A question frequently asked is can leadership be taught and learnt or are leaders born? We certainly believe so - it’s part of what we do at Call of the Wild. I refer not to the vast raft of leadership and management theory that is taught in business schools, but to the development of your own innate ability to create a dream that others are prepared to help you achieve. Leadership is not a gift given to the select few it is a skill that can be developed, the most liberating thing is that we can choose to become a leader and to begin a journey of self-development.
Broadly speaking Call of the Wild work within there main areas of leadership development:
- Leadership of self
- Leadership of others
- Leadership of vision/goal
Leadership of Self
We have all at some point in our lives been in a situation where we felt in complete control, a situation where you know exactly how to achieve your goal and more often than not success has followed. It is in these times that you are at your most resourceful.
Leadership of self is all about accessing this resourceful state in moments of your life when it is needed most, tools like NLP will help to develop this resourceful state by using techniques such as anchoring. Call of the Wild' s expertise lies in the use of carefully designed and facilitated leadership ‘tasks’ . These tasks take participants on a journey of self-discovery in a safe and controlled environment. Real tasks performed in real time will enable people to discover their current leadership abilities and begin to develop strategies that bypass any perceived or real limitations. It is the development of self-reliance and self-assurance that is the first and most important step on the leadership journey.
Leadership of Others
In order to make someone want to pursue your vision, you first need to see the world from their perspective, it is only then you can appreciate the implications of your actions. Do you have the strategies and flexibility in place to ensure that your team pulls in the same direction? Again NLP provides a sound set of principles from which to develop the ability to maximize these interpersonal skills. These skills are best developed in a real-world environment, as it is here that cause and effect is most obvious. Call of the Wild’s training takes place in an environment that places great emphasis on leadership and team-building, decisions need to be made quickly and success depends on the whole team pulling together- does this sound familiar? It should because it is fundamental to success in the workplace.
Leadership of Vision/goal
The responsibility of leaders to the success of the organization requires clarity of purpose. A premium is placed on the ability to think strategically in order to determine what is important, how to achieve it, and how to overcome any obstacles that may prevent a successful outcome.
Call of the Wild's programmes place delegates in situations that require both goal setting and problem-solving skills which will enhance and develop this critical aspect of leadership.
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