Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict.”― Dorothy Thompson

Change is constant and more rapid than ever before. Conflict follows in its footprints. It is the natural consequence of being part of a living and dynamic system. Conflict can drain individual and organizational energy and takes it away from productive work. Within the Genuine Contact™ Program we work with conflict from the perspective that underneath all diversity, humans have some things in common, some universal needs and understandings.

In the Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution workshop, the focus is on the personal preparation of the facilitator, as being essential. Even if you never work with formal conflict resolution, this workshop provides ways to investigate your personal relationship with conflict, your level of self acceptance and what you can create when a climate of conflict arises. 

Join us to learn how Whole Person Process Facilitation (WPPF), a highly dynamic, participative meeting methodology designed to help people interact from their whole being – mental, spiritual, emotional, physical. WPPF meetings are designed to integrate the wisdom of the group as well the individual, and delivers both powerful short and long term results. Energy, ideas and discussion are transformed into constructive action, with participants embracing responsibility and leadership around the topic at hand, be that a product, concept, question, or strategy.

In the longer term, by using the WPPF meeting methodology, team members become increasingly engaged, creative and open. Meeting this way engenders resilience among people and teams in dealing with the dynamics of change from both within and outside organizations. 

Join this annual gathering of Genuine Contact professionals, trainers, co-owners and others interested in the Genuine  Contact™ approach.  The Mentoring Circle is designed as a place   to learn together, inspire and mentor one another about living and working with Genuine Contact.

This workshop is designed to take you through a learning journey, posing possibilities and asking you to become aware and develop your own interpretation and perspective to develop an interconnected learning organization that inspires, sustains and regenerates growth while building capacity to successfully navigate the chaos of our times.

It offers you a deepening in learning how to apply Genuine Contact tools and perspectives when working with others in an organization or team endeavor in such a way that the tools can become embedded in the fabric of the organization. 

Since participants are unique and come from unique organizations each facing their own specific challenges and opportunities this workshop’s focus is on assisting you to develop your own perspective, design your tailored tools to develop your organization that meets the needs of your situation. 

Learn how to make sustainable improvements to your organization in times of dynamic change.

Organizations in times of change can benefit greatly if they focus on how to achieve and maintain their balance.  This training provides you with an opportunity to dive into what it would take, both for you as a consultant as well as for an organization to design a plan to achieve organizational health.  You will gain insight into how to enable your organization to stay healthy, resilient and alert in a challenging environment.

Whole Person Process Facilitation (WPPF) is the name given to a highly dynamic, participative meeting methodology designed to help people interact from their whole being - mental, spiritual, emotional, physical. These meetings are designed to integrate the wisdom of the group as well the individual. A WPPF meeting delivers both powerful short and long term results. Energy, ideas and discussion are transformed into constructive action, with participants embracing responsibility and leadership around the topic at hand, be that a product, concept, question or strategy. In the longer term, by using the WPPF meeting methodology, team members become increasingly engaged, creative and open. Meeting this way engenders resilience among people and teams in dealing with the dynamics of change from both within and outside organizations.

We plan to offer this training in person at Landgoed de Horst in Driebergen, the Netherlands. Should this not be possible we will offer the training online.

Open Space Technology (OST) is a meeting methodology that taps into the collective
wisdom of a group, team, organization or community in order to address concrete business issues, find answers to complex problems, and nurture leadership in times of change. Using the potential of the whole group, whether 5 or 500+ people, OST has the capacity to bring people together around topics that are deeply important to them and thus prone to misunderstanding and come away with breakthrough understanding, learning and action together. OST has proven long term effects in innovation, problem-solving and improving how people work together. Working repeatedly with Open Space Technology has the capacity to transform organizations.

We plan to offer this training in person at Landgoed de Horst in Driebergen, the Netherlands. Should this not be possible we will offer the training online.

“Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict.”

― Dorothy Thompson

If you are part of any living system you will be confronted with conflict as an inevitable part of growth and change. If you are interested in thriving in that living system then finding ways to address conflict that allow for them to be resolved in ways that give new insights and energy is vital. Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution provide you with ways to do just that.

This training will focus on your personal preparation for working with and in situations of conflict so that you can navigate with it.  The training provides you with understanding of when conflict resolution is and is not a viable option. It provides you with a practical method for addressing conflict resolution in situations where it is necessary.

This workshop workshop will take place online as an interactive learning experience.

“Learn to strengthen the muscle of your organization to work from the potential of the Whole Person, individually and collectively.”

Whole Person Process Facilitation (WPPF) is the name given to a highly dynamic, participative meeting methodology designed to integrate the wisdom of the group as well the individual, during the meeting. The WPPF methodology delivers both powerful short and long term results from meetings. Energy, ideas and discussion from meetings are transformed into constructive action, with participants embracing responsibility and leadership around the topic at hand, be that a product, concept, question or strategy. In the longer term, by using the WPPF meeting methodology, team members become increasingly more engaged, creative and open. This engenders resilience among people and teams in dealing with the  dynamics of change from both within and outside organizations. 

In this 3 day training you will learn how to use meetings as a seriously effective way to utilize of all the human capacity in an organization. You will discover not only how to prepare, run and follow up on meetings in a new way, but will also learn to build your own capacity to run a WPPF meeting. After the training you will have access to a peer-to-peer mentoring circle for ongoing learning.

In this workshop participants learn how to do an organizational diagnosis to know what is already in place and what needs to be replaced or cleansed – important knowledge when planning to re-model or re-organize an organization.

