Seeing Red Cars helps top performers internalize ‘The Leading Mindset’
Even teaching the Seeing Red Cars mindset does not automatically equate to using it. When David Chard was leading an annual regional academy in Bangkok for Edelman, an international public relations firm, he experienced his own Red Car moment and had to have his memory jarred into action by his assistant.
The academy had been conducted for five years, and its focus was on The Leading Mindset (2009 group pictured above). Chard uses the Seeing Red Cars film, discussions and activities to help participants see how they can use the Red Cars notion in their business and in their daily experiences in their offices.
In 2010, as Chard’s team was preparing for the annual academy, they encountered a roadblock. “We had 66 people flying to Bangkok for one week for the academy.” Upon arrival, Chard and a few of his staff members went to retrieve their pre-shipped materials from customs. The customs officials were concerned about something and denied the request to release the boxes. All of the materials for the academy were in those boxes. They tried unsuccessfully to reason with the customs officials. Nothing worked. Finally, Chard sat down in frustration. The academy was scheduled to begin in a matter of hours, and they had no materials. They felt defeated.
After a few minutes, his assistant turned to him and said, “David, we have to focus on what we want right now. What do we want?” At that very moment, he explained, they all became completely resourceful. They got the approval. They went into town. They found the resources that they needed to make T-shirts, copy the materials, and create the welcome bags and everything else they needed to do the Seeing Red Cars High Potential Leadership Academy. Chard said that once they changed their thinking, they were able to immediately come up with innovative solutions to turn the situation around.
Moments of stress and moments of change are ideal situations to jog your mind back to awareness. Catch yourself before your emotions get the best of you. These are the times when the natural tendency to focus on what you don’t want typically bubbles up to the surface and consumes you. Knowing how you behave and how you respond to stress gives you the awareness you need to deal with these situations.
See the YouTube video where Chard’s Academy participants talk about how Seeing Red Cars has helped them:
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How can you keep the Red Cars mindset top-of-mind in moments of stress?
What visual triggers can you use to jog your mind back to what you want so you can take action?
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