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Leadership Academy: Part 1

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I just finished the first session of the Leadership Academy held at the Banff Centre.  I saw an elk, navigated through a high speed bike race and found my way inside the Kinnear Centre for Creativity and Innovation.

Certainly, you could not find a more beautiful place in the world, with the fresh air, the looming mountains and the rolling river.  An excellent place to relax and think.

And the participants, from Alberta, British Columbia and even Indiannapolis, are friendly and eager to share.  Everyone has checked their agendas and issues at the door, so people are free to speak.  Over the half of the group is from SAIT, and many of them were meeting their colleagues for the first time.

The focus of the academy will be to tap the current experiences and knowledge from this group to be "transformative" through this "learner-centred approach".  They have already us fill out three surveys and an learning styles inventory.  They have had us moving about the room according to our self-ascribed perspective of ourselves.  And most of all they have us all talking.  The best part are the stories people share.

As the week progresses, I will share further updates on leadership and the academy.  Did I mention that the food is really good?
Location: Banff Centre, Banff National Park, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, AB T1L 1H5, Canada

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