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Hello to friends of the Centre for Spirituality at Work. I'm delighted
to announce our 2002/2003 program in partnership with the Continuing Education
program of the University of Toronto's St. Michael's College. Favourites
from last year are being repeated, and new programs and program leaders
have been added. Please mark your calendars.
Registration is through St. Mike's at continuinged.stmikes@utoronto.ca,
416-926-7254. VISA is accepted. The programs will be held at various central
locations. And please take a look at the Continuing Ed. section at www.utoronto.ca/stmikes
to see the hundreds of amazing courses they offer.
Sherry Connolly
Founding Director
Centre for Spirituality at Work
Sherry@SpiritualityAtWork.org
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THE MENTORS CIRCLE
The Mentors Circle teaches and supports self-employed professionals,
freelancers and entrepreneurs to determine and act on the next step to
strengthen or build their business. Each person identifies what's important
now - and sets monthly goals. Each meeting will have an information segment,
as well as time for brainstorming and problem solving. Group members will
support one another both during and between meetings using caring pressure
with humour as they build a larger support group for themselves and their
business.
INSTRUCTOR:
Elizabeth Verwey of HomeOffice Mentors (www.HomeOfficeMentors.com) has
15 years of successful self-employment and now helps others manage their
time and space more effectively - so there's more time to play!
Email: Elizabeth@HomeOfficeMentors.com
DATE: Mondays
Session 1: Sept. 30, Oct. 21, Nov.18, 2002
Session 2: Jan. 27. Feb. 24, Mar. 31, 2003
TIME: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
FEE: $100 per session and $20 materials
Registration is through St. Mike's at continuinged.stmikes@utoronto.ca,
416-926-7254.
ENNEAGRAM AT WORK
The Enneagram is a powerful system for understanding human motivation
that offers amazing insights into the way we perceive and relate. Its
origins are believed to date back to at least 14th century Sufism; and
its acceptance today was developed partly through its use in Jesuit communities.
Applied in our work and workplaces as a tool for self-awareness, leadership,
relationships and teambuilding, it illuminates the deeper "why"
behind a person's preferred strategies, and opens the door to greater
compassion and flexibility.
INSTRUCTOR:
Helen Peacock, MSc, Turning Point International, consults and trains
for business
organizations such as Cara Operations and Motorola Canada and is Past
President of the
International Enneagram Assn.
Email: Helen.Peacock@sympatico.ca
DATE: Tuesdays
Oct. 22 - Nov. 5, 2002
TIME: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Fee: $100 plus $20 materials
Registration is through St. Mike's at continuinged.stmikes@utoronto.ca,
416-926-7254.
THE CREATIVE PROCESS AT WORK
Our unique expression of spirit manifests in our lives, including our
work lives, when we can be connected to our innate creativity. Seeing
our lives as a whole rather than many separate parts can be essential
to maintaining our balance, peace of mind and creativity. Through a series
of exercises, discussions, writing, visualization and the artistic process
(no talent necessary!), we will uncover blocks that may be inhibiting
a more integrated, creative life at work and move towards the reclaiming
of a deeper relationship to spirit, creativity and self.
INSTRUCTOR:
Marsha Stonehouse is an artist who has been creatively exploring painting,
drawing, sculpture, dance, music, writing, martial arts, travel, and psychotherapy
while on her spiritual journey.
Email: MStonehouse@idirect.com
DATE: Wednesdays
Nov. 6 - 27, 2002
TIME: 7pm - 9:30pm
Fee: $100 plus $20 materials
Registration is through St. Mike's at continuinged.stmikes@utoronto.ca,
416-926-7254.
JUST AS I AM: OVERCOMING PERSONAL BARRIERS TO LEADERSHIP
There are many factors that keep individuals from reaching their potential
as leaders; this seminar will focus on seven. We will explore why we often
find it difficult to get past them and learn practical tools that might
help us in our quest. Through discussion, journaling, and small group
interactive exercises, participants will be challenged to acknowledge
and articulate their personal barriers and take the steps to overcome
them.
INSTRUCTOR:
Cheryl Nafziger-Leis, PhD, counsels, mentors and trains individuals (including
many leaders) and groups to help achieve personal growth and professional
success, especially in the midst of life's questionings and transitions.
Email: Leis@sentex.net
DATE: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002
TIME: 9:30am - 4:30pm (Bring lunch)
FEE: $100
Registration is through St. Mike's at continuinged.stmikes@utoronto.ca,
416-926-7254.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
Explore the relationship of emotional intelligence and the leadership
challenge in large, small, for-profit, non-profit, and religious organizations
today. First we learn about the world of emotional intelligence, its research
and applications. Next, we discuss the relationship of emotional intelligence
and organizational excellence. And finally we will apply our key conclusions
to the theme: "The Emotionally Intelligent Organization."
