Gary Ryan and Dr Andrew O'Brien have created this ebook from articles published on The Organisations That Matter Learning Network (http://www.studentsthatmatter.ning.com) from July 1st through to September 30th. The final ebook in the series will be released early in January 2010. This is the second of a series of three ebooks for 2009. The focus of the ebook series is upon Personal and Professional Development to help you to accelerate your career.
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Who should read this ebook?
This ebook is for people who are interested in personal and professional
development, specifically as it relates to achieving career aspirations and
enabling the organisations within which we work to be better places for
human beings. This ebook represents articles from July 1st through to
September 30th 2009 from The Organisations That Matter Learning
Network. Number 3 will be released early in January 2010.
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Thank you to all our members of The Organisations That Matter Learning
Network. We hope that you will receive great value from this collection of
articles from The Organisations That Matter Learning Network.
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Table of Contents
Shared vision is not a one off event but an ongoing conversation By Andrew O’Brien ......................... 5
How to create a culture based on respect ‐ focussing upon organisational community spaces By Gary
Ryan ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
The mental models behind disrespectful behaviour .......................................................................... 8
Building 'weight of numbers' toward a new culture ........................................................................ 10
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The Seven Skills of Dialogue By Gary Ryan ........................................................................................... 12
The Conversation Continuum ........................................................................................................... 12
Leadership for kids provides lessons for adults By Gary Ryan ............................................ 19
1) Everyone is a leader ...................................................................................................................... 20
2) The Figure 8 of Leadership ........................................................................................................... 20
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The Figure 8 of Leadership ............................................................................................................ 21
3) Being responsible for your choices ............................................................................................... 22
How to identify your personal values By Gary Ryan ............................................................................. 24
How to stimulate ‘Conversations That Matter’ By Gary Ryan ........................................ 29
Why ‘Great Service’ means that your staff come first, not your customers! By Gary Ryan ................. 31
Defining ‘Systems Thinking’ – a core leadership skill By Gary Ryan ............................................ 34
Discover how ‘Structure Drives Behaviour’ By Gary Ryan ......................................... 39
Student example ............................................................................................................................... 39
Employee example ............................................................................................................................ 41
Elite sport example ........................................................................................................................... 43
Learn to accept your brutal reality, but never lose the faith By Gary Ryan ......................................... 46
Brutal Reality/Faith Model ................................................................................................................ 48
How little ideas can make a big difference when times are tough By Gary Ryan ................................ 50
How doing nothing can be an example of leadership .......................................................................... 53
By Gary Ryan ......................................................................................................................................... 53
How to release mental models that choke ‘Truth to Power’ By Gary Ryan ......................................... 56
What leaders can do to maintain focus on organisational objectives By Gary Ryan ........................... 60
Step 1. ............................................................................................................................................... 60
Step 2. ............................................................................................................................................... 61
Step 3. ............................................................................................................................................... 61
Step 4. ............................................................................................................................................... 62
Step 5. ............................................................................................................................................... 62
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How to leverage employability skills for success By Gary Ryan ............................... 64
About Organisations That Matter ......................................................................................................... 69
About Gary Ryan ................................................................................................................................... 70
About Dr Andrew O’Brien ..................................................................................................................... 71
More in this series! ............................................................................................................................... 73
Feedback ........................................................................................................................................... 73
Join us! .............................................................................................................................................. 73
Share! ................................................................................................................................................ 73
Thank You! ........................................................................................................................................ 73