Big 5 of Upstream Leadership 2

Presidential Detail

Extent a leader influences how a team perceives itself:

Set good, ethical standards and hopefully team will follow
Be consistent in treatment of each member by following policies
Do not show favouritism
Treat with respect, follow the golden rule principles
Have each other’s back and support the team identity

Be accountable – Don’t Be equal to “Do as I say, not as I do” type of leader

Team member brought up a personal example regarding “taking ownership” of the events that happens in ones life and not being the victim.

Listened to the Audio Tape

Joseph Fretz, Kathy Nisch, Samanthia Rousos, Alan Schroeder

Living Lavita

We looked at how close we have become since we started this journey. The team has decided to continue to have our weekly meetings through out the rest of the year.

The team talked about how when we are working we think about the tools of pathways adn that we try to use them at work and mostly at home. Helen shared a story of how this has influenced her when dealing with her boys.. it does not always work but you can take pride in to those moments that do.

We all talked about the successes we have had in our personal lives, since experiencing pathways and how this has been positive on us and on our team.

Judy Moore, Carol Fleck, Helen Underwood, Tanya Molnar

Big 5 of Upstream Leadership

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

May each of you have the merriest of Christmas' and the happiest of New Years...

A big thank you to Alan for sharing his "grandmother's" christmas recipe cookies. Alan has a talent for baking cookies and sharing!!!!!

Living Lavita

Tanya, we missed you!!!! Our team spent the first few minutes discussing what up-stream meant and then talked about what leading up is all about...

We discussed that if you have a strategy ahead of time then this will creat less work down stream. Helen shared about how Sylvie Lemond is really good at doing this. When Sylvie sends out an RFP she also sends the supply agreement so that the supplier can review it and respond appropriately. This allows the terms and conditions to be agreed to ahead of time, saving many conversations and rework down the road. Being a planner helps to have smoother roads. It is proactive vs reactive.

Judy helps Helen to stay on a roll showing her leadership, when Judy is on vacation, Helen really notices a difference. Judy shared that she feels better when on a high road vs the low road. When you consistently take the low road you can learn to hate yourself. The team discussed that sometimes there is a fine line between degrees of high road, you want to take the high road but you also want to get your point across without others on the low road taking advantage of you.

Judy told us about a situation at her old company. There was a part that was critical to manufacturing and this part had a six week lead time. The part was used on multiple lines. The line that Judy was responsible for was running well and Judy had her orders placed well in advance. A gentleman who managed another line was way behind in his ordering and had missed the six week deadline, for ordering and a very important promotion was coming up in two weeks. The gentleman called the supplier and yelled and screamed at them to give him the parts ahead of the other orders that had been placed on time. The vendor called the company and asked what he should do, this actually caused a big fight between departments. Judy said that she lost respect and trust of the gentlement. The team discussed how an under developed wellness culture and small R's will take longer to get things done as their is a lack of trust and you need the Big 5 to have a good team and be on the right path!

Judy Moore, Helen Underwood, Tanya Molnar, Carol Fleck

Presidential Detail

Important things a leader should achieve when leading a team and why
· Lead by example, utilizing pathway tools to create happy productive team
· Create a team to “do it right the first time”…need to understand how it impacts others within the organization when you don’t take the time.
· Team member brought up a quote that she heard and it stuck with her “If you don’t have time to do it right the first time…how are you going to have time to fix it?”

Set a plan in place so you can get the results achieved or you’ll find that you’re compromising.

Utilize “4 keys to saying NO.
Schedule and plan accordingly
Find a work balance approach or time manage by prioritizing

Example came up: when planning family vacation – have to do so in advance so you can get what’s needed achieved in making this time enjoyable and not just spur of the moment.

Plan for staying on Target: Try to do the best at building a wellness culture by utilizing the pathway tools.


Listened to the Audio Tape

Joseph Fretz, Kathy Nisch, Samanthia Rousos, Alan Schroeder

Salsa Brew Crew

Fernando Cevellos, Mike Fantasia, Nicole Hummer, MariAnne Wozniak, Shannon Haines

Get Smart

Glenna Takats, Joan Channell, Chris Walton, Cindi Phalen

T.O.P. (Tools of Pathways)

Amy Yarad, Steve Fitzpatrick, Sean Pennywitt, Kyle Reau

High Road/Low Road

Rounding a bend, the path began to lean upward.

Within minutes the fork in the road became visible.

Sally I. Kennedy

Living Lavita

We talked about how Tanya is planning her sons first birthday party. Doing all of this she realized how everyone has an opinion about how best to celebrate this day. She opted to take the high road by realizing that you can not please everyone but you can listen to what they have to say.
Speaking about taking the high road, we had some discussion about road rage. How drivers seem to be even more aggressively than ever. We talked about how in Florida there are a lot of "elderly" drivers down there that tend to drive slow and how it can be a big source of drivers falling off the path.
To close the meeting we talked about who in our organization can take the high road. We discussed and gave examples of how Ricky, Sylvie, and Laura are great leaders in this.

