The social way to improve performance at work
Mastering Positive Intelligence: How to Maximize
Performance and Achieve Your Potential at Work

                Featured Speaker: Shirzad Chamine

                Live: Tuesday, May 29 @ 2:00 pm ET
Rypple Leadership Series
     Your Host                         Our Guest




       Nick Stein                    Shirzad Chamine
                                        Chairman of CTI
Director of Content & Media
                              Author of New York Times best seller
           Rypple
                                       “Positive Intelligence”
        @stein_nick
                                         @ShirzadPQ
Creating a great workplace culture




          Meaningful recognition
          Thank people for the great
                work they do
Continuous coaching


              97%
              of employees
              aren’t engaged
              when they feel
              ignored by their
              managers
              Gallup survey of 1,003 U.S. employees (2009)
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Questions
Why does positive change typically fizzle?
  Team retreats
  EQ and leadership workshops
  New Years’ resolutions
Why do some athletes choke when it really
matters?
Why does happiness from new attainments last so
little?
Why do nagging, critical, or anxious thoughts
repeat endlessly?
Answer
Saboteurs   Sage
Saboteurs     Sage
  Judge
 Controller
  Victim
  Stickler
  Avoider
   Etc.
Full Potential
Erosion of Potential
Exposing the Saboteurs
SURVIVOR BRAIN                                        PQ BRAIN

ANATOMY                     Brainstem,    Limbic                      Middle Prefrontal Cortex,
                                  System,                                   Empathy Circuitry
                                 Left Brain                                *, Right Brain




 * Empathy Circuitry consists of the Mirror Neuron System, the ACC and Insula Cortex of
   the MPFC.


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SURVIVOR BRAIN                                        PQ BRAIN

ANATOMY                     Brainstem,    Limbic                      Middle Prefrontal Cortex,
                                  System,                                   Empathy Circuitry
                                 Left Brain                                *, Right Brain

FOCUS                                  Survive                                        Thrive

VOICE                                Saboteurs                                        Sage




 * Empathy Circuitry consists of the Mirror Neuron System, the ACC and Insula Cortex of
   the MPFC.


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SURVIVOR BRAIN                                        PQ BRAIN

ANATOMY                       Brainstem, Limbic                       Middle Prefrontal Cortex,
                                   System,                                  Empathy Circuitry
                                  Left Brain                               *, Right Brain

FOCUS                                  Survive                                        Thrive

VOICE                                Saboteurs                                        Sage

EMOTIONS                     Anxiety, Anger,                           Curiosity, Compassion,
                             Disappointment,                           Joy, Creativity, Peace,
                           Shame, Guilt, Regret,                           Calm Resolve
                                 Blame




 * Empathy Circuitry consists of the Mirror Neuron System, the ACC and Insula Cortex of
   the MPFC.


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Judge: The Master Saboteur
Finds fault with
    Self
    Others
    Events and Circumstances

Source of most of our unhappiness, anxiety, anger,
disappointment, guilt, and shame.
Triggers other Saboteurs


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Judge’s Accomplice Saboteurs
                       MOTIVATION
STYLE       Autonomy         Attention       Security



 Assert   Controller     Hyper-Achiever     Restless


 Earn      Stickler         Pleaser       Hyper-Vigilant


 Avoid     Avoider           Victim       Hyper-Rational
Judge:   fault finding with self, others, or circumstances.
Victim: focus on painful feelings as way of earning empathy and
attention.
Pleaser: pleasing, flattering, rescuing others, to gain acceptance.

Avoider: procrastinate or avoid difficult tasks or conflicts, focus on
the pleasant.
Stickler: need for perfection, order, and organization taken too far.

Restless: never at rest or content with what is, needing perpetual
busyness.
Controller: anxiety-based need to control situations and bend others
to own will.
Hyper-Achiever: dependent on achievement for self acceptance and
self love.
Hyper-Rational: rational processing of everything including
relationships.
Hyper-Vigilant: vigilance that can never rest, seeing danger in every
corner.
What do you think?
                                   Live Webinar Results
Question: Based on the
information thus far, I believe:

 I DO have Saboteurs that
cause significant harm to
reaching my full potential for
success or happiness.

 I DON’T have Saboteurs that
cause significant harm to
reaching my full potential for
success or happiness.

 I don’t know yet.

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Sage Perspective
Every outcome or circumstance is a gift and opportunity.

                   The Stallion Story
PQ Vortex
                                     PQ Equivalent Scores Identified
                                        By Various Researchers

PQ = 100



                                   85 = Team: High Performance
                                   82 = Marriage: Flourishing
                                   77 = Individual: “Flourishing”
  PQ = 75 Inflection Point
                                    69= Individual: “Languishing”
                                   66 = Team: Medium Performance

                                   41 = Marriage: Dissolution

                                   29 = Team: Low Performance

PQ = 0
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Visit www.PositiveIntelligence.com:


•PQ score assessment
•Saboteur assessment
•Tools and resources
•Book excerpts

Shirzad@PositiveIntelligence.com
Twitter: @ShirzadPQ
Questions/Comments?
Mark your calendars…
        “Intro to Rypple”
        Learn more about how you can engage, retain and
        align your people.
        Wednesday, May 30th @ 3pm ET

