“…not capable of change”
3 weeks ago I wrapped up 2 cohorts for the 8-week leadership training.
One gentleman was, how shall we say… resistant.
According to him:
He was ‘not capable of change’.
He ‘didn’t need training anyway’.
He thought, “I am who I am”.
Great.
I love a challenge 😏
**Cracks knuckles**
And you know what – I GOT HIM.
Before the 8 weeks began, his Lion was getting him into trouble.
Even though the Ant is his top animal influencer, it was his Lion vulnerabilities that caused communication problems.
He was a wild Lion.
Loudly asserting with total ‘it’s my way or the highway’ directness.
So you better believe me when I say the entire group had to scoop their jaws off the floor after our last role-play session.
Because something happened that has NEVER happened before…
Not only did he volunteer for the role-play, I also had no suggestions for improvement.
NONE.
Yet the instant I asked the group for feedback on what he’d done well – BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
The main feedback was that he was still Lion because he needed to be.
Yet this time he was a Lion working from his strengths.
This time he was a Lion basking in the sun.
Cool, calm, and collected.
Katie – our role play actress – said, “I had nowhere to go. I couldn’t continue being difficult because you were so authoritative but the energy was so calm”.
He wasn’t overly direct, loud, or confrontational…
He just asked the BEST questions and directed her down the path he wanted her to go.
It. Was. Extraordinary.
I’ll often ask how leaders feel after the training and words that usually come up are: transformed, capable, optimistic, inspired, motivated, etc.
This leader, who has become a perfect example of the kind of 180 you can expect from this training simply said… changed.
“I am a changed person because of this”.
Yes, good sir, you are.
>> Proof that this work works for anyone.
>> Proof that the impossible can be possible.
Change is hard. We get that.
Some might resist.
But no one ever regrets doing this work on themselves.
On that note, we are now fully booked until May 2025. If you want us on board in 2025, the time to talk about the Lead Your Culture 8-week training is now.
Rock on.