P.E.O. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Leading Yourself from Intent to Impact in P.E.O.
Are you lingering in the “Land of Good Intentions” or are you leading yourself on the “Path to Positive Impact” in P.E.O.? No matter what your role is in our organization, from an experienced chapter president to a brand new sister, having the skills to take a good intention from the thought stage all the way to successful results is essential. What good are your best ideas if you don’t have a clear and simple path to move them forward to meaningful contribution? The impact of your service in our Sisterhood is unfolding NOW, as it will continue to be throughout your lifetime. This can either happen by default, wandering without direction, OR it can unfold with purpose due to your powerful planning.
by Debbie Kotecki, Chair, Leadership Development Committee
Use these four key stepping stones to map out your own Path of Positive Impact: Define Your Best Contribution • Determine what brings you a spark of energy, excitement and joy about the work of P.E.O.
Track Your Efforts • Your personal promises are just as important as those you’ve made to someone else, so be accountable to yourself. • Create a tracker for your efforts using a phone app, excel chart, calendar with stickers or draw some stepping stones to color in when you take an action step! • Review your progress and celebrate small victories, adjusting your steps as needed to make them even easier to accomplish. • Share what you are doing with another sister for encouragement. Visualize Your Future Impact • Keep a big picture vision of your intention front and center! Why do you want to take this good intention all the way to a true positive impact? • At your 100th birthday party, what would you like your P.E.O. sisters to be saying about your positive impact of contributions?
• Consider what is naturally easy for you…this is your sweet spot and what you are wired to do! What do others praise you for? • Come up with a list of fun-sounding ideas you’d be interested in taking from thoughts in your mind to actual fruition. Some examples are: learn more about one of our philanthropic projects, tell a friend about P.E.O. and introduce her to a few sisters, encourage a project recipient, etc. • Choose just ONE you’d like to move from the idea state toward real positive impact over the next six months. Create Simple Action Steps • Break your desired contribution down into baby steps… so small that your success is ensured! • Be realistic and go easy on yourself, recognizing the time you have to give them. • Keep them bite-sized and enjoyable.
A printable “P.E.O. Intent to Impact Plan” worksheet and all the guidance you need to work through these steps for yourself is now available in the module “Leading Yourself from Intent to Impact in P.E.O.” This is posted on the P.E.O. International member website under the Leadership tab, “Inspiration” competency section. This resource has various formats and is perfect for use as: • an interactive workshop for groups • a great chapter program • an individual sister’s personal planning Imagine the cumulative power of all P.E.O. sisters leading themselves to accomplish just one positive step toward our mission’s forward motion! Let us linger no longer in the “Land of Good Intentions” and instead lead ourselves in our own positive contributions of impact!
What I love about P.E.O.
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My current viewpoint (years as a member, officer, long-time chapter member who has done it all, etc.)
What I do well (things that feel easy and enjoyable)
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My P.E.O. intention (one P.E.O. related thing you’ve been meaning to do)
My action steps for this intention (small baby steps; broken down into easy to do chunks)
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My tracker system
1. Way I’ll remind myself to do the current action step
2. Way I’ll track and record what I’ve done
3. Where is there space for notes?
4. Where I will keep my tracker?
5. When I will review my progress
Visualizing my P.E.O. legacy A look back from the future from my chapter’s celebration of my 100 th birthday. What I’d like to hear said about my P.E.O. legacy:
What “my P.E.O. Legacy” puzzle box cover picture shows:
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THE P.E.O. RECORD | January–February 2022
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