We were delighted to have run both Modules A and B in London this Autumn. We had a wonderful mix of participants from many different countries and sectors, representing several different companies. The programmes were a great success and were a wonderful representation of the diversity we seek to be a part of. They were a true representation of our passion for systemic change and we hope that all the participants will take with them a sense of moving forward and of clarity.

Gordon Lyle, one of our participants has written a blog about his experience during Module A. We are very grateful that he has taken the time to share his thoughts.

 

 

I approached MiddleGround’s ‘Module A’ with no clear expectations but rather a strong hope that what it would provide for me would be time and space for pause and reflection at a key point on my leadership ‘journey’. In fact what I experienced was a quite unique learning experience which, for a 3 day workshop, provided a level of value for me both personally and professionally which is unprecedented in my career.

I’ve been reflecting on why I felt it was so unique – so valuable. Amongst the answers that I’ve come up with are :

– the mix of delegates was hugely varied in background, but incredibly aligned in aspiration and values. So the quality of peer coaching and group learning was outstanding.

– the mix of content/input with reflection time was sensitively handled and the complimentary facilitation styles were used to thoughtful and great effect.

– the encouragement to consider leadership in it’s widest sense, connecting as much with the concept of leadership in my work as with simply ‘my role as leader’ , was unusual and for me impactful.

– the opportunity to take away models and prompts that I am still referring to daily, that don’t so much provide answers, but do provide access to focussed consideration to reach my own answers, was and is invaluable.

I guess that I also recognise , on reflection, that how I approached Module A was as important as any of the above points in terms of why I felt I got such value from it. Perhaps because I didn’t have any fixed or firm expectations of the workshop, I found that approaching the experience with an open, curious and ‘inviting’ mindset allowed me to benefit from the professionalism and experience of the facilitators and co-delegates. I would strongly encourage any future delegates to approach Module A in a similar way.