LEADERSHIP SURVIVAL SKILLS
The Harvard Kennedy School has long stressed the importance of leadership in organizations, government, and business.
Regardless of the leadership framework, theory, or practice one might embrace, continuing to explore leadership styles and capacity is critical in becoming effective and balanced in our approach to those with whom we interact.
This Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association program focuses on the development of the skills and strategies needed for addressing leadership challenges.
This program, Leadership Survival Skills, is offered to all interested alumni and friends of the Harvard Kennedy School.
Workshop XLIII: Mindful Leadership: The Art of Leading with Awareness
New qualities for effective leaders emerge every day in today's complex, ambiguous work environment. The ability to "lead mindfully" - to be highly self-aware, compassionate, and present moment by moment - has become more and more important.
During this highly-interactive workshop, we will:
Explore mindful leadership qualities and practices.
Discuss how to meet leadership challenges with compassion and equanimity.
Engage in a short mindfulness meditation practice.
Consider ways to make the practice of mindfulness "stick".
SPEAKER:
Rita Wuebbeler is President and Founder of INTERGLOBE Cross-Cultural and Business Services, Inc., an international training and consulting firm based in Atlanta, GA. She brings expertise as a leadership development consultant, diversity and inclusion facilitator, executive coach, and mindfulness instructor. She began her corporate consulting career assisting small- and medium-sized German companies getting started in the U.S. and helped set up 10+ subsidiaries in the Southern U.S. Rita coaches leaders on becoming more skillful at leading themselves and influencing others. She conducts leadership development programs, facilitates diversity and inclusion workshops, and offers Mindfulness-at-Work programs to help participants manage stress and improve their performance.
Rita has been consulting with individuals, groups, and teams across multiple industry sectors. She holds a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics from Mainz University, Germany. She is a Certified Integral Coach and holds a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential. She is a Senior Facilitator with Personal Leadership Seminars and a Qualified Administrator for the Intercultural Development Investor (IDI). Rita is also a Certified Administrator of the Leadership Circle Profile and DISC Profile.
Rita is a native German with dual U.S.-German citizenship. She spent the first two-and-a-half decades of her life in Europe before moving to Atlanta, where she now calls home. In addition to English and German, she is fluent in Spanish and has a working knowledge of French. Rita is an avid soccer fan and hobby cyclist participating in long-distance charity rides for AIDS vaccine research and HIV/AIDS prevention and education.
The workshop fee is $10. The class size is currently limited to 35 participants. If you have any questions, contact Karen Kingsbury at karen_kingsbury@icloud.com or call her at 617 872 4553