I’m still buzzing from last night’s presentation on leadership by Richard Bosi. His Lionheart presentation of no less than 3.5hrs straight was built around the guiding values of courage, wisdom, faith and love.
Presentations on leadership are a dime-a-dozen so why was this one different. Richard is obviously well read, and time in Australia’s special forces as a Lieutenant Colonel hasn’t harmed him either. What I saw and experienced last night engaged the heart, the lion heart, because of the integrity with which it was presented.
- We were not told what to do.
- We were not given a rehash of other people’s ideas.
- We did not sit idly by and listen.
Instead, Richard Bosi shared his view of leadership in a manner that let you take what worked for you and leave what didn’t. Leadership showing deep respect (love) for those in the room.
Special moments for me were:
- Visualising myself driving through the streets of my home town in a rally car and being so fantastic at it that I could do so with my eyes closed. A highlight was screaming through the quiet zone beside a hospital with all the staff and patients hanging out the windows and cheering me on. Many people say visualising is the way to go. Richard trains you in how to do it, and more importantly points out that if you struggle to visualise something, there are lessons to be learnt from the visualisation process itself. Others I’ve heard/read seem to suggest visualise harder.
- Recognising that simply leading well is enough to have others follow you. The good example helps them recognise in themselves what they can be.
- Learning to listen for the tugs which suggest you are off-character. That is, when your character is causing you to behave in a way you don’t really like. This ties beautifully with my coaching model.
Leadership is either on or off. There is no in-between. If you want it, take it.
