Building Leadership TeamsFebruary 9th, 2010

Created by:Heather LindeJared VasquezLindsey RumlHolly YamadaKatie Albers

About Today’s Activities

• Building trust is not an easy process.• Trust-building cannot start without having

some open and sometimes uncomfortable discussions.

• No judgments – these are our realities, not right, wrong, or other.

• Safe Zone – “Circle of Trust”

Learning Target

• To engage in trust-building activities that can be taken back and repeated at the building level.

• Criteria for success:

•PARTICIPATION

Understanding learning target and criteria for success

Last time…

• Covey’s 13 Behaviors of Trust

• Built a pyramid

• Top 3….

Tennis Ball Activityo Confront Reality

o Right Wrongs

o Talk Straight

Engage in assigned

tasks

Observation

Compare work against criteria.

Criteria = participation

Feedback

• To engage in trust-building activities that can be taken back and repeated at the building level.

Evaluate strengths and weaknesses.

What are your strengths/weaknesses

in regards to this target?

Confront Reality

• Take issues head-on, with respect.• Address the tough stuff directly –

Create a venue to discuss the “undiscussables”• Acknowledge the unsaid. • Lead out courageously in conversation.• Don’t skirt the real issues. • Don’t bury your head in the sand.• What you don’t confront – you condone.

Confront Reality

• Fishbowl Activity

• Focus on aspects you can influence!

Engage in assigned

tasks

Right Wrongs

• Apologize quickly & sincerely.• Make things RIGHT when you’re WRONG.• Make restitution. • Don’t cover things up – BE HONEST. • BE HUMBLE • Don’t let personal pride get in the way.• Open the door to colleagues, be quick to forgive.• Do the right thing.

Right WrongsEngage

in assigned

tasks

Talk Straight

• Be honest• Tell the truth• Let people know where you stand• Use simple language• Call things what they are• Demonstrate integrity• Don’t manipulate people nor distort facts • Don’t spin the truth• Don’t leave false impressions

Talk Straight

Observation

Compare work against criteria.

Criteria = participation

Feedback

• To engage in trust-building activities that can be taken back and repeated at the building level.

Evaluate strengths and weaknesses.

What were your strengths/weaknesses

during these activities?

Feedback

Accept and provide feedback to move

forward

Take action to close the gap