Judy Moore, Helen Underwood, Tanya Molnar, Carol Fleck

Get Smart
There will be times when we take the low road instead of the high road. The benefit is recognizing when that has happened, take a step back, apologize when needed and rebuild those relationships to achieve results. When we witness someone else taking the low road, or are the recipient of such, we can in turn take the high road, "be the bigger person", and not be drug down by it. I love the commercials (don't even know what the product is) where one person's good deed causes the next person's good deed, and so on and so forth. It eventually comes back full circle. Magic Moments and the Awareness Muscle are closely tied to the High Road. You need to have those "moments" and flex that "muscle" to help you take that "high road".

Glenna Takats, Joan Channell, Chris Walton, Cindi Phalen

Salsa Brew Crew

One member is currently working with the plants on a new purchasing model
She has been faced with a lot of resistance with no respect or regard for the process change.
She has been able to continue on the high road to make things happen
As a department thank you for hitting the numbers, our group went to a glass blowing gallery.
We have the chance to make glass blown creations of all kinds......mine was a glass slipper.
It was a great gesture on behalf of O-I to do this for us.................thank you very much.
I had one vendor, whom we no longer deal with screaming at me, claiming we still owed him money. It took 3 phones calls to identify where and how the error happen, at which time it was figured it out. Vendor never even said thank you for your help, but I made sure I expressed the holiday season was upon us and that I hoped he and his family would have a great time......deep breathe
Fernando Cevellos, Mike Fantasia, Nicole Hummer, MariAnne Wozniak, Shannon Haines

Presidential Detail

Our discussion talking about being Ethical was focused around payment terms.

How might we focus more on the magic moment and capture what our children are doing right as opposed to punishing the behavior when we respond they are doing something wrong. That is something we need to work with. This also extends to Grandchildren. Need to keep the positive reinforcement with our children. Need to explain that the behavior is not acceptable and what they can do other than hitting/slapping/pinching others. Offer solutions to teach how they can deal with their emotions at such a young age.
Listened to Audio-CD
Joseph Fretz, Paul Smith, Samanthia Rousos, Kathy Nisch, Alan Schroeder

T.O.P (tools of pathways)

Amy Yarad, Steve Fitzpatrick, Sean Pennywitt, Kyle Reau

Magic Moments and the awareness Muscle

"The difference between the impossible

and the possible lies in a person's determination."

- Tommy Lasorda

Living Lavita
We talked about the Awareness Muscle in others and Helen shared she sees it in her kids and how they think things through and not just react. They have a choice. Judy said she tells people "way to go to the negative" instead of seeing the positive.
Helen talked about how she thought the Speed of Trust training she went through was a huge eye opener for her. She talked about how some people were surprised by their peers comments and it was a huge awareness for the team to see how others perceived them. She shared that one person went it with negative thoughts about the program and came out with positive thinking.
In relation to decision making we talked about the pay being changed from biweekly to monthly and whether or not management would've still made the decision to change it if they knew the hardships it had/has on the employees. We talked about people needing to be disciplined with their money but that it's difficult when you have a large family. We agreed it's a big elephant!
In regards to making decisions Helen talked about an upcoming vendor meeting where she'll be negotiating RFP's and how it isn't her strength. She said she's happy Sylvie will be there with her to help teach her.
Judy talked about traveling with her husband. Judy is leaving for Florida tomorrow, 12/03, and said her husband gets really stressed out. Judy said she's aware of his stress and works her way through it. She said she knows when to be the Chief and when to be the Indian......during travel she's the Indian! :-)
The question was asked as to whether or not people knew how they came across to others and Carol shared the story of recording her husband during one of their telephone conversations and then playing it back for him. He couldn't believe the way he talked to her and makes the effort to not be that way. Judy said she had a boss like that and when she brought it to his attention he made the effort to change the way he talked to her. Helen said she wishes her kids would see how cranky they are sometimes in the morning. LOL
Carol said there's often times she makes decisions and there are other times she thinks to herself "should I or shouldn't I". She has to stop and think about the domino effect.
Helen said as she becomes more aware of the awareness muscle it makes making decisions easier.
Tanya said it goes back to the Big R and feeling confident about yourself to make the decision.

