Intro. to Gestalt in Organisations: Theory, Practice, Pragmatics
Join this highly experiential, professional and personal learning journey with three internationally recognized Gestalt teachers and practitioners Sheena Cartwright, John Nkum and Mary Ann Rainey. This introductory course builds on seminal research and theories of groups, organisations and social change of Gestalt social psychologist Kurt Lewin, principles and strategies of working with individuals and small social systems from Gestalt therapist Fritz Perls and his colleagues, and perspectives of Edwin Nevis and other founders of the Cleveland approach to Gestalt practice in organisations.
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COURSE CONTENT
Foundations of Gestalt theory and practice in organisations.
Primary principles and models of Gestalt practice in organisations.
Use of self and personal presence.
Four roles of the Gestalt intervener.
Gestalt theory of working with resistance and the “paradoxical theory of change”.
Basic skill practice applying Gestalt principles at multiple levels: individual, two-person/dyad, interpersonal, trio, group, organisation and larger systems Gestalt stance on coaching, building trusted partner relationships and conflict management, working with groups and teams, navigating change in large complex social systems, and leadership development.
Pragmatics, benefits and dilemmas of the Gestalt approach.
COURSE FORMAT
The course will consist of brief lectures, experiential exercises, skill practice, case study and analysis, journaling, reading and application. Delegates will work in multiple configurations: individually, pairs, groups, total community and plenary.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
External and internal organisational consultants, trainers, and human resource professionals, coaches and supervisors, executives, leaders, managers and administrators, and community and social activists who seek to learn more about working with large social systems from a Gestalt perspective.
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FACULTY
Sheena Cartwright is an organisation development consultant who supports leaders and organisations through transformational change. She has over 25 years’ experience of working in and with large global organisations. In her corporate career, she held senior Organisation Development, Talent and HR Leadership roles within Coca-Cola Enterprises, Vodafone and Alexander Mann Solutions.
For the last six years, Sheena has run her own OD consultancy. She has completed major change, organisation development and engagement projects for global organisations in a range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, retail, leisure and business outsourcing.
Sheena holds the NTL Institute for Applied Behavioural Science Certificate in Organisation Development and is a 2018 graduate of the internationally acclaimed iGOLD programme.
The Reverend John Nkum is an international consultant and trainer in Gestalt OD and change management. He also consults, trains and facilitates processes in development planning and project cycle management.
John has more than 25 years’ experience consulting international development cooperation agencies, regional bodies, national governments, civil society organizations and corporate entities.
He is the founder and CEO of Nkum Associates, a firm based in Ghana that consults globally. He is also the CEO of Organization Development Centre-Ghana.
John is a faculty member of the International Organization and Systems Development Program, and has been admitted into the founders’ circle of the Gestalt OSD fraternity. John is an ordained bi-vocational minister of the Ghana Baptist Convention with a specialization in teaching, as well as couples and family therapy.
Mary Ann Rainey, Ph.D. is an organisational effectiveness consultant and executive coach, based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She has more than 25 years’ experience working with high-level leadership teams and helping organisations navigate complex change. Her clients represent education, pharmaceutical, retail, healthcare, energy, government, and banking and finance sectors in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Mary Ann has held public and private sector senior management roles in as VP, Organizational Effectiveness with the Exelon Corporation and Vice-City Manager of East Cleveland, Ohio.
Mary Ann serves on the faculty of the Yale School of Management/Yale New Haven Hospital’s Strategic Agility and Innovation Program. She is dean for The NTL Institute’s Organisation Development (OD) Certificate Programme in Oxford, England and faculty in NTL certificate programs in the USA, India and Singapore. She co-chairs the iGOLD Programme and co-founded the iGOLD Center.