1. Middle Leaders Course
Module One
Understanding My Leadership Style
Getting a Gauge on my Team
Communication: Facilitating Teams
Module One
Understanding My Leadership Style
Getting a Gauge on my Team
Communication: Facilitating Teams
Bec Clements, Sandra Hite, Samantha Rodgers
Presented by: Bec Clements, Sandra Hite, Samantha Rodgers
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Middle Leaders
Leading Myself and Others
2. Session One (8.30 - 10.00)
1. Understand what DISC is
2. Identify your personal communication
style
3. Be able to recognize others’ styles
4. Be able to adapt your style to improve
results
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3. Leadership Capability
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Leadership Capability
L1.2 Displays a sense of self-efficacy and
personal identity
L 2.5 Understands people
4. Confidence Continuum –
Leading Teams
What experience and knowledge are we
bringing to the session today?
Huh? Somewhat confident Fairly confident Got it!
6. Tracking your thinking
What question are you
going to carry with you
today?
What are you curious
about?
Share with someone at your table
7. Underline
statements that
help you be
successful in your
role at school.
Circle statements
that may be
barriers to your
success in school.
Put things you
don’t agree with in
brackets.
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8. The DISC Model…
A four quadrant model that helps us identify
different communication/behavior styles and
adapt our style to improve results.
Dominance – how we approach problems
Influence – how we approach people
Steadiness – how we approach pace
Compliance – how we approach procedures
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11. DISC Language Rules
RULE #1 Use and discuss the language with only those
who know the language
RULE #2 Exhibit your knowledge of the language by
knowing your behavioral style, silently
recognising other people’s style and then
adapting for greater communication
RULE #3 Teach others the language in a setting where
appropriate time is available for understanding
RULE #4 Don’t use DISC as an excuse for ineffective
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Relating to the Dominance Style
• Be direct, brief and to the point
• Stick to business
• Results-oriented approach
• Identify opportunities/challenges
• Provide win/win situations
• Use a logical approach
• Touch on high points; do not overuse data!
• Do not touch; keep your distance
Be prepared for:
• Blunt talk
• Demands
• Lack of empathy
• Little interest in social interaction
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Relating to the Influence Style
• Allow time for relating and socializing
• Lighten up; have fun
• Ask for feelings and opinions
• Use touch (forearm and back)
• Friendly, non-threatening environment
• Involve in brainstorming new ideas and approaches
• Expect quick decisions
• Provide opportunities for recognition and reward
Be prepared for:
•Hunger for the limelight
•Overly optimistic
•Overselling ideas and points of view
•Takes rejection hard
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Relating to the Steadiness Style
• Be patient
• Draw out their opinions
• Provide a logical approach to the facts
• Relax- allow time for discussion
• Show how solutions will benefit them
• Clearly define all areas
• Involve them in planning
Be prepared for:
• Friendliness to colleagues
• Resistance to change
• Difficulty prioritizing tasks
• Difficulty with deadline pressures
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Relating to the Compliance Style
• Use data and facts
• Examine argument from all sides
• Keep on task- don’t socialize
• Disagree with the facts, not the person
• Focus on quality
• Avoid “new” solutions; stick to proven ideas
• Do not touch!
• Allow time for them to think
Be prepared for:
•Discomfort with lack of clarity
•Resistance to general or vague info
•Strong urge to check and double- check
•Little need to affiliate with others
23. What have you learned?
Table Quiz
RULE #2
Exhibit your knowledge of the language by
knowing your behavioral style, silently
recognising other people’s style and then
adapting for greater communication
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24. Job Opening
A new job opening has been posted in another department.
“Since I’ve only been in this job for 10 years, I
don’t see any reason to change.”
“I’ve decided to take the job.”
“I’ll decide whether to apply after I thoroughly
investigate the pros and cons of the new job.”
“I’ll call my friend in that department to see if the
new boss is nicer than mine.”
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S
C
S
D
C
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PPT 11-9
25. Company Meeting
At a company-wide meeting, a manager praises her team for
outstanding results and promises more great things to come.
D
Already planning the next steps in her head.
i
Annoyed because he wasn’t mentioned by name.
Proud, but worried about what’s coming next.
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C
D
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C
Concerned that they don’t have a plan for what
the manager is promising.
PPT 11-10
26. Team Reassignment
Client-support teams have been
reassigned within an organization.
Asks for a few weeks to prepare her customers
for the change.
Asks for a few weeks to work out the details of
the new system.
Calls his new clients to set up lunch dates.
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S
C
S
C
i
Suspicious because she thinks the
reassignments may be a bad deal for her.
D PPT 11-11
27. Rearranging the Office
A department manager has asked for a
proposal for rearranging the office.
“Can we pick who we sit by?”
“Is it OK if I don’t move?”
“I’ll have some alternatives drawn up by next
week.”
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S
C
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C
“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of the whole thing.” D
PPT 11-12
28. Session Two (10.30 - 12.00)
Getting a gauge on your team:
Interpersonal relationships
Appreciating the similarities and differences
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of your team
29. Adapted Style
Look at the differences
between your natural
style and your adapted
style. What has
changed?