Judy Moore, Tanya Molnar, Helen Underwood, Carol Fleck

Get Smart

What came first, the chicken or the egg? Do we recognize a Magic Moment because we are flexing our Awareness Muscle, or are we learning to flex our Awareness Muscle because of Magic Moments? The two go hand-in-hand; Magic Moments are recognized by using the Awareness Muscle and the Awareness Muscle is exercised by Magic Moments. We can choose how we respond to a situation, build on those instances when we've handled a situation appropriately and don't beat ourselves up when we didn't. When we are flexing our muscle, recognizing magic moments, we continue to be On A Roll and feed our Big R. Those with small R's are focusing from the back side of the energy circle, therefore unable to flex the Awareness Muscle. I'd rather play offense then defense; I want to be the one advancing the ball up the field, not the one putting the hurts on the other guy.

Glenna Takats, Joan Channell, Chris Walton, Cindi Phalen

Presidential Detail

We have two, External and Internal awareness muscles. Peoples behavior actions, etc is an example of External. Internal is how you feel about certain situations. External is stronger, easier to be a person on the outside and harder to express your inner emotions to others, how I’m feeling, being critical, why am I avoiding the moment. Are we aware that we criticize ourselves?

Magic moments, have been frequent recently particularly at home. Work related and holiday related perhaps. We seem to be Doofusing others more frequently lately. Are we tired, physically emotionally drained, do we become less aware of our emotions. We need to commit to be more accountable.

We tend to have excuses for why we don’t get something done, seems to be a lot of problems going on right now. Being calm and striving for calm is the focal point for inner peace. Seen in children, remain calm and they too will be calm.

A member had a phone call involving a heated topic and internally is a request that the customer needs from me. Instead of escalating the heated conversation I brought the level down to a calm tone and speech and was amazed at the response and how we were able to clarify the situation.

Daughter had minor surgery and family members stated possible frightening outcomes that frustrated me beyond belief. I was able to remain calm and ensure my daughter everything would be just fine. In the end it was and she is doing great.

Listened to Audio-CD

Joseph Fretz, Paul Smith, Samanthia Rousos, Kathy Nisch, Alan Schroeder

Salsa Brew Crew

We have all found that Magic moment - Awareness muscle is one of the most important tools.
They are used each and every day in our work and home lives, and increasingly becoming
somewhat automatic..................which is great.

One a story at the meeting was about a family who came into the restaurant just before closing. She helped them get a quick meal in very little time and also had to deal with an irate family member who called her a B_ T_ H.................she handled it very calmly and received a nice tip for her help. One member, recently moved from the USA to Brazil, he was faced with office flooding - mosquitoes - new people. He managed to get everything in order and still had a great big smile for everyone around him. He maintained his composure and met the challenge.
Fernando Cevellos, Mike Fantasia, Nicole Hummer, MariAnne Wozniak, Shannon Haines

T.O.P. (tools of Pathyways)

Amy Yarad, Steven Fitzpatrick, Sean Pennywitt, Kyle Reau

The Energy Map

"You have achieved success if you have

lived well, laughed often and loved much."

Author Unknown

The team enjoyed a great grand pois meeting... the teams had fun playing the engery map shutes and ladders while learning how pathways has become part of the Alumni's day to day activities (otherwise know as work).

Check out that Art Work.... Thanks Helen and Heather!!!!!

The rules of the game

Judy does a great job pulling the day together!!!!

Let the games begin

Where is the Red Team?????

Black team in the lead!!!!!

Oh look the blue team hits the jackpot!!!

We all are winners!!!!!!

The Alumni share stories!!!!

Thanks to all the teams and the Alumni for a great event

3 Mind Factors

"They can conquer who believe they can."

-Virgil

Living Lavita

Three Mind Factors !
We discussed how learning the three mind factors tool has given us an awareness of our focus.... how we can be more productive when we fully focus on one thing at a time and try not to multi-task! It's the difference between doing things very well, and doing them only half as good.
Judy gave the example of your boss giving you his/her full attention when you want to talk - it makes you feel that you are being listened to, and that they care about what you're saying. It's annoying when you are trying to talk and someone is typing or playing with their Blackberry! (Names have been edited - LOL).
One of the questions in the POIS meeting guide asked - are we focused as an organization? We all answered a resounding YES! We cited the recent broadcast by Al Stroucken - he outlined a very clear focus for O-I - strategies for Marketing, Pricing, Plant Efficiency, Latin America, R&D, etc! No question about focus there !
We talked about how the PDP process allows people to move toward their focus - talking things out and moving in the direction of their focus, contributing to O-I's focus. We also discussed the communication spiral tool to address problems and move toward results - to keep present things in a positive way, focusing on degrees of strength, and the BIG R!
Tanya commented on the "Can't Avoid a Don't" mind factor, recalling a habit of her son.......he has a taste for certain cuisine that Tanya would rather he didn't!
Carol mentioned how she is able to say focused even when that little beep tells her she's got a new email - now that is an amazing power she has developed to resist that !
The team also talked about the drumrolls..... very motivating...but they seem to make some people uncomfortable....do they really fit our culture? Is there another celebratory gesture we could make that everyone would feel comfortable with?

