Contemplative Leadership Seminar Series is a nine-month leadership formation program for leaders of business, nonprofit, public, religious and community sectors. There is growing evidence that awakening and integrating human spiritual capacities is not only pertinent to the challenges and opportunities faced by leaders, organizations and communities today, but a way to access the deeper levels of personal and organizational transformation that are needed. Participants will:
- Engage in action-learning on relevant leadership topics through group process.
- Awaken, practice, and integrate contemplative awareness and leadership practices.
- Deepen awareness and practice of emotional and spiritual intelligence in the context of leadership behavior.
- Integrate learning with who you are and how you serve.
- Apply each month’s learning in practical ways.
Contemplative Leadership develops leaders with a level of inner and outer growth, awareness, and competency capable of meeting the complexity of today’s world.
Participants will engage in dynamic day-long sessions on relevant leadership topics each month. Seminars will include group engagement, and practices for integration, renewal, and deep change.
- A Leadership assessment with one coaching session will be completed prior to the first seminar.
- Time outside of seminars is required to apply the learning.
Preliminary Course Outline
| MONTH | Leadership Learning Topic | Practices for Integration, Renewal and Deep Change |
| October | Course overview and orientation to Contemplative Leadership | The Fundamental State of leadership and energy management |
| November | Emotional Intelligence | Contemplative awareness and listening |
| December | Spiritual Intelligence & Adult Development | Awareness of ego self and higher self |
| January | Generative Listening & Powerful Conversations | Who you gonna be while you do what you do? |
| February | Effective Teams | Shifts in consciousness |
| March | Decision Making | Six modes of decision making |
| April | Leading Change | |
| May | Innovation & Creativity | |
| June | Transforming the Spirit of Leadership; Graduation |
Seminar Schedule:
Seminars are held on the third Thursday of each month, October 2012 through June 2013, (except the second Thursday in December)
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at Plymouth Congregational Church, 4126 Ingersoll Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312 in the Greenwood Room.
Tuition:
Cost for the seminar series is $1,700.00
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