In the popular series of warm-hearted essays entitled: Chicken Soup for the Soul, Dr. Charles Garfield tells the story of a young man working in a toll booth who develops a philosophy about how to turn that job into an exciting opportunity for personal growth and career development. The theory that this essay proposes is profound: it is possible to develop a philosophy that operates as a guiding principle, that will drive your character, consistency, and leadership capacity throughout your life, no matter what your position is or how much formal authority you have been given.
Leadership training usually involves a curriculum of courses that promote a variety of leadership outcomes like modeling the way; creating a shared vision; engaging others; providing coaching and feedback; achieving collective accountability; developing emotional intelligence; influencing without authority; understanding how to build collaborative, cohesive teams; and other aspects of transformational leadership. Deciding how to synthesize this training into a coherent, guiding set of principles is a very individual process. This session is all about giving participants the opportunity to develop a personal leadership philosophy that they will get to use moving forward.
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