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