Welcome to Your Leadership Grip

1. Welcome to Your Leadership Grip Enhanced by The Birkman Method®

2. Getting Started… • Who you are • What brought you here • Something special about you • What you want to take away

3. Some presuppositions: • Learning is fun! • Questions / Comments are critical to real learning • This is a team learning experience • We will leave no one behind

4. Housekeeping Things… • Schedule • Food • Restrooms • Phones, Computer • Parking • Any Questions?

5. Getting a Grip#1 “The Big Picture”

6. Leadership 3-Step: • Who I am… …an organ (Heart) • Who we are… …a system (Circulatory) • Who all the we’s are… …a body (Complementary Systems)

7. Leaders as good stewards • A. I Peter 4:10-11 “As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” • B. Romans 12:3 “For through the grace given to one I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment as God has allotted to each”

8. Tools for making a sober estimate: • Your Leadership Grip Triangle • Birkman Foursome

9. 1. Spiritual Gifts 2.Team Style 3. Primary Functions Your Leadership Grip Triangle

10. Birkman Foursome 1. Lifestyle Grid: • Goals • Usual Style • Underlying Needs

11. 2. Foundation Colors Bottom Line Color Natural strengths you bring to the organization

12. 3. Areas of Interest: Types of activities you prefer or enjoy

13. 4. Intellectual Styles: How you think things through… and complete them.

14. A picture worth a 1,000 words The Spiritual Gifts Triangle Three angles on how you are powerful The Lifestyle Grid Your Baseline Personality

15. Important Differences • Natural vs. Supernatural • Personality…from Birth vs. Gifting…from Conversion 3. Intrinsic skill set vs. Dynamic Power of God

16. Share: • One thing you agree with • One thing you’re not sure about • One thing you want to know more about

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18. Getting a Grip#2 “Baseline Personality”

19. Birkman Lifestyle Grid® Red - Implementers Green - Communicators Yellow - Administrators Blue - Planners

20. Of key importance 3.) Direct 1.) Task oriented 2.) People 4.) Indirect

21. Four categories, three grid points The Asterisk indicates what you really want to do; you real interests * The Diamond indicates how you like to do it; indicates your socialized behavior The Circle suggests the type of support you need from other people and the Square shows how you will act under stress

22. Practice…look at your report and share with a partner VeryImportant: Remember, movement (distance) is more important than colors

23. Foundation ColorsSM Sales/Marketing Operations/Technology Admin/Fiscal Design/Strategy Foundation ColorsSM The Birkman Method®

24. Foundation ColorsSM The Foundation Colors Report represents: • Fundamental Work Orientation • Natural Approach To Problem Solving • Means Of Engaging and Influencing • Others • Dominant Perceptual Filter

25. Foundation ColorsSM Foundation Colors refer to your fundamental approach to any work situation. Each color represents functions needed by every organization: Design/Strategy Sales/Marketing Operations/Technology Administration/Fiscal

26. Foundation ColorsSM Bottom Line Color Longest bar exerts strongest influence on approach to any situation The longer the bar, the more likely we are to resonate with the characteristics of the color

27. Foundation ColorsSM Supporting Color • Adds greater breadth and depth to bottom line color • Provides information on the secondary (back-up) approach • When bars are similar in length, the second bar offers a more complete picture of overall approach

28. Foundation ColorsSM Top Two Bars • Shorter than the other two • Represent characteristics less often seen in function • Represent areas that may be potential ‘blind spots’

29. Foundation ColorsSM Blue – Design/Strategy • Focuses on Strategy and Innovation • Generates Ideas and Concepts • Values the Welfare of People • Operates with Idealistic Outlook • Engages in Research and Development • Provides Vision • Sensitive and Creative

30. Foundation ColorsSM Blue – Design/Strategy People with a long Blue Foundation Color will be drawn to: • One-on-One Relationships • Strategic Planning • Sensing Others’ Feelings • Stimulating Change

31. FoundationColorsSM Blue – Design/Strategy People with a Long Blue Foundation Color May Need Support With: • Time Management • Implementation • Holding Firm to Decisions • Valuing Urgency

32. Foundation ColorsSM Green – Sales/Marketing • Focuses on Sales and Marketing Efforts • Influences and Motivates People • Seeks Recognition • Supports and Manages Change • Actively Communicates with Others • Acts Independently • Outgoing and Enthusiastic

33. Foundation ColorsSM Green – Sales/Marketing People with a long Green Foundation Color will be drawn to: • Communicating Ideas Verbally • Enthusiasm for New Projects • Engaging Others • Persuasion

34. Foundation ColorsSM Green – Sales/Marketing People with a Long Green Foundation Color May Need Support With: • Staying Objective • Follow Through • Following Directions and Procedures • Attending to Details

35. Foundation ColorsSM Red – Operations/Technology • Focuses on Operations and Production • Values Tactical, Short-Term Goals • Takes Action on Objectives • Communicates Candidly • Produces Tangible Products • Makes Decisions Quickly • Practical and “Hands On”

36. Foundation ColorsSM Red – Operations/Technology People with a long Red Foundation Color will be drawn to: • Tangible Projects • Implementing the Plan • “Hands On” Activity • Making the Tough Calls

37. Foundation ColorsSM Red – Operations/Technology People with a Long Red Foundation Color May Need Support With: • Sensitivity to Emotions • Handling Ambiguity • Diplomacy and Tact • Seeing the Big Picture

38. Foundation ColorsSM Yellow – Admin/Fiscal • Focuses on Organizational Process/Systems • Values Accuracy and Detail • Analyzes Data Thoroughly • Cooperative when Working with Others • Uses Plan when Acting on Objectives • Appreciates Stability in Environment • Cautious and Consistent

39. Foundation ColorsSM Yellow – Admin/Fiscal People with a long Yellow Foundation Color will be drawn to: • Systems and Numbers • Quality and Follow Through • Focused Concentration • Organization and Measurement

40. Foundation ColorsSM Yellow – Admin/Fiscal People with a Long Yellow Foundation Color May Need Support With: • Speaking Up • Dealing with Change • Dealing with Ambiguity • Staying Open to Ideas

41. Foundation ColorsSM Practice: Have partner share one experience from each color

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43. Getting a Grip#3 “Spiritual Gifts - How you Lead Powerfully ”

44. Stewardship of God’s Power…through me Leaders who are good stewards lead most powerfully through their spiritualgifts

45. Issues of Stewardship: • Where you are powerful • Who you need • 65% - 35% • Fruit and Joy

46. Stewardship & Coaching • (Equipping) “Katartidzo” Ephesians 4:12 • Equipping for their (God-designed) purposes

47. Grace Grace is the empowering Presence of the Holy Spirit, enabling me to… …be who God created me to be and …do what God has called me to do.

48. Practice • Put your top 3-4 gifts on your chart • Share with a partner your top 3-4 gifts and why you believe they are

49. 3 Types of Spiritual Gifts • (Equipping) Spiritual Gifts • More (verbal) in function • (Listen) to my words • Lead from (upfront) or (alongside) • Ministry? (Equip) and (Release)

50. 3 Types of Spiritual Gifts 2. (Supporting) Gifts • More (action-oriented) • (Watch) my actions • Supporting, do (not lead) effectively