How to prepare for a workshop
Prepare for your ActiveLeading experience by attending to tasks before, during, and after the workshop.
BEFORE
Before the workshop, complete these tasks:
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Alert your team and clear your schedule.
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Meet with your supervisor: ActiveLeading offers you and your supervisor guidance, so that you have appropriate support to implement what you will learn at the workshop.
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Prepare your body for the challenge: ActiveLeading may suggest specific training, depending on which workshop you attend.
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Pack your bags.
DURING
During the workshop, prepare to get a new view of what your leadership potential is:
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Wake up rejuvinated from a restful sleep.
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Enjoy a healthful and energizing breakfast.
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Participate in the morning's challenging activity.
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Try one of our many snack options to recharge and prepare for the morning discussion.
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Join in and learn from the dialogue between the facilitators and your fellow participants, as we explore leadership lessons.
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Feast on the local bounty for lunch.
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Take the day's reflection question with you into the afternoon challenge.
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Relax after the day's closing session.
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Reflect on your day, as you dine on your own, with your fellow participants, and/or with your facilitators.
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Retreat for the evening and prepare for the next day.
AFTER
After the workshop is a critical time:
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Use ActiveLeading as a partner in your learning.
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Reach out to your fellow participants.
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Implement what you learned.
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Work with your mentor: ActiveLeading will offer you (and your supervisor) guidance before and after the workshop, so that you have apporpriate support to implement what you valued from the workshop.