This is a brief outline of the 12 often secret practices that will make your goal success sustainable and repeatable

12 Bear Secrets : fuel the roots to gain the fruits

As leaders and stakeholders we have clear views on the outcomes we want - and don't want - from change.

Many of us have strong opinions on the changes in values, behaviours and local environments (sub-cultures) that will form and enable that change success.

But here's the reality: how equipped and skilled are we at actually bringing about the changes within ourselves and others that will result in those outcomes?

How good are we at nourishing the roots that will result in the fruits we're after?

12 Bear Secrets is a leadership system (collection of practices) informed by leading proactivity research to fuel the levels and types of belief, energy, attunement and motivation needed to achieve tough goals by leading ourselves and inspiring others.

In our intervention programmes:

We'll summarise the latest research on each bear secret and what that means for us as leaders and led;

We'll explore inspiring true stories (bear and human),

We'll engage with practices and behaviours (NOT manipulations) that:

1. change results on the ground, on a personal and group basis (e.g. through sharpening interactions and interpersonal results)

2. change the environments (sub-cultures) that you operate in (e.g. by equipping you with valuable, easy to use tools that give you and your people greater impact with less time and effort)

The 'B' in 12 BEAR Secrets: Believe You Can Impact

To be effective in our proactivity we must have a sound basis for believing that our proactivity will lead to our goal success. The self-leadership and influencing Practices in Bears Secrets 1 - 3 are research-backed and proven ways to fuel this vital 'root' of goal success in ourselves and those we lead and influence.

Bear Secret 1: 'Fuel Calling'

INSPIRED by the Gobi Bear (Ursus arctos gobiensis).

COVERAGE:: Calling, Identities, Disruptions, Getting back on track

Bear Secret 2: 'Embrace Talk'

INSPIRIED by the Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)

COVERAGE: Self-Talk, Gossip, Malicious Talk, Reputation

Bear Secret 3: 'Clarify Paths'

INSPIRED by the Kodiak Bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi).

COVERAGE: Hope (Goal Clarity, Path Clarity, Agency), handling risk and uncertainty, Scenario Practice

The 'E' in 12 BEAR Secrets: Energised to Impact

To be effective in proactivity, belief is not enough. We and our people (those we need to lead with and without authority) must be Energised to act effectively on that belief. The Practices in Bears Secrets 4-6 are proven ways to Energise ourselves and others for goal success.

Bear Secret 4: 'Spread Power'

INSPIRED by the Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis).

COVERAGE: 'Power' Assets, Cultivating Personal Power, Power Sharing, Taking back Power

Bear Secret 5: 'Treasure Autonomy'

INSPIRED by the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus).

COVERAGE: Autonomy without Chaos, Fueling Autonomy

Bear Secret 6: 'Grow Impact'

INSPIRED by the Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus).

COVERAGE: Innovating Frontline Impact, Fuelling Outliers

The 'A' in 12 BEAR Secrets: Be Attuned to Impact

The biggest factor in someone behaving proactively is a personailty trait named 'proactive personailty'. But that comes with a downside: compulsive behaviour that looks like 'ants in the pants proactivity' or 'bull in a china shop' proactivity. This approach often causes more damage than the value it delivers. The Practices in Bears Secrets 7-9 give us the upside of proactivity (being called 'wise proactivity' in the research, to reduce the risk of counter-productive approaches.