        “The Future of Work”
        Featured Speakers: Thor Muller and Lane Becker
        Tuesday, June 12 @ 2:00pm ET


        “Positive Intelligence for your Sales Team”
        Featured Speakers: Shirzad Chamine
        Tuesday, July 24 @ 2:00pm ET

Mastering Positive Intelligence: Achieving Potential at Work [Rypple Leadership Series]

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    The social wayto improve performance at work
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    Mastering Positive Intelligence:How to Maximize Performance and Achieve Your Potential at Work Featured Speaker: Shirzad Chamine Live: Tuesday, May 29 @ 2:00 pm ET
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    Rypple Leadership Series Your Host Our Guest Nick Stein Shirzad Chamine Chairman of CTI Director of Content & Media Author of New York Times best seller Rypple “Positive Intelligence” @stein_nick @ShirzadPQ
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    Creating a greatworkplace culture Meaningful recognition Thank people for the great work they do
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    Continuous coaching 97% of employees aren’t engaged when they feel ignored by their managers Gallup survey of 1,003 U.S. employees (2009)
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    Questions Why does positivechange typically fizzle? Team retreats EQ and leadership workshops New Years’ resolutions Why do some athletes choke when it really matters? Why does happiness from new attainments last so little? Why do nagging, critical, or anxious thoughts repeat endlessly?
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    Saboteurs Sage Judge Controller Victim Stickler Avoider Etc.
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    SURVIVOR BRAIN PQ BRAIN ANATOMY Brainstem, Limbic Middle Prefrontal Cortex, System, Empathy Circuitry Left Brain *, Right Brain * Empathy Circuitry consists of the Mirror Neuron System, the ACC and Insula Cortex of the MPFC. 16
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    SURVIVOR BRAIN PQ BRAIN ANATOMY Brainstem, Limbic Middle Prefrontal Cortex, System, Empathy Circuitry Left Brain *, Right Brain FOCUS Survive Thrive VOICE Saboteurs Sage * Empathy Circuitry consists of the Mirror Neuron System, the ACC and Insula Cortex of the MPFC. 17
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    SURVIVOR BRAIN PQ BRAIN ANATOMY Brainstem, Limbic Middle Prefrontal Cortex, System, Empathy Circuitry Left Brain *, Right Brain FOCUS Survive Thrive VOICE Saboteurs Sage EMOTIONS Anxiety, Anger, Curiosity, Compassion, Disappointment, Joy, Creativity, Peace, Shame, Guilt, Regret, Calm Resolve Blame * Empathy Circuitry consists of the Mirror Neuron System, the ACC and Insula Cortex of the MPFC. 18
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    Judge: The MasterSaboteur Finds fault with  Self  Others  Events and Circumstances Source of most of our unhappiness, anxiety, anger, disappointment, guilt, and shame. Triggers other Saboteurs 21
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    Judge’s Accomplice Saboteurs MOTIVATION STYLE Autonomy Attention Security Assert Controller Hyper-Achiever Restless Earn Stickler Pleaser Hyper-Vigilant Avoid Avoider Victim Hyper-Rational
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    Judge: fault finding with self, others, or circumstances. Victim: focus on painful feelings as way of earning empathy and attention. Pleaser: pleasing, flattering, rescuing others, to gain acceptance. Avoider: procrastinate or avoid difficult tasks or conflicts, focus on the pleasant. Stickler: need for perfection, order, and organization taken too far. Restless: never at rest or content with what is, needing perpetual busyness. Controller: anxiety-based need to control situations and bend others to own will. Hyper-Achiever: dependent on achievement for self acceptance and self love. Hyper-Rational: rational processing of everything including relationships. Hyper-Vigilant: vigilance that can never rest, seeing danger in every corner.
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    What do youthink? Live Webinar Results Question: Based on the information thus far, I believe:  I DO have Saboteurs that cause significant harm to reaching my full potential for success or happiness.  I DON’T have Saboteurs that cause significant harm to reaching my full potential for success or happiness.  I don’t know yet. 24
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    Sage Perspective Every outcomeor circumstance is a gift and opportunity. The Stallion Story
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    PQ Vortex PQ Equivalent Scores Identified By Various Researchers PQ = 100 85 = Team: High Performance 82 = Marriage: Flourishing 77 = Individual: “Flourishing” PQ = 75 Inflection Point 69= Individual: “Languishing” 66 = Team: Medium Performance 41 = Marriage: Dissolution 29 = Team: Low Performance PQ = 0
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    Visit www.PositiveIntelligence.com: •PQ scoreassessment •Saboteur assessment •Tools and resources •Book excerpts [email protected] Twitter: @ShirzadPQ
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    Mark your calendars… “Intro to Rypple” Learn more about how you can engage, retain and align your people. Wednesday, May 30th @ 3pm ET “The Future of Work” Featured Speakers: Thor Muller and Lane Becker Tuesday, June 12 @ 2:00pm ET “Positive Intelligence for your Sales Team” Featured Speakers: Shirzad Chamine Tuesday, July 24 @ 2:00pm ET