Let’s See Labs founder and author Gareth Gwyn discusses the right steps that need to be taken to help develop a strong leader.
Training someone to be a leader is one thing. But making sure that you take the proper steps so that they can become an effective leader is another.
There’s a certain finesse that goes into finding the right steps on how to train someone in leadership. It’s not an overnight process, and sometimes the best way to learn is via on the job, working with others to help develop those skills where they matter most.
But what are the right and wrong steps to teach when it comes to leadership? That’s where Gareth Gwyn comes in.
Gareth is the author of You Are Us: How To Build Bridges In a Polarized World. In this book, she discusses real stories based on candid accounts of stereotypically vilified and victimized individuals, which, in turn, provide insight into uncovering our opportunities for inner change. In addition, Gareth also created Let’s See Labs an enterprise focused on the sociocultural transformation of individuals through a number of interactive means. These include film, writing and team workshops; and with these, people can unlock and uncover what lies at the common heart of leadership.
Gareth joins us now to discuss the fundamentals of leadership further, and the right and wrong steps that can be taken.
Q&A:
- What would you say is the biggest first step someone can take when it comes to establishing a leader? Trust? The importance of the role? Or perhaps something else?
- What do you believe is the biggest pratfall when it comes to trying to rush someone through a leadership role? Trying to take care of so many aspects of the business without taking care of others? Or perhaps stacking on too much responsibility?
- In your Let’s See Labs classes, you break down the fundamentals of what you call Growthwork across a number of categories, including “Own Your Own Experience” and “Feel Grief and Other Complex Emotions.” Tell us how you managed to put this program together, and what kind of research went into it.
- In a few words, how would someone benefit the most from registering for an online course with Let’s See Labs? Is there a certain pre-requisite you’re looking for, or is it open to all business types?
- A number of people have been rather pleased with Let’s See Labs, based on results provided by Common Street. What would you say was the biggest takeaway that your students have discovered through it?
- Let’s talk a little bit about your book, You Are Us: How To Build Bridges In a Polarized World. What would people learn the most about it, and how can it help develop good leadership capabilities?
- What’s a better way to teach leadership – in-person or with virtual classes? Or would you say they’re equally beneficial?
- Where can we learn more about You Are Us and the workshops?
The book is available for purchase here on Amazon; and you can find more information on everything we do with Let’s See Labs over on BuildBridges.US!
About Gareth Gwyn…
Gareth Gwyn is committed to establishing a new global vision of leadership founded on self-inquiry and restorative practices. She is the author of You Are Us: How to Build Bridges in a Polarized World, a book woven with real stories that explore how we can each help bridge our cultural divides regardless of who we are and where we came from. She is also the founder of Let’s See Labs, an organization that produces films, writing, and team workshops that facilitate sociocultural transformation at the individual level by embracing creative polarity. Gareth earned her MA in Digital Communication at the School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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