In addition to Integral Psychology Program, this leadership certification program is also wonderful. Please check it out and feel free to share it (link, twitter, facebook, very welcome!).
The Leadership for Sustainable Change certificate will guide participants as global citizens to proactively inquire, create and lead transformative changes that are sourced in authentic presence, wisdom, compassion, trust and integrity, and that affect organizations and communities – large and small- as well as the environment. This ensures that our highest values become the driving force for principled, creative, conscious action in the world.
Using the Earth Charter as a world-centric guiding philosophy, the certificate offers individuals the unique opportunity to work on specific ideas or projects that lead to sustainable beneficial change in any field, including education, business, community development, ecology, health, politics and economics among others. During the course of the program, participants will be able to design or re-design their project and begin implementation of their vision.
Program Learning Outcomes: Graduates of the program will:
· Learn a conscious full spectrum approach to leadership and project design that results in transformative sustainable change
· Apply an integral/ holistic framework to guide change in an interdependent world.
· Demonstrate capacity to lead and act from deep self-awareness, inner wisdom, presence, empathy and integrity
· Better understand the invisible patterns and systems that shape societal and planetary situations
· Apply visionary leadership skills to create new patterns of communication and interrelationships, new ways of partnering and building synergy to support projects & vision.
· Apply practices that enhance self-empowerment, resiliency and mindfulness in the face of adversity and stress
· Maintain a trans-ideological multiple-perspective approach that cultivates cross cultural understanding and ability to work with different races, cultures, religions, political organizations and all forms of diversity
· Apply leadership skills to inspire, enroll and guide others to become leaders for personal and planetary transformation.
This certificate program welcomes
- Pioneers for transformative change in any professional or social field and at any scale
- Participants who wish to be visionary leaders in service of enhancing human potential and planetary well being.
- Policy makers in the fields of health, business, education, administration, ecology, politics, community development and others
- Consultants, social entrepreneurs
- Non profit organizational directors/managers
- Community organizers
- Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability
Program details
This Leadership certificate program consists of fifteen graduate units over a period of nine months with three face to face seven day learning sessions. During the remainder of the quarters, students will complete reading, writing and project-based assignments, receive coaching and advising from instructors via email and phone calls, and build an effective and supportive learning community.
Courses
Being Change: Visionary Leadership in Action 5 units
This course explores the following topics : Values, presence, realms of possibility; visionary leadership for sustainable change; global citizenship and the Earth Charter as foundation for leadership; practices that enhance self-knowledge, resiliency, and trust; leadership that is sourced from inner wisdom, empathy and integrity; inner power that leads to generative and transformative change in the workplace, community and the environment; designing projects that foster systems shifts in service of all beings.
Designing Change: Creating Shifts and New Leadership Practices 5 units
In this course students learn a conscious full spectrum approach to designing projects for sustainable, transformative change. Topics include: integral and system theory models of leadership; key principles and leadership practices that foster understanding of patterns and root causes of workplace and societal problems; exploring dynamics of power, team building and cross cultural understanding; communication for project success; marketing and advocacy; partnering and synergy; tools for principled action.
Leading Change: Actualizing Your Vision and Project 5 units
In this course, students deepen their commitment to their vision and continue to work on their projects. Topics include: business for social responsibility; a new paradigm of person, planet and profit for sustainable change; leadership for inspiring, empowering and enrolling others; tools for helping others to lead; allies and networks; assessing and measuring momentum of leadership practices and projects; tracking change; completing student projects and implementation; discussion of next steps and professional goals.
For more information, please contact:
Vernice Solimar, PhD Program Director vsolimar@jfku.edu,