Most who begin this journey operate out of pure impulse with only their intuition to guide them. If their will is strong they persevere through the inevitable early discouragement, but often lower their expectation. Some begin resenting the people and culture when they encounter resistance. And some give up and act without conviction. This doesn’t have to be the experience of facilitating change. It can be done successfully and elegantly. What is most often missing is the knowledge of how to design and facilitate a transformative change strategy. In this training you will acquire the strategies of transformative change; the leadership skills to implement them; and fire for the soul to inspire your effort. You will learn the craft of transformative leadership.
The training is based on over three decades of work by David Gershon, one of the foremost developers and practitioners of empowerment and transformative change strategies. He has successfully utilized these strategies to mobilize millions of people and heads-of-state around the world. He has helped Fortune 500 companies and major US cities, grassroots community groups and socially-minded small businesses develop effective change strategies. His book, Empowerment — co-written with his wife Gail Straub, has become a classic on the subject of empowerment. He is also considered a master trainer in facilitating personal development. The knowledge you will acquire in this training is proven and with proper implementation can produce the desired results.
The training is appropriate for
- managers, project directors, board members of profit and non-profit organizations;
- managers working in government agencies and foundations;
- management consultants responsible for implementing change strategies
- organizers of community/environmental/social change; and
- teachers of leadership, social and organizational change
It is divided into three skill development areas:
vision, strategy, and leadership.
Vision
This is the catalyst to transformation — a description of a better way. You will learn how to cultivate your imagination and remove resistances to innovative and bold thinking; craft a compelling vision that deeply inspires you; refine this vision based on careful interpretation of feedback; and communicate it so that it’s aligned with the motivations of others.
Strategy
This is the means of transformation. You will learn how to work with transformative change at three levels — individual, group, and institutional/cultural; develop empowerment strategies that help people overcome their fears and resistance to change; utilize a five-part strategy for transformative change; create a transformative strategy and implementation plan for an initiative of your choice; build cooperation amongst those necessary to move your initiative forward.
Leadership
This is how the transformation will occur. To successfully implement a transformative strategy you need leadership skills capable of calling people to their highest performance. Through a series of exercises you will develop the skills necessary to bring forth the very best efforts of those from whom you have been entrusted with leadership. By the end of the training you will have the knowledge to affect fundamental organizational and community change.
Note: This training is customized to the specific needs of an organiztion.
For more information please contact:
David Gershon
Empowerment Institute
PO Box 428
Woodstock, NY 12498
(845) 246-6290 Fax: (845) 246-6291
