Now for something a little different. This week I will blog about a training course I am on. It will be different to my usual life observations, however I thought it was good to spice up my blog and do something different - just for a week!
Hope you like it...........
Tomorrow I embark on a 3 day training on change leadership. I have heard a lot about it and its only been positive. I have heard its different and I am going to love it. I am always wary when I hear that I am going to love something as it sets a very high bar. Yet I have to confess I am very intrigued.
I have read the pre-reads and I was immediately struck with a sense of excitement. I mean it, the modules in the session are ones that I have not seen used before in my work life, yet I am familiar with them outside of my work be it in yoga course, psychology courses or in meditation. But not so much at work. There is usually no time or space for such structured reflection in my day to day. There seem to be modules including journalling, reflection, appreciation and visualization. Kooky eh?
Already the pre-work was different, in fact it was pretty amazing. First I had to chose people to give me personal and only positive feedback using examples. This was already a good exercise. It encouraged me to include people outside of work to give me feedback which was very interesting and I add, a little scary. I chose carefully and generously. I didn't chose the obvious and I consciously chose a few people with whom I wanted to deepen the relationship and go beyond the surface. Bizarre eh? You would not expect a pre-read for a course at work to hit this spot. The responses were moving. The words people chose, the examples they pondered over and the kindness with which these examples were explained was special, really special. If I am honest I was somewhat overwhelmed with it really, but in a really good way.
So although the course only starts tomorrow, I know the personal learning has already begun. I feel genuinely happy about what I am about to learn and experience and I feel quite in awe, that a company like the one I work for, invests in this kind of stuff and pushes the boundaries.
I have committed to giving myself to this course, I get a sense you get out what you put in, so I am ready to embark on this journey, push myself to go further and be truly present, despite what the demands are in the outside world. These three days are mine.
Watch this space!
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