F ID I AC A D E M Y The LiM attendees on their way to a nightsledging team activity Leaders in the field FIDIs 2023 LiM (Leaders in International Moving) seminar took place against the beautiful backdrop of the Swiss Alps. FIDI Focus hears from participants about why they took part and why training is an essential part of their personal and professional growth F IDIs latest LiM (Leaders in International Moving) forum saw business leaders from across the world head to Switzerland, to improve their leadership skills, develop themselves personally, and share thoughts on the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing their businesses today. Known by many as the moving and relocation industrys Davos, a LiM seminar is targeted at senior managers, leaders and relocation executives. The three-day event involves intensive sharing and discussion of ideas with industry peers, including team building activities to strengthen participants leadership potential. According to Chantal Fera, manager of the FIDI Academy: The focus of the LiM is clearly on developing your leadership skills, and identifying your weaknesses and strengths in this area through teambuilding and other activities. It gives industry leaders the chance for selfdevelopment, and to discuss opportunities with their peers and look with them for creative solutions to pressing industry challenges. 78 The FIDI trainers hosting this years course, which took place in February, were John Seal of Hilldrup and Ernst Joerg, former Dean of the FIDI Academy. Seal says: We are really facilitators of the LiM, rather than trainers as such. Many of the participating leaders have vast experience and, rather than training them, we are trying to facilitate group discussions focused on leadership and business or companyspecific topics. He says attendees get a wide range of benefits, including the chance to participate in in-depth discussion of current and future trends and the opportunity to learn from their industry counterparts. The location is a major draw, too. The Swiss Alps were the perfect place to pause and get away from the day-to-day hustle to focus on leadership and provided many opportunities for participants to step outside of their comfort zones, he says. And of course the people are really the ones who make the course. Those who took part had their own reasons for making the trip to Switzerland. Tina Borba of Crown Worldwide USA took part