Beyond Imparting Knowledge: Mentorship that Builds Self-Awareness & Confidence - Online Classroom

Self-awareness and empowerment are often viewed as natural by-products of gaining experience and learning new skills. But what if we challenged that notion? What if we treated them not as outcomes, but as skills we can actively train and strengthen?

Mentorship goes beyond imparting knowledge. It is about helping emerging leaders grow confident in their decision-making, develop sound judgment, and gain a deeper understanding of their own capabilities and limits so they can lead others safely and effectively.

In this seminar, we’ll explore practical techniques for mentoring with intention, focusing specifically on how to cultivate self-awareness and empowerment as core leadership skills in the outdoor leaders you mentor.

Seminar Notes

This presentation will encourage attendees to ask questions about what has or has not worked for you in the past, how to adapt the presented techniques into your practice, and what obstacles you commonly face. Breakout rooms will be used as time allows to start the brainstorming with peers what adapting these techniques into your practice looks like. All presentation materials will be made available, if notetaking is not your forte.

Resources

Please find here the LINK to the summary of key concepts from this session:

• “Beyond Imparting Knowledge-Key Concepts-Nov2025.pdf”

Please feel free to contact Rumi if you have any questions: rumi.kodama@gmail.com

Presenter

Rumi Kodama is a paramedic in Vancouver, BC with roots in the outdoor/wilderness therapy industry in numerous roles for over 20 years from YMCA to BC Conservation Corps to NOLS, Outward Bound Canada and Alaska Crossings. Risk is inherent in everything we do and the power of bringing practices from across industry lines is something that just makes sense. Her passion extends to thinking about how we manage risk to reduce occurrences of stress injuries and teaching these topics with a tendency towards focusing on making things tangible and spreading practical ideas.

6:00-8:00pm PST via Zoom Meeting
Meeting link will be sent to registered attendees the day of the session.