How/ Why?
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I over C represents self-confidence
and being relaxed
with others. Feels able to
persuade others in any
situation.
D over S represents a sense of
urgency with the need to
respond quickly to challenges
and have flexibility in approach.
33. DiSC Interaction Guide
Dominance Influence
Questioning
Logic Focused
Objective
Skeptical
Challenging
i
Accepting
People Focused
Empathizing
Receptive
Agreeable
D
S
C
Active
Fast Paced
Assertive
Dynamic
Bold
Extraverted
Introverted
Thoughtful
Moderate Paced
Conscientiousness Steadiness
Calm
Methodical
Careful
People
Task
34. Communication Do’s & Don’ts Tips p7
S Compliance Do’s
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Dominance Do’s
Clear, specific, to the point
Be prepared, stay on task
Focus on results/outcomes
Dominance Don’ts
Ramble & waste time
Focus on personal stuff
Force into a “losing” argument
D Influence Do’s
Relate and socialize
Discuss people and their goals
Compliment and ask for opinion
Influence Don’ts
Cut-off or be “cold”
Talk down to them
Be too task oriented
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Steadiness Do’s
Connect personally, break ice
Be sincere with interest
Patient with discussing ideas
Steadiness Don’ts
Rush (into business)
Focus on changing or quick response
Interrupt as they speak-listen
C
Prepare and have the facts/data
Be logical and stick to agenda
Discuss all options
Compliance Don’ts
Be disorganized
Force a quick decision on anything
Be try to win them with warmth
52. GROUP MEMBER CAPABILITIES
• Know one's intentions and choose
congruent behaviors.
• Set aside unproductive patterns of listening,
responding and inquiring.
• Know when to self-assert and when to
integrate.
• Know and support the group’s purposes,
processes, topics, and development.
53. lead collaborate teaching practices deprivatized practice
relational trust in one another, in students and in parents
individual and group learning based on ongoing assessment
and feedback compelling purpose, shared standards
academic Focus collective efficacy shared responsibility for
student learning collaborative culture communal
application of effective teaching practices deprivatized
practice relational trust in one another, in students and in
parents individual and group learning based on ongoing
assessment and feedback lead collaborate compelling
purpose, shared standards academic focus collective
efficacy shared responsibility for student learning
collaborative culture communal FACILITATE application
of effective teaching practices deprivatized practice
relational trust in one another, in students and in parents
individual and group learning based on ongoing assessment
and feedback lead collaborate compelling purpose, shared
standards academic focus collective efficacy
54. Are you making things easier?
To facilitate means “make easier.” A facilitator is
one who conducts a meeting in which the purpose
may be dialogue, shared decision-making, planning,
or problem-solving. The facilitator directs the
procedures to be used in the meeting,
choreographs the energy within the group, and
maintains a focus on meeting standards. The
facilitator should rarely be the person in the
group with the greatest role or knowledge
authority.
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Questions
Examples
What are some ideas we haven’t heard yet?
Can you help me understand your thinking?
Given your experience in inquiry, what might be some of your assumptions about
Why this is not working?
You know, I need to test an inference here. . . I am seeing some head shaking.
Are you in disagreement?
How might we identify our assumptions on this?
I’m curious about what we have not achieved with the current structure?
65. So, do you feel you will be
making things easier?
A facilitator is one who conducts a
meeting in which the purpose may be
dialogue, shared decision-making,
planning, or problem-solving. The
facilitator directs the procedures to be
used in the meeting, choreographs the
energy within the group, and maintains a
focus on meeting standards.
66. A Toolkit
● Norms
● The Why and How of meetings
● Processes and Protocols
Notas del editor
Bec
Confidence Continuum
Signs showing confidence and confusion, fun words like “got it!” And “huh?” , or “fairly confident” “not at all confident”. Pose your question to delve into their understanding to knowledge and they write down first (If you can) where they think they are. Then they go stand there and they can fold and discuss, or talk to a neighbor, etc. I usually ask several questions and end with something light hearted that will make them relax and laugh a bit. Such as “how much you like mangos” or “how to find the shortest route from work to your favorite shop” etc. Then our question for the day
Bec
exploratory/tentative language
“What might be your thoughts about . . .?” “What are some of the possibilities . . .?” “What are your hunches about . . .?
positive presuppositions
“As you examine the data, what are some of the similarities and
differences that are emerging?”
“What might be your indicators that you are successful?”
open ended
Begin your question with an interrogative, not a verb.
“What is your thinking about . . .?” vs. “Have you thought about . . .?”
Examples
What are some ideas we haven’t heard yet?
Can you help me understand your thinking?
Given your experience in inquiry, what might be some of your assumptions about
Why this is not working?
You know, I need to test an inference here. . . I am seeing some head shaking.
Are you in disagreement?
How might we identify our assumptions on this?
I’m curious about what we have not achieved with the current structure?