\u2018The exact contents of Batman\u2019s utility belt are unknown, and he seems to change them frequently\u2026 In fact, his uncanny ability to have exactly what he needs is legendary\u2019!<\/em><\/p>\n
– comicvine.gamespot.com<\/em><\/p>\n
\u201cShantanu, I really liked the fact that you brought in those few theoretical models during our debrief sessions. Actually they make absolute sense. But does all this theory really help? I mean, when I am just about managing to go through the daily grind, when will I think of what theory is applicable at what point, forget having the skill to act upon it?\u201d<\/p>\n
This kind of a question often gets asked on outdoor management development programmes I undertake for business organisations. And I always wonder if what they want to actually say is something like. \u201cBut all this is too theoretical! It doesn\u2019t work in the real world!\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a moot point, often coloured with skepticism, concerning practice of leadership theory. Usually then, I tell a story through which I offer one way of meeting the challenge of remembering so many concepts and models and using them appropriately (\u2018storytelling\u2019!). In this post I am going to write about one experience where the stakes involved had turned from low to high through a near miss and then vacillated between fairly moderate to very high for the group I was with.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/outdoorpandit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cocepts-Theories-graphic.jpg” alt=”Outdoor Leadership, NOLS, Shantanu Pandit, Outdoor Pandit, outdoorpandit.com” title_text=”Cocepts Theories graphic” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” filter_brightness=”107%” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]