What People Say
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a deep dive into learning, reflecting
PSL is a deep dive into learning, reflecting what and how to affect an environment for every to be able to maximize contributions.
This workshop is a great opportunity
This workshop is a great opportunity to make you find the way to become a good problem solver leader and learn from the other, including yourself.
You will have fun along a challenging journey
It is intense, mentally draining for me. You get out of it, what you put into it. You will have fun along a challenging journey.
the core of what I learned was relational in nature
While the name of the class include the term “leadership”, the core of what I learned was relational in nature. I think the real benefactors of this workshop will be those I love and care deeply about in my family and career.
Very unique and well prepared experiences
Very unique and well prepared experiences that can affect organizations in many good ways.
Challenge the self-narratives you have on your own leadership
Challenge the self-narratives you have on your own leadership by practicing in a (desert) sand box environment.
find its way into every facet of my life
It was potentially life changing and may find its way into every facet of my life.
It’s like having a turbocharger for problem-solving
This gives us an efficacy/capability power boost. It’s like having a turbocharger for problem-solving.
practical learning in the areas of systems thinking, awareness of assumptions, and critical thinking
This workshop provides practical learning in the areas of systems thinking, awareness of assumptions, and critical thinking. These topics are hard to apply well, and this workshop provides tools to do that.
continuously observe and act (if needed) to make an effective environment
When solving a problem, continuously observe and act (if needed) to make an effective environment.
the tools and the practices to make meaningful, lasting change
I both learned new things and rediscovered learnings I’d forgotten. PSL give you the tools and the practices to make meaningful, lasting change in how you show up and how you lead.
A week-long deep-dive into human interaction
A week-long deep-dive into human interaction and how I can influence, and be influenced by, what happens around me.
useful tools to navigate the chaos
It is an intense week of simulations and reflections. You will learn useful tools to navigate the chaos.
is a safe place to experience and practice new ways of being
It is an opportunity to challenge yourself. It is a safe place to experience and practice new ways of being.
It is an intense week of simulations and reflections. You will learn useful tools to navigate the chaos.
you’ll dive deep and learn about yourself, your team, and the people in your personal life
A workshop is not a conference. In a good conference, you may take away one valuable nugget each day. In the PSL workshop, you’ll dive deep and learn about yourself, your team, and the people in your personal life. The insights will keep coming long after the workshop finishes, and you will be changed.
useful or very very useful for you in many ways
The workshop will be for sure useful or very very useful for you in many ways. Please make your chance to go.
you experience the real situational problems solving
This is the workshop that makes you experience the real situational problems solving with people around the world. The invaluable experience!
The experiences are unique for everyone. Intense and fun
It was great. Learned a lot about myself and others. The experiences are unique for everyone. Intense and fun, highly recommended.
You should join
You should join.
Powerful, Enlightening
Powerful, Enlightening.
great opportunity in your life to learn
Let’s go, this could be great opportunity in your life to learn.
It’s a journey, different for everyone
It’s a journey, different for everyone. You will learn lots of tools, but it depends on you.
incredibly demanding and worth every minute
It was incredible, best workshop I’ve ever taken. It was incredibly demanding and worth every minute.
tools to become a more aware and empathetic
PSL has given me the tools to become a more aware and empathetic individual in life.
PSL’s unique experiential approach is a profound way to learn
Leadership is for everyone. PSL’s unique experiential approach is a profound way to learn. I will be applying the models and tools I learned here for a long time.
immersive, grueling, but amazingly fun and rewarding
This is not a training class. It’s an immersive, grueling, but amazingly fun and rewarding boot camp that teaches you to apply a variety of tools to observe and respond to problems more effectively.
highly interactive workshop
PSL is an intensive, highly interactive workshop where experiential learning is used to teach tools for improving your team’s ability to solve problems.
best workshop I have been to
It is the best workshop I have been to.
life-changing and intense!
The workshop is life-changing and intense!
you will leave better.
No matter who you are, you will leave better.
most intensive and rewarding weeks of my life
It is one of the most intensive and rewarding weeks of my life. If you are ready and open to learn about yourself and to grow – this is the right course for you.
