Friday 21 September 2012

NipunChawla_BLP009_SelfLeadership_September2012

Our first term got over and second term started with a Self Leadership session by Mr. Anil Sachdev. It is always inspiring to attend Anil Sir's session. The session started by remembering our 2 beloved friends Gaurav & Rahul. Everyone got emotional and we were asked to share how we felt & the impact that this incident had left on us. We were asked to share the feelings with each other and then one person from each table was asked to share it with the whole class. He made us feel relaxed & helped us to learn from the impact of that incident.

The second session was based on Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in which we were paired with other people from the table & were asked to share things about each other by asking questions. The listener was supposed to paraphrase his/her partner's answers & share it with the class. The answers were divided into two sections: positive attributes about the individual & SOIL as an entity. This resulted in getting out the most positive attribute of SOIL which will definitely help it grow. Every individual was given a name according to the positive attributes of that person. I was called "The People Connector" :)

AI focuses on what a person does well rather than what he/she does badly. It generates a positive energy in the individual which in turn gives confidence to do work and take initiative. In organisations AI can make the employees work in synergy and increase work potential.

At last we were asked to always leave 2 chairs for our beloved friends Gaurav & Rahul with their placards, which was a really nice gesture & was appreciated by all the students.

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