CREATIVE COMPLEXITY Module Description

Leadership from Within

Facilitators Duration
2 days Juraj Ondrejkovic and Orsolya Kovcs
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Develop as a person

Short description

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The module provides an introduction to the first topics of leadership development, focusing on Achieve global impact looking inward and understanding the concept of CO personality and values, in order to prepare for the N SP VE HE RG RE IN next steps of leadership. S G Participants will have the chance to learn about themselves, their relationships to others, and about Participants conclude the module with a few key theories and techniques for continuous personal important commitments about what they development. They will become familiar with the would like to change in their behaviour for concept of coaching both in theory and in practice, further development towards becoming a learn more about different personalities through the leader MBTI personality type model, and take part in an exercise about discovering the importance of values. Activities Throughout the module, participants will have the Introduction and wrap-up sessions: spending chance to contribute to interactive sessions, support some time every day to get participants in the the learning of others, and reflect on what they have mood, set expectations and to reflect on what learned and how to use it in their everyday lives. they have learned. The final wrap-up aims to Besides, we hope to create a fun and exciting atset development goals until their next retreat mosphere by optional evening and morning activities Introduction to coaching: covering the key and non-conventional session design. concept and teaching various skills (giv-

Lead teams and organizations

Learning goals

Participants understand why self-awareness and awareness of others is key to being a successful leader Participants understand how coaching works, practice it throughout the module and are able to support each other in coaching groups later on Participants gain a deeper understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of themselves and others through the MBTI personality types model (both in theory and in practice), and are able to use this knowledge for more effective cooperation Participants learn about the concept of valuebased leadership, discover their own key values and learn about those of others, and gain insights about application of values to everyday life

ing and receiving feedback, active listening) through exercises these will be practiced more throughout the whole weekend Understanding yourself and others (concepts): introduction to the MBTI model, explaining the different types Understanding yourself and others (your type): helping participants to understand their own types by facilitating conversations around it Understanding yourself and others (in action): observing different behaviours in leadership games, practicing feedback and coaching Understanding your values: introduction to what values are and how they influence leadership, exercise to discover and reflect on own values Optional activities: morning yoga and evening games to energize participants, and time to

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work on small challenges given by the facilitators

Timetable (draft)

Friday 22 February 2013 19:3020:00 Welcome and expectations 20:0021:30 Introduction to coaching 21:30 Optional semi-structured programme, games Saturday, 23 February 2013 07:3008:00 Optional morning yoga 09:0009:30 Morning welcome 09:3012:30 Understanding yourself and others (concepts) 13:3015:30 Understanding yourself and others (your type) 16:0018:30 Understanding yourself and others (in action) 19:3020:30 Wrap-up of the day 20:30 Optional semi-structured programme, games and preparation time for group tasks Sunday, 24 February 2013 07:308:00 Optional morning yoga 09:0009:30 Morning welcome 09:3012:30 Understanding your values 13:3015:00 Wrap-up of module

Material, preparation

Material needed: flipcharts, markers, colourful post-its, special material for the games and exercises (to be discussed) Optional: yoga mats Preparation needed: Fill out the MBTI test

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