The 5&5 with Lyssa Adkins

Leaders who thrive in disruption and messiness take responsibility for their state. “What kind of state?” you might ask. We're talking about the state of your nervous system and your ability to know when your brain has been hijacked! 

Links: 2-minute video on Amygdala Hijack by Sarah Knoll Wilson

Leading in turbulent times means going first in the courageous work of upgrading one's complexity of mind. The most effective leaders do this work "out loud" and, in so doing, get a lot of help accelerating their own development while also creating a pathway for this upgrade in the whole org. 

Links: The Leadership Circle Profile

To lead in turbulent times, we need to stop believing everything we think! When we interrogate how our mind works we can see more of what's really going on and we can compare notes with team members so that -- together -- we can make better decisions.      

Links: Ladder of Inference by Chris Argyris and excerpt from the Fifth Discipline Fieldbook.

Modern ways of working are based on values that honor and uphold the human being. What a marvel! Detect your values by investigating the values the underlie the frameworks and social technologies already in use in your work. For the examples in the episode, here are the links to look up the definitions of the values: Scrum values and Scrum values poster Sociocracy 3.0 principles

Scrum Values: https://scrumguides.org/index.html

Scrum Values Poster: https://www.scrum.org/resources/scrum-values-poster

Sociocracy 3.0 Principles: https://patterns.sociocracy30.org/principles.html

Detect your values by peeking into the past and leaping into the future through two guided experiences: into the peak experiences, you have had – those times in your life when everything was "flowing" and a leap into the future to meet Your Future Self through a guided visualization BONUS episode.

In this Bonus episode, sit back, relax and let yourself be guided to meet a powerful ally...your Future Self...who knows all about your values.

Detect your values by looking into what drives you nuts, what **has** to be in your work life, and what values are yours but are invisible to you. Three mini exercises you can do now!

To help you detect your values now, let’s go to the throwback machine...way back into your childhood to remember the messages you got about what to value when you were growing up.

Knowing your values and enacting them is a stepping stone into the modern world of work. In this episode you'll hear the answers to "what are values anyway?" courtesy of the Lead Together authors (affiliate link) and "why might it be important to know your values at work?" Plus, get started detecting your values using the free Personal Values Assessment at the Barrett Values Centre.

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Here's a wrap-up of 5&5 about values. Specifically, how to use your values to make confident decisions, lever up to your next level and chart your path to fulfillment at work. In this 5&5, Lyssa Adkins offers you 5 ways to use your values to thrive in the modern world of work.