Leading The North

Welcome! Here is your learning web page for the next 4 weeks.

"If Athens shall appear great to you, consider then that her glories were purchased by valiant men, who understood their responsibility and
who acted on their duty"-Pericles of Athens.

I believe that you can build a Community that can be a Beacon of Hope to others, one that all would want to live in and one that others will be inspired by. This potential will be realized because, you will innovate, collaborate, focus on common goals and not care who gets the credit!

The purpose of this page is to provide a platform for the dynamic exchange of information and follow-on support to help you be better at the end of the 30 days then you were at the beginning. Check back every couple of days for videos, activities and tangible tools to help you improve. Feel free to send me a private email with your thoughts or questions if you wish.

Looking forward to the journey
Send Ian a private email

Leading the North-Week 4

• We have come to the end of our time together. Thank you to all that have sent emails and notes, it is much appreciated! You have a great opportunity to do something great, make the most of it, by being a "Community Builder" in all that you do! stay well
  Final Thought from Ian
• If we are going to build "Athens" in Northern Alberta we better know how to work together. Here is my take on igniting collaboration and building coalitions. Watch the video, think about this asset based approach and check back for a final thought-Ian
  Tuesday's Video

Leading the North-Week 3

• If you always do what you have always done, you will always get, what you always got! If we are to create something special and be a Beacon of Hope, then we better be able to innovate and come up with great ideas. Here is my take on how to do it!
  How to be an innovator (video in the box above)
• Take this sequence and put it on a 3 x 5 card. Carry that card with you to every meeting you sit in and flow your thoughts through this sequence. I promise you will come up with more creative ideas!
  How to be an innovator handout

Leading the North-Week 2

• Why do we need to be able to change ourselves, because progress and change are intertwined, there can be no progress without change. How do we change ourselves, we must have a process or system. I call mine the Change Continuum.
  The Change Continuum-a process for personal and professional change.
• Today's effective Agent of Hope knows how to changes things and they do so by exerting influence through the trusting relationships they have developed.
  Building community capacity one relationship at a time
• To be effective today, we must have a process to change ourselves! Not because we are "sick" but because things are always changing and doing great comes from being able to adapt and overcome!
  Change Continuum Handout
• Here is a handout that goes along with Monday's video.
  Building community capacity one relationship at a time- Handout

Leading the North-Week 1

• Check out Monday's video.
  Monday Morning Video
• Today's effective leader (we are all Leaders) understands that the times require a different leadership approach. A leadership approach that can marshal human capital and move people towards a common goal. Here is an article with my take on the subject.
  Leadership in Changing Times by Ian Hill
• "If we always do what we have always done, we will always get what we always got!" Remember, you don't need to be sick to get better. I asked you to commit to doing one thing to make your community better. Here is a worksheet you can use or just email me.
  What is your Commitment?