An immersive and introspective journey
An immersive and introspective journey that uncovers insights about how interact with others and ourselves, and ultimately how can all become better leaders.
the course connects the idea to the realities of leadership and teamwork.
PSL is an experiential workshop. While there are plenty of new models and readings provided, the course connects the idea to the realities of leadership and teamwork.
only limited by one’s willingness to participate
The most dynamic relationship modeling workshop that I have experienced where learning is only limited by one’s willingness to participate.
this workshop will guide you to true leadership
This workshop will change the way you think about approaching your work and the relationships with your colleagues. Leadership isn’t a title and this workshop will guide you to true leadership. If you’re unsure if it’s for you, it is.
an opportunity to learn more about ways of approaching problems (and yourself!)
This workshop is an opportunity to learn more about ways of approaching problems (and yourself!) than should be possible in a week.
grow a more human world
Learn about yourself, learn how to learn about others, grow a more human world.
focusing your teamwork out, and in
PSL helps by focusing your teamwork out, and in. It gives you new tools and insights for self improvement and being a better leader.
designed to challenge you and your concept of leadership
PSL is a workshop designed to challenge you and your concept of leadership in a way that is centered in empathy and growth.
time and energy to learn and grow
PSL is for people who have the time and energy to learn and grow. It provides a space to practice and experience leadership, along with mental models and a vocabulary to make sense of it.
Problem-solving leadership means creating an environment
Problem-solving leadership means creating an environment where everyone can contribute creatively. We practiced being in that kind of environment, and constantly creating it for each other.
Experiential learning guided by real-deal experts
Experiential learning guided by real-deal experts who have read all the books and know what good looks like in the real world.
the 10th anniversary of when I attended this and not a day goes by where an ‘aha!’ moment doesn’t bubble up to the surface
We’re coming up on the 10th anniversary of when I attended this and not a day goes by where an ‘aha!’ moment doesn’t bubble up to the surface. If you’re looking for an experience where a bunch of talking head experts will fill you with great ideas over PowerPoint, look elsewhere. If you want an experience that’ll push your boundaries of thinking, this is for you.
It helped me discover many faulty assumptions about myself as well as several epiphanies
I was lucky enough to go in 2000. It helped me discover many faulty assumptions about myself as well as several epiphanies about why I was good in some areas of my career.
Still learning nine years later
Nine years later, I’m still learning from my PSL experience. I received valuable insights into my own behaviours as a leader. I have used those insights many times over the past nine years. Every time I look back, I learn new things or am reminded. PSL was the best investment in my personal growth, and I would recommend it to anyone.
deep reflection
PSL provides time and space for deep reflection on your personal impact on the ability of teams to collaborate.
exercise based learning experience
PSL is an exercise based learning experience where you meet fantastic people while learning how to create environments where all team members can contribute creatively.
wealth of personal awareness
It provided me with a wealth of personal awareness of how my leadership style affects my teams’ working environment.
what’s great about it
It will be uncomfortable and that is exactly what’s great about it.
unique opportunity
PSL is a unique opportunity to practice leadership in a safe and supportive environment with fantastic and diverse people. You get what you put in. You will learn new things about yourself there … or later.
opportunity to deeply explore
This workshop gives an opportunity to deeply explore different facets of leadership and yourself.
the most experiential learning
By far the most experiential learning I’ve attended where you get to decide your learning. Your perception of leadership will be enhanced.
draw out insights
Esther and Don have saint-like patience and the best poker faces in the business. Their ability to observe and help draw out insights is so valuable compared to facilitators who just plain give information. Thank you!
look beyond the surface
PSL will teach you how to look beyond the surface level and deeply analyze group behaviors, leading to a more cohesive and well formed team.
months to process and put into use
PSL is transformative. It will take months to process and put into use all that I learned.
transformation experience
A transformation experience. I think I will realize how much I learned over the coming months.
Brilliantly designed
Brilliantly designed and unexpected.
Mind bending experience
Mind bending experience that will make you more conscious about strengths and learning opportunities as a leader.
important six days
It will be the most important six days of your professional life.