Creating Healthy Organizations Through Genuine Contact Best Practices

Creating Healthy Organizations Through Genuine Contact™ Best Practices Institute Webinar April 17, 2009 Michelle Cooper RN, MSc. N

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Healthy Organizations n n n Healthy jobs and healthy workplaces benefit everyone Blueprint for health exists within organizations Lots of information available about WHAT needs to be done, but not HOW to get there www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 3

Learning Outcomes n n n Understand why attending to health and balance is important to success Recognize the factors that lead to a healthy organization Learn key questions that will help you start on the path to health and balance Have an introduction to the Medicine Wheel Tool© Identify resources and approaches that can help www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 4

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Why Pay Attention? n n n Pace of Change Human Capital Productivity Innovation and creativity Health of workforce Financial - absenteeism and presenteeism www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 6

Work With the Deep Essence Based on the Genuine Contact. TM Program www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 7

What is a Healthy Organization? www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 8

h w e ct iv lle co e ag ris ou N En g , se www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net an Evaluate Regeneration plan Current state Life nurturing or life depleting? World view and assumptions Your view of a healthy organization Will at all levels of the organization le , C ce an al B is do m Journey to Health & Balance 9

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Sample MWT Assessment Purpose: n Is the mission/purpose still relevant for the situation? n Is this purpose commonly understood? Can it be measured? www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 12

Sample MWT Assessment Leadership: n Is leadership committed to move the purpose forward? n Is leadership leading by clear purpose, vision, values, strategy, and policies? n Is leadership courageous and inspiring? www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net

Sample MWT Assessment Vision: n Is it the vision clearly articulated and understood? n Is the vision about the future? Is it inspiring? www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net

Sample MWT Assessment Community n Who are your “stakeholders”– who do you serve? n Does the organization work together with others in the community/stakeholders? n Does the organization have the nutrient environment that enables good communication, high spirit and the purpose to be fulfilled? www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 15

Sample MWT Assessment Management n Are the right resources and systems in place to get the job done? What else do you need? n Does management remove barriers to getting the job done? www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net

Sample MWT Assessment Relationships n Are relationships clear? Are people clear about their roles? n Does the organization regularly check it relationship with itself and how it is fulfilling purpose? www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 17

Sample MWT Assessment Circle – Wholeness n Is there a sense of wholeness in the organization rather than silos? n Does the organization tap into the collective wisdom? www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net

Sample MWT Assessment Environment n What is happening in the external environment that could benefit/adversely affect the organization? www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net

Practical and Simple Tools and Approaches www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 20

Open Space Technology Through our highly participatory processes you can tap into the wisdom and capacity of all people involved. www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 21

Whole Person Process Facilitation Improve communication, teamwork and satisfaction by working with all dimensions: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 22

Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution Improve collaboration and appreciation of diversity by making genuine contact with the self and others. www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 23

Conscious Open Space Organization Build a healthy operating system based on Genuine Contact that inspires sustains, and regenerate growth and exceptional performance and builds capacity to successfully navigate change www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net

It’s All About Relationships n Right relationships are the foundation of healthy organizations: Right relationship with self n Right relationship with others n Right relation with the “organization” as a whole n Right relationship with the community n www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 25

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Contact Information Join us for Organizational Health and Balance Workshops May 5 -7, 2009 Or book one for your organization! Michelle Cooper www. integralvisions. com mcooper@integralvisions. com 905 -648 -4633 www. integralvisions. com www. genuinecontact. net 27

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