September 13, 2020
AL SIRAAT COLLEGE: Team Leadership Training Testimonials

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What follows is a sampling of testimonials from some of the 33 graduates of Idea Champions' Team Leadership Training, delivered to Al Siraat College, in Epping, Australia in 2020.

SHORT AND SWEET

"This is the best professional training I have ever done in my life. I wish I'd done it many years ago, so I could have incorporated its excellent ideas and practices earlier in my professional and personal life." -- Wayne Semmens

"An extraordinary experience." -- Rahat Arain

"Invaluable to my professional development. Will definitely be carried throughout my life." -- Gulcan Ayvaz

"Amazing. Gave me a different perspective on my role as a leader. I enjoyed the creativity of the program and how huge concepts were unpacked in a simplified manner." -- Shahidah Osman

"Fantastic. A great way to interact with other Team Leaders, share ideas, and learn from each other's experiences." - Misbah Aqeel

"Delivered in a very simple and unique way, making it easy to apply in my daily life. Helped me develop confidence in my leadership." - Maryam Omer

"Never a dull moment. A very enjoyable and relaxing experience that helped keep our minds open and look for creative ideas to improve ourselves and our teams." - Daniel Saleh

"An eye opener. Empowering. Helped me look at things from different perspectives and find new ways to improve things." - Suffian Mohammed Amin

"I now feel we have a process that will be followed by all stakeholders." - Leah Hamel

"Relevant, engaging, and fun. If we are able to implement even half of what we learned, we will become a different organization." - Fazeel Arain

"I got almost immediate, desired results!" - Sitki Esenyel

"It was a blessing to have the opportunity to go inward, outward, and onward. Each session was targeted and practical. The design and delivery were always engaging and stimulating." - Evla Han

"Generated many creative ideas to improve our teams and the school." - Noori Ahmad

"As a result of the training, my team is now working more collaboratively and sharing ideas. Trust has built over time." - Elif Boz

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A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE TESTIMONIALS

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"This is the best professional training I have ever done in my life. The breadth of topics was better than anything I have done before. The experience was both inspiring and practical. It was so good, in fact, that I wish I'd done this training many years ago, so I could have incorporated its excellent ideas and practices earlier in my professional and personal life." -- Wayne Semmens

"Being in the Team Leadership Training has been an extraordinary experience. We have learned through listening and peer-to-peer dialogue. It was supportive, with no rahat.jpgjudgements, a variety of tools to extend our thinking, and no homework! What more could we have asked for? I do believe I'm starting to understand and appreciate people a little more. You have modeled, for us, a beautiful way to acknowledge others in a way that will help us build good relationships with our teams." -- Rahat Arain

"Thank you very much for the wonderful training sessions! The time I spent in the Team Leadership Training has been invaluable daniel.jpgto my professional development and will definitely be carried throughout my life. I have been equipped with skills that assist my parenting of teenagers too, which was an unexpected bonus. I look forward to implementing the knowledge and tips you taught me and passing them onto others who will benefit, too." -- Gulcan Ayvaz

"The Team Leadership Training has given me an opportunity to develop my leadership skills to a different level than before. It helped me be reflective and embrace my challenges with grace and resilience. Mitch is an inspirational trainer who gives shahidah.jpghis utmost energy with passion and engagement throughout the training. He amazed me in the way he presented his uplifting and thought-provoking creative ideas and succinct content. The training gave me a different perspective on my role as a leader. I learned, immensely, about ways to improve myself and the practicality of different leadership strategies. I enjoyed the creativity of the program and how huge concepts were unpacked in a simplified manner." -- Shahidah Osam

"I was blessed to take the Team fazeel.jpgLeadership Training. I found the training was very much targeted to develop my skills in many areas because it was delivered in a very simple and unique way, making it easy to apply in my daily life. The program helped me develop confidence in my leadership." -- Maryam Omer

"The Team Leadership Training is great way to interact with other Team Leaders, to share ideas, and to learn from their experiences. Mitch is a fantastic facilitator and, during each session, not once did I think of the time or when it would end! misbah.jpg I have benefited a lot from this training, have definitely learned to run meetings better, gel my team together, and clarify our roles and responsibilities." -- Misbah Aqeel

"Mitch is a very enthusiastic facilitator, with great character, and makes everyone feel welcome. Even though there were many people in the sessions, he always made time to give people one-on-one feedback. I liked the way he infused each topic with storytelling to help get the message across. I also liked the suffian.jpg
way he got people out of their comfort zone. There was never a dull moment. All in all, it was a very enjoyable and relaxing experience that helped us keep our minds open and looking for new and creative ideas to improve ourselves and our teams." -- Daniel Saleh

"The Team Leadership Training is an eye opener and empowering. It helped me look at things from a different perspectives and to always find ways to improve things. I appreciated the time taken to unpack all the learnings and the practical examples shared by Mitch. As a result of this program, our team meetings leah.jpgehave changed for the better. Efficiency has improved." -- Suffian Mohammed Amin

"The Team Leader training allowed me to follow a set procedure in regard to implementing any new process within my team and with external teams. It assisted me in with dealing with others, particularly those in more senior positions than myself, since they have also been through the training. I now feel as though we have a process that will be followed by all stakeholders." -- Leah Hamel

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"The Team Leadership Training was a relevant and practical dive-in to improve ourselves and our teams. If we are able to implement even half of what we have learned, we will be a different organization than what we are now. The training was relevant, engaging, and fun." -- Fazeel Arain

"My team leadership has definitely improved because I valued the content of the training and saw its inherent value. And then, when I went to implement the theory and turn it into practice, I got almost immediate, desired results! elif.jpgIf I could graph my progress, it would resemble an upward trajectory." -- Sitki Esenyel

"The Team Leadership Training is much more than just professional development. I'm grateful to be part of a community that invests in people. In this process, some of the things I've learned is that there are emotional and cognitive barriers to receptivity and helping and that leadership and learning are seriously complex. It's a blessing to have the opportunity to go inward, outward, and onward. Each session was targeted and practical. The design and delivery was always engaging and stimulating." -- Evla Han

"As a result of the training, my team is now working more collaboratively and sharing ideas. Trust has built over time." -- Elif Boz

"I liked how the training brought all of our leaders under one roof and better understanding what everyone is going through, learning from each other. I also liked the way it was organized and how many creative ideas we came up with to improve our teams and the school." -- Noori Ahmad

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