Five 90-minute Live/Recorded Classes: Tuesdays, May 16-June 13
“The material was so rich with things we can take back to our organizations and practice…”
G.M. – hospice administrator
“I came for the professional skills but I'm impressed by how much it applies to everything in my life.”
Z.M. ~ hospital board chair
This course starts in:
Disconnected = Lost Time & Money
Connected = Effective, Creative & Joyful
In five 90-minute sessions, you’ll learn how to become a skilled manager of your own reactions and emotions — and interact more powerfully in teams
Sometimes, even at work, things feel out of control.
Different personalities and styles clash, and simple tasks turn into subtle and obvious dramas.
It’s often not appreciated how even one drama like this can tear apart the working efficiency of a project — or even an organization.
Not to mention if you have five or ten dramas going on (especially in 10 hours — ha!).
Glossing over these issues can negatively impact everyone across an organization.
Deadlines get missed… Tensions rise… Budgets drain…
And both management and employees suffer needlessly, getting more and more distracted while losing enthusiasm… All of which impacts their ability to work in coherent teams.
In these painful situations, it’s not uncommon for people to lose sleep or even turn to negative habits due to such work schisms.
Others might ‘tune out’ and try to focus on tasks, pretending it’s not happening…
But this leaves your teams with even less energy to take on the increasingly complicated tangle of issues that arise from even a single neglected misunderstanding or personality clash.
So are we simply doomed to suffer?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Not only is it possible for organizations to thrive, but you can do it without an endless struggle.
Using material developed by therapist, author and Buddhist teacher Susan Gillis Chapman (“The Five Keys to Mindful Communication”), Executive Director Greg Heffron adapts this interpersonal material into a simple but powerful method for organizations of all kinds.
Using simple exercises, short talks and helpful models and metaphors, Heffron will guide you effortlessly though material that can otherwise feel out of reach.
And far from onerous, this class will be lively, informative and occasionally even (trigger warning) fun.
In only five 90-minute classes, you will come away with:
- a working strategy for the three fundamental states of communication
- a plan for how to raise enthusiasm and trust in your organization
- know when and how to back off from communication to wait for the best timing
- how to draw boundaries and offer feedback in ways that actually penetrate
- along with many other skills and insight
Learn the Three Skills to Lose the Chaos and Gain Effectiveness
Five Sessions: Sundays, May 16-June 13
Each 90min session will begin at:
10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern/7:00pm CET
This course is particularly important if you:
Are stressed by office schisms
See projects dragged down by conflict
Find teams avoiding tasks due to personality conflicts
Wish you could see “the big picture”
Can’t understand what to do in complex meetings
Don’t know how and when to address issues
Want your teams and projects to thrive
Want to focus more on getting things done and less on all the issues
"“5 of 5 stars. Concrete. Hands on. Clear explanations. Great exercises.”"
V.M. ~ oncology nurse
“5 out of 5 stars. Extremely helpful!”"
K.F. ~ bank manager
18 min excerpt from a presentation to Vistem Corp
("Three fundamental states of interpersonal communication and how they can be used to raise enthusiasm and trust in your organization")
Presenter
Gregory Heffron MFA Nonfiction Writing, University of Iowa
Executive Director, Senior Teacher of Green Light Communication
Greg is the Executive Director of the Green Light Communication and teaches Mindful Communication throughout North America and Europe.
“Through the years, I have been privileged to witness how effective Mindful Communication is — whether I’m teaching basic mindfulness to newcomers, or diving deep with advanced meditators and those in the helping professions. Everyone benefits.“
In addition to an array of introductory courses, Greg has developed and teaches Green Light Communication’s Advanced Certification and Teacher Training courses across three continents, and in countries with cultures as diverse as Ukraine, Canada, Austria, Chile, United States, Switzerland, Poland and Holland.
“For me, it has been humbling and inspiring teaching across cultures, feeling each person’s uniqueness and our shared humanity. Regardless of who we are, we ALL struggle with disconnection, and we ALL long to feel connected.“
Greg is a featured author in the forthcoming Mindful Communication: Speaking and Listening with Wisdom and Compassion, released in April 2023 by Routledge Press.