Thanks, Wendy!
                        By Adam Frey

From the moment her term as President began last January, Wendy Horikoshi gently but persistently prodded BAAPT's ten board members into becoming a real team.  Some of us felt that her efforts were superfluous.  After all, we knew each other's names and faces didn't we?  What else mattered? 

As the year progressed, Wendy would note, almost as an aside, when we moved from one stage of teamship to the next: "forming," "storming," then "norming," to quote Bruce Tuckman's model. 

Wendy's role shifted a bit with each stage until, at the end, she took on what some leaders find hardest of all--getting out of the way and letting the team perform. Her inquisitive mind, ready humor, and calm hand helped guide BAAPT through a productive and enjoyable year.

     Sharon Richmond presenting at British APT                      By Michael Murphy

BAAPT member Sharon Richmond will present on "Growing Leaders With Type" at the British APT Annual Conference in London, England on March 1.  Following is a brief summary of her presentation.

Leading well is an art, practiced by many and mastered by fewer. How aware are you of your own leadership?  Do you lead mindfully,and with your whole self?  Do you lead from a script you hold about good leadership? Do you emulate others?  In the spirit of exploring Type for Life, join Sharon Richmond for a day of learning, reflection and development. Whether you work as a formal or informal leader, develop other leaders, or whether you lead in your daily life, your type knowledge holds the key to your own effective as a leader.  We’ll look at: what leaders do and how leaders can develop, using the full breadth of our type knowledge. We’ll explore Jung’s eight function-attitudes, and apply that lens to growing yourself and others as leaders. The day will include something for everyone: data, conversation, stories, interaction, reflection, and a few concrete applications. Together, we will improve our own artfulness as leaders.

For more information about BAPT, see www.bapt.org.uk.

One of the many innovative features to the 2011 APTi conference, thanks to the creativity of Dov and Judah Pollack, Allan Silva, and their committee, was the introduction of the MIT (Maximum Impact Talk).  An MIT is very much like a "TED talk," only about Type!  The MIT’s, 20-minute digital essays on various aspects of psychological Type, were all recorded at the conference, and the intention is to eventually post all of them online.  Judah's is the first to be published.  This is an exciting first step toward building a virtual library that will house our best presenters talking about their most innovative ideas and showcasing them in the virtual viral world in which we all live.  Judah's presentation is divided into three segments in the video queue.

The conference was wonderful, of course, with a dazzling array of topics and experts to learn from, and great fun connecting with acquaintances and building new friendships.  What a treat to have the conference here in San Francisco.  Many thanks as well to all the BAAPT members who welcomed conference visitors to our chapter display table:  Renais Dickson, Adam Frey, Richard Hendrickson, Karen Keefer, Evelyn LaTorre, Judy Levy, Aubrey Ramos, Pam Fox Rollin, Gina and Tom Snyder, and Julie Wright.