Leaders Follow
Today I co-led a training session for a non-profit organization on how to make a presentation. It seems that in the past, even though this non-profit environmental program offered training to residents specifically in exchange for their help in educating the public about issues of local concern - often the trainees were surprised by requests for such help once training was complete. The coordinator of the program recognized this, and stepped up to better prepare them for their role as educators.
It was a great session! As we worked through the information we wanted to impress upon them, members of the training class piped in with bits about their own experiences with adult learning, presentation styles, and how to gently cover controversial topics. It was a great reminder to me, and a wonderful example for the group, that so often the expertise and resources we need are actually embodied among us.
We have only to tap into such resources by beginning the conversation. Basically, as leaders, we have only to facilitate. The need for more preparation and training was raised by the group...in this case, the larger group, not necessarily those who have just begun the training. If it had not been, the coordinator might have been premature in offering the session on presentations.
Why do I say that?
I recently heard a snipet of a presentation given by Savory (?) in which he said that leaders do not instigate change...they support those who accept them as leaders, once those supporters have recognized the need for a change and have developed ideas about what that change should look like.
I think that is what this particular program coordinator did, and I believe that is why the session was so well received and why it will be effective in positioning the program for deeper efficacy within the community.
What do YOU think?
It was a great session! As we worked through the information we wanted to impress upon them, members of the training class piped in with bits about their own experiences with adult learning, presentation styles, and how to gently cover controversial topics. It was a great reminder to me, and a wonderful example for the group, that so often the expertise and resources we need are actually embodied among us.
We have only to tap into such resources by beginning the conversation. Basically, as leaders, we have only to facilitate. The need for more preparation and training was raised by the group...in this case, the larger group, not necessarily those who have just begun the training. If it had not been, the coordinator might have been premature in offering the session on presentations.
Why do I say that?
I recently heard a snipet of a presentation given by Savory (?) in which he said that leaders do not instigate change...they support those who accept them as leaders, once those supporters have recognized the need for a change and have developed ideas about what that change should look like.
I think that is what this particular program coordinator did, and I believe that is why the session was so well received and why it will be effective in positioning the program for deeper efficacy within the community.
What do YOU think?
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