Comments on: Leadership (Part I) and the Himilayas http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/ledership-and-the-himilayas/ The MBA Graduate Program at Cal Poly Fri, 18 May 2012 16:44:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Chris Carr http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/ledership-and-the-himilayas/#comment-1366 Chris Carr Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:51:17 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/ledership-and-the-himilayas/#comment-1366 Good comment, Victoria. I have always wondered to what extent students felt the summer boot camp courses helped them bond and develop some leadership skills through their group work. Per your response, it sounds like some good stuff is taking place in this regard. Good comment, Victoria.

I have always wondered to what extent students felt the summer boot camp courses helped them bond and develop some leadership skills through their group work. Per your response, it sounds like some good stuff is taking place in this regard.

]]> By: Victoria Whelan http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/ledership-and-the-himilayas/#comment-1360 Victoria Whelan Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:27:20 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/ledership-and-the-himilayas/#comment-1360 I always hear about the camps that test your emotional and physical endurance, bring your team closer together, push you to the extreme, make you realize your true potential, and teach you to be a more effective leader. Every time I hear about one of these camps or opportunites, I wish I had the time and money to participate. I think that even the camp that the REC center puts on to bring teams together, show leadership, test your emotional endurance, and build trust with each other is a good idea for every group. I think the summer courses were leadership training , emotionally challenging, brought us together, and built trust. We had to do a lot in a short amount of time, while many of us put our lives on hold to complete projects. Any event that creates this sense of bonding and togetherness is neccessary for a working community. I always hear about the camps that test your emotional and physical endurance, bring your team closer together, push you to the extreme, make you realize your true potential, and teach you to be a more effective leader. Every time I hear about one of these camps or opportunites, I wish I had the time and money to participate. I think that even the camp that the REC center puts on to bring teams together, show leadership, test your emotional endurance, and build trust with each other is a good idea for every group. I think the summer courses were leadership training , emotionally challenging, brought us together, and built trust. We had to do a lot in a short amount of time, while many of us put our lives on hold to complete projects. Any event that creates this sense of bonding and togetherness is neccessary for a working community.

]]> By: Chris Carr http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/ledership-and-the-himilayas/#comment-1315 Chris Carr Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:32:15 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/ledership-and-the-himilayas/#comment-1315 Wow. I really, really wish I could participate. It does, indeed, sound like the experience of a lifetime. And Shackelton .... now THAT guy was a stud. In terms of human survival stories, I have yet to hear anything in my lifetime that comes close to what that guy and his crew pulled off to stay alive. Amazing. Absolutely amazing what that guy did to lead and keep his crew alive. Wow. I really, really wish I could participate. It does, indeed, sound like the experience of a lifetime.

And Shackelton …. now THAT guy was a stud. In terms of human survival stories, I have yet to hear anything in my lifetime that comes close to what that guy and his crew pulled off to stay alive. Amazing. Absolutely amazing what that guy did to lead and keep his crew alive.

]]> By: LONNIE http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/ledership-and-the-himilayas/#comment-1313 LONNIE Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:10:57 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/ledership-and-the-himilayas/#comment-1313 I just returned from a leadership training with one of the foreign consulates here. We did a simulation of Shackelton's voyage( www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton ) to the Antarctic and had teams make decisons that we later measured against Shackelton's own that saved the life of his crew. It is a real lesson in Leadership. The group that did the simulation learned a great deal about their ability to work under adverse conditions and how they routinely functioned as a team. What wil be most important is our follow-up. We will be meeting from time to time with the consular staff to review how they might develop better leadership styles based on the information gleaned from the simulation. All any of us need sometimes is a small nudge to push us out of our comfort zones and into new ways of leading or following. The change can last a lifetime. I am stuck in the classroom during the Himalyan trip, but Chris Barclay will be on the journey. he is a gifted/self-actualized leader. It will be the adventure of a lifetime and I cannot see anyone not experiencing some change in their world view or personal analysis after such a journey. I just returned from a leadership training with one of the foreign consulates here. We did a simulation of Shackelton’s voyage( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton ) to the Antarctic and had teams make decisons that we later measured against Shackelton’s own that saved the life of his crew. It is a real lesson in Leadership.

The group that did the simulation learned a great deal about their ability to work under adverse conditions and how they routinely functioned as a team.

What wil be most important is our follow-up. We will be meeting from time to time with the consular staff to review how they might develop better leadership styles based on the information gleaned from the simulation.

All any of us need sometimes is a small nudge to push us out of our comfort zones and into new ways of leading or following. The change can last a lifetime.

I am stuck in the classroom during the Himalyan trip, but Chris Barclay will be on the journey. he is a gifted/self-actualized leader. It will be the adventure of a lifetime and I cannot see anyone not experiencing some change in their world view or personal analysis after such a journey.

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