Judy Moore, Helen Underwood, Tanya Molnar

Salsa Brew Crew

Fernando Cevellos, Mike Fantasia, Nicole Hummer, MariAnne Wozniak, Shannon Haines

Presidential Detail

Joseph Fretz, Paul Smith, Samanthia Rousos, Kathy Nisch, Alan Schroeder

Get Smart

After listening to the CD we discussed such things as:
-focusing on one goal/objective at a time; creates balance and lessens stress and feeling of overload; setting 1 or 2 specific goals for a weekend instead of setting out to reorganize the whole house.
-refrasing statements from "don't be late for the bus" to "make sure you watch the clock, giving yourself time to be ready for the bus".
-focus on positive results; point out the positive aspects rather than the negative.

Glenna Takats, Joan Channell, Chris Walton, Cindi Phalen

T.O.P (Tools of Pathways)

The meeting started with Amy presenting the other teams member with a gift, a box decorated with stickers of each member favorite college football team. We were told not to open them before the meeting. The word "don't" was not used, though. Even with that type of temptation staring us in the face we were able focus on one thing at that time, a productive POIS group meeting.
While all team members were able to share ideas on how the "3 Mind Factors" can be an effective tool and provide examples of how it comes into play, it was Kyle that really put this tool into action for himself. He related to us how he had been struggling at bowling recently which was unusual for him as he had always been a very strong bowler. He decided to break down his "approach and delivery" and realized what he was doing wrong. He visualized doing what his dad had taught him many years ago over and over in his head. He then put it into practice and his game steadily improved to where he feels like he is back to being the outstanding bowler he knew he was. He really proved that you do go toward your focus. We were all very proud of him and his usage of this tool.
As for the gifts, delicious cookies. Had we opened them first we would have only been able to focus on one thing at a time, eating them!!!. Thanks, Amy. The team really appreciates you.

Amy Yarad, Steven Fitzpatrick, Sean Pennywitt, Kyle Reau

Three Conditions of Change

If you don't like something, change it.

If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

Maya Angelou

T.O.P (Tools of Pathways)

TOOL - 3 Conditions that Support Change
1. People feel good about themselves.
2. The process involves their ideas.
3. The process involves their motivations.
Steve opened the meeting with his thoughts regarding the 3 Conditions that Support Change. He shared a story where he unknowingly used this tool on the girl's basketball team he coaches. He described how he would send in plays and offensive tactics but the game was going downhill quickly. He reassured his team that they were doing a great job. He opened the floor to the players and asked how they thought they could improve their game. He motivated his players to contribute their ideas and thoughts to get the outcome the whole team wanted . . . victory. Despite this mid-season game, his team went on to win the league title!
Kyle put his own personal spin on how using this tool enhanced his department. Kyle threw out forward focused questions at a recent staff meeting to get his department motivated. Participation began to increase and soon the department had resolved the issue of vacation coverage.
Sean complimented Steve's leadership role and how Steve uses the 3 Conditions that Support Change daily within their department. Steve always asks for his team members ideas and gets them motivated in the process. We gave Steve a big drum roll (Steve loves them!) for being an awesome supervisor! Sean shared his thoughts and comments on how electronic freight bidding earned his department a global procurement award.
We discussed the Grand POIS meeting that is approaching quickly. We are all looking forward to getting the team back together!

Amy Yarad, Sean Pennywitt, Steve Fitzpatrick, Kyle Reau

Salsa Brew Crew

TM1
Last week we had our "trust seminar" and everyone had a chance to vent their frustrations.
I hope this helps improve the processes in our department.
TM2
My problem child seems to be doing better.
One person in my department is not doing their part, so extra work is now being
passed on to other team members. Hard part is, they are part of O-I SS.
TM3
Change is happening more rapidly than ever before.
Need to make time for the people who support me in my day to day work environment.
Listen and ask questions, give credit where credit is due.
This will only empower your people to willingly do more, since they have been asked for help.
Fernando Cevellos, Mike Fantasia, Nicole Hummer, MariAnne Wozniak, Shannon Haines

Living Lavita

We talked about the Speed of Trust Workshop that went on last week and how this workshop fit right in with the 3 conditions that support change. This event allowed the team to feel good about themselves, it involved them, and the process took into account what motivates them.

Question was asked, “How do we support each other in our meetings?”

Lift each other up
Build our Big R’s
Motivate each other

We discussed how Obama is promoting change for this country to pathways.

Which led us to some of the changes in our lives recently, Dave leaving was a big adjustment for Tanya. We talked about how he brought so much energy to O-I daily.

