The day started with a
pumping energiser from one of the participants. I think everyone
needed it to wake up and start the day properly. The first session
started by the explanation of the Johari window and after that a
reflection exercise based on the following two questions was done:
- What am I good at?
- Where do I want to be in the future?
This
was a solo exercise and the participants had to go anywhere they
wanted in the vicinities of Svycarna and reflect on the above
questions. This lasted for half an hour. An important fact is that
the participants were not allowed to talk to each other during the
exercise. This was easy or normal for some people but it proved to be
quite challenging for the talkative types. The group then reunited to
discuss everyone’s thoughts and reflections. I think this was
beneficial for me as I don’t have much time to ask myself these
questions. I felt that this was also the case for the other
participants.
After coffee break we
did a Belbin test. Everyone had to score personal points to
statements on a sheet of paper and then it would tell you which
personality type you were. This was a good personal appraisal test
but I heard that some participants did not understand some of the
statements and thus unreliable results were produced.
The second session was
dedicated mainly to coaching. One of the trainers introduced the main
stages and characteristics of coaching. The session then proceeded
with an exercise the participants had to do in couples. Basically it
was one and a half hour long. In the first 45 minutes one participant
would be the coach of the other one, but he/she couldn’t give
advice but just ask questions to his/her partner. They then swopped
roles in the second 45 minutes. This was really interesting as
firstly I think everybody got to know the other person better.
However, more related to this exercise, the participants got a
feeling of what it means to be a mentor and also practice the type of
questions to ask in such situations.
The day ended with a
session on Erasmus plus.
Zach
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