High ropes leadership training programs were de rigeur some years ago, so when I was sent, I embraced the opportunity. This meant that I was on the fast track to somewhere.
As the week wore on, the material we learned was significant, and useful. Even when learning was in a harness fifty feet in the air.
But near the end, during a discussion session, we were asked to name something that we stood for. We were to say, “I stand for…”.
When my turn came, I stood and said, “I am a stand for kindness.”
The instructor told me that was not appropriate. Others had expressed their stands in productivity, efficiency, and innovation. “You can’t stand for kindness,” I was told.
Fast forward to today, and I am left wondering just what the response to my stand would be.
Hailing frequency open, Captain.
Dr. Bob Nolley here.
In spite of all of the roles in my profile, at heart, I’m a writer. And a leadership freak.
I podcast (see Labrador Leadership, and another is on the way) and write mostly not from the strategic/marketing/sales perspective, but from the team…
