The Hero’s Journey
Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend a leadership seminar held by our local SHRM chapter. The title of the seminar was “The Hero’s Journey”. I did not have any clue as to what this seminar would be about but I’m a self-improvement junkie and feel there is always room for improvement. To my delight, this was one seminar that totally blew me away.
The seminar was given by Jeff from SST Communications (www.sstcommunications.com). Jeff is a screen writer by trade and has been producing plays in order to educate people about different topics ranging from sexual harassment to recruiting.
The premise of the seminar was that leadership is very similar to the structure for a hero in a screenplay. This is brought to light in Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero With a Thousand Faces”.
Here are some notes. These notes are by no means a representation of the entire scope of information presented.
- Heroes are needed when an imbalance occurs
- Room to improve… retention; compliance; quality; financial performance; growth
- Heroes need a Call to Adventure
- This is a NEED not a want
- Heroes do not naturally want to go on the journey
- Heroes do the necessary work, not necessarily the high profile work
- Heroes get Supernatural Aid
- This is a mentor, someone to assist them
- Normally time for gifting of some type of token
- Heroes will Cross a First Threshold
- The point of no return for the hero
- Heroes face Trials
- Challenges of reaching the prize…
- Heroes want The Prize
- This is the identifiable “thing” that will bring balance back
- Has to be very specific
- Heroes want a Return
- If there is no return, the effort put in by heroes will diminish
- The prize should be public and sincere
This session got an A+ from me. If you hear about this seminar in your area, I highly recommend attending.
SST Communications Inc.
2178 N Maplewood
Chicago, IL 60647
www.sstcommunications.com
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with SST in any way.
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