When I start working with an organizational leadership team, I provide a series of training sessions that allow us to have a common foundation of concepts for mutual sharing.  As we work through the various "courses," there are very interesting perspectives that arise.

One such topic deals with every person's freedom to choose. The obvious beneficiaries of the material are the people in the room---the leaders of the organization.  Yet the application of the concepts is more powerfully relevant to the people they influence.

Those folks have the freedom to choose, too, and it is astounding how many individuals make choices that result in outcomes that are not particularly favorable (to themselves, and sometimes even to the organization).  Although the training I provide seems very elementary initially, we soon move into some very deep implications.  Ultimately, we get around to empowering the leaders to become far better coaches of the individuals under their authority--a win for the leaders and a win for those under their influence.

This week’s article, “Are You Taking Your ‘Freedom to Choose’ for Granted?” will become a standard handout to participants during that session!

Dennis

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