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E L I S E S E R N I KM E L I S S A M A C P H E R S O N
Unleashing the power of purpose
Agenda
WelcomeBusiness caseTools Live experimentTaking it homeClose
Guiding question
Can an understanding of ‘purpose’ become an effective tool and leverage point to improve boardroom dynamics, communication
and results?
What does this look like in practice?
Why did you choose this session?
Turn to the person next to you: 1. Share your name2. As a board director, what are the personal / interpersonal
aspects of this role that you find tricky?3. If you could get something out of this workshop what would it
be?
What is purpose?
So what is purpose and what generates purpose for people?
How can we engage boards / board members to connect to their purpose to create meaningful change?
What is purpose?
Hurst believes that people gain purpose when they:
1. Grow personally,2. Establish meaningful relationships, and 3. Are in service to something greater than themselves. Personal Purpose – when we do things we love and self expressingSocial Purpose – we often find purpose through social interactionSocietal Purpose – most powerful source of purpose ‘when we know we have done something that we believe matters to society’
The purpose economy?
Soft context Hard context
Indi
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ITS
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RolesSkills
LanguageBehaviours
AgendasReportsStrategy
Processes
CulturePowerPolitics
Influence
Beliefs Self-awarenessPersonal values
EQRelationships
Adapted from Ken Wilber’s Integral AQAL Model
Soft context vs. hard context
The power of understanding purpose
1. Explicit and transparent flow of information at board level
2. High quality, efficient and effective decision-making
3. Creativity and innovation
4. High performing relationship between the board and executive team
The importance of storytelling and self-reflection
Most powerful form of learning and sharing knowledge
Not a skill we are taught or encouraged to use beyond school
Storytelling is critical to NFPs as a fundraising mechanism and most NFP Board members are fundraisers
Starts with the self and is the foundation for values-based leadership (self–reflection, balance, self-confidence, humility)
Critical components to great story-telling
Why are you on the board?
How have your life experiences shaped your ability to add value to the organisation?
What skills, expertise, perspective, networks, funds do you bring?
Simon Sinek ‘People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it’
Why
How
What
Tips
Link personal to professional
Make motives explicit (altruistic and other)
Strive for honesty, generosity
Ultimately looking for coherence in the narrative
Concise and tight (elevator principles)
Try it now yourself
Speaker
Listener
Taking home in your kit bag
Case for the soft context
Diagnostic tool: Wilber
Storytelling principle
Activity suggestion with your board
Your own story
Commit to actions
1. One thing you heard that was useful
2. One thing you will do differently
3. One SMART action you will take
Board reviews and recruitment
People for Purpose support the search, placement and development of professionals in leadership and board positions who strive to create positive social impact.
Leadership development
Executive search and placement
With a focus on identifying,
connecting to, and creating
alignment around
purpose.
Getting a senior job making a difference in the world
Doing a really great job of the first 100 days
Directors doing the thinking that matters
Navigating hard and soft context for leaders
Leaders working for a better world
Contact Us
Melissa MacphersonExecutive DirectorPeople for Purpose
T: 02 8188 8631E: [email protected]
Elise SernikCEOLeadership Space
T: 0400 405 323E: [email protected]