Judy Moore, Tanya Molnar, Helen Underwood, Carol Fleck

Get Smart

We listened to the CD and discussed aspects of this Mega Tool;
Part of creating change is realizing when to relinquish power, not to dictate the importance of the change but to engage others' ideas and why the change is important to them. Albeit, this tool can not always be used; depending on the depth of the decision to be made; the level of which others are to be engaged.
If the change is inevitable, the approach one takes to the change is important. For example, "taking the high road", a positive approach to the change will encourage others and show that there can be positive aspects of an unpopular change. Or "taking the high road", even if difficult, in order to minimize a negative effect on others.

Glenna Takats, Joan Channell, Chris Walton, Cindi Phalen

Presidential Detail

Joseph Fretz, Paul Smith, Samanthia Rousos, Kathy Nisch, Alan Schroeder

Look who we heard from...

Attached is the scanned letter from Barack Obama, sent after our time sharing Maumee Bay with him. When I met him and shared what we were doing at Maummee Bay I mentioned the books and asked if we could share copies with him, he welcomed the idea. The Pathways Home Team overnighted signed copies of which I passed to Obama's personal assistant. Thus the letter...a momento from our time at Maumee Bay with him. I had images of Barack reading them on his long flight to Hawaii to visit his grandmother.

OBAMA
BIDEN

October 20.2008

Pathways To Leadership, Inc.
3609S . WadsworthB oulevardS, uite3 80
LakewoodC. O 80235

Dear Lisa Marie,

Thank you very much for your kind words and for the two books you sent, Stomp
the Elephantant in the Office and The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children. Of course the greatest gift you can give is your support, which I truly appreciate. Your encouragement
is only the latest example of the incredible supportI have experienced through out the
campaign.

Thanks again for your hard work and support

all the best

Barack Obama

OBAMA FOR AMERICA . PO BOX 82IO CHICAGO, IL 60680
http://www.,barackobama.com/

Wellness Culture

You are a living magnet.

What you attract into your life is in

harmony with your dominant thoughts."

Brian Tracy

Living Lavita

Building the wellness culture at home triggered lots of conversation.

Judy talked about thinking about the concept that everyone wants to be great and that when you are married you should never assume your spouse just knows what you are thinking. So Judy said that her and her husband go golfing every weekend and she realized that she never gave him praise when he hits a good shot, so she started to acknowledge his good shots and she noticed that this put him in a different frame of mind. So she took this one step further and started praising him about his cooking and it has just put everything in a more positive frame of mind...

Helen also shared a story about her two boys, one gets straight A's without studying and the other struggles with school and does not like to study. The other night the son who does not like to study told Helen that he had a big project due in two days and it is about two weeks of work.. Both Helen and her husband could have easily gone down the negative communication path but they decided to stay on the positive side and noticed that this son took great pride in his skate boarding... So Helen praised him about this and when she approached getting his project done, he was much more cooperative and was spending his day off school, working on his project and getting it done before the deadline...

Tanya shared a story about her husband and that due to Tanya talking about pathways and staying positive, he now recognizes that he is not in a good mood and Tanya and her husband work together to think of all the positive things they have in their lives and it worked.. His frame of mind changed and they had a pleasant evening... Tanya said it could have easily gone the other way...

Helen shared that when she gets down she makes a list of the 10 things you are thankful for and it takes you from the negative side and puts you in a more positive frame of mind.

The team also spoke about the 3 tools that help support the wellness culture, and we thought that they were: Building the Big R, Being on a Roll, and the 3s's of yes....

Our closing conversation was on work life balance and the team talked about the guilt of needing to work long hours and how we put pressure on ourselves so that lead to talking about quality of time vs quantity of time and we decided to work on: Leaving Work at work, focus that we are not setting ourselves up for a stressful day and making going home at night a more enjoyable place to be....

Salsa Brew Crew

We first had an open discussion, on how everyone's weekend went and how the beginning
of the week was shaping up
Member 1)
Sends out a "thought of the day" within the department.
Advises everyone what they accomplished the day before.
Sends out inspirational emails to group, and tries to encourage others in the group
to do the same to keep momentum going

Fernando Cevello, Mike Fantasia, Nicole Hummer, MariAnne Wozniak, Shannon Haines

Presidential Detail

Get Smart

Opening question "How do we build a wellness culture"?
"Everyone wants to be great" and we need to continue to build Big "R's". Think collaborative and conduct free flowing communication.
All of us feel better when we are operating on the front side of the energy map! It feels good!
We listened to the DVD and agreed that we need to send employees home "gift wrapped". Building a wellness culture at home as well as work is important.
We talked about the Plaza 4 job cuts due to the start up in Peru. It is important to continue to work on the wellness culture in P4 in light of the realignment of resources.
Chris shared with our team his job responsibilities in his current procurement position. It was interesting to hear the diversity of his current position. Our POIS team rocks!

