Weekend 3
I finished up weekend three at Leadership Skills Training today. I’d have to say that overall, I got what I wanted from the class. The curriculum is mostly experiential. By that, I mean that each participant gets something different from the course. The lessons are created by the people who show up and what they bring in from their everyday lives.
There are many qualities of effective leaders. For me, the class was all about authenticity (that is, authenticity is what I’m working on at the moment). Effective leaders are authentic: they are transparent, open, and what you see is what you get. I show up fully sometimes, but I tend to lose hold of it when I start worrying about how I’m supposed to be. There’s a lot of background that isn’t really relevant in this context, but suffice it to say that I’m a bit of a perfectionist and when I start worrying about perfection, I lose hold of authenticity.
I came away with some strategies and tactics to employ in making my unconscious decisions more conscious (so I can choose differently if I want), and some ideas for ways to get more in touch with my authentic self. Feel free to ask me if you want more details. If there’s enough interest, I’ll probably add some more thoughts here as well.