In this issue...
Courage and Learning Online
According to Elaine Dundon, every organization…not just business… needs one core competence – innovation to secure its future. Innovation is the profitable and effective implementation of creativity and involves four elements:
Creativity – identifying new ideas
Strategy – determining their usefulness
Implementation – putting new and useful ideas into action
Profitability - maximizing added-value for members/investors (not just revenue- but other benefits) from their implementation.
The field of training is being transformed both by the economic factors affecting the entire training sector and by the widespread adoption of new learning technologies. E-learning and distributed learning systems are also changing the nature of traditional training and creating new communities of interest with growing and divergent needs.
For the last two years, Courage Group International Leadership Partners have been investing time and energy in adapting our workshops and coaching practice to an online environment. The results have been positive and satisfying for all. We strive to create a virtual learning environment that is aligned with our teaching model which is rooted in experiential learning. The foundational facilitation process for our workshops is Whole Person Process Facilitation, which pays attention to the multidimensional human being including learning styles, different intelligences and levels of consciousness. This facilitation methodology creates conditions that maximize the learning of individual participants and also creates the opportunity for the emergence of collective learning. We use simple and highly interactive technologies accessible to anyone who has a computer.
Courage Group International designs and delivers learning experiences for personal and organizational development for sustainable results. Our transformational approach to learning will open new possibilities for action and results in your life and in your organization.
Courage Group International collaborates with our clients to co-create and transform communities and working and learning environments by surfacing the collective intelligence of the group. We contribute to the growth of healthy, adaptable, and spirited individuals, and organizations through our holistic approach that is customized to your unique context and goals. Our interest is in forming deep and lasting relationships with our clients that support goal achievement and mutual learning.
We can customize our workshops and we can accommodate your scheduling to meet your needs. We’re also capable of creating new workshop on demand. All workshops and learning materials are available in English or French. We look forward to creating and learning with you!
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Free One Hour Webinar Introduction to Organizational Health and Balance
Thinking of registering for one or both of the Organizational Health and Balance workshops but want to know more? Join us for this free introduction to learn more about the ideas that will be covered in the workshops and experience a whole person approach to online meeting facilitation.
February 1, 2012 9:00 a.m. -10:15 a.m. EST (1400 UTC)
Register now
We are pleased to partner with our Swedish colleagues Thomas Herrmann of Open Space Consulting and Johann Rehnberg of Manaki Consulting to offer our online workshops this winter and spring.
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New! Quit Horsing Around - Authentic Leadership for Women
How do you show up as a leader? New paradigms of leadership recognize the importance of a holistic and multidimensional approach to leadership, making women’s ways of leadership even more relevant now than in the past. However, many women have chosen to suppress or deny their innate ways of being and doing for fear of not being accepted or successful. Join us for this highly participatory one- day equine assisted workshop to help you claim your authentic leadership. Equine- assisted coaching will enable you to find your authentic self through the non-judgmental eyes of the horse.
Courage Group International is pleased to partner with Anne Porteous of Sierra Acres Equine Services to offer this new workshop at Sierra Acres in Rockwood Ontario. Choose one of the following dates:
April 14, May 26 or June 23, 2012.
Registration is limited to 10 people
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Courage Group International is a pioneer in holistic organizational and individual transformation. We facilitate participatory processes, create spaces for leadership and collective action to emerge, design and deliver learning experiences for sustainable results and journeys with people seeking ways to thrive in a changing and complex world. Our holistic approach to consulting, facilitation, coaching and training is founded on the Genuine Contact™ way, customized to your unique context and goals, and grounded in our values; courage, authenticity, compassion, openness and meaningful relationships.
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“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes” Marcel Proust
Upcoming Program Offerings
We are pleased to offer the following workshops:
January 2012
February 2012
March 2012
- March 1, 7, 8, 15 and 16 - Online - Part 2, Achieving Organizational Health and Balance (English)
- March 7 - Leading a Team, Marquis Bureau, Université d'Ottawa, Ottawa, ON (English)
- March 19 and 20 -Mastering Motivation as a Leader, (new), Marquis Bureau and Donna Clark, St. Mary's University, Halifax, NS (English)
April 2012
- Quit Horsing Around - Authentic Leadership For Women - Equine Assisted Learning - Choose one date April 14, 9:00-4:00 ET May 26, 9:00-4:00 ET June 23, 9:00-4:00 ET (English)
- April 26 – 28 2012 -Working with Open Space Technology, (Module 1 of Genuine Contact program), sponsored by the Tatamagouche Centre in Nova Scotia. Book now to take advantage of very special rates. Space available on a first come first served basis. Registration via www.tatacentre.ca
(English)
May 2012
June 2012
- June 7 and 8 - Mastering Motivation as a Leader, Marquis Bureau and Donna Clark, St. Mary's University, Halifax, NS
(English)
La santé et l'équilibre organisationnels (fondements 1 et 2 du programme Genuine Contact): dates et lieu en discussion
Certificat - Formation des formateurs (module 5 du programme Genuine Contact): dates et lieu en discussion
Please contact us for further details.

Our Facilitation Team
Michelle Cooper (ON), Donna Clark (NS) and Marquis Bureau (QC). They are authorized Genuine Contact™ Trainers and Co-Owners who have been working with the Program for a number of years.
They are joined for some offerings by Esther Matte (QC) and André Raymond, both Genuine Contact™ trainers.
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