A key partner to A Leader’s Journey is a registered Canadian Society, with charitable status, known as Developing World Connections (DWC). DWC’s mission is to create three equally important outcomes:
It’s an interesting story, but suffice it to say they are making an incredible difference in the lives of hundreds of people around the world. Both in terms of changing the lives of western-world participants and participants and beneficiaries in host countries. Visit http://www.developingworldconnections.org and see the impact they’ve made in developing countries such as Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Thailand and Swaziland. Amazing. The more I learn, the more I want to learn and experience.
The Background:
DWC noticed how consistently, over the many projects they have been involved in, western-world participants claim that the experience not only changes their lives, but changes how they lead.
Furthermore, after a rapidly growing software development company sent four of its key leaders on a DWC project – with a request that each leader reflect on the experience’s impact on them personally and how they show up in their company – DWC was more interested than ever in coupling a formal leadership development component with their work. All four software development company participants spoke passionately about the positive personal and professional impact of their experience.
Interestingly, the two individuals who were most uncertain about the value they would receive from the project experience, wrote the strongest testimonials. Isn’t it funny how we receive some of our biggest lessons when and where we least experience them.
So DWC began to look at the impact of their work on leader styles and ability and to dream about partnering with a business leadership solutions company that would add value. Enter The Wright Group in the spring of this year.
After carefully considering alternate leadership models, DWC President, Wayne McRann, and his Board of Directors, decided that one of the leadership development programs delivered by TWG is a perfect fit. Since then, we’ve been developing the most unique and incredibly exciting approach to leadership development that I’ve come across.
The model and program, was chosen for its ability to take a complex topic and simplify it and make it deeply personal and meaningful.
Seeing the potential of the partnership for individuals and the business community, McRann immediately assembled a team of project leaders carefully chosen for their demonstrated ability to lead teams. All of these project leaders have been on a DWC project and know, first hand, the life-changing impact of a DWC experience.
They are in and of themselves, a case study and model of leadership. McRann’s project leaders range from very busy and successful business owners, to students in both senior high school and university, to community and organizational leaders and managers and newly or soon-to-be-retired folk.
McRann then arranged for his team leaders to experience a component of A Leader’s Journey. Two days of highly interactive study and conversation introduced them to the program’s leadership model called Legacy Leadership® and its ‘Five Best Practices.’
One hundred percent of participants claimed it was a powerful and worthwhile experience. Some who had been previously introduced to alternate leadership models, found Legacy Leadership® to make more sense, be more practical and be in a league of its own.
"A Leader’s Journey" participants will be assessed to create each person’s current benchmark of strengths and weaknesses. They will then define what it means to be the leader they choose to be, look at specific behaviours that need to be reinforced or developed, create a personalized plan for action and then jet off to a engage in a life-changing project in a developing world country. The project will serve as an immediate “container” for practicing behaviours among like-minded leaders.
Upon return to their families, organizations and communities, they will continue to nurture the bonds they’ve developed, keep the leader conversation alive, and focus on application and integration through a series of carefully designed group and individual coaching sessions. At the conclusion of a year, they will be assessed to measure real change against real objectives set at the outset.
The Opportunity:Organizations and individuals have an opportunity to learn leadership development in a highly innovative and unique way, and while doing so, truly make a difference in the lives of both individuals in developing world countries and people right at home.
More importantly, you have an opportunity to make a difference in the meaning of your life and how you impact and influence the people that matter to you.
You have an opportunity to be a legacy and leave a legacy. That’s what "A Leader’s Journey" is all about. That’s what you can be about.
Several different options for individual and corporate involvement exist. Here are four:
The Launch:
The inaugural "A Leader’s Journey" will be launched in January. It will be offered at an introductory rate that will not be duplicated. If you know of anyone who you believe may be interested, do them a favour and quickly pass this information on to them. They will thank you.
Based on conversations now being held with corporate and community leaders, we expect "A Leader’s Journey" to fill quickly. A selection process is in place to ensure the quality of participants. Individuals will be selected on a first-qualified, first-served basis. Qualified applicants that don’t get their responses in on time will be offered future program dates, but at an increased cost.
Act now call (780)701-8178 or email info@aleadersjourney.com
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