Bali Institute for Global Renewal

Personal Leadership: Making a World of Difference

We live in a time of vital transformation. Many of us wish to contribute to positive change in our community or the larger world— to be a change agent and social entrepreneur. This workshop may be your next step, helping you match your inner vision and personal calling to your skills, values, and circumstances.

You are invited to join others from many countries in a rich, multi-cultural learning and sharing experience as we collectively explore the principles and practices of visionary leadership and social entrepreneurship at the personal and organizational levels. In this interactive, engaging, and thought provoking 5-day workshop, we will blend leadership training, community building, skill development, and authentic dialogue, all enhanced by the magnetism of Bali and the wisdom of the group.

Since pressing global challenges offer prospects for emerging forms of global and local leadership, workshop questions will focus on:

 

• Transformation: What will it take for each of us to harness the positive aspects of transformation and nourish the politics of hope?
• Global Community: What is being called for at this moment of worldwide change? How do we bridge elements of indigenous wisdom with the quest for global community?
• Leadership: How can we align, inspire, and equip ourselves and/or our organizations as agents of change for 21st century leadership?
• Action: How shall we prepare to move from vision into effective action, taking a stand to make a difference?

In this workshop we will:

• Investigate new dimensions of innovative partnerships and collaborative leadership
• Strengthen skills in communication, authentic dialogue, and community-building
• Learn to transform conflict, explore differences, and deepen multi-cultural relationships
• Shape visions into effective action through principles of social entrepreneurship
• Create new cross-cultural alliances and enhance global connections

Visionary Leadership will include unique personal encounters with Balinese village leaders, both in our workshop and in their own community settings.  Bali’s harmonious and grace-filled culture will inspire and enlarge our own visions of a leadership style that values community, connection, and commitment.

Workshop facilitators

Paula Green and Kimberly Weichel have decades of experience as international peacebuilders and dialogue facilitators, working in some of the world’s most challenging environments to nurture the seeds of peace and compassion. Sharing leadership in this workshop, Paula and Kim will bring their journeys as peacebuilders, their own processes of transformation, and their successful work with organizations to further nourish our quest for global community. 

Who Should Attend?

This program is designed for:

1. Individuals or teams engaged in organizations and communities who want to deepen their capacity for 21st century leadership
2. Those who are eager to find their voice, make a difference, and play a role in global or community change
3. Participants who are interested in learning and linking across cultures, benefiting from indigenous wisdom, and immersing themselves in global community 
4. Interested in bringing a team? NGO staff, board members, volunteers; foundation staff; people in transition; social entrepreneurs, and others

Why Bali?

The Balinese perspectives on leadership and integral living will provide a fascinating context for expanding our capacity as global citizens and leaders.  This gorgeous island is one of the most peaceful, lush places on earth, and was the recent location for the 2007-08 United Nations Climate Change Conference.  Balinese have much to offer about learning to live harmoniously with one another and our planet.

Imagine the stimulation and transformative opportunities you’ll have in exploring the emergence of a new kind of sustainable leadership that emanates from indigenous wisdom and is grounded in an exchange of inter-cultural dialogue, transformative practices, and skill-building.

We are all needed as leaders in this transformation. The world calls all of us. The time is now.