The Peak Adventure Challenge Course - 1365 Words

The Peak Adventure Challenge Course brought up many skills and abilities that pertain to leadership, but few I can relate to myself unfortunately since I do not have many leadership skills. One thing they did emphasize that I feel like I can relate to is time management. After being in the military I became a big fan of being punctual. They talked about how if a game or session it will cut into the rest of the day. If something goes to long it could cut the last session short or if something ends early it could end the day prematurely. Even to get back on schedule can become challenging running another event longer or shorter. Being on time is a big objective in a day of activities. Something I’m not very good at is the point they made of†¦show more content†¦Communication is the key to any good leadership. If followers can not hear the leader then they are lost on what needs to get done. However, communication is not just for leaders though it is for followers as wel l because they can give feedback to the leader if something is not working and the leader can make adjustments to overcome the obstacle. Females mostly dominated the voice of the group because they spoke up the most. I think the females were more out spoken while the guys were shy and quiet. As the day went on the males became more vocal and started speaking up. It took awhile for everyone to start talking, but the group eventually got there. I believe the breaking point of when everyone started being vocal was when we broke into smaller groups. Its at this point it could be seen that everyone was having an easier time communicating to the rest of the group. I think to start being vocal in a larger group is difficult compared to speaking up in a smaller group. I can admit it was easier for myself to communicate in a smaller group then communicate in a larger group. Once you get to know more people in a larger group it is easier to speak up. When it came to volunteering at the start of the day no one really got up right away. It seemed more like everyone was thinking, â€Å"please don t pick me.† Granted there w ere a few girls who volunteered first, but not after a