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As one of our participants put it, the course &#8220;doesn&#8217;t teach Leadership Skills&#8221; but emphasizes &#8220;Leadership Development.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You, me, all of us, can &#8220;lead from where we stand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Instead of trying here to describe The Courage to Lead, I have excerpted a few phrases shared by our most recent course participants at the University Health Network. These explain something of the experience of the courseand how it benefit them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I was feeling skeptical that the course would be \u201cfluffy\u201d, but was surprised how \u201creal\u201d the concepts were and that they truly could be applied to our everyday and work lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Asking the question of what is necessary and acknowledging that things I may have viewed as bothersome tasks (i.e. laundry, groceries, cleaning etc.) are part of care and that there is no point to life without care.<\/li>\n<li>Leadership can be scary because there are not necessarily clear cut answers or right things to say or do in any particular situation.<\/li>\n<li>Being able to speak out in a group setting.<\/li>\n<li>How necessary a program like this is for growing emerging leaders.<\/li>\n<li>I do not have to immediately have the answers in order to be a social pioneer.<\/li>\n<li>Anyone in a leadership role should take this course. It provides fresh perspective on how to lead with courage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A leadership course that is not about steps but rather about discovering what you already have inside you that can allow you to lead.<\/li>\n<li>This program is not about competition or success. This is more like meditations making peace with one\u2019s self and living life to its full potential.<\/li>\n<li>Meeting others and getting to share experiences together as we try to find \u201cthe courage to lead\u201d is a unique and wonderful process.<\/li>\n<li>Time well spent!<\/li>\n<li>It is a profound reflection on self which can filter into your life in positive ways both at work and in your personal life<\/li>\n<li>The program teaches a person building blocks or foundation upon which more specific leadership skills can be applied.<\/li>\n<li>Very high value.<\/li>\n<li>Really there are no words as others will get out of this program something that may be different from my experience. But, I feel certain that it will surely be a positive experience.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It really changed the way I think about everyday situations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Its interactive, engaging and encompasses involvement from everyone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fantastic facilitations who provided a comfortable and safe environment for learning and sharing.<\/li>\n<li>Thank you for your time, energy and stories. I have learned more than I thought I would\u2026 and probably don\u2019t realize yet how much this content will be helpful on the journey ahead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Courage to Lead is a hard course to capture in words. Rather than transfer information about leadership strategies, it is a course developed to encourage new ways of personal reflection as a means to moving things forward. 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