Notes on Training #2 – my lessons learned
I was able to have my next training session of the 4 Imperatives of Great Leaders material. This time, my experience was more about function of training as a whole. First even though I had tested the equipment the day before and had someone with me the fancy equipment failed on me. I must say it was rather embarrassing to say the least. Mainly because that was how one group was getting this material. I’m still not sure why it failed or felt the need to keep rebooting until we unplugged the thing but it was a challenge for me to keep my cool. We also had a problem with the food ordered, it was not right. Turned out we had enough, but that pang of one more thing going wrong, I admit hung with me.
In this case, it was because I was delivering material to not only my peers but to my upper management as well. All of which were looking at me very skeptically. Participation was hard at first and I’m not sure if it was because of me (and my technical issues) or the material (which can be over whelming). One thing I do know for sure, I could not get my rhythm. It took me much longer then I would have liked to regain my composure.
Why am I telling you this? Because of the end result of the training and actions since then. I felt I struggled with this class. They felt I was good and the material was solid. I felt that at times they were got grasping what I was saying. They were confident in what they were learning. Since this class, I have seventeen more people to train from other departments to see if they would like to roll it out in those areas. I have had questions though subtly here and there looking for more information. I’ve received compliments on my training style and thank you’s for presenting this information. They want more sessions to go in depth into topics and chances to talk about how to implement!
So what did I learn from this (aside from anxiety really makes you exhausted)? No matter how horrible you think you did or the circumstances are – if someone wants to learn, they will. Also, I’m a bit too hard on myself sometimes which compounds the issue. I’m also looking to becoming more comfortable standing in the front of the room.
To me – leaders learn from their experiences both good and bad – I am learning lots of things about myself and about leadership in general from these sessions. In the end, that is what this is all about.
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