*** Day IV ***
"UNIC - TIM" - aka Unique Team, that's the name we have given ourselves to our group, which so far was known by a clinical name Living Group 6. This is not the norm, but we sort of decided, we wanted to lay foundation that will outlast the course of the program well into future. Ofcourse we had several other views as well - "six pistols" "Six homies" being some of the favorite, before we settled into a more subtle - but truly representative name.
One of the early things we started today was to establish explicitly, what we wanted to personally achieve out of the living group. And it was quite evident to all of us - that we wanted it to exist in ways, not necessarily limited to the course, but also beyond. When asked, what was my expectation - I saw, it fit to seek this opportunity to form my "Board". A set of people, who are invested in my happiness, career and progression. A group of people, who would advise, guide, mentor and coach me on the ways forward, and the delta correction I need to bring in me. Others, had equally fantastic expectations... and for a moment, it almost felt scary that you are being made responsible for such illustrious people's aspiration - and YOU need to deliver to these expectations. This was quite a unique experience for me - I had felt responsible for team members, for company, for business - but very rarely was I put in a position of responsibility of career progression of my peers.
Anyways, it was called Assisted Acceleration day for the Living group. - This is what we spent our full day on. In English, it means, there was a facilitator that helped us align our thoughts, our ideas on what we want to get out of the living group. It helped us setup roles, responsibilities, and norms we want to follow in our group. We tested our theories with dry run of one case with the facilitator and two on our own.
By the time, it was evening (this class was a long one - from 08:30 am in the morning to 17:30 in the evening, with a break for working lunch) - we were quite exhausted, and I think, several of us took to relaxing in different ways - Gym, take the car out to drive, photo-shoot the campus, just laze around in the hot tub.... only to be back in the camp by 18:30 hrs for dinner, followed by a 2 and half hour long session Living group discussion on cases for tomorrow. Thus, at 10pm, your truly gets time to connect back on FB and or my Blog
Lessons learnt today.
1. Feedback - Ask for it, only if you MEAN it. And when you do get it - DO SOMETHING ABOUT it - discard, acknowledge, integrate... something has to be done.
2. Expecting people to give you feedback on your areas of improvement - on their own - will not work, they have better things to do. "You HAVE TO MAKE CONSCIOUS efforts to get those feedback." Go ask your friend, very specific question on a very specific topic of improvement areas.
3. TIME is the most valuable asset that you have - that CANNOT be replenished, and is equally distributed for all. If successful leaders, can learn to make time for the things that are important to them - so can you !!
"UNIC - TIM" - aka Unique Team, that's the name we have given ourselves to our group, which so far was known by a clinical name Living Group 6. This is not the norm, but we sort of decided, we wanted to lay foundation that will outlast the course of the program well into future. Ofcourse we had several other views as well - "six pistols" "Six homies" being some of the favorite, before we settled into a more subtle - but truly representative name.
One of the early things we started today was to establish explicitly, what we wanted to personally achieve out of the living group. And it was quite evident to all of us - that we wanted it to exist in ways, not necessarily limited to the course, but also beyond. When asked, what was my expectation - I saw, it fit to seek this opportunity to form my "Board". A set of people, who are invested in my happiness, career and progression. A group of people, who would advise, guide, mentor and coach me on the ways forward, and the delta correction I need to bring in me. Others, had equally fantastic expectations... and for a moment, it almost felt scary that you are being made responsible for such illustrious people's aspiration - and YOU need to deliver to these expectations. This was quite a unique experience for me - I had felt responsible for team members, for company, for business - but very rarely was I put in a position of responsibility of career progression of my peers.
Anyways, it was called Assisted Acceleration day for the Living group. - This is what we spent our full day on. In English, it means, there was a facilitator that helped us align our thoughts, our ideas on what we want to get out of the living group. It helped us setup roles, responsibilities, and norms we want to follow in our group. We tested our theories with dry run of one case with the facilitator and two on our own.
By the time, it was evening (this class was a long one - from 08:30 am in the morning to 17:30 in the evening, with a break for working lunch) - we were quite exhausted, and I think, several of us took to relaxing in different ways - Gym, take the car out to drive, photo-shoot the campus, just laze around in the hot tub.... only to be back in the camp by 18:30 hrs for dinner, followed by a 2 and half hour long session Living group discussion on cases for tomorrow. Thus, at 10pm, your truly gets time to connect back on FB and or my Blog
Lessons learnt today.
1. Feedback - Ask for it, only if you MEAN it. And when you do get it - DO SOMETHING ABOUT it - discard, acknowledge, integrate... something has to be done.
2. Expecting people to give you feedback on your areas of improvement - on their own - will not work, they have better things to do. "You HAVE TO MAKE CONSCIOUS efforts to get those feedback." Go ask your friend, very specific question on a very specific topic of improvement areas.
3. TIME is the most valuable asset that you have - that CANNOT be replenished, and is equally distributed for all. If successful leaders, can learn to make time for the things that are important to them - so can you !!
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