Continued from previous page The discussion board exercises and other assignments help to reinforce the concepts and provide an opportunity to really think about the process and how you can effect change while interacting and collaborating with colleagues from around the Region, and of course receiving constructive feedback from your facilitators and expert guest presenters. I believe the culmination of the aforementioned components of the Programme, along with my willingness to be pushed beyond my restrictive comfort zone through active engagement, weighed significantly on my outcome… and I believe it will do the same for you. We need more transformational leaders to navigate unchartered waters and lead the Public Service, and by extension our respective countries, through this era of pandemics, and unprecedented natural disasters that threaten our well-being and quality of life. I believe this Programme creates such leaders. I applaud you for taking this pivotal step, and I trust that you will come out on the other side ready to confidently lead and contribute significantly in your respective areas and beyond. In closing, I challenge each of you to: 1. Embrace this experience by not only attending the sessions, but being fully engaged through active participation in sessions and on the discussion board and as much as possible seek to complete your assignments in a timely manner; 2. Use every opportunity to utilise what you learn weekly because practice makes perfect; 3. Refrain from being your biggest critic. In other words, fight the urge to compare 4. Recognise that change really does start with you, so step off the ledge and out of your comfort zones from time to time. An unknown writer states, “Expecting things to change without putting in any effort is like waiting for a ship at the airport.” You cannot expect your situation or those around you to change without first engaging in introspection and then resolve to take the necessary steps towards changing yourself and not focusing on changing others. It just takes a ripple and YOU can be that ripple. 22 We need more transformational leaders to navigate unchartered waters and lead the Public Service, and by extension our respective countries, through this era of pandemics, and unprecedented natural disasters that threaten our well-being and quality of life yourself to others. Your personal growth and development lends to the overall experience for yourself and your peers; and finally
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