Week 3 Reflection

So this past week week I focused on gaining feedback on my plan and beginning to research options within the plan itself.

Feedback from my instructor on the plan (see second blog post) is below:

This looks great!   Turning 40 is the perfect “start time”- great timing J

Your goals are terrific and a good balance for one another.  They seem do-able and potentially transformative.  I also love the format!  Look forward to hearing about your journey…

This feedback was encouraging and affirming. I was a bit apprehensive that what I was proposing seemed a bit simple, or not involved enough to meet the assignment criteria.  I am pleased and even more eager to move forward.

My format moving forward will include revisiting the two competencies selected and giving a synopsis of progress in each area.

Conscious Engagement

• Incorporating time daily for at least one of the following: meditation, yoga stretching, or focused reflection on nutrition.  

This week I researched and enrolled in the the Noom app as a way to provide daily reflection on my nutrition practices (below are some links to provide background on Noom). I have to admit Facebook has been highlighting this app and I wanted to see what was "different" about it, so this seemed like a great reason to dig deeper.  I have to admit that I did not start off the best with following the apps instructions but am committed to getting fully immersed tomorrow. 

Noom 

https://www.facebook.com/noom/

https://people.com/health/we-tried-it-noom/

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/a21604221/what-is-noom/

Leading in Complexity

• Identify a late stage mentor both inside and outside of my current organization and ask each of them to talk through 1-2 scenarios based on current organizational situations I am experiencing from their advanced perspectives.
• Explore the viability of taking Susanne Cook-Greuter's Leadership Maturity Assessment (LMA) or the Leadership Agility 360 created by Bill Joiner

In this third week I quickly looked up the LMA and associated cost.  It is $1000 so a bit cost prohibitive, though I might be able to use it as professional development for work to get the cost offset.  In contrast Leadership Agility 360 appears at first look to be $250 per report, making it more cost effective.  I am going to reach out through email to inquire further in Week 4 about both tools.