INSTRUCTOR:
Michael Rock, MTh, EdD, is an MBA professor and a licensed EQ-i™
Coach and Facilitator. He co-authored The 7 Pillars of Visionary Leadership:
Aligning Your Organization for Enduring Success (Harcourt Brace).
Email: Rock@internet.look.ca
DATE: Tuesdays
Jan. 21 - Feb. 4, 2003
TIME: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
FEE: $100
Registration is through St. Mike's at continuinged.stmikes@utoronto.ca,
416-926-7254.
LIFE INTEGRITY
Often we hear about balancing one's work & one's life - as if they
are separate objects to be moved into just the right arrangement. Life
Integrity suggests that integration rather than balance is at issue: placing
yourself in the middle of your life, claiming and integrating your work,
family, friends, finances, and so on into one life ... this is living
with integrity. John Bryan will teach us a process and tools for self
awareness and life integration that includes twilight imagery, journaling,
and internal dialogue. He studied and worked for many years with Ira Progoff,
the founder of Dialogue House, creator of the Intensive Journal Process,
author of "At a Journal Workshop", and the developer of the
process.
INSTRUCTOR:
John Bryan, DMin, is a senior organization & executive development
consultant whose clients include GE, Inco, Barclays, VISA and The Government
of Canada. He was a founding member of ACCORD (our partner organization,
the Association of Creative Change in Organization Renewal and Development)
and is widely published in the areas of ethics, organizational behavior,
professional and personal development. John has been a pastor, chaplain,
leadership development director, CEO and Chairman, Toronto School of Theology
at the University of Toronto. You can reach John at jtbryan@interlog.com.
DATE & TIME:
Friday, Februay 7, 7pm to 9:30pm
Saturday, February 8, 9:30am to 9pm. This is a long day which includes
opportunity for rest and renewal as well as time for reflection and integration.
Bring lunch, and for dinner we'll order in or go out.
$250, $175 for St. Mike's Blue Card Passport Holders.
Bring a 3-ring binder and 50+ sheets of lined paper.
Toronto School of Theology, downstairs in the lounge, 47 Queen's Park
Crescent East, 1 block north of Wellesley St. at St. Joseph St. between
Queen's Park and Museum subway stations. Metered street parking is in
front, a paid lot behind.
Register through U. of T's St. Michaels College Continuing Education
at 416-926-7254, continuinged.stmikes@utoronto.ca. VISA is accepted. Please
take a look at the Continuing Ed. section at www.utoronto.ca/stmikes to
learn about the Blue Card Passport and to see the hundreds of amazing
courses they offer.
FROM JOB TO VOCATION....
Connecting who you are and what you do amazingly shifts work from being
only a job to being vocation. You may find that you are already in the
place to where you are called, but just didn't have the eyes to see it.
Or you may find that a dramatic change demanding real courage is called
for. Or you may find true vocation can start after retirement. Join us
for three programs to help you on this journey. They are best when
taken as a series, but can be selected separately.
TAKING CHARGE OF LIFE: FOLLOWING THE PATH THAT LEADS YOU
Weekend of February 21st to 23rd
Friday evening, all day Saturday, Sunday afternoon.
Toronto School of Theology, 47 Queen's Park Crescent East, Toronto.
Our whole life is an act of worship. In ordinary life we serve as priests
at the altar. -- Novalis.
* What have been the inner sources guiding my life?
* Is there an underlying pattern to my life?
* Can I recognize the innate wisdom of the Spirit working at every moment
on my life’s path?
* How can I begin to understand that everything that has happened to me
fulfills my divinely willed destiny?
* Through awakening to a true wonder and gratefulness for the innate wisdom
of this path, is it possible to unfold a meaningful direction for my next
period of life?
* What is the world asking of me?
If you are searching for vocation, purpose and passion in your life,
these vital questions are fundamental to your quest. Join our weekend
workshop and be led through a reflective and artistic program that will
explore the hidden patterns and meanings of your own inner and outer biography.
Your outer biography is represented by your life’s unique tasks,
experiences, challenges and circumstances. On this path your inner self
has been continually invited to unfold and contribute in a landscape of
meetings, opportunities, relationships and crises.
This workshop is designed to help individuals grow their understanding
of their own biography and begin to answer these questions, leading toward
enthusiasm, meaning and direction for the next period of their lives.
It is spread over three days, giving you the concentrated time both in
small group and in individual reflection that can release deep and significant
revelations. The great aah-haas of life!
Hamo Hammond is an Organizational Development specialist with
twenty three years of corporate and public sector experience helping leaders
develop high performance people and organizations. In 1987, Hamo founded
and directed the internationally recognized Community Development Resource
Association (CDRA) in Cape Town, which offered organizationl development
consulting to more than 180 NGO’s and Community Based Development
Organizations throughout Africa.
