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• Common Paradigm – Compromise is the best solution
• Leadership Paradigm – together we can reach a better solution than either could have reached alone (1+1=3)
• Synergize – can be defined as working together to achieve more. It is more than compromise and more than cooperation

  • Leaders go beyond to creativity which results in achieving amazing and seemingly impossible results
• Third Alternative – If we listen to all ideas, we can work towards the best solution

  • Best Solution
• Synergy – happens when a group of people work together to come up with a more effective solution than just trying to solve it on their own. It creates a better, higher way to achieve something
• 3 ROAD BLOCKS

  Ignorance – Not knowing how other people think, what they believe, or how they feel

   

  Cliques – wanting to be with those we’re comfortable with; only a problem when that group rejects others

   

  Prejudice – not treating people fairly; includes stereotypes, labeling, or prejudging others because they are different
• Habit 6 – differences are strength and not a weakness
• Sharpen the saw – preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have – YOURSELF

  • It means having a balanced program for self-renewal in the four areas of your life: physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual
• Common Paradigm – I’m too busy to take care of myself
• Leadership Paradigm – I take care of myself so I can do everything better
• 4 DIMENSIPNS OF LIFE:

  Body (Physical) – Exercise, nutrition rest, stress management

   

  Heart (Emotional) – consistent deposits in EBA’s of key relationships

   

  Mind (Mental) – Reading, writing, learning, study

   

  Spirit/Soul (Spiritual) – service, values clarification, inspirational literature, meditation, nature
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  GUIDE TO EMOTIONAL DIMENSION:

  • Understand yourself and understand your challenges, acknowledge and share feelings in a productive manner to contribute to emotional wellness
• GUIDE TO SOCIAL DIMENSION:

  • Relate to and connect with other people in our world. Establish and maintain positive relationships with family and friends to contribute to social wellness
• Celebrating differences – YES
• Teamwork – YES
• Finding the third alternative/best solution – YES
• Working Independently – NO
• Compromising and tolerating others – NO
• Common paradigm states that _____ is the best solution – COMPROMISE
• Leadership Paradigm states that we can reach a ______ solution than either of us could have reached alone. – BETTER
• Not knowing what other people think, believe, or how they feel. – IGNORANCE
•  Not treating people fairly or prejudging others because they are different. – PREJUDICE
• Wanting to be with those we’re comfortable with. - CLIQUES