breaking barriers & managing change · 2016-05-31 · what you want to be and need to learn....
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Marcia M. DitmyerVice President, AAL
February 26, 2016
Challenges Women In Higher Education Face in the 21st Century
Breaking Barriers &
Managing Change
“We are the sum total of our experiences. Thoseexperiences – be they positive or negative – makeus the person we are, at any given point in ourlives. And, like a flowing river, those sameexperiences along with those yet to come,continue to influence and reshape the person weare, and the person we become. None of us arethe same as we were yesterday, nor will we betomorrow.”
~B.J. Neblett
Objectives
1. Reflect on your personal experiences and recognize their impact and influence on your wellness today and as a future leader.
2. Transform habits into virtuous action and reflection.
3. Cultivate your leadership potential to inspire and motivate people through cultural or organizational change.
Transformation
Should ask yourself:� Have you experienced an event that has transformed
your life?
� Was this event an experience you sought out at the time?
� How long did it take you to move through the experience?
� As a result of the journey, did you see yourself differently?
Expanding a sense of purpose and meaning in life
Good health by occupying pleasant, stimulating environments that support well-being
Satisfaction with current and future financial situations
Personal satisfaction and
enrichment from one’s work
Coping effectively with life and creating satisfying relationships. Sense of
connection and belonging
Recognizing creative
abilities and finding ways
to expand knowledge
and skills
EMOTIONAL/SOCIAL
INTELLECTUAL
PHYSICAL
OCCUPATIONALFINANCIAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
SPIRITUAL
Recognizing the need for physical activity, healthy foods, sleep, etc.
WELLNESSCIRCLE
Love
Cultural Identity
Friendship
StressManagement
Gender Identity
Sense of Worth
Leisure
Realistic Beliefs
Self-CareEssence or Spirituality
Nutrition and
Exercise
Self-Direction
Tasks
Creativity
Coping
Sense of Humor
Emotional Awareness
Problem-solving
Sense of Control
IT IS YOUR TURN…EMOTIONAL/
SOCIAL
• Therapy• Laughter/Happiness• Family and Friends• Marriage and
Widowed• School
INTELLECTUAL
• Honor Student• Academic Probation• Master’s & Doctorate• Dean’s List• Publication/Research
PHYSICAL• Obese – lost 110 lbs.• Always dieting• Good
nutrition/exercise• Healthy weight• Good oral hygiene• Hip replacement
FINANCIAL• Good Job• Bankruptcy• Low Credit Score • Credit Score 810• Tax Debt• Pension• 401 K
ENVIRONMENTAL• Reliable transportation• Nice house• Safe neighborhood• Good working conditions
OCCUPATIONAL• Police Officer• Paramedic/Fire fighter• Aerobics Instructor• Entrepreneur• Labor Negotiator• Associate Professor/Tenured• Vice President
SPIRITUAL• Church• Meditation and Yoga• Catholic• Beliefs and Values
When I look back at mylife I can see the pain I’veendured, the mistakesI’ve made and the hardtimes I’ve suffered. WhenI look in the mirror, I seehow strong I havebecome, the lessons Ilearned and I am proud ofwho I am.
Breaking Barriers
http://fortune.com/2015/06/29/female-ceos-fortune-500-barra/?iid=sr-link9
Hidden Challenges Women Face in Leadership Positions
Fortune 500 companies, 23 CEO’s, 4.6% (June 28, 2015)
Glass Ceiling or Glass Cliff? Does the glass cliff set up women for
failure?
Why do we have problems breaking barriers and
unlocking our full potential?
Florence Nightingale
Anna Erdmann
Irena Sendler
War Women
World War IWorld War II
Breaking Barriers in Sports
Nobel PrizeMarie Curie
Today, most women are unaware of having personally been victims of gender discrimination and deny it even when it is objectively true and they see that women in general experience it.
~Faye Crosby
6 Things Women Can Do to Survive the Glass Cliff
1. Focus on what you want to achieve.2. Network and find a mentor.3. Be comfortable with yourself.4. Pay attention to your leadership style.5. Recognize other women.6. Unlock your potential…nurture your leadership
habits
Virtue-based Leadership …Virtue or Habit
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence (or virtue) is then not an act, but a habit”
~Aristotle
Virtue is a habit. What is a habit?Physiological and psychological perspectives (second nature).
1. Automatic. Instinctive response, without reflection.
2. Simplify life. Diminishes the amount of conscious attention required.
3. Emotionless. Feelings may be present, but habits do not stir up strong emotions.
4. Embedded in our Environment. We tend to do the same things in the same circumstances; we associate certain behaviors with environmental cues.
