I just attended the first session of the 2012 SIM (Society for Information Management) Regional Leadership Forum in New York.
Pfizer are a sponsor of the RLF and usually send about 10 people to the course. There are two of us from Groton attending the New York Metro (NYM) RLF, along with three or four other Pfizer colleagues from NY, NJ and PA.
The first session was excellent - there were 5 books we had to read in preparation. Reading is something i enjoy but don't do quickly, so I found it a challenge to get through all the books. The last one (Theft of The Spirit) I didn't finish until the day before, and probably rushed it, so I didn't really get that much out of it. I was talking to Chris C about it back in Groton and he said he had really enjoyed it - so perhaps it's one I should go back and read again in the future (when I get through the other 25 books I need to read...!).
Often I think the best things about these types of courses are the people you meet - and based on the first couple of days I think this is going to be the same. A really good mix of people - some interesting backgrounds and I am sure there will be lots of learn from people over the course of the year. The two facilitators also seemed really good - I'm looking forward to getting to know them and learning from them.
We had some alumni from last year's RLF talk to us on Monday. One of the things they stressed was about building trust and being open - the more you put in the more you get out etc. I'm hoping that's something I'll be able to do - and perhaps share that as part of this blog as well.
I'm hoping to keep the blog posts up this time as a way of getting down what I'm thinking about as I read and attend the program. I'm also keeping a journal whilst I'm at the course, so I don't want to duplicate that here - but I'm hoping that blogging will help me think through some of the concepts and areas we're learning about.
I just completed the Myers Briggs Personality Type assessment. It's been a few years since I've completed it so it will be interesting to see if anything's changed - 'm not really expecting it to change - and that's consistent with what the research says about it.
I also have to complete a biography before the next class in March...I guess a chance to see how open and honest I want to be...
Ok - that's it for now...back to reading (I've just started Man's Search For Meaning, by Viktor Frankl). So far it's very absorbing - quite shocking to realize again how brutal the Nazi concentration camps were.
More later.
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