Wednesday, 4 February 2009

II. Session

To be honest I've found the the second session much better than the oen with the executive coach (sorry, I can't remember his name).

I like the idea that we have all these different aspects/personalities in ourselves and can use them accordingly. We use them unconsciously, without paying much attention. Thus we follow parallel communication channels. It was very interesting to see how an inaspected reaction could change the whole conversation and somehow the balance of power.

I think this method is really simple, maybe too simple for real life. In a conflictual situation most of the times I react automatically, without thinking too much. After the discussion - when I calmed down - all the good answers, which I could have said come to my mind.

Generally I think that leaders are sometimes overmystified. According to the leadership theories goods leaders should be almost perfect, and honestly I don't think many leaders can meet all these expectations.

1 comment:

  1. Hello,

    I also enjoyed this session more than the previous one. I believe that what really made interesting and efficient were the interactive role-plays and discussions that we had.

    But, I believe that real life is “simple” and we do not need to overcomplicate it. If we manage to foster this method not only will help us to communicate better with the people around us, but will also help us to control our reactions and understand how our mind works in some extend.

    Leadership skills can be cultivated and this technique can help toward this process.

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