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I've spent the last three days with a group of great people led by Dave Buck. Ostensibly the weekend was about branding and being boldly oneself. It turned out to be so much more.

Of the many breakthroughs for me this weekend, I thought you might enjoy hearing about three. First, a little background. Greg Howell and I are kicking off a pilot of a coaching program for project managers/leaders this month. We call it the Project Leader Studio™. We will be working with 15 project managers for the next six months to develop their leadership skills and practices. We call it a studio because they will be learning as they lead.

1. While we have spent quite a bit of our time on designing the coaching program and creating program materials, I am now seeing that it will need to evolve if it is to serve the interests of the participants. In other words, like all good projects, the project manager needs to embrace uncertainty to produce the greatest result for the clients. In addition, we must find ways to incorporate the design talents of the participants as we go.
2. I saw that the same thing that makes leaders successful must be present to make this program successful. What's that? TRUST. This will be quite the test for us. Will we be able to do what we say each of the participants must do to have a great project? We'll see. (And I'll let you know.)
3. There are plenty of people who have something to offer and are just waiting for an invitation to help. I found a great coach Julia Stewart, Your Life Part 2, who will be working with our leadership coaches on honing their leadership coaching skills.

Phew. I'm so glad this is a pilot. I have so much to learn!

p.s. We'll be offering another Project Leader Studio™ in October.