"Un-Vailing" the NEW Possible!

TEAM:
Recently I had the opportunity of a lifetime... help advance a new Leadership movement in Vail, Colorado.
I was part of a 5 person TEAM teaching a group of almost 90 Leaders. Now I have done work with these stellar colleagues before, but I find it hard to argue that this may have been OUR best work yet! I witnessed new heights of these magnificent teachers, new realms of possibility amongst this AWESOME group of game-changers. Individually WE have all done cool work, made change for the good and lead TEAMs into serious levels of achievement. Collectively WE cranked all of these up 100 fold! Small but mighty, WE worked on and practiced our skills fiercely with these 90 Leaders. In a mere 5 hours the results were dramatic.
Leaders recapped OUR session of intense practice using words like "engaged", "amazing", "grateful", & "life-changing". They talked about how things will change, what is possible for them and their TEAMs as a result of this day. Many simply came up to me, shook my hand, & said "thank you". People I didn't even directly work with during those 5 hours came up to share how they planned to deploy this new skill with their organizations. I even overheard a Leader on the phone discussing how they needed to change their agenda for an upcoming meeting. WOW!
To name all the learning that happened in that room would take me forever, even then I’m not sure I could completely do it justice. Suffice to say July 6th, 2010 will be a day WE will point back to as a day that changed the way these 90 Leaders do business and a day our cool group of 5 changed the game! WE have all been involved in this "training" before. Yes the content was familiar, the drills were similar, even some of the audience was the same. Never have I seen such immediate results, a buzz in the room like I have never felt or seen! Ironic that this AWESOME experience took place at 8,100 feet above sea-level? I think not! It was clear to me that all the attendees are operating at the highest levels! It was a dramatic "Un-Vailing" of the NEW possible!

In reflection of my time in Vail, I am still in awe. It is always invigorating to spend time with new ideas, fresh thoughts, and different perspectives. Yet, seeing my peers and 90 bright Leaders breakthrough and discover what was once unknown is incredible! To see this group of people begin to tap into what is possible almost brought me to tears. I was so excited I could hardly go to sleep that night, knowing this journey has just begun. In fact leaving the next morning I felt a little jealous of the journey that is store for these brilliant ones. Clearly an "Un-Vailing"!
Think about the "Un-Vailing" in your organization. How can you engage your peers or the leaders of your TEAM in a way that catapults them into the extraordinary? What skills do they need and how can you help to unlock the potential that is front and center? What possibilities will your TEAM "Un-Vail"?

My eternal gratitude to cool ones that shared this killer experience in Colorado! Thank you for "Un-Vailing" the NEW possible!