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www.ladiesgaelic.ie | WINTER 2019 | 49 LEARN TO LEAD DAY 3 requirements for a job, women feel we need to be able to tick all ten to apply. It was extremely important to hear that we need to know our own worth and be brave. For me personally, one of the most insightful things I learned from Gillian is that parachutes are fantastic and that sometimes we need to let go and let other people catch us. Again, as Gillian used a very personal story to relay this point to us, it resonated with me all the more. It was both empowering and humbling to have somebody, with such vast knowledge and strong beliefs, share her life with us in such an intimate way. There is something so powerful when women inspire women. Gillian really set the tone for the day and in fairness to Alan Lyons he took the baton and ran with it for the rest of the day. Alan was our leadership facilitator for the day, although he could also have been doing stand up as his delivery style was, while thoroughly informative and enlightening, hilarious. His introduction was immediately humorous and probing and he had us thinking and challenging ourselves from the get go. Everybody was engaged and focused as he spoke to us about 'culture' and 'changing the viewing'. He had some very interesting facts and figures to back up his theory which really illustrated his points perfectly. One such example that I found interesting pertained to Roger Bannister breaking the 4 minute mile. After he achieved this, 39 people went on to do the very same thing over the next 18 months. This really cemented how the 'viewing' changes the 'doing'. With regard to culture and leadership, we all thoroughly enjoyed watching and analysing the 'Race to the Pole' video. Simplicity at its best. Again, a human story, a brave and a tragic human story at that, which highlighted leadership at its best, and worst, in the clearest possible way. Alan used Roald Amundsen and Captain Scott to etch into our minds why the creation of a culture that builds a productive social and emotional environment, is so important in leadership. The day concluded with Alan giving us some concrete activities to do in relation to our own lives and 'teams'. He discussed 'narrowing the focus' with us and asked us to put ourselves on a scale of 1-10 in terms of where we are right now. We had to think about how we got there and what we needed to do to get closer to the ever elusive 10. I left Day 3 feeling the same as I did leaving both Day 1 and 2, empowered, excited and energised. We are learning so much about ourselves, each other and our keynote speakers and facilitators. It is quite a humbling experience to be part of such a group. The knowledge we are receiving about leadership is being reinforced in slightly different ways on each of our leadership days, and each is as informative and entertaining as the last. Suffice to say, I cannot wait to see what our final day has in store for us. MC Daithí Ó Sé interviews former players Juliet Murphy of Cork and Denise Masterson, right, of Dublin during half-time in the 2016 Ladies Football All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final match between Cork and Dublin at Croke Park in Dublin