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p a s t p r o g r a m s2005
March: The Greatest Lie Ever Told: Spirituality and Money
Kim Sawyer, (www.thewealthsource.com), dispelled the rumor that spirituality and financial abundance cannot walk hand in hand.
Judith O'Conner, Master Certified Coach (www.thinkingpartners.com) and Spiritual Director with the Cenacle Retreat House spoke to us about the powerful healing tool, the enneagram.May: The Power of Applause
Tom Ferguson (www.fergusonrecognition.com) shared his experience with recognition in the workplace and the connection to Spirit.June: The Success Myth, Why Working Harder Doesn't Work and What You Can Do About It
Michael L. Mead (www.ateasetechnologies.com) shared the secrets of living a more productive and satisfying life by relaxing the body and quieting the mind.
July: What's so good about the sales game ? Turning Sales into Something Valuable for People
Through a very interactive, getting acquainted format, Annie Sherwood lead us into discovery about how we get stymied in the sales conversation and the value the sales experience provides for people, not only in business, but in life itself.
August: Why Certain Areas of Life Don't Work
Bill Ferguson (www.masteryoflife.com and www.divorceasfriends.com) showed us that although an area of life that doesn't work may seem to be the problem, it isn't. It's the symptom of an underlying condition that creates the problem. By taking the focus off the symptom and addressing the cause, the area of life begins to clear up.
This special one day workshop with Seldon Edwards explored the meaning and practice of effective leadership. We were reminded that whether you are taking charge of your own life, parenting a child, or directing a large institution, the capacity to nurture the archetypal leader within yourself and those around you is a valuable skill.November: Mastering Your Time and Energy
This presentation with Egan Sanders (www.egan.byregion.net) we learned that time is not fixed. This discussion presented helpful tools for mastering our time and energy as a spiritual businessperson. We learned how to recharge our batteries and maintain a clear energy of order and harmony in our work.
Imagine Houston leading the nation in ways to address difficult issues with both more wisdom and more compassion. This presentation with Dr. Susan A Lieberman (www.shiftinghouston.org) gave us a powerful overview of a whole new Houston as reflected by the Spiral Dynamics Tier Two model.2006
Dr. Robert (Bob) SteckerAnswer: Only one, but the light bulb must want to be changed. Change is imposed on us constantly when we let it happen. We have transition and when we have transitions, we get rich gifts out of the shifts and this talk will help you get all the gifts out of the shifts.
Jan Stringer & Alan Hickman
"Attracting Your Perfect Valentine!"The most perfect relationship is the one that supports us in fulfilling our destiny--the one that empowers us to be everything we are meant to be in this world and beyond.
Ann Perle
"Weaving Goodness and Greatness through the Four Stages of Change"
Join us as Ann Perle discusses the four natural cycles of change. Come to understand how each stage is beneficial, how goodness and greatness are inherent in the change cycle and what happens when one resists the stage they are in.
A panel including Sabrina Watkins, Tim Shorre & Rives Taylor moderated by Jim Broughton
"Sustainability, Spirit & Stewardship"Join us for a panel discussion that will explore the relationship between spiritual stewardship and sustainability of our health, our businesses and the planet. The “triple bottom line” of sustainability (people, planet, profits) has been in the press lately as we confront the challenges of increasing environmental concerns, and the widening gap between rich and poor. These issues are increasingly visible, but how are they relevant to us in Houston, in our businesses, and in our individual spiritual lives? Coming from a perspective of “its all good work”, this session invites us to start where we are and consider how to respond with loving-kindness to these growing issues. The approach will be from a stance of hopeful action rather than fearful talk or political one-sidedness.
Sabrina Watkins has worked for a large fortune 100 energy company for the last 25 years in engineering and operations management roles, most recently in alternative energy technology and business development. She dug deeper into her spiritual studies and explored the intersection of spirituality and work as she navigated career challenges. This ten year journey gathered strength from many faith traditions and resulted in teaching classes such as, “Being Light in Darkness, A Contemplative Framework for Workplace Spirituality”. She is pursuing an MBA in Sustainable Business at Bainbridge Graduate Institute, which has broadened her understanding and interest in sustainability as a model for stewardship in work and everyday life. She is a member of the executive council of the US Business Council for Sustainable Development, a multi-industry group working on real projects that support industry’s desire to be more environmentally and socially responsible. She is a past Spirit Systems Council member, and hopes to become more active again when she finishes her degree!
Tim Schorre AIA, LEED® AP, a partner with Morningside Architects LLP in Houston, is an architect with 25 years of experience in campus master planning and building design for a wide variety of project types. While employed with Bailey Architects, he recently designed the first LEED-certified religious facility in the nation. Tim is a member of the U.S Green Building Council, a past member of the Board of Trustees of Emerson Unitarian Church, and past president of the Houston Zen Center.
