We hope that you are managing to stay safe and well
during these troubled times. We have cancelled all our courses and seminars for
the time being, while we explore how we can best use something like Zoom to
keep in touch with everyone. In the
meantime we thought that this poem we were sent lifted our spirits and we hope
that, as you read it, it will inspire you to see a way through all this.
And the people
stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made
art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And
listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their
shadows. And the people began to think differently.
And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant,
dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal.
And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved
their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new
ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed.
— Kitty O'Meara, And The People Stayed Home
Everyone has been touched by the events and the
news about the Corona Virus pandemic which has devastated so many lives leading to Compassion for human suffering being shown all around the world.
We’ve also been
exploring how silence can make a difference to our effectiveness in decision making and meetings.
Our next Wisborough Conscious Leadership Programme due to start in the Spring on 23rd & 24th April has been cancelled for the time being. If you want to be a
more self-aware leader who has the resilience and emotional intelligence to
create the perfect conditions for your team to be able to engage and succeed
with ease go to Conscious Leadership
and find out more about the Programme
The Summer Wisborough Positive & Powerful Leadership Programme, on on 11th & 12th June & 2nd July has also been cancelled. It is a good blend of skills
and knowledge that uses current work situations to develop more positive
conversations and skilful leaders who can bring out the best in their
teams. It may be just what you are
looking for to help you be the best you can be.
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The free leadership workshop on 18th March in West Sussex had to be cancelled.
As usual there is a
reminder about our Wisborough Conscious Achievement Coaching and lastly Musings over Breakfast - a poem for peace
What's
in this "Latest News"?
· Compassion for human suffering
· Conscious Leadership - New dates for the Spring Wisborough Programme to help you be a more mindful
and successful leader
· How silence can make a difference to our
effectiveness
· Positive & Powerful Leadership - New dates for the Summer Wisborough Programme to help you motivate yourself and your team
. Free leadership workshop in West Sussex
· Coaching - How the Wisborough approach could
help you be true to yourself and be the best that you can be
· Musings over breakfast - a poem for peace
why choose Wisborough?
Compassion for Human suffering
Everyone has been touched by the events and the
news about the Corona Virus pandemic which has devastated so many lives. It has been a sombre start to the Spring, but
what has been so striking is the response across the world.
Differences have been set aside as never
before, to meet the needs of those who are suffering. People from different races, cultures and
religions have joined forces for the good of humankind. People's needs have become more important
than doctrines or beliefs about who is right or wrong. Love has simply been offered in many forms.
Love has been offered with no expectation of a
return on investment or a pay back in kind.
It isn't my suffering or your suffering, but human suffering. It isn't my pain or your pain, simply a
recognition of the pain to be met with much compassion for humanity
We wish everyone this
blessing by John O'Donohue
On the day when the weight deadens on your
shoulders and you stumble,
may the clay dance to balance you.
And when your eyes freeze behind the grey
window and the ghost of loss gets into you,
may a flock of colours, indigo, red, green and
azure blue come to awaken in you a meadow of light.
When the canvas frays in the curach of thought
and a stain of ocean blackens beneath you,
may there come across the waters a path of
yellow moonlight to bring you safely home.
May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
may the clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors be yours.
And so may a slow wind work these words of love
around you,
an invisible cloak to mind your life.
If you would like help dealing with stress at this time contact us
or Email info@wisborough.com or call us on (44) 01798 872 266.
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New dates for the Spring Wisborough Conscious Leadership Programme to help you be a more mindful
and successful leader - cancelled for the time being
The Conscious Leadership Programme will help you question what is
important to you as a leader. It will
increase your emotional intelligence, make your relationships more effective,
and help you be authentic as you use your values to deal with difficult
situations with integrity.
The
Conscious Leadership Programme, run by Chrissie McGinn & Richard Hewitt,
uses new concepts of leadership to develop successful leaders. This is a
cutting edge programme for managers to discover their natural leadership
qualities and to learn skills to enhance them. Each workshop is limited to six places to ensure
maximum benefit to each delegate.
“The course offers a unique opportunity for deep and intense
work in a small group of fellow professionals, and stresses both personal and
professional development. It is a combination of lectures, group dialogue, and
experiential exercises, as much a deep and life-transforming experience as a
training course.”
