Matt Mayer, Program Officer

presented by Matt from the LeadWell Foundation

Leadership

Matt Mayer, Program Officer

Programs• Canadian Community Leadership Network• Chair TEDxCalgary• Manitoba Federation of Non-profits

Concepts• Societal Leadership

• 4C Model of Societal Leadership• Connect, Inspire, Accelerate• Societal Shockwave

About Us

Matt Mayer, Program Officer

Systems Thinking• Triangle Game

– Everybody choose 2 different people in the room– Position your body such that each person is equidistant from you

You

Person 1 Person 2

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• What happened?

Systems Thinking Cont’d

Complexity

Drill Holes

Interconnectedness

OrganizationSelf

CommunitySociety

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Societal Leadership

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4C Leader Framework

• Competence

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• Character– We are all unique and experts in our own way!– Seek authenticity

4C Leader Framework

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• Conviction– Passion and purposefulness

4C Leader Framework

Martin Luther King_s speech _I Have A Dream_ [www.keepvid.com].mp4

**Listen to the conviction that Martin Luther King Jr. emanates in his famous “I have a dream” speech**

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• Courage– Strong will, action, not waiting to be told

4C Leader Framework

Sasquatch music festival 2009 - Guy starts dance party [www.keepvid.com].mp4

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• Societal leaders address societal issues• Societal leaders embody the 4C model• Societal leaders can be….

A Societal Leader

You or Me!!

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World Cafe

• Break into two small discussion groups• Each table has a host• Question 1 will be asked• Capture the wisdom from your discussion on

the “tablecloth” or in notes• Shift tables (host remains)• Repeat with new questionsBut remember to……..

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Listen to what is in the middle of the table!

World Cafe

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• Round #1– What resonated with you and what is missing?– Where have you seen these qualities in leaders?

World Cafe

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• Round #2– If we were publishing a dictionary, how would we

articulate the entry for leadership? What words or phrases would we be remiss for not including?

– What would a mission statement for leadership look like for our group?

World Cafe

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Reconvene and Debrief

Matt Mayer, Program Officer

Thank you and best of luck on your leadership

journeys!