Arun Kumar_BLP034_Self Leadership_September2012

Arun Kumar_BLP034_Self Leadership_September2012

 

Any common man must be fortunate to listen to the speech on ‘Self Leadership’ from Mr Anil Sachdev, the inspired leader. I usually find it tough to get the crux of his speech as it has many deep thoughts in it and powerful as well. I should say I was unable to attend his second session on Self Leadership as I was away to represent SOIL in an event organised by AIMA on that day. I am writing this with whatever little I have heard from my friends.

 The class started with paying our regards for our friends Rahul Thind & Gaurav Arora, who are not with us anymore. Mr Anil helped us to let our emotions out and get relaxed from the sorrows to pay attention to his lecture.

The session was based on Appreciative Enquiry (AI) relatively a new term for most of us before joining this esteemed institute. AI is the buzz word at SOIL these days. The students were paired up with the fellow students and given the first hand experience of AI. I was interested more in knowing the good things that comes in life due to AI. The pair was told to paraphrase their partner’s answers. The answers were documented and categorised in two parts, so as to know the positive attributes of both the individuals and SOIL as an entity. The bigger picture on the purpose of the activities done at SOIL can be understood once t is done and that’s the beauty of it.

In a nutshell AI generates a positive energy in and around the participant and helps them to have positivity in all the deeds and actions. The energy gives happiness and confidence. When AI is applied in the industry it will increase the working potential of the employees and make them work in a synergy. I would like to exercise AI in my team at work to see the improvement in the output.

At the end the class concluded by putting our thoughts together and sharing them with each other, in our auspicious circle, which we believe is a unique and interesting way to share our thoughts and feelings with each other, and where the holding of hands signifies and provides the amount of trust required doing so.