It was fantastic to meet and work with you at the 6th Annual Pharma SFE Forum in Lisbon!  I enjoyed chairing the conference as well as share with many of you a portion of my Leadership Pilgrimage workshop.  I am confident that you found the forum as valuable as I did.  

  

I believe that leadership is like a personal pilgrimage.  I shared with you in Lisbon thoughts I have regarding leadership that were solidified on my personal pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James. 

The Camino is a UNESCO World Heritage site honoring the pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, where medieval pilgrims believed they would find the remains of St. James the Apostle of Jesus.  They also believed that because of the journey they would receive freedom from penance due to sins committed in this life.  While the motivations for making the pilgrimage have changed, to this day, thousands continue the journey.

To achieve our full potential, each of us must embark on a similar pilgrimage of personal development and mastery.  However, in today's world, we are often so bombarded by day-to-day pressures that we don't stop and reflect on what is our own unique role and purpose.  Discovering this is akin to a personal pilgrimage in self leadership.  

As discussed in Lisbon, I believe there are eight crucial lessons of personal leadership, including:  

It would be a pleasure to facilitate this and/or other Magnify L&D workshops for you and your organization or as a public workshop in your area.  I am currently booking workshops in Europe for May and June of 2011.  Please don't hesitate to contact us for more information.  

  

As they say on the Camino,