Work-Related

I just finished up my 3rd of 6 Regional Leadership Forum sessions.  What a GREAT experience.  I read 5 more books, totalling 15 since the first of January.  They were 1) First Break all the Rules, 2) The Zen of Listening, 3) The Prince (by Machiavelli), 4) Brain Rules, and 5) The Pearl (by John Steinbeck).  Discussing them with the group was wonderful and very insightful.  I also heard presentations from 2 prominant CIOs, participated in many leadership activities, and continued to build relationships with the participants from all over the midwest. 

On Monday night (27th) for our group activity, we were blessed to hear from one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.  The story is absolutely humbling what they went through.  If you are not familar with who they are, check it out:  Lost Boys of Sudan History.  To think that any boys this age with no parents could survive what they did is amazing!

It’s hard to believe that we are already half-way done with the program.  Only 3 more sessions to go and then SIMposium in Seattle in November.

At work, we just created a leadership program and I was selected to be one of the first participants!  🙂  I am participating in a year-long program through the Society of Information Management (SIM) called the Regional Leadership Forum (RLF).  The group meets every 6 weeks, participates in leadership discussions/activities, listens to CEO/CIO presentations, and reads 35 books on leadership topics.  It’s pretty rigorous, but I am already building relationships with 35 outstanding individuals and we are having a GREAT time!  Here is the link to the SIM site that discusses more about the RLF program.  I would recommend it to anyone! 

http://www.simnet.org/Programs/RegionalLeadershipForum/About/tabid/106/Default.aspx