Bridgingpositions insieme al nostro cliente e partner Axis Pension Trust Ltd. ha tenuto il primo Self Leadership Backbone in Africa occidentale. L'SLB si è svolto ad Accra in Ghana e ha ospitato 30 partecipanti dal Ghana con diversi background. Questo è un articolo sul Self Leadership Backbone tenuto ad Accra da Zadok Kwame Gyesi pubblicato su The Daily Graphic, un quotidiano ghanese.
Quando Axis Pensions portò la spina dorsale dell'autogestione in Ghana
Di Zadok Kwame Gyesi
“EVERYTHING rises and falls on leadership” is one of the profound quotes by international motivational speaker and leadership coach, Mr. John C. Maxwell, that speaks to the importance that leaders play in the success or otherwise of their organisations. As heads of their organisations, departments or units, leaders determine the direction of their followers and those directions equally determine the health of the entire organisation. Thus, when leaders fail, the organisation suffers and fails in the long run. This is succinctly captured in the proverb "the fish rots from the head." Conscious of this and more, many organisations have prioritised capacity building as one surest ways to develop capable and optimally functioning human resources that can lead others to create the value required of the firm, but not all those training programmes pass the test of quality and not all organisations have the ability to detect those that meet their organisational goals.
Spina dorsale della leadership
Il principale fornitore di servizi pensionistici, Axis Pension Trust Ltd (APTL), non è uno di loro. L'azienda ha recentemente introdotto nel paese BridgingPositions, un'organizzazione con sede in Germania specializzata nella formazione di manager, leader e team esecutivi nelle capacità di leadership per aiutare a stimolare le capacità del suo personale e delle parti interessate per ottenere risultati ottimali. Con BridgingPositions è arrivato il seminario di Self Leadership Backbone acclamato in tutto il mondo, un'iniziativa che si è distinta tra i programmi della concorrenza. Era la prima volta che si tenne quel seminario Ovest-Africa and for that matter, Ghana, to help nurture the caliber of leaders needed to help transform the country's economy. The Self Leadership Backbone is designed to help participants deepen their personal and social awareness while fostering effective self-leadership skills, inner resourcefulness and professional best practices. The three-day leadership training, organised by the Axis Pension, was facilitated by BridgingPositions. Topics treated included 'initiating development,' the rhythm of our life; where do I come from? 'what can you learn about yourself from your life timeline; 'what can I give to the world; `how do I do what I do,' where am I going; 'what holds back me from pursuing my purpose, values and ambition; `personal force field analysis," "how do I get there,' `integration into life,' and 'What represents my journey.'
I partecipanti e i formatori dopo una delle sessioni del seminario sulla Self Leadership Backbone ad Accra
Bussola morale
The Seminar Facilitator, Mr. Julian Geuder, said the training engaged participants in an in-depth self-reflection on how to be authentic leaders and how to lead with purpose. He added that through intensive practice, participants developed a moral inner compass that allowed them to make the appropriate decisions in the midst of complex challenges. According to him, effective leaders had an intimate understanding of themselves and were aware of their own inner strengths,values, purpose and direction. "Leaders who consciously cultivate self-awareness and personal mastery tend to be far more effective when facing organisational challenges, uncertainty, transitions, and even new opportunities," he explained.
Primo in Ghana
Julian Geuder, consulente e coach, specialista nella progettazione, sviluppo e facilitazione dei processi di cambiamento, ha spiegato che i leader dovrebbero conoscere se stessi bene per consentire loro di guidare gli altri. Secondo lui, il Ghana è stato il primo paese in Ovest-Africa, dove il programma era stato organizzato e ha espresso la speranza che la formazione avrebbe aiutato i partecipanti a prendere decisioni informate in qualunque cosa facessero. Ha espresso la preoccupazione che molte persone non fossero in grado di fare certe cose nella vita a causa di credenze di lunga data o cose che avrebbero potuto sentire durante la loro infanzia o durante la crescita. Ha spiegato che le persone dovevano eliminare tali convinzioni limitanti poiché potevano impedire a molte persone di realizzare i propri obiettivi nella vita.
Essenza del seminario
The Chief Executive Officer of Axis Pension Trust, Mr. Afriyie Oware, said the seminar was organised by the company as part of its drive to help contribute to the development of the country's human resource. He explained that as a company with a mission to contribute to the socio-economic development of Ghana by promoting a culture of savings and creating retirement wealth for workers, training people in leadership skills would help them to become captains of their own ships. He said the training was a beginning of "how we can shape ourselves individually", noting that the company would soon organise another training in other areas. Mr Afriyie, therefore, implored the participants to make good use of the knowledge acquired at the training by influencing others in their respective fields. He also commended the facilitators for their dedication, pledging that Axis Pensions would continue to work with them. Some of the participants expressed their happiness about the training, pointing out that the training had helped them to discover many of their unknown potentials. For Ernest Elorm Attimah, Boni Solomon, Eric Tenkorang, and Esther Larweh, all participants, the Self Leadership Backbone training was necessary for everyone irrespective of what they were into. They, therefore, expressed the hope that the training would be organised for the benefit of many Ghanaians.
