Peer Case Consultation Process: Working with our Leadership Challenges

Across the program, you will be working on a real issue that is posing a leadership challenge for you or that might pose a challenge in the future. This could be an issue that you are experiencing in the workplace or in the community in which you might volunteer, or in any other environment in which you need to work with stakeholders. The most suitable challenge would be one in which you or others have already tried to implement a few ‘fixes’ which have failed to solve the issue; and where making progress on the challenge would require some people to work or think in new ways.

In preparation for Evening 1, describe your challenge in a short paragraph or a few bullet points. Describe the challenge in the following way:

• Describe the background of the challenge
• the key stakeholders involved
• Steps (if any) that you or others have taken to work towards an outcome.

It would be useful for you to jot down some notes for each of these points as you will be verbally sharing the ‘story’ of your challenge with some of your fellow participants.

This presents a unique opportunity to practice the ideas being explored in the program and to get feedback from your peers about a leadership challenge that you might be facing.

The challenge should involve:

• you as a leader. It must be a situation where you can directly or indirectly make a difference. Be clear what your role is or could be in this situation.
• a problem, obstacle, or dilemma: What makes it a challenge? What puzzles you? What is the most important question you have been asking yourself concerning your role in addressing the problem?

Over the first 3 evenings of the program, everyone will have an opportunity to present their challenge to the group. On this evening, approx. 8 of you will be asked to present your challenge

Community in Action Method (CLAM)

The Community Leadership in Action Method is another important aspect of the program presents an opportunity for everyone to engage the different thinking, experiences, and skills within the group and to involve others, to learn more about a local community problem or issue that requires leadership. This aspect of the program does not formally commence until the second half of the program (following the Peer Case Consultation Process) however we want to ask you to start thinking about local issues and community challenges. For evening one, come prepared with a response to this question:

• What is a leadership challenge for our community that you would like to diagnose to understand better?

After you have written down your response to this question, have a go at trying to be very precise – try and articulate the challenge in no more than 5 words (maximum) – bring this with you

True North Activity

Each presenter will have 5 minutes to present your True North to your colleagues.

Please refer to the ‘True North’ Activity document provided.

Please note: It is important that presenters keep to time. I would encourage all presenters to rehearse once or twice to ensure your presentations fits to time.

The first of our scheduled True North presenters are up!

- Chelsea

- Caroline

- Mohd

- Samantha

Reading: Your Leadership Edge Text

Please read and regard Part 1: Diagnose Situation (pages 12 to 55)

List program buddies

Day 2 (Saturday 19th August)

Chelsea

Caroline

Mohd

Samantha

Day 3 (Saturday 16th September)

Audrey

Anila

Leanne

Rehka

Day 4 (Saturday 14th October)

Nadia

Rosemary

Oliver

Shalika

Jess

Chris

Day 5 (Saturday 25th November)

Joseph

Anita

Leigh-anne

Maree

Heather

Audrey

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Commencing the Leadership Dialogue

This program day provides participants with the opportunity to:

Identify our individual and collective hopes and expectations

Create a learning environment that allows for optimum learning

Learn from the stories and experiences of local community leaders

Commence the leadership dialogue and consider the BIG issues requiring leadership for Cardinia

Preparation:

Connect in with your Program Buddy:

Before this program day, have a conversation with your program buddy and prepare for your buddy introduction (there will also be an opportunity to connect with your buddy on the evening of the launch).

Please refer to the attached buddy activity document.

Thinking about your fondest aspirations and gravest concerns for Cardinia

Consider the following two questions and write a one sentence response to each:

1) When you think about the future of this community (Cardinia), what is your fondest aspiration?

2) When you think about the future of this community (Cardinia), what is your gravest concern?

Program Text: Your Leadership Edge, Ed O’Malley, and Amanda Cebula

At the launch, you will be provided with this book. In preparation for day 1, please read the Forward to the book (page 6 to 11)

9:00 – 9.30 Particpant Arrive & Networking

9:30 - 10:00 Context setting and getting to know each other.

Including Buddy Introductions

10.00 – 11.15 Conversation: Challenging some old ideas of Leadership

What is leadership and what makes a good leader?

11.15 – 11.30 Short Morning Tea break

11.30 – 12.30 Stories from the Field: Council and Community

Mayor Tammy Radford and Cr Jack Kowarzik

12.30 – 1.00 Exploring important elements of the program journey

1.00 – 1.30 Lunch

1.30 – 2.30 Workshop Continued: Introducing 4 Competencies of Leadership

Considering the issues requiring leadership for Cardinia

2.30 – 3.15 Buddy Introductions continue

3.15 – 3.45 Sensemaking:

Debrief, Reflection and Application of the Learning

3.45 – 4.00 Preparation for evening session 1 and Day 2

4.00pm Program Day Close

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Day 2: Leading and Working Collaboratively for Important Outcomes

This program day provides participants with the opportunity to:

• Consider how you can lead and work collaboratively to achieve important outcomes.
• Identify the things that can get in the way of innovative thinking and collaboration and what to do about them.
• Understand what it means to take the temperature i.e., the concept that we often need to feel some heat to compel us to act.
• Continue to explore the kind of leadership that is required to make progress on complex social problems.
• Consider the local issues within the Cardinia community that are important to this group!

9.15 – 9.30 Arrive & Networking

9.30 - 9:45 Context Setting and Check In

9.45 – 10.00 Morning Tea break

10.00 – 11.45 Workshop: Think Again! Collaboration & Innovation

Guest Presenter:

Lisa Smith

Minds@Work

11.45 – 12.30 My True North Presentations Commence

12.30 – 1.00 Lunch

1.00 – 1.45 Exploration of Leadership Competency 1: Diagnose Situation

2.45 – 3.30 Introduction to Community Action Networks

Exploring the themes relating to the community issues that are important for this group.

3.30 – 4.00 Sensemaking:

Debrief, Reflection and Application of the Learning

4.00 Program Day Close

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Day 4: Energising Others

This program day provides participants with the opportunity to consider:

• The challenges and opportunities to mobilize others to achieve important outcomes.
• How we need to engage with all stakeholders including those who share values and perspectives different to our own
• How to inspire a collective purpose to make progress on our adaptive challenges.
• Continue to explore our strengths so that we can be more intentional about how we can leverage them when exercising leadership.
• Explore our motives and strengths so that we can be more intentional about how you can leverage them when exercising leadership.

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