In stepp

Staying in STEPP*.
A guide for nurturing social and emotional intelligence.
By Henry J. Nicols Susan M. Baum
*Strengths, Talents, Ethics & values, Personality profile, Passions
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Table of ContentsIntroduction..................................................................................i – vi
Chapter One: Conducting Group Focus Sessions, Multi-voting & Meet and Greet Activities.
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Book Goals........................................................................1 Essential Information............................................................2 ! Do you know?.................................................. .......3 ! Group Focus – providing the structure.............................5 ! Meet & Greet Sessions................................................9
! Multi voting ............................................................ 12 3. Activity Sheets
o Conducting a Group Focus – Focus Group.....................19 o Multi-voting......................................................... 21
Chapter Two: All you need to know about stress.
Laurie – A case study in Stress.............................................23 Chapter Objectives.............................................................24 Essential Information ........ ................................................ 24
! Understanding Stress.............. .................................24
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Managing Stress – Making the best of it.........................28 Stress Busters to the rescue........................................31 Long Term Techniques...............................................34 Creativity to the Rescue – when all else fails...................37
4. Activity Sheets Identifying Stressors..................................................43
Manifestations ofStress.............................................44
Stress Busters..........................................................46 d. Visualization............................................................
e.Long Term Stress Management......................................52 f. The Creative Approach...............................................60 g. What’sNext..............................................................63
Suggested Resources.........................................................65
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Chapter Three: Are you in STEPP or are you out of Alignment?
1.Alexander – A case study of expectations out of alignment.........67 2.ChapterObjectives.............................................................68 3.Essential Information
a. b. c.
d. e.
!Alignment Theory......................................................68 !Personality Traits......................................................74 !Talent Personality Prototypes......................................75 !Ethics: Virtues and values...........................................76 !Setting expectations ................................................80 !Perfecting perfectionism ...........................................82
4.Group Focus Sessions 5.Activity Sheets
Staying in Alignment......................................................84 Who am I?...................................................................97 Talent Prototype Assessment.................................... ....100 Ethics, Virtues and Values..........................................109 Expectations...............................................................116
6. Suggested Resources.......................... ............................120
Chapter Four: Time Management
1.Lee – a case study in managing time, the impossible dream..... 121 2.Chapter Objectives.......................................................... 122 3.Essential...