Appreciative leadership linguistics
Course description
In this course we focus on language as a tool and communication as the process of using that tool. Language focuses on words, symbols or signs while communication is centered on the message. Appreciative language usage allows us to be precise in expressing our thoughts, useful when navigating and managing challenging situations.
While traditional leadership focuses on problems, appreciative leadership focuses on potential, discovering what works well with individuals or organizations and getting more out of them. Appreciative leadership aims at getting the best out of people who are engaged in a system or a situation.
When negativity can seem overwhelming, the positive approach of Appreciative Inquiry offers tools and perspectives to meet increasing demands. It also provides preparations for post-crisis situations.
Methodology
Appreciative Leadership catalyzes systemic generative change in organizations and communities. Its applications include: Strategic planning, Vision-Values-Culture articulation and cascade, leadership and team excellence, coaching, employee engagement, and alliance integration. Appreciative leadership facilitates organization-wide change through appreciative tapping of strengths, ideas, aspirations and co-evolved imagination.
Language barriers are among the most common communication barriers in any context leading to misunderstandings and misinterpretations. We bring an integrative, communicative and solution-focused approach to addressing language barriers.
Benefits
Participants use practical exercises and tools for:
- Picturing the current situation of the organization or individuals (skills, output capacity, organization and personal effectiveness, adequacy of available resources)
- Enhancing ability to clarify client and team vision, to deal with issues from another perspective
- Designing the necessary actions for the company or the individual to achieve objectives
- Developing a positive outlook in terms of linguistic expression (forming the right questions; the language of agreeing/disagreeing, compromising, clarifying, persuading, etc.)
- Becoming aware of intercultural diversities
- Becoming accustomed to non-verbal, body language communications such as body movements, facial expressions and eye contact, appearance, personal space, energy exchange
- Becoming familiar with basic coaching leadership techniques such as building awareness, creating responsibility, using miracle questions, giving/taking feedback, reflecting as it forms a part of appreciative leadership.
Programme
This workshop is highly participatory. It consists of short theoretical lessons, practical exercises and group discussions. As we apply each tool to your real life cases, you gain new insight into your current situation.
- Welcome rounds and introductions
- Appreciative icebreaker
- Introduction to the course and framework of Appreciative Leadership
- General principles of Appreciative Leadership
- Formulation of working teams
- Check in – Reflection of the previous day
- The art of Questioning (miracle questions)
- Results of Appreciative Leadership
- 4D Model
- Discovery process (The best of what is)
- Dreaming/Envisioning process
- Picturing/Mapping the situation
- Reflection of the previous day
- How to work with Appreciative Leadership
- GROW Model
- Design process (What should be)
- Delivery process (What will we do?)
- Action planning/Sustaining
- Reflection of the previous day
- Alignment of your own styles and methodologies with Appreciative Leadership – Group process
- Co-creating your Appreciative Leadership intervention
- Cases
- Outdoor activities
- Practical implementation
- Reflection/feedback/feedforward (methods)
- Open Space Technology – Tips
- Debriefing and Closing
Duration: 6 days
Dates: Upon request
Location: Crete, Greece
Designed for participants/groups
This workshop is designed for managers, leaders, psychologists, coaches, trainers, social workers, counsellors, organisational development professionals specialised in human resources and staff of organizations.
Instructors
Dr. Markos Perrakis, founder and managing director of Fractality, designs and implements projects in the areas of leadership development and strategic planning to promote effective communication and individual and collective process development.
Dr. Perrakis is one of the first persons in Greece to apply the methodology of appreciative inquiry for individual and organizational development. This approach seeks to strengthen human capital and social bonds to generate organizational capacity.
Fractality offers services in coaching, training, assessments, supervision, process facilitation and speaking, systemic consultation, solution focused and cognitive behavioural approaches, methods of participatory design, spiritual intelligence and psychometric assessment. Dr. Perrakis is a certified provider of Vocational Guidance and Professional Orientation and an ISO 9001 lead auditor.
Dr. Perrakis is a representative of the Association of International Institution Supervision in Europe, a member of International Intervision Groups, scientific assistant of the Society for Organisational Learning, and scientific partner of the European Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (EUMU) in Greece in the Strategic Planning and Human Capital Development programmes.
Dr. Perrakis holds a Ph.D. in social psychology on leadership styles and their efficiency in organisations and an M.A. in clinical psychology.
Evelyn Soidla is an English Language Coach. She supports international business people in more effective verbal (English language) and non-verbal communication. As a certified English teacher/trainer, a coach and supervisor, she assists people to gain the confidence needed to improve and master their conversations, presentations, e-mails etc. in English. She focuses on helping her clients to learn how the English language system works and how to put it into action with relevant vocabulary, correct pronunciation, grammar, and interpersonal nuances. Being an associated member of ANSE (Association of International Institution Supervision in Europe) and ESCY (Estonian Supervision and Coaching Association) has given Ms. Soidla opportunities to collaborate internationally as a coaching partner to organisations and individuals.
Venue
Our programme takes place on the island of Crete in Greece in the pleasant seaside town of Platanias close to Chania, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Porto Platanias Village Resort, located on the northwest coast of Crete, provides luxurious accommodations and fully serviced workshop facilities. Beaches, local eateries, shops and sites are within walking distance of Porto Platanias. This setting provides ample opportunity for participants to continue discussions outside of formal workshop hours in a relaxed atmosphere.
The closest international airports are Chania International Airport (24 km) and Heraklion International Airport (165 km).
Participation Fee
Option A.
The fee for this course is 780€.
Option A price include
– Tuition fees
– Educational materials
– Certificates of participation at the end
– Beverages and a welcome cocktail
Accommodation and meals are not included in the above fees.
Option B.
Total full package price for participants with double room accommodation: 1,300€ (approx. depending on the period)
Option B prices include:
– A 5*star hotel accommodation
– Breakfast
– Lunch or dinner
– Tuition fees
– Educational materials
– Certificates of participation at the end
– Beverages and a welcome cocktail
Additional option:
- A half-day excursion with the group led by locals – €50
Contact us
Questions or concerns? please contact us at [email protected] or call +302106010522. Cancellation Policy*
Until 30 days before the starting date of the selected workshop, cancellation will be free of charge and the pre-payment will be fully refunded. Between 30 to 15 days before the starting date of the workshop, 50% of the fee will be refunded. Within the 15 days before the starting date of the workshop no refunds will be made.