BEEKEEPER’S PROMISE
CULTIVATING YOUR PROMISE AS A LEADER
Before a leader can successfully engage in the hard work of leading others, they must fundamentally know themselves and what they stand for — their values, their guiding commitments, and their promise to those they lead. In this one-day session leaders are given the opportunity to enhance their self-awareness, further define their leadership identity, and deepen their capacity to lead oneself (a precursor to leading others).
What’s a beekeeper got to do with this?
A good beekeeper is first and foremost an enabler of the natural capacity of the bees to do their good work. Grounded in that fundamental philosophy, each beekeeper has a unique promise they make to the hive — how they will interact and behave in a way that is aligned with their personal values and true to the hive's purpose.
Who should attend:
Emerging and First-Level Leaders, Team Leaders, Middle Managers
Length: 1 Day | Class Size: 15 Participants
SESSION OUTCOMES
As a result of this session, participants will:
Understand the importance of taking steps to forge a leadership identity
Clarify and articulate personal values
Specify behavioral examples of those values in action
Check for values alignment, identify values gaps and actions to close those gaps
Translate values into commitments of leadership
Create and commit to an individual Leader’s promise
SESSION PROCESS
This hands-on, fast-paced session includes:
Immersion into the world of the bees and their keeper
An interactive hive tour guided by our expert keepers and the BDTLI team
Facilitated conversations to extract leadership lessons from the beekeeper and the hive
A step-by-step process to build one’s leadership identity
Context-setting discussion on the importance of effective leadership in a VUCA+ world
Value-clarifying exercise to discern personal values
Individual reflection and peer coaching to identify examples of values in actions, to define leadership commitments, and to check for values alignment
Guided activity to craft and share one's leader’s promise
Action planning to develop promise into philosophy
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Take a dive into what the beekeeper represents in terms of organizational behavior and more in The Beesness of Leadership Podcast episode two: The Beekeeper's Promise.
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