Appreciative Spiritual Leadership

 

An interactive and participatory 5-Day retreat for leaders

Maximising Your Effectiveness, Influence and Potential

Retreat description

Are you aligned with your vision, values & strategy as a leader?

FRACTALITY’s Appreciative Spiritual Leadership Retreat will ensure sustainability for your organization and has been designed to practice   efficient and effective leadership techniques that build rapport in order to motivate and energise your team. Our participants will discover, develop their leadership capacity, learn how to communicate effectively, develop effective leadership characteristics and control emotionally charged reactions.

Appreciative Leadership focuses on potential, improves organizations and individuals by discovering what is working well and trying to get more out of it. It aims at getting the best out of people who are engaged in a system or a situation.

Methodology

This Appreciative spiritual Leadership retreat will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. Its applications include: Strategic Planning, Vision-Values-Culture Articulation and Cascade, Leadership and Team Excellence, Employee Engagement. This includes case studies, interactive activities and instant implementation.

Benefits

  • Importance of a healthy mind and body for maximum effectiveness
  • Understanding personality profiles and how to communicate with them
  • Picturing the current situation of the Organization or individuals (skills, manpower, organization and personal effectiveness, adequacy of available resources)
  • Developing openness to creativity and lead innovation
  • Designing the necessary actions for the company or the individual to achieve their objectives or the desired issues
  • Creating and sustaining effective teams’ development
  • Helping to maximize their ability to clarify the clients’ and team vision, to deal with the problematic symptoms from another perspective or other important issues
  • How to resolve conflict and apply anger management techniques

Organisational Impact

  • Increase organizational productivity via greater leadership influence
  • S.L. leads systemic generative change in organizations
  • Enhance leadership skills
  • Improve communication and teamwork between managers, leaders and staff
  • Develop effective leadership influence

Personal Impact

  • Enhance personal leadership growth
  • Develop skills as an inspirational leader
  • Develop personal influence to positively impact others
  • Improve personal effectiveness

Designed for

  • Leaders, Managers and Supervisors who want to become more effective
  • Managers seeking career development
  • Managers requiring strategies to grow as effective and influential leaders
  • Leaders wishing to develop self-awareness and personal effectiveness
  • Organisational Development professionals specialised in HR

Programme Outline

This workshop is highly participative. It consists of short theoretical inputs, concrete exercises and group discussions. Reflecting upon and applying each tool to your real-life cases from your everyday work, you will practise and gain new insights into your current dilemmas.

  • What is Self-discovery?
  • Personalities in the Workplace
  • Maximising our People Skills Abilities
  • Wellness of The Body
  • Exploring AI- 4D Model
  • Increase our Energy – Positive core

Local Evening – welcome reception

  • Developing The Right Attitude
  • Understand The Stages of Growth
  • Openness to New IdeasDiscovery process
  • Creating a Creative Climate
  • Principles of Appreciative Leadership
  • Dreaming/Envisioning process
  • Characteristics of A Skilled Communicator
  • Asking Questions to Clarify Information
  • Active Listening to Understand the Message
  • What do our bodies say?
  • Creating A Positive Self-image
  • Design process/action planning
  • Results – Feedback
  • Definition of A Team
  • Factors in Team Development
  • Types of Team Players
  • Giving Feedback For Improved Performance
  • Destiny/Delivery
  • Open space technology – Tips
  • Reflecting Teams
  • Excursion – Outdoor activity
  • Co-learning – The Assertive Formula
  • Relaxation Techniques
  • Reflections- Evaluations
  • Debriefing and Closing

Duration:    5 days

Dates:         03 – 09 June 2024.

Arrival day 3rd of June & Departure day the 9th of June

Location:    Chania – Crete, Greece

Certificates

Upon successful completion of this training course, a Fractality Certificate will be awarded to all participants.

Instructors

Dr. Markos Perrakis is a leadership development and process facilitator, psychologist, speaker, consultant and trainer of individuals and teams, founder and Managing Director of the EU Adult training & Counseling Provider Fractality. He designs and implements EU projects in the fields of leadership development and strategic planning, and uses eclectic appreciative approaches in the public and private sector in order to promote effective communication, individual and collective process development. He specializes in coaching, supervision, human capital development, training and assessments. He holds a Ph.D. in Leadership Styles and their efficiency in organisations with publications in the fields of organizational psychology and counseling and a M.A. in clinical Psychology. He is trained in Systemic Consultation, solution focused & cognitive behavioural approaches, methods of participatory design, Spiritual Intelligence, a certified provider of Vocational Guidance and Professional Orientation, utilizing psychometric assessments and coaching tools for teams and individuals in organizational, career and personality issues and ISO 9001 Lead Auditor.  Member of International Intervision Groups, Scientific Assistant of SOL (Society of Organisational Learning), Scientific partner of the European Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (EUMU) in Greece, in the fields of Strategic Planning and Human Capital Development programmes.