Glenna Takats, Joan Channell, Chris Walton, Cindi Phalen

T.O.P (Tools of Pathways)

The team discussed the effectiveness of Building a WC at work, but noted there are some challenges doing so. Shared many personal stories at home. Lots of good advice on continuing at home. Very supportive team mates!
Specifically, it was acknowledged that building a WC is more effective when contained within a smaller group setting - but when it is necessary to expand into a larger network, it becomes more difficult to instill positive change. This is especially the case when others within the large group have yet to be exposed to Pathways and therefore, may not understand, nor be receptive to the concept.
One potential solution discussed is that when confronted with a difficult area or person, the nearest affiliated POIS team leader could be consulted with and possibly act as a conduit between the parties if needed. This would not have to be anything recognizable to the participants, just some additional intervention that may be beneficial.

Amy Yarad, Sean Pennywitt, Kyle Reau, Steve J Fitzpatrick

The Big R

The Big R

The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life,

and that in turn another, until who knows where

the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.

Living Lavita

First off I would like to thank Helen for the awesome “Big R’s” she made for our POIS team.

We talked about our meeting minutes from last week. Helen shared the story of Paul Smith give Rich Crawford a copy of her and Glenna’s poem about the doofus.

Helen asked what our definition of leading upward was.

Carol – Self Confidence, believe in yourself. She said we are the best we can be right now. Sharing with teams and buddy’s. She said negative bunny’s are never going to get down the path.

Helen – Using your objectives on people above you.

Judy – Everyone wants to be great whether they’re above or below you.,

Tanya – Leading upward means leading the best you can and people will see you being great and will want to follow.

We all agreed that when we’re modeling the behavior it’s keeping everyone connected.

We talked about how our actions effect others and Helen shared the story about the girl who drops out of school because she doesn’t think her mom in interested in what she does. Tanya talked about how she is starting to say Hi to everyone she passes in the hall and Carol shared the story about her boss, Ray Schlaff, and how she got him back on the path.

To the question “How do you demonstrate a Big R throughout the course of a day?

Helen said it shows up in the work you do. Proud of what you accomplish. Helen talked about parents and bosses giving praise.

Judy shared the story of a project she worked on for Ricky.

Judy Moore, Helen Underwood, Tanya Molnar, Carol Fleck

Salsa Brew Crew

1) The accomplishments of the Treasury Operations Team from 2005 til today are amazing. I put together a presentation with highlights!!! Everybody was excited to see on a piece of paper what we have done as a TEAM. We are continuing to build the BIG R and encouraging people to continue this excellent work!

2) A couple of my sons friends came over to work on their cars, but were having trouble doing so since they did not have all the right tools to do the job.
After a little while, I could hear them arguing and complaining about scraped knuckles, they finally asked for help.
Once I had a chance to look at what they were doing, I told them they had the right idea, but were not using the right tools to get the job done.
Once the proper tools were used, everything fell into place.
After that moment, everyone worked together to finish what they started, and they understood its ok to ask for help…..even from a grown up.
For me, I was just glad I could help. For them, the benefit will be the next time something like this happens, they have the confidence to ask for help.
We are all good at something, but we don’t have to be good at everything.

Fernando Cevallos, Mike Fantasia, Nicole Hummer, MariAnne Wozniak, Shannon Haines

Get Smart

1) We asked the question how do you demonstrate the big throughout the day?
Each of us answered this with examples of how we built up someone's BIG R.
2) Listened to the big R CD
A) Talked about the big R as being the most important thing as a leader.
B) Talked about using the awareness muscle to read the road signs of life
C) Talked about how Big E's have little R's and that you can deal with these people by asking FF questions.
3) Talked about how your Big R affects upward relationships.

Glenna Takats, Chris Walton, Joan Channell, Cindi Phalen

T.O.P. (Tools of Pathways)

Opening question of 'How do you interpret the Big R' was answered with the stock answer of 'Relationship with yourself' but we all agreed it pretty much comes down to confidence. Not so much confidence that you move over into Big E territory, but using your belief in yourself to do a better job and help others.

We talked about the importance of demonstrating your Big R and noted it's hard to see much of a difference if you already have a Big R.

We talked a little more about ways to get on a roll. Getting started with your work right away was mentioned. Steve had been in greenbelt training the prior week and just getting back to normal daily activities allowed him to get on a roll. He also pointed out that drumrolls are an excellent tool for getting on a roll.

We all agreed that it should be our leaders' priorities to build Big R's. It starts at the top, and everyone wants to be great. But the same can be said in regards to upward leadership. All parties having a Big R is essential.

