Entry from 7/5

The VYCC Leadership Development Crews (LDCs) have a tradition of doing a nightly debrief of the day where the Crew Leader of the Day (CLOD; a Corps Member that takes on basic leadership roles for the day and where Vanessa and I get to take a step back to help them refine their leadership styles) leads a discussion on how the day went and how he or she believes he or she performed as a CLOD.  Tonight's debrief was our longest yet as a crew -- some 45 minutes long.  During this entire debrief I sat back in my Crazy Creek and allowed the group to go through a couple of the classic group stages (norming, storming, performing, adjourning, as they are most notable recognized) all in under an hour.  It was great to take a step back and watch my little CMs develop their arguments and feedback, voice them most mindfully, and respond as effectively as possible.  As HQ tells us Crew Leaders, I told my Corps Members: "We're here for you."