The diagnosis is the starting point and with it comes a map for the regeneration of organizational health and balance.
The same multi-functional tools that are used in the diagnosis, are also used in the regeneration process and in many other processes within the Genuine Contact Program.

A pre-requisite is to participate in the 1/2 day training called Path to Health & Balance. We offer it on Jan 11th and/or Feb 9th.

“An investment in individual health and balance is the most important investment a leader can make.” - Birgitt Williams

If you are supporting change, either as a leader, a member of a team or in your own life transitions, you will know that it is inevitable that you are affected by the process. Maintaining your own Health and Balance through these processes is vital, for your self, as well as to be of the best service to the change you are a part of.  During the course of 4 mornings in March and a one in June 2020, you will have the opportunity to build your capacity to work with change as a leader and as an individual. The workshop provides you with time and space to build your mental, emotional, spiritual and physical capacity to take leadership of yourself in your life and work.

This workshop focuses on strengthening self-empowerment and self-love and learning to manage personal energy in order to maintain a state of optimal health in a constantly changing and dynamic (work) environment. This workshop is useful for (team)leaders, managers, people in (work)transitions and anyone who would like to give themselves the gift of building a healthy foundation for leading their lives.

Upgrade your perspective on organizational well-being.

This introductory workshop provides you with an exploration into what is necessary for you to lead an organization toward a state of health, balance and resilience in a dynamic and changing world. You will learn simple, practical tools for attending to the organizational climate that you can bring back to your organization in order to start a discussion on the value of attending to your organizaitonal climate. . During the training you will learn a path for re-discovering the blueprint and restoring a healthy and balanced climate in an organization.

This workshop can be taken on it's own or together with Achieving Organizational Health and Balance.

Leer hoe je in tijden van verandering duurzame verbeteringen kan doorvoeren in jouw organisatie.

Organisaties die veranderingen ondergaan hebben er baat bij zich te richten op de gezondheid en balans van de organisatie. Deze workshop geeft je de mogelijkheid om te duiken in wat het, zowel voor jou als voor een organisatie betekent, om een plan op te stellen voor het bereiken en onderhouden van een gezonde organisatie. Je krijgt inzicht in hoe je een organisatie in staat stelt om gezond, veerkrachtig en alert te blijven in uitdagende situaties.

Deze workshop wordt gegeven i.s.m. Ad van Roosmalen. Meer informatie en inschrijving vind je op zijn website.

De wereld waarin we leven is dynamisch en veranderingen volgen elkaar snel op. De uitdagingen en problemen waar we voor staan zijn vaak complex. Dit vraagt veel van onszelf, onze collega’s en onze organisaties. De organisatorische elementen die succesvol opereren in belangrijke mate bepalen, zijn gezondheid en evenwicht van de organisatie.

In deze workshop ga je onderzoeken wat voor jou en jouw organisatie de voordelen zijn van het werken aan gezondheid en evenwicht. Je ontwikkelt je eigen perspectief op gezondheid en evenwicht in organisaties en gaat weg met een aantal direct toepasbare tools. 

Deze workshop wordt gegeven i.s.m. Ad van Roosmalen. Meer informatie en inschrijving vind je op zijn website.

I am proud to give this workshop as part of the Genuine Contact™ online Specialty Series. During the workshop you will develop insight into your “conduct” for leading yourself successfully to accomplish your vision. Whether you work within an organization or are the leader of your own business, it is important that the way you act is aligned with your deeper values, purpose, and spirit of intent. When your conduct is consistent each action helps you create what you would like to see in your life and world. When you have developed a conscious awareness of this alignment it will help you in each decision you make as you move as a leader on your path.

This workshop is open to all, and available at a discount for members of the Genuine Contact Organization)

De wereld waarin we leven is dynamisch en veranderingen volgen elkaar snel op. De uitdagingen en problemen waar we voor staan zijn vaak complex. Dit vraagt veel van onszelf, onze collega’s en onze organisaties. De organisatorische elementen die succesvol opereren in belangrijke mate bepalen, zijn gezondheid en evenwicht van de organisatie.

In deze workshop ga je onderzoeken wat voor jou en jouw organisatie de voordelen zijn van het werken aan gezondheid en evenwicht. Je ontwikkelt je eigen perspectief op gezondheid en evenwicht in organisaties en gaat weg met een aantal direct toepasbare tools. 

Deze workshop wordt gegeven i.s.m. Ad van Roosmalen. Meer informatie en inschrijving vind je op zijn website.

During this workshop you will learn ways to develop an interconnected learning organization to inspire, sustain and re-generate growth, and exceptional performance.  This workshop offers a path to building group capacity to successfully flow with the chaos of our time it gives you tools and understanding so that you can apply your learning to your unique setting, creating your own unique Genuine Contact Organization. 

Upgrade your perspective on organizational well-being.

During this workshop, participants learn a path for re-discovering the blueprint of and restoring a healthy and balanced climate in an organization. In the workshop, we explore the state of health in organizations from a holistic growth perspective. Over the course of the workshop participants develop and build upon their own perception of what is needed to achieve and maintain health and balance in their organizations. This workshop is given in cooperation with Ad van Roosmalen. 

Join me and my colleague Birgit Rocholl of  Move4Change for this special 2,5 day summer workshop series setting out the fundamentals for working towards balanced and healthy organizations as the catalyst for successful and effective organizational development.  The workshop will be held near the Dieksee in Northern Germany.