Kathleen Macferran

Kathleen Macferran is a Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication and offers Nonviolent Communication (NVC) training to schools, community groups, churches, hospitals, families, correctional officers, and prison inmates. She is one of the trainers for the Freedom Project, an affiliate organization of CNVC that strengthens community safety through supporting the transformation of prisoners into peacemakers. In addition to working with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, Kathleen has been the Music Director of the Rainier Chamber Winds for the past 16 years. Kathleen views the music ensemble as a wonderful metaphor for social organization since the well being of one individual clearly depends on the well being of all.

Kathleen offers trainings in concrete skills of nonviolence leading to reconciliation with ourselves, our loved ones and the community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lead with Confidence

A Leaderful Life:
Moving Toward Effective Leadership
An Integrated Telephone (Telecourse) Program
with CNVC Certified Trainer Kathleen Macferran

September 2008 through January 2009
2 Wednesdays per month - 1:30-3:00 p.m. PST/PDT (8:30 PM GMT)

  • September 10
  • September 24
  • October 8
  • October 22
  • November 5
  • November 19
  • December 3
  • December 17
  • January 7
  • January 21

This 5-month program is designed to help you integrate NVC into your leadership style to maximize your effectiveness.

Inner-outer congruence is key to being an effective leader. When your vision emerges from a place of deep presence and purpose, and strategies are in alignment with values, then trust is built and power is created with other people.

NVC can support the development of inner-outer congruence. Much more than a communication model, NVC is an integration of consciousness, language, thought, communication and strategies of influence. When understood at all these levels, NVC gives rise to power and possibility that can transform our effectiveness in the world.

This telecourse program will move you toward greater effectiveness in influencing and leading those you work with whether it be in families, community organizations, educational institutions, political entities or large corporations.

In this course you will develop skills that support:

  • Increased sense of trust in your own abilities to connect, influence and lead
  • Mutual trust with those you are working with
  • Inspiring others to join you in creating the world in which you want to live
  • Improved ability to articulate and convey what matters most
  • Creativity and cooperation
  • Team learning, trust, connection and honesty
  • Eliciting useful feedback

Course outline:

September:

  • Consciousness/intention- Truly the heart and core of NVC, explore how the consciousness of interdependence, compassion, and partnership shapes our involvement in living systems (personal and social), creating choices supporting health of the whole planet. Book: Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society- Peter Senge, C.Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, Betty Sue Flowers

October:

  • Language- As software for our thoughts, language plays an important role in shaping our intentions and expressing our deepest values to others. Explore language that’s congruent with your values and likely to connect with the values held by others. Book: Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership- Joseph Jaworski

November:

  • Thinking- Take a look at core beliefs we hold about the world, the key role thoughts play in our reactions and responses, and the outcomes of the assumptions and frameworks that create our paradigms. Consider shifts in thinking that may be more congruent with your intentions. Book: Leadership and the New Science- Margaret Wheatley

December:

  • Communication--Exploration of the ways our intentions are conveyed without language. The role "choice" plays in our communication will be an emphasis as well as the ways consciousness is displayed beyond the words we use. Book: Social Intelligence- Daniel Goleman

January:

  • Strategies of Influence- This area is critical to realizing our visions. How do we influence others in alignment with our values? How can we inspire others to join us in creating a world that restores health and wholeness to the planet? Book: Theory U: Leading From the Future as It Emerges- C. Otto Scharmer

Fee: ($89.00 per month for 5 months)
Enrollment is limited to maximize opportunity for individual participation. Please sign-up early to ensure your place in this course.

Fee includes:
Two teleclasses a month, on-line classroom forum, learning buddy pairings, and two private 45 minute sessions with Kathleen between September 10, 2008 and January 21, 2009.

†Participants are asked to purchase books on their own.

Recommended prerequisite:

  • Six hours or more of NVC training with a certified trainer, or
  • Read Nonviolent Communication: Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg (buy this book) , or
  • Complete Foundations of NVC Online Course through the NVC Academy (register now)

Participants will meet Wednesdays, 1:30-3:00 p.m. PST/PDT (8:30 PM GMT) for ten sessions:
(Click "My Time Zone?" below to find your time zone and changes due to daylight savings time)

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Upon registration, you will receive an e-mail with complete instructions for how to access the call, and suggestions to maximize the benefits of your experience.

Question? Questions?
For technical questions about how telecourses work or other inquiries, contact our Help Desk.

For course content questions contact Kathleen Macferran by phone at +1.206.780.1021 or by e-mail at Kathleen Macferran

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