Ann Badillo Leadership

His holiness Dalai Lama at Stanford, October 14, 2010

Umair Haque

How to read a book in an hour

  Purpose: To use time most effectively when collecting data.

To skim data systematically and discover:

 What kind of book/article/etc., is it?

What is it stating or questioning?

How does it fit in with my priorities?

What can I learn from it?

Do I want to study it in depth?

Method:

1.      Look at the title page and subtitle and preface to identify the scope, aim and author's perspective.

2.      Study the table of contents to obtain a general sense of the book's structure.

3.      Check the index to estimate the range of topics covered and the kinds of books, articles and authors referred to.

4.      Read the publisher's blurb to discover the summary of the main points in the book.

5.      Decide if you want or need to read it more thoroughly and either put it down or continue with step six.

6.      Look at the chapters that seem to be pivotal to the main argument. Note particularly the opening or closing pages or paragraphs.

7.      Turn the pages, dipping in here and there, read a paragraph or two or sometimes several pages.

8.      Record your thoughts as you proceed to read the book more thoroughly. Keep in mind the scenario you have created and how the information in the book provides insights into your forecasting process.

 

References:

How To Read A Book, Adler and Van Doren, Simon & Schuster, 1940

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Theory U

The key leadership challenge of our time is to shift the inner place from which we operate. As individuals, as teams, as institutions, and as societies we all face the same issue: that doing ‘more of the same’ won’t fix flawed and failed systems. We have to leave behind our old tools and behaviors, and immerse ourselves in the places of most potential. We have to listen with our minds and hearts wide open, and then connect with our deep sources of knowing and self. It’s only when we pass through this eye of the needle–letting go of the old and letting come the emerging self–that we can begin to step into our real power: the power to collectively sense and create the world anew. Theory U describes a social grammar and practical methods for such a transformative leadership journey.

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ArtSpeak--The Big Picture

February 4, 2010
The Big Picture
Ann Badillo

Business Strategist and Vice President, Crawford Communications Group

Monica Sallouti, Graphic Facilitator

Some challenges are so complicated the best way to see the big picture is to actually draw a big picture.  Many corporations and global organizations use graphic facilitation to help them visualize and understand the nuances of complex issues, whether it’s developing a business strategy or finding solutions for global warming. Ann Badillo (business strategist, corporate coach, and Paly mom) has led many graphic facilitation sessions. She’ll tell us how they work, who uses them, show us some examples, and then, with the help of a graphic facilitator and artist, lead a session with the audience to create our own big picture.

ArtSpeak is dedicated to promoting the value of a visual arts education. Through a series of public presentation by practicing art professionals the program hopes to foster dialog and awareness of the value of visual art as a career path, as a creative source and outlet, and means to enhance visual literacy and creative problem solving.

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Exemplar Collarborative Environments

 

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Interview Prep

 General Consultant Interview Guidelines: 

• The purpose of this meeting is FIT.
• Outcome of this Client interaction is – Fit or Not Fit
• You guide the interview and meeting
• Never review the resume

8 Step Framework        

1. Build Rapport
2. Consultant speaks first. Thanks for inviting me in. Excited to be here. "I'd like to hear about your needs, Really helpful to hear about your needs  & context  to the assignment so I  will speak exactly to the assignment.
3. Listen to needs and take notes. Listen for wants, desires, needs. (Clients should talk for 15 minutes as part of intake)
4. Reflect back needs and key points. Did I get everything, is there anything else?
5.  Support and listen for new items and scope. Specific examples, be honest, bring home key points and make sure to address your soft skills.
6. Dialogue – ask questions.
7. Close and next step. Is there anything else you need to see or hear from me to establishing next steps?
8. Follow up with thank you

• CCG Tone: Seasoned, accomplished, centered, grounded professional
• Get Invited to next step
• Never show entire portfolio. Show 3 pieces only relevant to client assignment
• Know your elevator Pitch – 3 sentences max.

   

A Great Teacher, Living Like Water

The journey of water as it flows upon the earth can be a mirror of our own paths through life. Water begins its residence on earth as it falls from the sky or melts from ice and streams down a mountain into a tributary or stream. In the same way, we come into the world and begin our lives on earth. Like a river that flows within the confines of its banks, we are born with certain defining characteristics that govern our identity. We are born in a specific time and place, within a specific family, and with certain gifts and challenges. Within these parameters, we move through life, encountering many twists, turns, and obstacles along the way just as a river flows.

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