Challenge #26: 2023 WFLDP Campaign

 

Challenge #26: Leaders persuade through storytelling.

• Read: Storytelling Can Make or Break Your Leadership
• View: Storytelling and its Persuasion Power
• Wildland Fire Learning Portal: Learning From Unintended Outcomes (specifically the Facilitated Learning Analysis)
• Writing Exercise: Journal your leadership story.

IGNITE: Learn and Build

 

Learn what you are good at and build on it, but also work on your weaknesses and study those who are different from you. – Trish Hall, Writing to Persuade

Photo: Baker River IHC

IGNITE: Time Matters

 

Family time is limited — cherish it.

Friend time is limited— prioritize real ones.

Partner time is significant — never settle.

Children time is precious — be present.

Coworker time is significant — find energy.

Alone time is abundant — love yourself.

Source: Sahil Bloom, The Curiosity Chronicle

Challenge #25: 2023 WFLDP Campaign

 

Challenge #25: Servant Leaders are good facilitators.

• Review The Commons Social Change Library on facilitation tools.
• Bookmark and/or add the site to your leadership notebook.
• Dig deeper on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal.

Are You a Hunter or Fisherman?

(Photo credit: iTrip.net)

A few years ago, I read The Art of Influence by Chris Widener. The light-hearted story involving a high school graduate, Marcus Drake, being mentored by one of the most successful men alive, Bobby Gold. Bobby shares how he used the art of influence to succeed and persuade and how the journey begins from within.

Leadership principles are woven throughout the fabric of the story as well as moments for readers to ponder their own journey.

IGNITE: Change Takes Time, Persistence & Faith

 

Change almost always takes time, and that requires persistence and faith. – Kent Keith, The Contemporary Servant as Leader

[Photo: Kyle Miller/Wyoming IHC]

Challenge #24 - 2023 WFLDP Campaign

 

Challenge #24: Servant Leaders believe they can be better and promote growth mindsets. 

• Watch Carol Dweck’s talk “The power of believing that you can improve.” 

• Dig deeper on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal.

IGNITE: Mine Useful Skills

 

No job is worthless if you can mine even one useful skill that will help you later. – Trish Hall, Writing to Persuade

[Photo: Justin Vernon]

IGNITE" Leadership is an Art

One aspect of leadership that is routinely overlooked is the extent to which it is a performance art. – Warren Bennis

[Photo: La Grande IHC]

Challenge #23 - 2023 WFLDP Campaign

 

Challenge #23: Good leaders are skilled communicators and handle transitions well. Listen to the Mission Critical Teams Institute’s podcast “Swarms, X-Teams, and Routine vs. Critical Communications.”

Dig deeper on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal.

IGNITE: Ethos

 

Ethos—who we are—is the most important factor in persuasion. – Aristotle quoted by James Sipe and Don Frick, Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership


[Photo: Kyle Miller/Wyoming IHC]

Secrets from the Science of Persuasion

The art of influence is a key factor in leadership. This video shares the science behind the art of persuasion. By altering a few tactics, you may be able to better influence those around you. Reflect upon how you might use these tools to lead up and influence decision making as well as attracting followers.

• Reciprocity: Obligation to give when you receive.
• Scarcity: People want more of those things there are less of.
• Authority: People follow the lead of credible, knowledgeable experts.
• Consistency: People like to be consistent with the things they have previously said or done.
• Liking: People prefer to say "yes" from people they like.
• Consensus: People will look to the actions of others to determine their own.

Wildland Fire Leadership Challenge - Digging a Little Deeper

• Read the book "The Art of Influence" by Chris Widener.

IGNITE: Live A Life You Want to Lead

 

You have to live a life you want to lead. – Glen Senk, Urban Outfitters CEO as quoted in The Character Based Leader

[Photo: Jessica Lane/King Fire]

Challenge #22: 2023 WFLDP Campaign

 

Challenge #22: Servant-leaders refine their arts of influence.

• Read Chris Widener’s book “The Art of Influence.”
• Watch Chris’ “talk about the “Hunting and Fishing” analogy.

• Dig deeper on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal.

IGNITE: It's Not the Mountain

“It’s not the mountain in your path that slows your pace, but the pebble in your shoe.” - Anonymous

[Baker River IHC]