Test 3 Unleashing Talent Leading Across Generations HFT3240 Previous Career Tidbits 1 Regardless of what industry you are in send a thanksgiving card if you re going to send a card This is because not everyone celebrates the same holidays for example Christmas and Hanukah It is also good because you beat the rush instead of being 1 of 25 cards you will most likely be 1 of 1 You also need to handwrite the card to make it more personal 2 The sunset policy is a policy she picked up from a guest speaker This policy is ALWAYS every workday return all phone calls before sunset This is good because you might forget any later the person you are trying to contact may be busy with dinner or the time may be inconvenient and a day can make a very big difference in the real world Money is very important and whatever the person is calling about is very important You may not think something is extremely important it may be to the person you did not contact and they may be biting their nails all night No matter how awful that phone call might be you yourself need to get it over with 3 The Accountability Diamond Mentor Colleagues You Mentor Colleagues You need to find a mentor You need to find a superior to guide you You also need to mentor someone that is younger and less experienced than you Sororities have big sisters and little sisters to mentor people You also need colleagues to learn from It could be in your major or someone in your organization 4 Always shower in the morning to be successful not at night If you shower at night you don t look professional nor do you care about your image 5 People leaders ought to spend 50 of their time leading themselves 6 Learn to take criticism well It is okay to fail when you fail you learn from it No one likes criticism but a lot of fortune 500 companies are ranking failure and if you don t fail enough it factors into your promotions and raises They want you to fail and then grow and learn from it Egos devour the keeper Look at constructive and destructive criticism Some criticism could be constructive but is put forth in a destructive way that is mean and cruel Active critics are our greatest assets 7 The Three Wells a Read Well Make sure you see the words in print b Speak Well Articulate well Need to articulate and choose words well Make sure that you don t say anything in the speech that you wouldn t say to your grandmother Don t use bad language slang or anything offensive c Write Well You need to make sure that everything is spelled correctly You make full sentences You need to choose words well You can t write well if you don t read well and speak well 10 1 13 Career Tidbit Take responsibility of your day Make sure you manage your time wisely Make sure you are on time early actually Stay the whole time The long term goal should be in mind Ex staying in class Use your time wisely If you come to class just listening is helping you study Writing things in color also helps you remember Don t sit in class on your phone pay attention The busiest person does not win be wise pay careful attention to how you spend your time Be on top of things Once you are done with the things you need to get done then worry about other things ex whos coming to your party Those born in 1980 1985 waste 4 times more time than those born between 1930 1940 Now in days we think outside the box and are very creative 64 waste up to 1 hour a day Employees may get paid 17 an hour Time is money 22 waste up to 2 hours a day Sometimes people use more energy to waste time than to actually do what they are suppose to do Ex some people go take naps on the job that s bad 14 waste up to 3 hours a day Don t hire these people Ex people that always need to use the bathroom go on break etc Those with Bachelor s Degrees are the worst offenders You graduate from college they get into their job and they are thinking about a million other things on the job other than their job It is important to be productive at your job Good and creative companies don t even worry about this because of their process of picking employees You don t want employees who waste your time You want the employees who are creative productive and don t waste any time Some companies are more product based than time based How do you manage the service organizations We went over building process excellence We also need to lead and unleash talent Liz Wiseman Speaker author Speaks all over byu Harvard yale Leader in leadership Owns Wiseman group Leadership workshops teaches companies leadership Wrote book called multipliers Talks about concept in video on youtube Goes along with Covey You cannot manage a service organization and be in a leadership role if you do not understand the concepts in this class Multipliers Book Trailer Video on youtube What is the fate of the smart and talented Corporate world finds smart and talented people and promotes them to managers but many of these leaders never look beyond their own capability to see the full genius on their team Have you ever worked around someone that made you feel smarter and more capable We call these leaders MULTIPLIERS Have you ever worked around someone that made you question your own intelligence We call these leaders DIMINISHERS They may hire smart people but they quickly put other people in the background They are smart leaders but they shut down the smarts of others They come at such a high cost that they waste talent and intellect that sits right in front of them Organizations can t afford diminishers Some leaders literally shut down brainpower of others around them Yet other leaders seem to amplify intelligence of others around them These leaders are intelligence MULTIPLIERS Research entailed 150 leaders in 35 companies in over 4 continents in pursuit of one question Why do some leaders drain intelligence while others amplify it They found diminishers and amplifiers did many things alike but a small amount of things differently 5 in particular Multipliers act as 1 Talent magnets 2 Liberators 3 Challengers 4 Debate Makers People who question 5 Investors They get so much brainpower from their people that the work force is essentially doubled for free Multipliers come from all walks of life from corporate boardrooms to our schools classrooms The way they leader can be learned and developed Imagine all that is possible with the intelligence that sits in your corporation Unleashing Talent Covey s Sets Timeless and Universal The Mind Set Mediocre Leader I need to