FIE Student Global Leadership Conference - Presentation by Gabriel Flores of Flores Leadership on how, as a future graduate, to stand out from your peers in building your career. Use your Purpose, Passion & Talents now to make a difference and forward Social Justice now - and build skills and reputation that will forward your future career!

1. Purpose-Led Leadership
How to stand out in a tough market
Gabriel Flores
Flores Leadership

2. Welcome
Gabriel Flores
Flores Leadership
@inspireleaders

3. Graduate Challenge
• Graduates are operating in a tough market
• “Standing out” – grades aren’t enough
• This generation is keen on making a difference

4. Give yourself the edge…
• Have a sense of Purpose – a cause
• Do something materially useful for your cause
• Bring your Passion and use your Talent
• Be effective in sharing about it – use S.T.A.R.

5. Prelude to a Dream
• Have a sense of Purpose
– a cause
• Do something materially
useful for your cause
• Bring your Passion and
use your Talent
• Be effective in sharing
about it – use S.T.A.R.

6. Prelude to a Dream
• Have a sense of Purpose
– a cause
• Do something materially
useful for your cause
• Bring your Passion and
use your Talent
• Be effective in sharing
about it – use S.T.A.R.

7. They have a sense of Purpose
What will the world use me for?
What is my Vision?
(What future do I want
to make happen?)
This is the most critical aspect of all – it gives spirit or
life to all that you do!

8. Cause Excercise...
List the Social Justice issues that most impact
you (for which you are most passionate about)
Do you notice any themes?
Pick a ‘Cause’

9. Prelude to a Dream
• Have a sense of Purpose
– a cause
• Do something materially
useful for your cause
• Bring your Passion and
use your Talent
• Be effective in sharing
about it – use S.T.A.R.

10. Project Exercise
• What actions can you take to forward your
‘cause’?
• What sort of projects can you imagine you
could initiate or engage

11. How to develop your project

12. How to develop your project
• Why is your
purpose/cause
• What is your
project idea
• Who is your team
• When/Where is
your timeline plan
• How is your
budget, processes

13. Prelude to a Dream
• Have a sense of Purpose
– a cause
• Do something materially
useful for your cause
• Bring your Passion and
use your Talent
• Be effective in sharing
about it – use S.T.A.R.

14. Talent Dynamics Square
BLAZE
FIRE-SUMMER
EARTH – AUTUMN
TEMPO
DYNAMO
WOOD - SPRING
STEEL
METAL-WINTER
SPIRIT
WATER - TRANSITION

15. BLAZE
FIRE-SUMMER
EARTH – AUTUMN
TEMPO
DYNAMO
WOOD - SPRING
STEEL
METAL-WINTER
SPIRIT
WATER - TRANSITION
Talent Dynamics Square

16. Talent Dynamics Square
SYSTEMS
TIMING
INNOVATION
PEOPLE
Value
x
Leverage

17. Talent Profiles

18. Different strategies for success...
Creator
Star
Supporter
Deal
Maker
Trader
Mechanic
Lord
Accumulator

19. What Role Will You Play?
http://www.gabrielflores.com/studentleaders

20. Prelude to a Dream
• Have a sense of Purpose
– a cause
• Do something materially
useful for your cause
• Bring your Passion and
use your Talent
• Be effective in sharing
about it – use S.T.A.R.

21. Interviewing as a S.T.A.R.
• Situation – the environment, complications
• Task – what you were asked/planned to do
• Action – what you did (show leadership)
• Result – impact and results (soft and hard)

22. Communicating Effectively
BLAZE
FIRE-SUMMER
EARTH – AUTUMN
TEMPO
DYNAMO
WOOD - SPRING
STEEL
METAL-WINTER
SPIRIT
WATER - TRANSITION

23. Need personalised support?
Want to clarify your talent? What help with your
strategy?
Go to: http://www.gabrielflores.com/studentleaders
For your special limited-time offer for the students of this
conference:
• Trust Test – FREE!
• Talent Profile & Webinar: £30 (normally £50)
• Above plus 30-min debrief: £50 (normally £97)
• Above plus 3x 1-hour sessions: £147 (£697)

24. Questions...
Email: Gabriel@FloresLeadership.com
Twitter: @inspireleaders
LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/gabrielflores/
Go to: http://www.gabrielflores.com/studentleaders