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BayNVC - Bay Area Nonviolent Communication
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| Monday, May 10, 2010 - Friday, May 14, 2010 | |
Monday, May 10, 3pm, through noon on Friday, May 14th, 2010 Opening circle at 3:00 pm, dinner at 6 pm, and evening session at 7:15 pm; ending with lunch on the last day. Nonviolent communication is a revolutionary way to change to a culture of shared partnership. Practicing compassion at work opens the door to a different consciousness that wakes people up to their full potential and supports productivity, high morale, and trust. This retreat will empower you to: • Transform conflict by co-creating strategies based on the needs of all parties • Bring authenticity and presence to your work without appearing "touchy-feely" • Make clear, doable requests that consider everyone's needs • Support groups in making quick collaborative decisions • Change the dynamics of employee reviews to inspire professional development • Turn your customers, especially unhappy ones, into fans This retreat will support you to: • Give and receive meaningful feedback without criticism • Facilitate dynamic meetings that bring out the best in everyone • Create a coaching culture to support awareness and action • Negotiate, keep and change agreements based on needs • Use empathy and transparency to support customer relations About the trainers: Miki Kashtan, certified NVC trainer, is a founder of Bay Area Nonviolent Communication and the North America Leadership Program. Miki conducts organizational trainings, consults with private and public sector organizations and teaches NVC at workshops in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the country. Miki Kashtan has also been supporting global social change movements, including coaching of the Peace Alliance in their Dept. of Peace campaign, facilitation of the African Alliance for Peace summit in Ghana and a global peacebuilding and conflict transformation summit in Japan. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley. Martha Lasley is an MBA and graduate of the BayNVC Leadership Program. As an organizational consultant she creates dynamic leadership development programs for personal and organizational transformation. Her passion is working with groups to make change irresistible. She is the author of the book Courageous Visions: How to Unleash Passionate Energy in Your Life and Your Organization. What People are Saying About Using NVC in Organizations: “My boss said, ‘No consensus can be reached. Just tell them how you want it and have them live with it.’ However, I convinced him I had new tools and invited everyone to the meeting and asked them to bring their ideas. Almost everyone showed up, from tellers to vice presidents. We made a needs list, listened to eight plans, then put a check next to the need if it was met by the plan. We agreed to take the top three plans with a small group and merge the best ideas. Many people are going to move their offices, or go to smaller offices and some will get private space for the first time, but no one got angry when they saw that most needs were met by the new idea. Best of all, the plan that emerged is better than the one I had, better then the one my boss had, and will cost less too!” – Bank District Manager “I had a conflict come up with a non-profit foundation I work with . . . If I didn't stand up for my needs/values and stuck to the manual/organization's message, I would have been required to teach information I consider inaccurate at best and unhealthy/dangerous at worst. The information has been disproven by numerous studies. I was overwhelmed at first, but broke down my concerns using NVC and sent off an email to everyone involved . . . I was able to quickly resolve the issue, get my needs met, and continue to have a very positive working relationship with both organizations. On top of that, my concerns are being presented to the national office of a research foundation, and have so far been welcomed and very well received.” - Nonprofit Manager Requested Experience We prefer that you have a basic understanding of nonviolent communication, which you may gain by either reading at least the first 8 chapters of the book Nonviolent Communication: a Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg OR by reading through our basic reference materials on the BayNVC website, OR by listening to one or two Introductory NVC Academy Audio Recordings OR by participating in the NVC Academy Basics Telecourse. |
| Location: | Marshall, CA, Marconi Conference Center | |||
| Trainer(s): | Martha Lasley, Miki Kashtan | |||
| Requested Contribution: | Please note, there are 2 sets of expenses calculated separately: Room/Board and Tuition Payment plans and partial scholarships are available. Room & Board: $1200 private room; $1000 each for a room shared with one other person. Tuition: $950-$1900 sliding scale. Your meals will be prepared according to your preferences. If you share a room with another retreat participant whom you do not already know, we will match you with a compatible roommate of the same gender, according to your preferences such as whether you like to get up early in the morning or whether you like to stay up late, etc. Note: We ask for a deposit equal to the cost of your room and board to reserve your spot. This can be done using a payment plan. Late Registration Fees When participants register later than 2 weeks before the retreat, we experience stress in managing the many details related to creating a retreat (such as planning your meals and accommodations according to your preferences) so we request additional payment to address the extra work involved. If we do not receive your room and board deposit or payment plan details by April 26th, we request an additional $50 as a registration processing fee; and if we do not receive your deposit or payment plan by May 3rd, we request an additional $100 registration processing fee.
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| Contact: | For participants who will be flying in, the nearest major airports are San Francisco and Oakland which are both an approximate 1-1/2 hour drive. We will help retreat participants find rides with one another to the retreat. For additional information, please email register@baynvc.org or call the office at (510) 433-0700. At Bay Area Nonviolent Communication, we are committed to your privacy. Click here to read our email privacy policy. |
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