Jeremy Dean. Making Habits, Breaking Habits (Philadelphia: Da Capo Press, 2013)
Craving for
Relief
Craving for
Relief
Routine
Change Routine
Reward RewardCue Cue
Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit (Random House, 2012). Wood & Neal, 2007.
Changing a Habit
Belief
The Habit Loop The Habit Loop
The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leadership
Leadership Development Framework
AAL, 2015
1. Insight or self-awareness is essential
2. Change to a growth mindset
3. Develop leadership behaviors –walk-the-talk
Leadership Competencies• Managing Self• Managing the Team• Managing the
Organization
INSIGHT
MINDSET BEHAVIOR
LEADERSHIPMASTERY
Your Leadership Purpose
• Recognize how you were socialized.
• Anchoring purpose enables you to redirect your attention toward goals and concentrate on who and what you want to be and need to learn.
• You can focus on behaving in ways that advance the purposes for which you stand.
So…like it or not…
WE HAVE TO CHANGE!
Road Map for Success… to Lead and Motivate Others
The willingness and ability of women leaders to support women’s issues is
dependent on having enough women in significant roles.
Center for American Women in Politics, Rutgers; Catalyst ; Linda Tarr-Whelan
Who Influenced You?
� What leader had the most positive influence in your daily life?
� What are two or three words that best describe what this person contributed to your life?
…To find your inner leader
It comes naturally to some.
To most, it’s cloaked in self-doubt and fear.
But we all have an inner leader.
Whether it be on the big stage or in the private world, as a parent, a partner, a friend, a
mentor…the power is within us.
Lindsay P, Know is the Time. 2009
Find your inner leader
Improve your skills
Test your limits
Be a coach or mentor
“A person who has confidence in themselves wins the confidence of others.” ~ Jewish proverb
…Improve your skills
Don’t retire…rewire yourself.Use your experience, but keep
it current.
Constantly build on your skills.
Challenge them.
Share them.
Grow. Lindsay P, Know is the Time. 2009
“Experience is the best teacher, but a fool will learn from no other.” ~Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Find your inner leader
Improve your skills
Test your limits
Be a coach or mentor
…Test your limits
To find your real capabilities you must push through your comfort zone.
Don’t do it recklessly.Find what you think are your
boundaries, then challenge them by degrees.
When you see they’re illusions, push harder.
Lindsay P, Know is the Time. 2009
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve.” ~W. Clement Stone (1902-2002)
Find your inner leader
Improve your skills
Test your limits
Be a coach or mentor
…Be a coach and mentor
This can bring unexpected benefits.
You pass on your hard-won skills and wisdom.
You receive great insight and friendship.
You become a conduit for wisdom.
You light the way for another.
In return, you see life through different eyes, and usually, you’ll learn more than you’ll teach.
Lindsay P, Know is the Time. 2009
“By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn.” ~ a Latin proverb
Find your inner leader
Improve your skills
Test your limits
Be a coach or mentor
…Communicate
Often the key to communication is what’s not said.Listen with your ear and your eyes.
Look where the words don’t match the meaning.Don’t fill the gaps by speaking.
Allow the speaker to do it.
Look for motivations.
You’ll be surprised at the results.Lindsay P, Know is the Time. 2009
“We have two ears and one mouth, so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ~ Epictetus (c 55-135)
Communicate and engage
Overcome fear
Be resilient and flexible
Find balance
…Overcome fear
Failing simply improves your chances
of succeeding next time.
You can’t make progress without failing. But fear of failure is our greatest brake:
To growth; to knowledge; to progress.
Allow yourself the possibility of failure.
Feel the liberation it brings.
Lindsay P, Know is the Time. 2009
“To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.” ~Buddha (563 BC–483 BC)
Communicate and engage
Overcome fear
Be resilient and flexible
Find balance
…Be resilient and flexible
From time to time we all suffer reverses.
Sometimes they seem overwhelming
or endless.
But only if you look at them in isolation.
Thing come in cycles.
What goes around, comes around.
Bide your time. Bounce back. Lindsay P, Know is the Time. 2009
“Our greatest glory is not in never failing but in rising every time we fall.” ~Confucius (551 BC-479 BC)
Communicate and engage
Overcome fear
Be resilient and flexible
Find balance
…Find balance
Life rushes between the mundane and madness.
Contentment is often found in moderation.
Balance is elusive.
But simply seeking it allows you to avoid excesses.
Don’t make it a contest; allow things to happen naturally.
You’ll be surprised how often they center themselves, and open up vast possibilities.
Lindsay P, Know is the Time. 2009
“Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.” ~Epicurus (341 BC – 270 BC).
Communicate and engage
Overcome fear
Be resilient and flexible
Find balance
“One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes… and the
choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady
Dr. Marcia DitmyerEmail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.aalgroup.org/
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