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Cohort Meeting 7

Focus: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Icebreaker – TBD (See Icebreaker Resources)

ATDRCCSLab – Core Competency Exercise: Goal is for all participants to name all 8 competencies by the end of Cohort Meeting #10

ATDRCCSLab is an acronym for the BL Leadership Competencies. Ask each participant to take out a piece of paper and write down the first letter of the acronym, in a vertical manner down the page. Give the group approximately 3-4 minutes to match the core competencies with the first letters. When time is up ask the group to name the competences. (What does “A” stand for, What does “T” stand for, etc.) When done, poll the group as to who got at least 2, who got 4, who got 6 and who got all eight. Tell the participants that you will be doing this exercise for the next several meetings.

A ccountability T eamwork D eveloping Others R elationship Building C lient Focus C ommunication S trategic Thinking L eading & Managing Change

7 Habits of Highly Effective People – There are three discs available for this reading. In addition, MP3 files are available on the network. Participants should listen to the book on their own time between meetings. Homework assignment from Meeting # 6 was for the participants to have listened to Introduction through Emotional Bank Account (Track 1-01 through Track 1-32; approximately 60 minutes). These tracks covered the following: • Introduction to the Seven Habits • Paradigms and Principles • Effectiveness • Emotional Bank Account Discussion Questions • Talk about the difference between Personality (image, techniques, social behaviors) and Character Ethics (integrity, humility, courage, justice, compassion, services, principles). Ask group for examples of each.

• Discuss paradigms and individual perceptions. Review the experiment using drawings of a younger and older woman.

• How difficult is it to achieve objectivity in life generally and in your own life? Does your personal conditioning color your perspective?

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