CoREM Event for June 10, 2008

Great news: we were able to reschedule our June CoREM event to Tuesday, June 10. We hope that you will be able to join us.

Free registration: Contact Brien Palmer at bpalmer@interlinkbusiness.com or 724-733-5007.

Improve Leadership Skills with Whole Person Learning

Becoming an effective leader can not be accomplished “in five easy steps” or “with my proven program.” It involves an on-going process of developing one’s personal mastery and deeper self-knowledge.

Neuroscience now tells us 95% of the brain’s information comes from all five senses, and the brain learns best with the body’s help. Whole Person Learning (WPL) is one way to shift from linear, one dimensional thinking to more dynamic, whole brain/whole body knowing. WPL is a lifelong journey of growing our awareness of:

• Knowing how we know so that we can get out of our own way
• Discovering our individual learning styles
• Deep listening
• The balance between right and left brain strengths
• Our creative process
• Being wholly present

At this CoREM session you can begin your journey through WPL and start develop practices that empower you to respond with greater awareness and choice instead of merely reacting. You’ll find yourself better able to lead through periods of uncertainty and chaos, and connect with possibilities for creativity and innovation. This session is an experiential introduction to WPL and its practices. We will:

• Discuss background and theory
• Experience prescience, slowing down, body awareness, and the creative process
• Practice active listening and reflection

We hope this session will ignite a spark in you to channel this reconnected energy toward a more integrated work-life balance.

Our presenters will be Camille Baldassar and Merv Antoni

Camille Baldassar has been an artist and interdisciplinary designer for 20 years. Through teaching and establishing local organizations, she has used a whole person learning approach to help groups and individuals move forward. Camille is a graduate of Seattle University’s OSR program with a degree in Organizational Design and Renewal. She volunteers with Manchester Craftsman's Guild and Conservation Consultants Inc., and is beginning work with Bethlehem Haven this month.

Mervin P. Antonio designs processes that integrate whole person awareness, the arts, and systems thinking to improve personal, community and organizational learning and performance. As a member of Louisville’s Community Change Incubator, he works with enthusiastic change agents, social entrepreneurs, and community leaders to support, nurture, and facilitate transformational change in communities throughout the city. Mr. Antonio holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Systems Design and Renewal from Seattle University

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Date: June 10, 2008

Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM

Place: Forbes Road Career and Technology Center in Monroeville (directions follow)

Sponsor: CoREM (the Council on Realizing Excellence in Management)

Cost: free

Registration: Contact Brien Palmer at bpalmer@interlinkbusiness.com or 724-733-5007.

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Directions to Forbes Road Career & Technology Center

The Center borders Boyce Campus of CCAC. Address: 607 Beatty Road, Monroeville, PA. 412-373-8100

From Downtown Pittsburgh: Go east on Interstate 376 (Parkway East) approximately 15 miles and get off the Parkway in Monroeville at exit 14B (Plum), just past exit 14A (Rt. 48). Proceed north through the intersection with the traffic light to the stop sign at Beatty Road. Van Horn’s Funeral Home will be on the far left corner. Turn right on to Beatty Road and drive to the second stop sign (Community College of Allegheny County--Boyce Campus entrance). Turn right and go approximately 100 feet. Turn left into the Forbes Road Career & Technology Center entrance (Gateway Press building is on the right).

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CoREM is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

CoREM provides a forum for the critical study of original and effective leadership methods and principles through collaboration and lifelong learning, to benefit individuals, organizations, and our communities.