Essential Conversations
For Purposeful Leaders Making a Difference
We are at a critical juncture as the world reckons with an ongoing pandemic, racial injustice, environmental risks, and other issues that affect all businesses, organizations, communities and individuals.
More than ever before, leaders must tackle these big challenges while also creating positive impact. In a disruptive, VUCA* world, acting from purpose is the stabilizing, presencing force that creates the ability to focus on what matters, and engage to innovate and lead.
Begin your week in a community of support and collaboration. Be inspired by fellow purposeful leaders and change agents. Set your intention for the week to have a positive impact with those you serve.
What are the Essential Conversations?
Every Monday from 8:00-9:30 am Central US (Time Converter). we convene a free conversation with either a Conversation Starter or community conversation addressing these questions:
What is a positive response in times of extreme disruption?
As one who steps forward to help, how are you sustained and renewed?
What is the structure?
Conversation Starter: We begin with a Conversation Starter or conversation topic.
The Big Q: questions or responses to the Conversation Starter are gathered to surface and highlight common themes.
Wisdom Circles: Next, bring the ideas sparked in the conversation into a small group breakout with your peers.
Community Circle: We harvest the wisdom of the small groups together in a main room conversation.
Commitment to Action: each participant is invited to a make a commitment as a Purposeful Leader.
The Convening Wheel: each session follows the 9 Aspects of the Wheel, beginning with At the Heart of the Matter, and completing with a Commitment to Action.
When & Where
Every Monday from 8:00-9:30 am Central US (Time Converter), we host Essential Conversations over the Zoom video platform.
Frequently Asked Questions
+ What is the purpose?
Our weekly program of provocative and evocative conversations, interactive breakouts, and community conversations will inspire you and equip you with strategies, inspiration and ideas to create change and innovation needed to being coherence, resilience and positive impact.
We launched in March 2020 to activate leaders in response to the massive disruption we and the world were experiencing.
In community, with shared depth and intimacy, we discover resilience, love, and focus to stay present to what is needed each week. Through collaborative reflection, discover collaborative action towards positive impact.
Begin your week, in a community of support and collaboration, by setting your intention to have a positive impact and bring people together for the highest possible outcome of whatever you are engaged in.
At CPL’s core, we see the VUCA theory come to life. You should also expect to pivot from Volatility-Uncertainty-Complexity-Ambiguity to Vision-Understanding-Clarity-Agility to be the leader who makes a difference.
The Essential Conversations provide tools and practices to help you move from Fragile to Agile and from Reaction to Response
+ Who can attend?
Whether you lead from the front or from within, the AoC Trainings and Anyone who wants to step forward to make a positive impact in your family, community or organization.
+ Is there a cost?
No, Essential Conversations are free/no charge. Contributions to support this initiative are welcome.
The Essential Conversations provide tools and practices to help you move from Fragile to Agile and from Reaction to Response
*VUCA/BOB JOHANSON, INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE
