developed a program to help people develop their own leadership skills. He calls his program “Leading From Within”.
Greg came to Metro last Wednesday night to present some ideas from his program. Greg’s program typically runs for a three-day retreat in the mountains of Colorado, but he was happy to come and share ideas with us in the heart of Denver on the Auraria Campus.
One of Greg’s most effective points was he wanted to establish that people are the most effective leaders not when they are trying to be “good leaders” by emulating traits or buzz words. People become effective leaders by learning in depth who they are, nurturing that knowledge into how they can be an effective leader on their own terms. Being a good leader is not a one-way solution, not everyone who is a good leader does so in the same way. This was one of Greg’s main points and that to lead from within you need to know who you are at your core.
To further the idea of people getting to know themselves Greg had the group complete and exercise in which we were asked to imagine a book we would write about ourselves. This lesson had us thinking about what traits we were good and how we might use those in the context of finding our own leadership style. We shared what we had written and this helped each one of us learn a little as well as see how others view their strengths.
The workshop was a great chance to meet with a community member who knew a lot about the subject of leadership and has ways to help others get the best out of themselves. Greg Giesen is a helpful resource on the subject of leadership and we were happy to have him on campus.