Amy Yarad, Kyle Reau, Steve Fitzpatrick, Sean Pennywitt

Presidential Detail

Big R Discussion points:
· Trying to promote Big R concepts with spouse and building confidence in others. Developing an improved awareness muscle during interactions with spouse and children.
· Big R takes time to develop, but takes no time at all to destroy. We need to consider the impacts of this when dealing with people. This concept has provoked more thought for me in personal interactions with friends.
· Good sleep/health is required for a big R. Basic needs need to be met in order to build Big R’s.
· Engineers need to build big R’s too. We should praise the efforts of a colleague when they deserve it.
· If we are in a situation where we have forgotten to compliment or provide praise to help build big R’s and disappointment could ensue, it is possible to make-well on the missed opportunity and perhaps even have an enhanced impact on big R if done in a timely fashion.

Big R Examples:

· Advising a friend/coworker/spouse to set smaller, more attainable goals. For instance making a list of 3 things to get done during the day, first thing in the morning, can help promote a sense of accomplishment. Other tools such as asking FFQ and the Communication Spiral (model, message) can help enhance the effectiveness of building a big R.
· Sharing one or more Pathways tools with others not having been through the program. For instance sharing Homeward Bound framework to reinforce “Work/Home” balance as a required element of the wellness culture and taking care of self (building your own big R) while driving home.
· Appropriate application of the 3 S’s of Yes can help to build big R’s. For instance, “praise in public, scold in private”

The most important reasons we want to be more effective in upward leadership:

· Earn more $$
· To have a better work environment (positive energy vs. negative)
· To be happier, more well-rounded
· To improve my reaction and interaction with my supervisor
· To have a more pleasant work environment

Joseph Fretz, Paul J Smith, Samathia Rousos, Kathy Nisch, Allan Schroeder

A Halloween Surprise....

Two of our POIS members are in this picture. Can you identify which two???

Scroll down to see answer.......

Drum Roll.....

YOOOOOOOOO Shannon and Nicole Baby!!!!!!!

Pathways to Leadership-On a Roll

Pathways to Leadership POIS Team

When you are on a roll, you will

See things Clearly

You will feel more powerful than the activities in your life

You will make time to maintain wellness in our organization and your life.

Teams

Salsa Brew Crew

Mike-my son asked if he could camp out overnight at a friends farm for a bonfire. He asked if he could take our truck, so he could pick up other friends as well, my issue, was we needed the truck by 10am the next morning and knew he would not be in any condition to make it on time even though he said he would be okay to drive.

I made sure I listened to the whole story before commenting. I also used the magic moment and stayed positive before I replied!!!! Since you will be drinking and having a good time with your friends, it may be safer if I drove all of you to the party. Then I will pick up everyone up when you call, so you don't have to miss the fun and wake up early! We had to repear it a couple of times, but it all worked out in the end. Everyone had a good time at the party and got home safely the next day!

The tools we used were the 10:90 rule, magic moment, front side of the energy map.

It prevented him from possibly drinking and driving with others in the vehicle. He could enjoy himself without worrying that he had to wake up early. We knew that he was not driving our vehicle and we were able to sleep.

We were able to maintain a civil conversation, even though he did not get his way. Both parties compromised and we both had a great evening....

Fernando Cevallos, Mike Fantasia, Nicole Hummer, Mari Anne Wozniak, Shannon Haines

Living La Vita

Judy - thank you for preparing and running the meeting! Yoooooooooooooooo Judy Baby!

We all agreed that one of the most powerful messages from the Pathways training was the concept of the Energy Map. We all shared experiences we had over the past weekend, how they relate to tools learned at Pathways, and how we approached people and situations differently and positively to stay on the positive side of the energy map (...and...to stay on a ROLL!)
Vision Exercise - how we can benefit from the POIS meetings. The POIS meetings will:

- Help keep us motivated, and in the Pathways spirit
- Help us from falling back into old habits
- Help us stay on a ROLL!
- Help us deal with negative people who are on the back side of the energy map
- Help us to encourage negative nellies over to the positive side
- POIS meetings will be a sounding board for us

We talked about the tools we utilized - FFQs, using the PDF, our Buddies, setting reachable daily goals to stay focused, flexing the Awareness Muscles, and using the Homeward Bound technique to name a few. We shared stories about the profound impact we have had on our families, friends, and co-workers, just by asking a few questions, or directing them to the positive side of the energy map. It is truly amazing how a family culture can be changed by these tools...we want to bring this wellness culture to our workplace!

It feels GREAT to be on a roll, and without question, being on a roll increases energy and productivity.

The team came up with the idea of getting a list of the birthdays of all our Pathways classmates, and celebrating each birthday in some small way! Great idea !
Thank you, Team, for a GREAT meeting! Yoooooooo.....Team Baby!

Judy Moore, Carol Fleck, Tanya Molnar, Helen Underwood

Presidential Detail

Team listened to Pathways to Leadership audio tape segment “On a Roll” and engaged in a brief general discussion about its contents.

