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Table 1.

Generated main and subthemes from analysis

Category	Main themes	Subthemes	Descriptions of subthemes
Self-awareness (during course and 2 month follow up)	(1) Role of reflection time	(a) tool for understanding one’s own needs	Time for ongoing reflection for one’s own needs and desires. Areas of self-improvement and regarding one’s own needs
		(b) Creates awareness for what changes are needed	Space to reflect on what changes the individual believes they need
		(c) Tool for problem solving	Created space for one to think how one could approach challenges differently
		(d) Creates awareness of avoidance behaviors	Time to see what difficulties in one’s life one has avoided
Self-leadership (2 month follow-up)	(1) Changes in private life	(a) Makings changes for others	Changes in one’s personal life based on increased self-awareness
		(b) Increased conscious presence in private relationships	Becoming more present in the time one spends with their family and friends
		(c) Increased compassion for oneself	Changes in self-expectations
	(2) Changes in working life	(a) increased acceptance of others’ behaviors and needs	More empathetic understanding of other’s situations
		(b) Increased courage to speak up	Increased ability to communicate at work regarding opinions, ideas and setting boundaries
		(c) Increased selectivity over activities that one engages in	Increased clarity and decisiveness regarding activities one wanted to engage in at work

Category	Main themes	Subthemes	Descriptions of subthemes
Self-awareness(during course and 2 month follow up)	(1) Role of reflection time	(a) tool for understanding one’s own needs	Time for ongoing reflection for one’s own needs and desires. Areas of self-improvement and regarding one’s own needs
		(b) Creates awareness for what changes are needed	Space to reflect on what changes the individual believes they need
		(c) Tool for problem solving	Created space for one to think how one could approach challenges differently
		(d) Creates awareness of avoidance behaviors	Time to see what difficulties in one’s life one has avoided
Self-leadership(2 month follow-up)	(1) Changes in private life	(a) Makings changes for others	Changes in one’s personal life based on increased self-awareness
		(b) Increased conscious presence in private relationships	Becoming more present in the time one spends with their family and friends
		(c) Increased compassion for oneself	Changes in self-expectations
	(2) Changes in working life	(a) increased acceptance of others’ behaviors and needs	More empathetic understanding of other’s situations
		(b) Increased courage to speak up	Increased ability to communicate at work regarding opinions, ideas and setting boundaries
		(c) Increased selectivity over activities that one engages in	Increased clarity and decisiveness regarding activities one wanted to engage in at work

Source(s): Authors’ own work