The new dates for
the Conscious Leadership Programme
The Conscious
Leadership Programme is
divided into 3 modules to give you time to embed the learning in the workplace
and see the results as you go along. The
dates are:
Using your Emotions to Create Success
Making & Maintaining
Positive Relationships
Using Your Wisdom
The
cost is £2200 or £1950 if booked six weeks before the first module. If you think it’s time that you became not
just a good leader, but a great one come on the Conscious Leadership Programme. Go to contact us or Email info@wisborough.com or call us on 44 (0)1798 872 266 to find out more or
to book your place. For more info click here
How silence can make a difference to your
effectiveness
We have been exploring how silence can make a
difference to our effectiveness in meetings.
Generally there is very little silence in meetings, except if there is
an awkward discussion or a difficult decision to be made. We have found that conscious silence
can make a huge difference to the quality of the discussion or the outcome of
the decision.
Silence before starting
In the past we’ve talked about reflecting after a
meeting to learn how to do better next time, but for the past few years we’ve
been influenced by the use of silence in Quaker Meetings and in the silent
retreats that we have run. It seems that
choosing to be in silence can make a difference. For instance, if you start a meeting with a
couple of minutes silence to give people time to settle and actually arrive
fully, i.e become really present in the meeting, instead of still carrying the
emotions from the previous meeting. People
are then more attentive to the current discussion.
A couple of minutes silence at the beginning is
also useful to give people time to consciously set their intent for the
meeting, e.g. an intent to contribute positively, a wish for the meeting to
resolve an issue well, or solve a problem in a new way.
Silence to really listen
Silence can also be used during the meeting after
someone has spoken, and before the next person “jumps in”. This gives value to what has been said and
gives time for people to reflect and digest what they have heard. It helps people to really hear and understand
one another rather than listening with one ear, while actually formulating the
response at the same time. It slows the
process down, and people are more likely to question the appropriateness of
their response. In fact, it actually
speeds up the process as a decision is likely to arise more quickly and with less
energy spent on emotions.
Silence to finish
A few minutes silence at the end of a meeting gives
people the opportunity to reflect on their own behaviour, thoughts, and
feelings during the meeting, to consider how much they have helped or hindered
the effectiveness of the meeting. It
also gives time to appreciate what has gone well during the meeting so that
this can be incorporated or encouraged at future meetings.
In our busy lives we give little time for silence
and yet the rewards in terms of our calmness, our ability to contribute to
situations more positively, and to the quality of the decisions we are making
far outweigh the time that it takes to make a small space for the silence. Try experimenting with this at your next team
meeting, and if you set it up as an expectation of how your meetings can work
more effectively your team will begin to notice the difference it can make to
the quality of your meetings.
If you would like to explore how you could use silence more at work or at home give us a call on 44 (0)1798 872266 or contact us or e-mail info@wisborough.com
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How
the Summer Wisborough
Positive & Powerful Leadership Programme could help motivate you and your team - new Summer dates
for the UK - 11th & 12th June & 2nd July - Cancelled for the time being Leadership is about hearts and minds. It is about
consciously helping people to really engage with their work and the success of
the company. As a leader you need to have the resilience and interpersonal
skills to create the right conditions to help your people build a better
future.The Wisborough Positive & Powerful
Leadership Programme will give you the insights and skills you need to help
everyone give their best performance, and achieve the results you want. Every Programme is tailored to meet
individual and organisational needs.
We’ve been running and developing this Programme for ten years and people are
always delighted with the results. Benefits of the Wisborough Positive & Powerful Leadership Programme Here are some comments from delegates about how the Wisborough
Programme has transformed the way they work.
“It has got me thinking completely differently about myself, and my
staff, and how I can manage them.” “It takes the theoretical to the practical in the
workplace.” “It has
shown me that a lot of time we do know how people feel, but we don’t
acknowledge it and so people think we don’t care.” “It has given us great skills to manage our
own different situations at work.”“It makes us be realistic about our feelings and how they affect our
decisions and our behaviour.” “This is thought provoking for everyone as it isn’t the way we usually
work with people. It develops a maturity
with everyday actions in the organisation.” How does
this transformation happen? Day 1: will identify your leadership qualities, show you
how to manage your emotions and build powerful relationships within your teams
by communicating in ways that create real understanding and action. Day 2: will help you understand how to motivate your team
to get the best long term results, and will give you time to practise your
skills with your real issues. Then you will have a couple of weeks to practise
your skills back at your workplace and see some great results ready for Day 3: to show you how to take your team with
you through times of change, how to resolve conflict, and how
you can use your power to influence as you continue to develop your
skills. 
