Leading for Impact, Session 3 Run of Show

Updated by Libbie Landles-Cobb, August 28, 2017

Printing for the day

Binder / Handouts
  • Project lead training binder materials
  • Optimizing Program Mix binder materials
  • Creating an Effective Decision-Making Culture binder materials
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  • Project Lead training handout
  • Optimizing Program Mix handout
  • Creating an Effective Decision-Making Culture handouts

Flow for the day

Time / Topic / Facilitator / Exercises
Before 7:45 / Setup / -Place Optimizing Program Mix materials on tables
-Post norms
-Write agenda on whiteboard
7:45-8:00 / Project Leads arrive / -Early breakfast available for project leaders
8:00-9:20 / Project Lead Workshop / -Planning stakeholder engagement
-Developing workplans
9:00-9:30 / All participants arrive / -Breakfast
9:30-9:40 / Welcome / -Introduce any new people
-Reflections from session 1-2
-Agenda for today
-Review norms
9:40-11:00 / Optimizing Program Mix,
Part 1 / After 45 min,team exercise (50 min):
-Consider the program set to assess
-Develop the criteria you would prioritize and the data you would need to collect to assess
11:15-11:30 / Break
11:30-12:15 / Optimizing Program Mix,
Part 2 / After XX min, team pair share (30 min):
-Share 1-2 criteria that you landed on and how you’re defining them
-Brainstorm with your pair how you might improve/revise (10-15 min each)
12:15-1:30 / Working Lunch: Project Time / -Put Creating an Effective Decision-Making Culture materials on tables
1:30-2:30 / Creating an Effective Decision-Making Culture,
Part 1 / After 25 mins, pairs exercise (30 mins):
For the decision you considered for homework:
-What were the 2-3 decision behavior challenges you encountered?
-How might you shift in the future?
10 min individual reflection, 20 min pair sharing
2:30-2:45 / Break
2:45-4:15 / Creating an Effective Decision-Making Culture,
Part 2 / After 20 min: team exercise (35 min)
-Each team member shares the decision they selected for homework
-Identify two to focus on as a team
-For each decision selected spend 15 minutes discussing:
  • What is the current process, and why is this difficult?
  • What is the new RAPID process you would suggest?
  • What might make implementation difficult?
  • Are there decision behaviors beyond role clarity that need attention?
After 85 min: team exercise (20 min)
-In which decisions could we benefit from using the RAPID tool?
-On which behaviors might we focus in order to improve our decisions as a team?
4:15 – 4:30 / Wrap up / -Preview session 4 (Improving Performance + Leadership Styles)
-Introduce website

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