I also see links to Servant Leadership in that it is the needs of others that comes first and drives personal choice.

In the training room, the facilitator may have many personal drivers that influence their conscious and unconscious decisions. Placing the needs of the learner(s) should be really high (or even top) of this list.

It’s really hard though!!

There is more to this as well. Ross Brawn sacrificed the 2008 season to focus on the development of the 2009 car. That was a massive gamble that almost didn’t pay off.

I think we sometimes take the easy option especially when challenging our learners. Sometimes it feels like we are taking a bit of a gamble when we push people a little harder than we may feel comfortable with. We should remember though that it is all about the outcomes and not all about what we feel comfortable with.

Clearly both Button and Brawn had some pretty well formed outcomes in mind which made the sacrifices acceptable for them.

Looking forward to some more comments.

Paul