switch thinking. overcoming worry and anxiety by approaching the problem from a high energy state
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NZ Law Society 3 July 2013. Switch Thinking presentation. Bruce Ross. We move in the direction of what we focus on. Most people focus on what's wrong... as a a consequence, their thinking capacity reduces (as their energy drops), rendering them less resourced to deal with the problem. This is especially relevant to the legal fraternity. The question therefore is: how to deal with a problem from a high energy state. Switch Thinking is how to get there. Introducing the Two Trees approach to high energy problem-solving.TRANSCRIPT
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Thinking that Sustains Meaningful Change
Bruce Ross3 July 2013*
Switch Thinking
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1:1 Interview
AB (2 mins)BA (2 mins) (Total of 4 mins) No notes to be taken
Tell me about a peak experience or high point in your (professional) life – a time when you felt most alive, most engaged, or really proud of yourself or your work. • What was it about you, the situation, the organisation or the
leadership that allowed that peak experience to emerge?
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Fundamental Premise
Organisations grow in the direction of:
WHERE THEY FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION
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Where Does Your Attention Go?
There are a range of things we’ll be discussing today,
but ‘energy’ is the kee point.
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Relationship between FOCUS and ENERGY
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What works well What doesn’t work
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What this means…
“The only things that happen naturally in an organisation are
confusion, friction and mal-performance. Everything else is the result of leadership”
- Peter Drucker (Management Guru)
www.ignitebusiness.co.nzBruce Ross, based on original idea by Malcolm Odell
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'Switch Thinking' Reframing Process
Where could it be applied?
– Personally
– At work
• Strategic (or team) planning
• Team buy-in, and alignment
– Parenting
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Summary
BEFORE (UNAWARE STATE)
Brain’s Deficit Focus (Human condition) + Pessismism / Risk Orientation
Effort and struggle (due to the energy leakage)
Difficult to get to/sustain proactivity & leadership
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Summary
AFTER (ENERGY-AWARE STATE)Multiplier effect of raised energy levels• Improved resilience, clearer thinking, better decision making• Raised productivity (personally and across your team) and
profitability
Tools introduced today:– Energy awareness (Energy chart)– Deliberately positive questions – Switch Thinking (Opportunity Tree)
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Ignite Business Leadership- Copy of the slides (S)
- Access to Team Energy Asssessment Report
Bruce [email protected] 548 900
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Assessing Your Team Energy Levels – Free 5pg Report