Crafty events and principles resonate with Warren Bennis's notion of the differences between training and education as explained in On Becoming a Leader. The pairs listed under Education and Training in the two right hand columns are not necessarily oppositional, nor mutually exclusive. The fact is that a lot of training is dull and uninspiring. That is bad enough; what is worse is that many people, after the event, never give the slightest shred of evidence that they've attended a training event. With the above in mind, Crafty sessions work with what delegates (knowingly or otherwise) bring into the room
... and even if we do not (consciously) seek to impact on other people's lives, we need to listen to ourselves from time to time. To tune in to the little warning voice in the back of our mind, to listen to the rumbling in our gut, to register the tension in our jaw or the fear in our heart that keeps us silent or makes us shout. Being self-aware is one of the important elements of Emotional Intelligence. Pride or caution can prevent us speaking our truth when the truth needs to be spoken. Anxiety or pessimism often stops us from asking for what we want or prevents us stretching beyond our grasp. I want people to leave crafty events - one-to-one or in groups - with the will and the skill to act and interact with more love and less fear. With that in mind, all crafty training, coaching, supervising, etc., speaks to people's strengths. I ask a lot from delegates and I offer a lot. I'm not to every one's taste, but generally people enjoy the process, have signficant personal insights, apply the principles, practice the techniques and learn to communicate more effectively. Competently Respectfully Assertively Flexibly, Truthfully, and with a Yes! attitude. "Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. | EDUCATION Change Risk Active Flexible Tentative Inductive Dynamic Understanding Ideas Broad Deep Experiential Questions Process Strategy Alternative Exploration Discovery Active Initiative Whole brain Life Long-term Content Synthesis Open Imagination | TRAINING Stability Rules Passive Rigid Firm Deductive Static Memorising Facts Narrow Surface Rote Answers Content Tactics Goal Prediction Dogma Reactive Direction Left-brain Job Short-term Form Thesis Closed Common sense |
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