leadership development: facilitation and workshops

 

There will be at least 3 retreat workshops for 2011 open to leaders from all sectors. Dates are:
evening of 22nd May to 5.30pm 24th May
evening of 28th August to 5.30pm 30th August (Long Bay, Vaughan Park Retreat Centre, Auckland), and
evening of 13th November to 5.30pm 15th  November (Long Bay, Vaughan Park Retreat Centre, Auckland).

Please email me now to register your interest with your date and location preference.

Led by Lisa Markwick and Stephen Archer

Download a workshop outline for Auckland.pdf (519kb)

 

Two Mindful Way series for 2012

Beginning Wednesday 15th February 2012, and Wednesday October 10th 2012 and running 8 evenings (weekly).
We will begin sharp at 6.15pm and end by 8.30pm
Plus: Saturday retreat day: 9.30am till 4.00pm (March 24th & November 17th) between weeks 6 and 7 (you are also welcome to join this if you have been part of a previous group with us)
Venue: Mercy Hospice Training rooms, College Hill, St Marys Bay.
Cost: $600 (plus GST) per person
Maximum Number per group: 12

For information please download the flyer here

To register or enquire express your interest by email to marijke@mindfulpsychology.co.nz or lisa@mindfuladventures.co.nz
We will contact you and send you details of how to register/pay your deposit etc.

 

A 2-3 DAY RETREAT
Led by Lisa Markwick and Stephen Archer

 

The quality of our presence and our ability to attend mindfully are key factors in promoting dynamic innovation.

 

Mindful presence personally and in conversation has the power to open our hearts and minds to recognize the core question at stake and to energise new creative responses. This retreat will assist you to:
• Tune in Mindfully
• Get to the bottom of the issue that is big for your group
• Act on this emerging wisdom
Embracing the practice of Mindfulness, deep conversation and presencing, your team question (or an issue pertinent to a whole industry or community) will be the focus of collective mindful attention and dialogue. Rather than jumping to quick solutions to problems which are often just symptoms, we will create the space and time for you to more deeply understand and inquire into the issue. Uncover more fully your common intention, step back, slow down and allow individual and collective wisdom to emerge, and then consider possible ways ahead.
Why are Mindfulness and presencing central? Mindfulness recognises that the quality of our attention is the fundamental agent for transformation. Presencing is the ability to sense an emerging future possibility and act from that state of awareness. Both identify that the quality of results in a system depends on the quality of relationships between the players in a system, and the quality of relationships depends on the quality of awareness that these players are operating from.
 “Shifting the structure of attention does for organizations what meditation does for individuals: it deepens the process of becoming aware and increases the number of options for responding to a given situation. The art of leadership, from this perspective, is about facilitating the practice of collective meditation-in-action." – Otto Scharmer.

 

Who is this for?
A small group who recognise the value of bringing diverse perspectives to the table to un-stick a complex issue. These people will be willing to connect mindfully (non-judgementally and with compassion) with both themselves, with each other and with the wider ecosystem of the issue. They will dig deeply together and let new solutions emerge.
• Learn the practice of mindful attention for leadership and conversation
• Engage in presencing and the U Framework for innovation and learn through experience
• Build the capacity to engage strongly and mindfully in the “conversations that matter”
• Capture the collective capacity and wisdom of the group as you focus on a core complex issue together
• Embody the power of focussed, yet open, attention in order to reach new solutions

These retreats are by arrangement only. We work closely with you to frame the invitation and details of the process. We welcome your inquiry now. Please email Lisa (lisa@mindfuladventures.co.nz) or Stephen stephenarcher@mindfulness-training.co.nz

Workshop Facilitators

Lisa Markwick (MSc,PGDipClinPsych) is a consultant Leadership Psychologist and innovation facilitator. Her special interest is social entrepreneurship; facing up to the leadership & active citizenship that opens up new possibilities. She has been in the field of leadership development (as a coach, programme designer & facilitator), and mindful approaches to transformation, for over 20 years, with a professional grounding as a Clinical Psychologist. Lisa is dedicated to hosting and engaging in mindful “conversations that matter” to shift our world (our people, organisations, our communities) towards agile dynamic mindsets and emergent actions that are “gutsy” (make the differences worth making). Her clients span multiple sectors. Lisa is Director of Mindful Adventures.

Stephen Archer is a mindfulness educator and trainer. He is passionate about creating contexts where people can explore mindfulness and discover how it can assist them to access sustainable wellbeing and generate new and transformative perspectives. Stephen has been involved with mindfulness for over 30 years and began practicing mindfulness meditation while he was completing an honours degree in Eastern religions. He then trained for 13 years as an ordained Buddhist monk in the Thai forest tradition under the tutorage of Ven. Ajahn Sumedho. Stephen facilitates mindfulness programmes in Primary Health Care, prisons, workplaces and the mental health sector. He also offers residential retreats and public courses. Stephen is Director of Mindfulness Training  www.mindfulness-training.co.nz

 

Download a flyer here .pdf 406kb