We had a really interesting time this Wednesday, first day of our proper training on leadership. Fiona van Graan (programme director) gave us an introduction on the schedule for the week and Julie Saunders (executive director of Pepal) welcomed us on the challenge. After a short overall view of Pepal’s purpose, we then reflected on what makes a good leadership.
“Leadership is using your personal power to win the hearts and minds of people in order to achieve a common purpose”. Engaging others, seeing you as a leader, noticing without judgment are the key challenges that a leader faces. We have to be prepared to be fluid in our leadership. Sometimes we lead, sometimes we follow. Leadership is in all directions.
This part of the training was a really good guide for our group projects, bringing us into thought processes and ways of seeing ourselves and others from a different angle, like in a helicopter. The work was all about us as individual interacting in a team, leading or following. It was an insightful and subtle way of getting us into the mindset of good leaders.
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