The Leader's Way
Discovering the Inner Art of Leadership

Practical Solutions to Individual Leadership Challenges

The challenges and possibilities of the 21st century impel us to look at leadership in a new light.  Historically, we have focused on becoming a true leader by developing an intellectual understanding of it.  Similarly, we have limited the power and meaning of leadership by assuming that you can only be a leader if there are followers. We have focused on intellect, but not intuition; knowledge, but not wisdom; and often, have created an expectation that a leader is supposed to have all the answers.  Formal education and intellectual understanding do not teach us how to incorporate all aspects of ourselves - mind, body, heart, and spirit - into living leadership so that we can be most helpful to our countries, communities, organizations, families, friends and selves. By incorporating all aspects of ourselves we are able to be of greater service and we become truly fulfilled human beings.

Leadership is not just about learning to be a leader, it is about allowing your authentic inner leadership qualities to come forth. Gandhi said: "Be the change you want to create." This program is an opportunity to be a part of a journey of  inner and outer exploration. You will explore the key factors in leadership, discover your innate leadership abilities and clarify the foundations of your power as a leader. You are the journey and the destination, the leader and the follower.

This unique experience also blends an exploration of timeless leadership concepts and ancient Andean spiritual principles with insights from the history of the Inca into a synergistic whole for personal and/or organizational transformation.   This experience is a refreshing balance of adventure, introspection, and discussion that will feed all aspects of your mind, heart, body and spirit.

"Leaders create positive change not only by what they know, but simply by who they are."
-- Marie J. Kane

How do I know if this experience is really for me?

This experience is for you if you:

• Want to explore your own source of power as a leader.
  
  
• Desire an opportunity to renew yourself.  Gain new insights and appreciation for your own leadership gifts.
  
  
• Recognize that development as a leader and as a person are inseparable.  Enjoy enhanced vitality and greater inner peace.
  
  
• Would welcome greater clarity within and outside yourself.
  

• Desire to help catalyze positive change in your life and the lives of those you touch - organizations, communities, society, etc.
  
  
• Have a sense of adventure and curiosity.
  
  
• Welcome an opportunity for a stimulating experience as well as camaraderie with fellow explorers.
  
  
• Are comfortable with a flowing process rather than a rigid structure.

To be a true leader takes
Vision ~ Passion ~ Courage
Integrity ~ Wisdom
Authenticity

How Do I know if this Program Will Benefit My Organization?

Having more effective leaders helps any organization.  In particular, organizations with the following characteristics can benefit from sending people to this program.  Organizations which:

• Are in the process of major change or transformation
  
  
• Want to revitalize their passion and spirit
  
  
• Feel the need for a clearer, more vibrant vision
  
  
• Want to encourage their people to be fully alive and committed in their jobs
  
  
• Desire to tap all the aspects of individual's and group's potential
  

"The mastery of the art of leadership is the mastery of oneself. Ultimately, leadership development is a process of self-development."
-- The Leadership Challenge, Kouzes and Posner

A Unique Leadership Retreat
A powerful catalyst for personal and professional growth.

• You become a more effective leader and as a result have greater impact on your organization and on all of your life.
  
  
• You experience the power of the sacred places to touch your heart and enliven your spirit.
  
  
• You connect with your own personal power and wisdom.
  

Given the corporate bottom-line focus, you may want to know what you will be able to do better as a result of this program.  Each person is different.  This program is about who you are and how you manifest that in your organization.  You will more fully tap your potential and more effectively bring into play all aspects of yourself - feeling, thinking, doing and being.

The design of the program is a metaphor for what goes on in your own life and organization.  It provides a framework and a catalyst for individual and group exploration and discovery about leadership.  It changes and flows with the needs of the group and what's going on in the environment.  Is there a clear program design?  Yes, but like our lives and our organizations it is fluid, challenging and responsive.  We shape it and it shapes us and, in the process, we learn and grow.  The program elements have been chosen to foster this kind of dynamic experience.  

This program is not for those who want absolute outlines, an emphasis on "book learning" or precise outcomes.  Because people and organizations are different, what you bring to the program is different and what you will take away likewise will be different.  The testimonials from past participants attest to the wide variety of benefits that different people derived from this experience.

What is the bottom-line of this program?  The bottom line is that you discover what can come forth from within you that will make you a more effective, satisfied and satisfying leader.  Or you may discover what has been blocking you as a leader.  Maybe both.  Is there intellectual content in the program?  You bet.  We will be sharing and discussing the thinking of many of the best thinkers available today in this arena.  But the focus of the program is on you and your experience and your desires.  Along the way you will learn new things, find yourself in the new ways, have fun and make some great connections with other leaders.

Is this program for you?  Only you can answer that.  If you decide that it is for you, one thing we can promise is that this will be an experience like no other.

At the end of the program you have an option to choose individual follow-up as an additional program, if you so desire.  The group also has the option to have a group follow-up process.  These options provide additional opportunities to build on what you have learned with the support and shared insights of other leaders who are doing likewise. Learning is hastened and multiplied, personal growth continues, and practical application of what you have discovered is supported.

 

"Many leaders attempt to think their way into right actions rather than act their way into right thinking."
-- Julia Cameron, Vein of Gold

Kane & Associates also offers
in-house executive coaching programs including

• Assessment

• 360º feedback

• Development plans, etc. 

For more information

A Unique Leadership Development Opportunity
Powerful ~ Challenging ~ Exhilarating
Transformative ~ Fun ~ Unique

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