The Programme uses the Wisborough
Positive & Powerful Leadership model to help you create a
harmonious and highly productive team and organisation. After completing the Programme you will
regularly review your progress with follow-up emails and questionnaires. Positive
& Powerful Leadership Programme in Sussex, UK on 11th & 12th June & 2nd July at a special rate of £999 - cancelled for the time being. If
you would like to know more please give us a call on 01798 872266 or contact us or e-mail info@wisborough.com headed "Positive & Powerful Leadership" |
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Free Conscious Leadership Skills Workshop in Sussex to help you manage
conflict with ease - cancelled for the time being
When times are difficult do you just
react or can you be a Conscious Leader? Can you maintain your
integrity in difficult situations? Do you want to feel more confident?
If you want people to be motivated and to work
together more positively and productively, and you want your relationships to
work well for you, join us on the Wisborough Free 2 hour Conscious Leadership
workshop in West Sussex on 18th March - cancelled for the time being.
“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures
of logic, but creatures of emotion.” Dale Carnegie
This seminar will help you to:
- Deal with difficult people and situations
more easily so that you can have those conversations
you have been avoiding
- Manage your feelings when they get in the
way
- Manage conflict
- Understand what is happening in your
relationships
- Use skills to improve your relationships and
get the best out of people
How to book your place on the Wisborough Free
Conscious Leadership Skills Workshop on 18th March - cancelled. Book
your free place with Chrissie McGinn & Richard Hewitt at Wisborough now. Please phone 01798 872266 or go to contact us or email info@wisborough.com headed "Free Workshop"
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How our approach to coaching could
help you be true to yourself and be the best that you can be
What do you want from a good coach? Someone to encourage and support you? Someone to help you transform your perception? Someone to help you clarify your goals?
How do you want your coach to work with you? You know that you want them to ask you questions. You know that you want them to really listen and understand what you are trying to say. Perhaps you would like to do some visualisations to really embed some new ideas.
When do you want to work with your coach? You would like to be able to meet or speak on the phone at a time to suit you, perhaps at the beginning or the end of the day. You would like to have time in between sessions to practise some new skills. You would like to have a set number of sessions, and then time to review the way forward.
"I wanted to thank you for your time today. I have come away with some very useful tools which will help me improve my way of handling those difficult situations/ people. I understood the model you used and can relate it to my own position in the lab. You were superb at explaining it all and I really felt that you understood my own situation. I will start practicing and know that one day it will become more of a habit."
What do you want to focus on with your coach? You would like to understand yourself better, learn some new skills, and be more confident. You would like to know how to get the best out of your relationships. You would like to solve some current problems, become less stressed, and be more successful.
If all this sounds like you, and what you would like from your coach contact us or call 01798 872 266 or email info@wisborough.com headed "coaching" Looking forward to helping you be more positive and
maintain that positivity throughout 2014.
Musings over breakfast - A poem for peace
Last
August we organised an afternoon of poetry, prose, and performance on peace at
the Blue Idol Quaker Meeting House in Coolham.
One of the poems that was included was Listening to the Whispers by Jamie
Sams and it seems to be a very important poem for our current times.
Listening to the whispers
That come through time and space,
The voices of the Ancestors
Of every creed and race.
Our silent spirits are waiting,
Inspiration is our desire.
The spark of understanding
Will set our hearts on fire,
Within that fiery vision,
The whispers call our names,
Asking those who listen
To carry the Eternal Flame.
The Flame is illumination
Of the love that lies within,
All Creatures, Peoples and Nations
Become family once again.
Are we really listening
To the whispers all around?
The voices within the circle
Are calling for common ground.
Where Peace is the message,
Where no child stands alone,
And no hearts are broken,
Because we’ve all come home.
Jamie Sams is half
French and half American Indian, with ancestors from the Cherokee, Seneca,
Choctaw, and Mohawk tribes. She is a Retreat leader, and writer on American
Indian spirituality.
We hope that you find
peaceful moments in your day to quiet and calm you so that you can make the
most of everything our wonder-ful world can offer us.
Go well
Chrissie & Richard
