People:TRIBE

Short Description

The purpose of TRIBE is to deepen the skills of the LEAD program. TRIBE introduces the key concepts of LEAD throughout the project in support of cultural transformation. This program is for all members of the project. Invited are people who want to develop their skills, regardless of their role within the project. This will contribute to cultivating a peer-to-peer culture, creating greater global connectedness, and expanding our capacity.

Project Sessions & Overview

Practices
Skills/Tools/Knowledge
Session 1 – Awareness of Self - Core Practices and Skills – 2 days
  • Have a life stance of Outcome-Creating vs. Problem-Reacting
  • Build self-awareness of your strengths and limitations
  • Have goals for your development
  • Know your values
  • Be mentored
  • Embrace failing as a key part of being a leader
  • Practice 3 Levels of Listening
  • Design alliances
  • Know your strengths through Strengths-based Leadership assessment and interviews with peers, reports, and boss
  • Be aware of your reactive tendencies and step out of them
  • Panel discussion with LEAD graduates
  • Develop an action plan
  • Bring your new knowledge back to your group
  • Session 2 – Awareness of Others – 2 days
  • Be of service to others
  • Cultivate allies and ask for help
  • Know how to shift your perspective
  • Collaborate - Yes, And…
  • Foster team play
  • Dealing with resistance
  • Be curious
  • Build a culture of accountability (include yourself)
  • Advanced Designed Alliance
  • Acknowledgment and recognition
  • Session 3 – Awareness of Your Audience – Power Storytelling – 1 day
  • Being a better storyteller and moving your audience to action
  • Understanding action
  • Be engaging
  • Be bold from the get-go
  • Simple story strategies that make writing easier
  • Meeting your audience where they are…then taking them somewhere
  • Openings and Closings
  • Middles: Being nimble / staying on track
  • Giving the audience what they need
  • Accepting and integrating offers/questions
  • Working with transitions
  • Dates & Locations

    Current Status and Further Work

    • June 2013 launch of Session One; Awareness of Self.
    • In 2013 Session One will be offered in North America, Canada and Europe.
    • Session four will be offered in North America once or twice; Awareness of your presence.
    • Tribe’s Train the Trainer – In year one of Tribe, 2-4 members of the People Team will be trained to lead this within the project. Ostensibly handing it over to the project to run and deliver.
    • Session Three, Power Storytelling, will be offered twice in 2013 with a class size of 12 -18 each.
      • Date: Week of Sept. 23rd, 2013 Location: Toronto (to be confirmed)
      • Date: Week of Dec. 2nd, 2013 Location: Europe (to be confirmed)

    Resources

    A few resources that will aid you in participating in Tribe.

    • StrengthsFinder
    • Past LEAD graduates will be available for Panel discussions, and mentoring
    • To sign up, please send an email to Mbarrow@mozilla.com with subject line:Tribe Sign Up

    Team Profiles