Each member of the team then shared his or her person and or work related experiences from the last week as they returned from the Pathways to Leadership seminar.

Team Member – I have had some difficulties being on a roll at work as things really piled up from the week I was gone. At home, I have been taking more time with my children to make good choices and change my responses to stay on the front side of the energy map. This has worked well when getting my kids to clean their rooms.

Team Member – At work I have observed lots of negativity in my department. I am striving to not contribute to this negativity and to do what I can to turn it around. Recently I have taken more time to help people outside of my department who have called me for assistance. This has gone over very well and these people have learned a lot and been very grateful for me taking the extra time to explain things to them and this has helped me stay positive. At home, I have had many magic moments. My husband was very skeptical of me going to Pathways to Leadership and one of the first things he asked me when I returned was “What are you going to try on me?”. I am taking more time to process my responses and take the high road with my husband every chance I get. I have also had success correcting some minor behavior issues with my kids.

Team Member – I have not have a good relationship with my brother these last few years due to his negativity and victim mentality and my recent lack of relationship with him has been bothering me for some time. His birthday is coming up and I am planning something with my brother and my father. By being the bigger person I hope to mend some of the fences between my brother and myself.

Team Member – I would like to think most of the Pathways to Leadership tools are things that I was already doing in my daily life. The other day though, a co-worker asked me a question about the meaning of what someone had said in a meeting the other day. I recognized this as a loaded question and a magic moment and put a positive spin on my interpretation, which is actually the way I interpreted it in the first place. My co-worked paused for a moment and said that he had not thought of it that ways and that I was probably right although that was not how he originally understood it. I have also been trying to maintain a positive mindset when coming to work in the mornings and to be friendly and happy to see my co-workers.

Team Member – my trouble has been recovering from the “rocks” people have been dropping on my head. Things have really been piling up on my recently. I have been making more of an effort to take my time, get my emotions straightened out, and then face my work with a positive attitude. This has been helping a lot. I was in a meeting recently where someone knocked me off my roll. They would not give me the time I needed to respond to their questions and I felt they were completely off base. Then without stopping I had to go straight from that meeting to another meeting. The whole time I was going to my second meeting and the whole time I was in it, I had to keep telling myself that this was a different group of people and that I needed to put the other meeting behind me and stay positive with this new group of people. Turning yourself completely around like that is difficult. I need to have time to process.

Roundtable Discussion – Some people seem to be negative all the time. This can sometimes be caused by chemical imbalances in the body which lead to clinical states of depression. Drugs can be very effective in curbing this condition. If you think this may apply to you or someone you know, it may be beneficial to seek medical advice.

Roundtable Discussion – We are more productive when we are on a roll. We need to take the time to organize our lives to make ourselves more efficient workers. It may be a good idea to block out personal time on your calendar for this very reason. Starting the day off with a to-do list is a good way to focus your priorities and to review your accomplishments at the end of the day.

The next meeting with be on the Big R. AS will be the leader of the next meeting with SR serving as the scribe.

Joseph Fretz, Paul J Smith, Samanthia Rousos, Kathy Nisch, Alan Schroeder

Get Smart

Glenna opened our meeting with a question....
Where have you seen a difference in your ability to live on-a-roll?
We each shared our on-a-roll moments and talked about how it is to not be on-a-roll and how to get back on the positive side of the energy map.
Each of us found times we were on-a-roll. We also talked about how at times in life the troubles you experience or the actions of others at work can make it very difficult.
We listened to the Audio Tape for Week #1.
Then we asked the question: Where can we see us "on-a-roll" and how can being on-a-roll impact our own productivity and productivity within our team or department.
We all agreed the more people within the department are on-a-roll the more productive the department can be. We shared some examples of how we can see someone not on-a-roll and help to redirect them.

Glenna Takats, Joan Channell, Chris Walton, Cindi Phalen

T. O. P. - The Tools of Pathways

Kyle - Stay forward focused while dealing with a department in turmoil
Sean - Being more efficient by not allowing himself to get behind. By prioritizing better it will be easier to get on a roll and stay on a roll
Amy - Staying on top of her accounts, checking them more regularly, in order to stay focused and on a roll
All commented that since we all have similar issues it was good to share as far as managing the workday better to stay on a roll. This all directly tied to being able to increase productivity individually, and within our respective teams.
Kyle Reau stated that this kind of sharing "helps to renew the renewal".
As far as being able to influence our families and team by being on a roll we were all in agreement that:
- we need to remain forward focused and ask forward focused questions
- continue to employ different tools to determine which work best for the individual and the team
- to be sincere in doing these things

Amy Yarad, Sean Pennywitt, Kyle Reau, Steve Fitzpatrick