Dr. Perrakis is one of the first persons in Greece who applied the methodology of Appreciative Inquiry, which is used in the UN Summit by UN leaders. In contrast to the traditional management approaches that focus on problems, the appreciative approach makes use of the potential of the human capital of organizations

Yogesh Sharda was born in Malawi, Africa, with an Indian background and brought up in London and Oxford, England, Yogesh Sharda has been a Personal Development trainer and workshop facilitator for over 30 years, presenting hundreds of programmes for businesses, hospitals, universities, youth organisations and local community groups throughout Europe, UK, the Middle East, South East Asia, Australia, USA, Central and South America, etc.

He presents on topics such as:  Stress Free Living, Effective Communication, The Secrets of Self Esteem, Positive Thinking, Team Building, Self-Discovery, The Principles of Inner Leadership, Motivation and Empowerment, Decision Making, The Art of Relaxation and Meditation, Problem Solving through,  Appreciative Inquiry, Emotional Intelligence, Anger Management, Personal Excellence
Seminars and Trainings have been held for: Microsoft, Siemens, IBM, Adidas, Motorola, Ericsson, Barclays Bank, Dow Chemicals, Citibank, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Barilla Foods Italy, Salesforce, Tata Consultancy Services, British American Tobacco, Philip Morris, Next, The American Hospital, Hilton Hotel, Swiss Hotel, Marti Hotels and Marinas, Turk Telecom, Central Bank of Nigeria, Koç Bank, Bank of America, Bank of Baroda, Media Markt, ODTU,   Dubai Petroleum Company, Maruti Suzuki, Habitat Local Agenda 21,  Aiesec in Turkey and Switzerland, International Women of Izmir and Xanthi, Dubai ToastMasters Association, Mantra School of Budapest, Film City Hyderabad India, Satyam,  Abscon, Maslak Rotary Club, Sisli Etfal Hospital,Bosphorous University, Robert College,  Bilkent University Primary School,  Middle East Technical University, Kadir Haas University,  Marmara University, Girne American University,  Eastern Mediterranean University, Pammukkale University, Cukurova University,Sariyer University,  St Gallen University (Switzerland),  BITS Pilani College Dubai and  Kayad Cyprus  amongst many others.

ENDORSED EDUCATION PROVIDER

Fractality is registered as an EU Adult training and Counselling Provider implementing EU and National Programmes

Venue

Our program takes place in the Island of Crete, one of the most exotic destinations of the Aegean Sea in Greece. The workshop and the accommodation is at the unique 5-star village resort of Porto Platanias in Chania that provides you with safe and luxurious accommodations. It is the perfect place to combine personal growth with holidays.

 

This Mediterranean destination embraces both sea and charming nature. Porto Platanias Village is located within walking distance from the beach and the village of Platanias. Local taverns, Greek eateries, and arts shops draw people from all around the world and contribute to the vibrant feeling of the Cretan summer, still offering 30°C (86°F) daytime temperatures and 25°C (77°F) warm sea to enjoy in June. For more information on the venue, visit: http://www.portoplataniasvillage.gr . Closest international airports: Chania (24 km); Heraklion (165 km).

Participation Fee*

Total full package price for participants with single or double room accommodation: 3.700€

We are offering an early bird fee (15%) until 12th of April 2024.

All prices include:– A 5-star hotel accommodation.

  • Breakfast
  • Welcome cocktail
  • Lunch and refreshments
  • Dinner
  • Excursion / entrance tickets.
  • VIP transportation to the hotel served during the entire seminar.
  • Workshop tuition fee
  • Educational materials
  • Certificate of participation at the end
  • one-day excursion with the group led by locals and Instructors

* Extras (upon request):

  • Analysis of personal leadership style
  • Evaluation of educational and organizational needs for your organisation
  • Online support, follow up (possibility of video conference)
  • Possibility of private session after the Workshop

Terms and Conditions

  • Mode of Payment – The delegate has the option to pay the course fee directly via Bank Transfer or request to send an invoice to his/her company/sponsor.
  • Cancellation / Substitution – Request for seminar cancellation must be made in writing & received two (2) weeks prior to the seminar date. A €300 processing fee will be charged per delegate for each cancellation. Thereafter, we regret that we are unable to refund any fees due, although in such cases we would be happy to welcome a colleague who would substitute for you.
  • Hotel Accommodation Full board – is included in the course fee. If you wish to extend your stay contact our team for a reduced corporate rate for a limited number of rooms at the hotel venue.

Contact us

Questions or concerns? please contact us at [email protected] or call +302106010522.