Wendy Soderquist's Speech Outline from WIN Holiday Extravaganza
Women in Networking
December 2005
I. Introduction
Personal Stats
Passionate about two things
Influence and impact
No neutral exchanges
Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics
We develop leaders – strategic planning, team alignment, mission, vision, values, capacity building
Three constituents: corp, nonprofit, emerging leader population
Mission – to equip people with the transforming power of ethical leadership
II. My Life
Edith Wharton
“In spite of illness, in spite of even the arch enemy, sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things and happy in small ways.”
a. Unafraid of change
Examples
Things I can change, influence, do nothing about
Change – Me
Do nothing about – spend a lot of emotional energy on
Influence – Underestimate
b. Intellectual curiosity
Assumption – I don’t’ know everything, I may not always be right
Examples
c. Interested in big things
Benjamin Netanyahu, former (and maybe future prime minister of Israel) talks about the fact that there are two kinds of people in the world
Those who are on the sidelines and those who are willing to step into the arena.
What breaks your heart?
Robert Greenleaf (Founder of the Center for servant leadership)
“The biggest obstacle to change in society is natural born servants who have the capacity to lead, but don’t.”
Example
d. Happy in small ways
Examples
E.B. White once said – “When I arise in the morning, I am torn by the twin desires to reform the world and enjoy the word. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
III. Your Life
How you approach your life will be a determining factor in your degree of positive impact on the world around you. Where is your focus? At what level are you willing to expend your energy?
a. Ethics
Principles of honor and morality
Not so much we do as much as it is what we ought to do
Not so much ho we are, but who we ought to be
Distinction between right and wrong.
Moral obligation to our community
On the surface most of us would agree that issues of fairness, honesty, and integrity are right
And favoritism, deception, not keeping promises, not pursuing excellence are wrong.
But reality is murkier than that
IV. Conclusion
Aristotle said we are what we repeatedly do
What do you repeatedly do?
What do you repeatedly do that brings joy to others?
What do you repeatedly do that takes joy away from others – or from yourself?
December 2005
I. Introduction
Personal Stats
Passionate about two things
Influence and impact
No neutral exchanges
Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics
We develop leaders – strategic planning, team alignment, mission, vision, values, capacity building
Three constituents: corp, nonprofit, emerging leader population
Mission – to equip people with the transforming power of ethical leadership
II. My Life
Edith Wharton
“In spite of illness, in spite of even the arch enemy, sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things and happy in small ways.”
a. Unafraid of change
Examples
Things I can change, influence, do nothing about
Change – Me
Do nothing about – spend a lot of emotional energy on
Influence – Underestimate
b. Intellectual curiosity
Assumption – I don’t’ know everything, I may not always be right
Examples
c. Interested in big things
Benjamin Netanyahu, former (and maybe future prime minister of Israel) talks about the fact that there are two kinds of people in the world
Those who are on the sidelines and those who are willing to step into the arena.
What breaks your heart?
Robert Greenleaf (Founder of the Center for servant leadership)
“The biggest obstacle to change in society is natural born servants who have the capacity to lead, but don’t.”
Example
d. Happy in small ways
Examples
E.B. White once said – “When I arise in the morning, I am torn by the twin desires to reform the world and enjoy the word. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
III. Your Life
How you approach your life will be a determining factor in your degree of positive impact on the world around you. Where is your focus? At what level are you willing to expend your energy?
a. Ethics
Principles of honor and morality
Not so much we do as much as it is what we ought to do
Not so much ho we are, but who we ought to be
Distinction between right and wrong.
Moral obligation to our community
On the surface most of us would agree that issues of fairness, honesty, and integrity are right
And favoritism, deception, not keeping promises, not pursuing excellence are wrong.
But reality is murkier than that
IV. Conclusion
Aristotle said we are what we repeatedly do
What do you repeatedly do?
What do you repeatedly do that brings joy to others?
What do you repeatedly do that takes joy away from others – or from yourself?
posted by Professional Women's Network at 12/13/2005 05:48:00 PM
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