 1 Person 2
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• What happened?
Systems Thinking Cont’d
Complexity
Drill Holes
Interconnectedness
OrganizationSelf
CommunitySociety
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Societal Leadership
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4C Leader Framework
• Competence
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• Character– We are all unique and experts in our own way!– Seek authenticity
4C Leader Framework
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• Conviction– Passion and purposefulness
4C Leader Framework
Martin Luther King_s speech _I Have A Dream_ [www.keepvid.com].mp4
**Listen to the conviction that Martin Luther King Jr. emanates in his famous “I have a dream” speech**
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• Courage– Strong will, action, not waiting to be told
4C Leader Framework
Sasquatch music festival 2009 - Guy starts dance party [www.keepvid.com].mp4
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• Societal leaders address societal issues• Societal leaders embody the 4C model• Societal leaders can be….
A Societal Leader
You or Me!!
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World Cafe
• Break into two small discussion groups• Each table has a host• Question 1 will be asked• Capture the wisdom from your discussion on
the “tablecloth” or in notes• Shift tables (host remains)• Repeat with new questionsBut remember to……..
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Listen to what is in the middle of the table!
World Cafe
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• Round #1– What resonated with you and what is missing?– Where have you seen these qualities in leaders?
World Cafe
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• Round #2– If we were publishing a dictionary, how would we
articulate the entry for leadership? What words or phrases would we be remiss for not including?
– What would a mission statement for leadership look like for our group?
World Cafe
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Reconvene and Debrief
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Thank you and best of luck on your leadership
journeys!