Academy for Leaders

In the Academy for Leaders, thirty diverse leaders who are alumni of Courage & Renewal programs of all types, will build on their initial retreat experiences, more explicitly delving into how best to lead back in organizational and community venues.  

Specifically, we will

• Provide a bridge between the Courage & Renewal principles and practices and leadership in your spheres of
  influence. 
• Invite reflection on your experiences and then build a "community of practice" with fellow participants where you can clarify your leadership intentions and go home and experiment in bringing them alive.
• Provide opportunities for peer coaching and support so that your practice of leadership (and that of your cohort) will be enriched with each other bearing witness.

Parker Palmer says it well in Healing the Heart of Democracy:

An ongoing circle of trust not only intensifies our sense of accountability to our own truth but also gives us a safe space in which to imagine and implement ways of witnessing to our integrity in the workplace. We can conduct small on-the-job experiments while we still have access to a supportive community, returning to the circle to share our successes and failures with people who can help us learn from them. All of this increases the odds that the inner imperatives we touch will find expression in the outer world.

Our 2012 Academy is full, but if you're interested in future programs, please contact Rick Jackson for more information.