Three years ago, I decided that it was time for me to \u2018go out on my own\u2019 as a facilitator. I was scared of all the \u2018what ifs\u2019 that could happen to me so I continued to work full time while putting all the wheels in motion for my future career.<\/p>\n
The First Step<\/strong><\/p>\n I decided that I needed to start my own company but I wanted my company to reflect what I believed to be true. As a facilitator, I wanted to make an impact on my learners.\u00a0 So, I incorporated \u2018IMPACT NOW Inc.\u2019 Impact is an acronym for, \u2018Inspire and Motivate People into Action through Collaboration and Teamwork\u2019. I love this acronym as it clearly defines what I believe.<\/p>\n The Second Step<\/strong><\/p>\n I enrolled in the MALAT program. Little did I know, this program would change my life, change who I am, my values and my beliefs. But I knew, deep inside, that I had to complete this program. My end game was to \u2018go out on my own\u2019 and I knew, I just knew<\/em>, that the MALAT program was the answer.<\/p>\n The Third Step<\/strong><\/p>\n As I finished one course, and began the next, my knowledge of education technology grew and I become more comfortable in my own skin and with my new knowledge. COVID became a new reality and our lives changed\u2026 forever.\u00a0 Our thinking changed, and everyone began to work remotely. I experienced first-hand the challenges of working remotely and I began to think how I could leverage this experience toward my end game.<\/p>\n The Fourth Step<\/strong><\/p>\n Finally, in our last course, the answer became evident.\u00a0 A Community of Inquiry (COI). I can remember the summer afternoon, reading about COI and all of a sudden it was as though a light went on inside me.\u00a0 That\u2019s it!!! A COI is the answer to leading virtually. From that moment, I knew my end game and I knew why my research was important.<\/p>\n The research I conduct will be the basis for a virtual leadership program specific to municipalities although it could be transferable to other organizations. The program could be online, blended or face to face. In addition, I want to share my research at different municipal focused conferences. I have not considered disseminating my research in journals but what I know clearly and succinctly is that I want this research to create an IMPACT NOW<\/em>.<\/p>\n I want to \u2018inspire and motivate people into action through collaboration and teamwork\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Three years ago, I decided that it was time for me to \u2018go out on my own\u2019 as a facilitator. I was scared of all the \u2018what ifs\u2019 that could happen to me so I continued to work full time… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lrnt622"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":310,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309\/revisions\/310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}