Leaders should not be content to simply “work,” as so many busy professionals are
prone to do. They must reaffirm their need to create and maintain balance. We often
turn to symbolism and metaphors in our training to explain how to do this. There are
two activities that draw on these techniques to help leaders remember what they’ve
learned about balance and identify ways to think about integrating professional de-
velopment with activities from everyday life, such as gardening.
Part Two concludes with an interesting activity about the key skills savvy leaders
use to enhance their careers.(^78) THE LEADERSHIP TRAINING ACTIVITY BOOK