ExecutiveLeadership

This week, I had the privilege of facilitating Leading with Self-Awareness for the Directors at Hantec Markets for Ecube Training and Consulting

We moved the conversation:

From “How do we drive results?”
✅ to “𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬?”

From “This is just my style”
✅ to “𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞.”

From “People need to be more resilient”
✅to “𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐦 𝐈 𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫?”

Through deep self-reflection, peer dialogue, and personality assessments like the hashtag#MBTI, directors explored how:
👉Strengths can quietly turn into blind spots under stress
👉Decision-making speed can outpace alignment and trust
👉Unexamined assumptions shape culture far more than stated values

Self-awareness isn’t a “soft” capability.
It’s a strategic multiplier shaping hashtag#judgment, risk-taking, hashtag#inclusion, and ultimately hashtag#performance.

Grateful to the Hantec leadership team for the courage to pause, reflect, and challenge their own narratives.

At EcubeTraining, we believe that leadership is best learned not just in classrooms but through immersive experiences that
challenge,
inspire, and
transform.

Recently, Dia Mitra, PCC and I took the leadership team of Sobha Realty on an extraordinary offsite, leadership retreat like no other.

Set on a breathtaking island in AbuDhabi, under the glow of a full moon, this experience was designed to culminate everything we had explored in their leadership development journey; but in a way that was deeply personal, interactive, and unforgettable.

Through kayaking, culinarychallenges, poolbasedteamactivities, LEGOsimulations, and even drumming under the moonlight, the leaders learned to:

📌 Take initiative and step into leadership moments naturally
📌 Build stronger connections through collaboration and trust
📌 Cultivate self-awareness, empathy, and conscious leadership
📌 Balance ambition with reflection, mindfulness, and fun
📌 Move beyond a single-minded focus to embrace a holistic leadership approach

This wasn’t just a team-building activity…..
It was a transformational experience where leadership became real, tangible, and applicable in everyday moments.

As we watched these leaders bond, reflect, and grow, we were reminded of a simple truth:

“Leadership isn’t just about driving results; it’s about shaping experiences, creating space for connection, and leading with both strength and heart.”

To all organizations out there:

If you truly want to develop leaders who inspire, connect, and elevate others; take them beyond the boardroom. Give them a space to experience leadership in action, and you’ll witness growth that lasts a lifetime.

Self-Awareness as a Strategic Multiplier in Executive Leadership

Leadership Beyond the Boardroom: An Experiential Journey with Sobha Realty