Tuesday, February 19, 2008

LIFO in Action

At our last class, I chatted with Sari and another member of my project team after lunch to vent some frustrations about how our project was going. Our entire team was feeling frustrated and the team member sitting with me was venting with me. All of a sudden, I realized that we had a great tool to turn to so I suggested my fellow team member dig out their LIFO and see what style was most preferred during adverse times. I was quite proud of myself for that suggestion.

But it was only on the drive home that night when I realized maybe I should take my own advice! I pulled out my LIFO the next day and looked at my most preferred style during adverse times and thought about ways in which I could act or react to the situation our project team was faced with. And guess what? It worked! It was a good reminder to step back, pay attention to what buttons were getting pushed and then look at the styles I use and how to balance the situation.

Thanks Leadership Snohomish County for the opportunity to take the LIFO. It was good to put it to practice and not let it sit in a binder gathering dust! I guess this is a good reminder that not all of our learning takes place during our once a month education days.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

My First Class- Feb 7, 2008

Destiny can sometimes be full of good humor. My first day with the Leadership Class happened to be the "Health and Human Service Education Day". After spending much of the last 22 years in the field that has been my calling, I can only say that I took it as a nod from the outer reaches that I am here, as the new Executive Director of Leadership Snohomish County.
It was great to meet the class and very quickly I felt absorbed into the process and welcomed into project groups to talk about the personal journey.
I welcome all of you to our public class blog. I know there are many people who would enjoy reading along and feeling a connection to the Leadership Class and the personal experiences.
The purpose of the blog spot is to share our personal experiences and some of the ways that we are growing and stretching from the impact project work.
- Sarri