Based now in Toronto where he founded Catalyst Consulting in 1993, Hamo
has formed a resource network of Canadian professionals. They specialize
in organizational culture change with a focus on developing extra-ordinary
performance and quality through molding the leadership behaviours, organization
practices and systems that drive human learning, innovation, collaboration,
leadership and initiative. Hamo also coaches individual business leaders
and internal change agents. He is the Past-President of our partner organization,
ACCORD (Association for Creative Change in Organization Renewal &
Development) and sits on the Boards of several foundations and community
organizations. His clients have included Volkswagen South Africa and North
America, Stentor, Norwich Life, Barclays Bank (South Africa), Waldorf
Schools of Ontario, Planned Parenthood, and the office of Archbishop Desmond
Tutu. Academically, he holds an MBA and a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering.
You can reach Hamo at hamoham@idirect.com
Friday, 7 – 9:30pm, Saturday, 9 – 4:30pm (Bring lunch), Sunday
1:30 – 4:30pm
February 21 to 23, 2003
FEE: $250, or $175 for St. Mike’s Blue Card Passport holders
Toronto School of Theology, downstairs in the lounge, 47 Queen's Park
Crescent East, 1 block north of Wellesley Street at St. Joseph Street
between Queen's Park and Museum subway stations. Metered street parking
is in front, a paid lot behind.
Register through U. of T's St. Michael's College Continuing Education
at 416-926-7254, continuinged.stmikes@utoronto.ca.
VISA is accepted. Please take a look at the Continuing Ed. section at
www.utoronto.ca/stmikes to learn about the Blue Card Passport and to see
the hundreds of amazing courses they offer.
CAREERS FOR HEART AND SPIRIT
This interactive career-planning program combines self-knowledge, intuition
and guidance, relaxation and visualization, with the practicalities of
the identification of solid options, decision making processes and personal
financial awareness. Group work while we are together, and individual
work between classes and following the program can lead to an understanding
of your potential careers for heart and spirit. Materials consist of a
workbook and two CDs entitled Identifying the Dream and Creating the Dream.
INSTRUCTOR:
Sybilla Mannsfeldt, BA, is a career transition consultant keenly interested
in helping motivated individuals to find their "best fit" to
use their innate talents and potential while making their unique contribution
to society with their work.
Email: Mannsfeldt@ca.inter.net
DATE: Wednesdays
Mar. 26 - Apr. 9, 2003
TIME: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
FEE: $100 plus $60 materials
Registration is through St. Mike's at continuinged.stmikes@utoronto.ca,
416-926-7254.
EVOLVING TO VOCATION…
To help you integrate all your new knowledge and self-knowledge, to aid
your search for discernment and clarity in your calling, we will gather
for a retreat on the Toronto Islands. Through your interaction with the
natural world, you may gain further insights and an ecological context
for your vocation. Our sense of calling in the new millennium must not
only 'be in service of other people's hungers' but must also be in service
to the earth if we are to achieve inner and outer harmony. Bring with
you your deepest question regarding your work.
INSTRUCTOR:
Marianne Karsh, MScF, Arborvitae (www.arborvitae.org), has a deep passion
for re-connecting people to the earth through her in-depth knowledge of
spiritual traditions as they relate to the beneficial aspects of nature
and her background as a Registered Professional Forester and research
scientist.
Email: MKarsh@Arborvitae.org
DATE: Saturday, May 3, 2003
TIME: 9:45am Ward's Island Ferry - 5pm (Bring lunch.)
FEE: $100
Registration is through St. Mike's at continuinged.stmikes@utoronto.ca,
416-926-7254.
BREAKING THE TENSION HABIT: RESTORING WHOLENESS
Stress has surpassed the common cold as the most prevalent occupational
health problem. Its associated effects can be crippling to mind and spirit
as well as the physical body. Stress reduces our effectiveness, blocks
our creativity, and damages our relationships as it saps our vitality
and undermines our health. Explore practical ways to release physical
and emotional tension so our bodies can begin to heal themselves. Learn
new strategies and ways of thinking that reduce our vulnerability to stress
and have the potential to transform all aspects of our lives.
INSTRUCTOR:
G. Ross Lawford, PhD, former university professor & business executive,
helps people individually and in workplaces in their quest for fuller,
healthier, and more meaningful professional and personal lives. Author
of The Quest for Authentic Power: Getting Past Manipulation, Control,
And Self- Limiting Beliefs.
Email: RLawford@attcanada.ca
DATE: Wednesdays
Apr. 9 - May 7, 2003
TIME: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
FEE: $100
Registration is through St. Mike's at continuinged.stmikes@utoronto.ca,
416-926-7254.
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