Session on Internal Locus of Control delivered to the EBs Track at JNC2014.

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INTERNAL
Locus of control
Exploration of possibilities

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Any behavior that is learned
can be changed.
Locus of Control is a socially
learned behavior.
Understanding the
Internal locus of control

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Episodic events
Frustrating experiences
However, Internalism can be
fostered through:
• training
• specific reward systems
• experiences of personal success
Change vs maintain

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People can be supported in their process
of maintaining their internalism by:
(1) pointing out the implications of their
internal orientation;
(2) facilitating self-awareness, feedback,
and assessment; and
(3) providing mechanisms for
maintenance.
Maintaining the
Internal locus of control

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SUPPORT & maintenance
1. POINTING OUT THE
IMPLICATIONS

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• Striving, achieving, powerful, independent, and
effective.
• Less anxious, less dogmatic, less suspicious of
others, less apt to use sensitizing modes of
defenses.
• More trusting, more self- confident and
insightful.
• Internality has been found to be positively
associated with indices of social adjustment
and personal adjustment.
CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERNALS

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CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERNALS
Locus of control also indicates an individual’s
perception of authority figures.
• Internals perceive authority as more
encouraging of constructive environmental
manipulation, as more supportive when
difficulty is encountered, as more positively
reinforcing, as having more predictable
standards, and as acting more on and from
issue- oriented reason.
• The fact that internals perceive authority
figures this way tends to affect positively their
behavior as leaders.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERNALS
• Internals tend to resort to more self-
blaming behavior than do externals.
Because internals perceive
outcomes as being the result of their
actions, they assume complete
responsibility that leads to blame.
• Because of this, the extremely
internalized person may be self-
flagellating.

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What are your
impressions on these
findings?
OPEN CONVERSATION

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self-awareness
2. Facilitating
SUPPORT & maintenance

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• To provide with an opportunity to
enhance your self-awareness on your
different views of leadership.
• To offer an opportunity to discuss and
identify the characteristics and behaviors
that contribute to an entrepreneurial
leader’s effectiveness.
• To understand your needs and views in
order to further shape the LEAD
Program.
Purpose OF THIS ACTIVITY

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Form groups of
up to five
members each

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INDIVIDUALLY Read the
input paper and
underline the key
ideas that tick for
you!

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Based on the information from the Tao of
Leadership as well as your own experience and
ideas, create a list of up to 5 top characteristics
and behaviors that contribute to
Your task
leader’s effectiveness
The list needs to be created by consensus and each characteristic
needs to be written in a different A4 paper.
(20 minutes)

15. Place all your A4 papers as a matrix on the floor and organically
start to create clusters with those that are similar

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How is the final output a reflection of
AIESEC in India current reality and
needs in terms of leadership?
In which ways has this activity
expanded your self-awareness on the
way you see a leader being effective?
OPEN CONVERSATION

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What is the key leadership
behavior that you intend
to focus on in order to
maintain your internal
locus of control?
OPEN CONVERSATION

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GROWTH
3. Mechanisms for
SUPPORTING THE CHANGE

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6 mantras to MAINTAIN your
internalENTREPRENEURIAL outlook

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Maintain a sense of optimism and trust
in your abilities to get the job done.
1. I have what it takes

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Tune in into your creative side.
Innovations often are developed in
solving difficult challenges
2. I can innovate

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Learn how to maintain a sense of self-
discipline, modeling ways to work
effectively and efficiently.
3. I can Lead the way

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Listen to reason.
Hear what your detractors are saying.
Innovate/plan/implement.
4. I am stay prepared

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Sharpen your communication skills.
Whether through e-mail, face-to-face, or through
presentations, be clear, honest, and understandable.
5. I Pay attention

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They keep your eyes on the progress
towards the prize ahead.
Stay passionate by keeping in mind the why.
6. I get the results I want

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How can I effectively
use these mantras to
maintain my internal
orientation?
OPEN CONVERSATION

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Whatever your orientation is – if
you have been not conscious of
your approach, – it has been not of
your making.
You are not to be praised!
Once again...
And be aware,
you can change!