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  <body>*The Zing!&#8482; Difference*
       
By definition:  Zing!&#8482; is the ability to &#8220;override competing forces to positively influence others towards a greater social good.&#8221;  Zing!&#8482; is life and leadership with an exclamation point &#8211; color never beige.  Zing!&#8482; is a &#8220;serving&#8221; philosophy of life and approach to leadership that comes from within and directs people to ask, &#8220;How can I help?&#8221; instead of, &#8220;What&#8217;s in it for me?&#8221; It is not only a source of inspiration, but a promise to use one&#8217;s aptitudes towards the serving of others.  Much like the &#8220;Fish Philosophy,&#8221; the Zing!&#8482; approach to life and leadership encourages action, change, and a sense of responsibility to serve the greater social good.  All leadership development curriculum outlines, products, and retreats connect to the theme of Zing!&#8482; because it defines leadership as &#8220;influence.&#8221;

Part of the Zing!&#8482; practice is to own the responsibility that comes with leaving  one&#8217;s  fingerprints wherever they go &#8211; intentionally and by accident.  This belief is put into practical application terms through the Zing!&#8482; Impact Equation. Zing!&#8482; is created to quickly become part of a campus, conference, staff, course, professional development or organizational climate &#8211; an ongoing inspirational concept that spreads like wildfire.  Participants quickly learn it&#8217;s always Zing!&#8482; time!!  Bright red Zing!&#8482; buttons remind participants that it&#8217;s always Zing!&#8482; time! 

*Zing!&#8482; Impact Equation*

With the publication of Nancy Hunter Denney&#8217;s third book, Zing!&#8482; Your Life and Leadership:  21 Insights on Maximizing Your Influence, the Zing!&#8482; Impact Equation was introduced as a formula for demonstrating how any individual at any time can exert more influence and override competing forces and obstacles to positively influence others towards a greater social good.  The formula simply states:  One&#8217;s ability to influence (or lead) is a function of their &#8220;personhood&#8221; plus their &#8220;environment of opportunity&#8221; plus their use of various learnable skills (called &#8220;insights&#8221;) minus &#8220;individual detractors.&#8221;  This formula is an important part of the curriculum because it drives the content, recommended method of presentation, and order of delivery.
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  <body-html>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Zing!&#8482; Difference&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;By definition:  Zing!&#8482; is the ability to &#8220;override competing forces to positively influence others towards a greater social good.&#8221;  Zing!&#8482; is life and leadership with an exclamation point &#8211; color never beige.  Zing!&#8482; is a &#8220;serving&#8221; philosophy of life and approach to leadership that comes from within and directs people to ask, &#8220;How can I help?&#8221; instead of, &#8220;What&#8217;s in it for me?&#8221; It is not only a source of inspiration, but a promise to use one&#8217;s aptitudes towards the serving of others.  Much like the &#8220;Fish Philosophy,&#8221; the Zing!&#8482; approach to life and leadership encourages action, change, and a sense of responsibility to serve the greater social good.  All leadership development curriculum outlines, products, and retreats connect to the theme of Zing!&#8482; because it defines leadership as &#8220;influence.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Part of the Zing!&#8482; practice is to own the responsibility that comes with leaving  one&#8217;s  fingerprints wherever they go &#8211; intentionally and by accident.  This belief is put into practical application terms through the Zing!&#8482; Impact Equation. Zing!&#8482; is created to quickly become part of a campus, conference, staff, course, professional development or organizational climate &#8211; an ongoing inspirational concept that spreads like wildfire.  Participants quickly learn it&#8217;s always Zing!&#8482; time!!  Bright red Zing!&#8482; buttons remind participants that it&#8217;s always Zing!&#8482; time!&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zing!&#8482; Impact Equation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;With the publication of Nancy Hunter Denney&#8217;s third book, Zing!&#8482; Your Life and Leadership:  21 Insights on Maximizing Your Influence, the Zing!&#8482; Impact Equation was introduced as a formula for demonstrating how any individual at any time can exert more influence and override competing forces and obstacles to positively influence others towards a greater social good.  The formula simply states:  One&#8217;s ability to influence (or lead) is a function of their &#8220;personhood&#8221; plus their &#8220;environment of opportunity&#8221; plus their use of various learnable skills (called &#8220;insights&#8221;) minus &#8220;individual detractors.&#8221;  This formula is an important part of the curriculum because it drives the content, recommended method of presentation, and order of delivery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zing.myshopify.com/collections/products/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://zing.myshopify.com/files/shops/0000/9425/products/store_book_zing_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left; margin: -18px 0 0 12px; &quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/pages/about-nancy-hunter-denney/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://zing.myshopify.com/files/shops/0000/9425/assets/nhd.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;About Nancy Hunter Denney&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</body-html>
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