Orientation Retreat: From December 7^th through to the 8^th December, 19 participants of the Women’s Leadership Program Cohort 6 took part in a two-day orientation retreat at the Red Rock Resort.

The orientation retreat focused on the first outcome of the Program: improved leadership and decision-making skills and covered topics pertaining to self-reflection, team building, leadership styles, project management and women in leadership. Participants practiced multiple experiential and entertaining activities to demonstrate leadership skills and teamwork. The WLP participants have been formed into a project teams and have commenced designing their community development projects.

The two-day orientation agenda was as follows:

Day 1

• Individual differences and personal style assessment (Mr. Walter Jenkins, Zorig Foundation USA)
• Team-building Activities (RADAR training center)
• Project Management (Mr. Marc Tasse, Project Management Institute)
• Community development project briefing (Zorig Foundation, Australia Awards in Mongolia)

Day 2

• Introduction to leadership (Mr. Walt Jenkins, Zorig Foundation USA)
• How to lead within a team (Coach Changer)
• Team-building Activity (Zorig Foundation)
• Women’s Leadership in Politics (Ms. Kirsten Livermore, Team Leader Australia Mongolia Extractives Program, Former MP)

Participants attending project management session