Rives Taylor AIA, LEED® 2.0 AP, is a practicing architect and educator. He leads the firmwide sustainable project delivery area for the design firm of Gensler. He is also engaged in research with the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), focusing on sustainable building technologies for the hot and humid climate of the Gulf Coast. For his efforts in advancing sustainable design in the Houston region he was recognized in the fall of 2005 witht the President's Citation of the Houston Citizen's Environmental Coalition. Rives is the Kirksey Fellow for Sustainable Design at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture of the University of Houston. Both here and at the Rice University School of Architecture, where he is a lecturer, he teaches numerous sustainable design methodology seminars as well as advising studio on this approach. He is on the board of the Rice Design Alliance, sits on its programs, editorial and fund raising committees, and is active in the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects. For ten years as the University Architect for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, located in the midst of the Texas Medical Center he focused on quality, healthful teaching and working environments through high performance facility strategies for health care. The newest buildings in this vein include the School of Nursing and Student Community Center, a 195,000 GSF facility with a total project cost of $63 million, completed in 2004. This facility is to be LEED® gold rated.
Jim Broughton, LEED® AP, has 16 years of experience in the construction industry. He has supervised design and construction of facilities for the telecommunications, oil and gas and commercial construction industries. Working for Gilbane Building Company at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, he assists the owner in construction management including design review, construction supervision, commissioning and LEED certification including NASA JSC’s recently completed Astronaut Quarantine Facitilty. Jim is an member of the US Green Building Council.
Cindy Wigglesworth
"Spiritual Intelligence: Practical Skills for Compassion, Wisdom and Peace"
Spiritual Intelligence is “The ability to act with Wisdom and Compassion while maintaining inner and outer peace (equanimity), regardless of the circumstances.” Spiritual intelligence is an innate human intelligence – but like any intelligence it must be developed. This means that we can describe it and measure it by looking at the skills that comprise Spiritual Intelligence.
In this interactive and fun workshop you will understand:• how spirituality is all-encompassing, regardless of your religion
• emotional and spiritual intelligences, how they are related and why they matter
• the core of Spiritual Intelligence: the shift from Ego to Higher Self
• practical exercises to shift perspective so that you can live from Higher SelfCindy is a master teacher who engages audiences with humor and heart. As founder of Conscious Pursuits, Cindy Wigglesworth bridges a solid business background with her passionate beliefs about the importance of integrating our spiritual lives and work. Her former work includes 20 plus years of HR work with Exxon Mobil Corporation.
She has gained a reputation as an expert in the field of "spirit at work" and speaks regularly on the subject, most recently on the Houston PBS Living Smart Program (Jan 8 at 3:30pm and 12th at 1:30pm). Cindy was Chair of the Selection Committee for the 2004 International Spirit at Work Awards and is extensively quoted in the new book "Megatrends 2010" by Patricia Aburdene. She is a member of the Association for Spirit at Work (www.spiritatwork.com), the World Business Academy and a founding member of Spirit in Business (www.spiritinbusiness.com). With Larry Stockman she co-authored (as Cynthia S. Graves) "Grown-Up Children Who Won't Grow Up."
$90 (includes box lunch) Sign up online at http://www.consciouspursuits.com/ select 'Training' or phone 713-667-9824
Chris Welsh
"Altered States: Seeing Things in a Whole New Way"What happens when you have a near death experience without the benefit of the “white light?” How does your outlook change when that happens? Do you need a traumatic experience to change the way the you look at things and to get you out of your habituated patterns? Join us as we explore and discuss Chris Welsh’s recent personal experience and the wisdom that has come from it.
Chris Welsh is President and founder of Mastery of Learning®, an international education and consulting company specializing for over 20 years in the application of chaos and complexity concepts to accelerated learning, project management, creativity, and change management. Chris began his unique research and development of non-traditional learning techniques in 1969 while training killer whales and dolphins for the U.S. Navy in Hawaii and earning a black belt in aikido. Since 1979, Chris has trained thousands of people in the United States, Canada and Europe to rediscover their natural ability to learn, transition, create and innovate.
Aaron Ellisor
"Why Won't My Candy Just Come to Me?"Join us as Aaron Ellisor, President of The Marion Group (www.marion.com), shares a few things that can dust the cobwebs off of old visions that have never come true.
Aaron believes we have to take personal responsibility for the picture or canvas of our lives. Any vision not coming into reality has to be our responsibility. We can’t really blame God, or Source, or Infinity or partners, or JOB for this lack of manifestation. (trust me . . . if I want a candy bar bad enough, I can get one!!!!) So, what’s the deal . . . why hasn’t it happened for me? When I think or vision a desire or postulate, why doesn’t it happen for me?. Many of us exclaim . . . God doesn’t want me to have that right now. If this is true . . . then God wants me to be fat, or poor, or rich, or with that house or car . . . Mmmm . . . I don’t think it works that way. We’ll discuss the idea of vision into action. If I want a candy bar, I have to get up and go to the store, or I call someone and have one brought to me.
God has never brought me a candy bar directly, but I have let plenty of people know that I’m wanting one.
In addition to having been involved with the music business his entire life, Aaron is the owner of The Marion Group, a Houston based Advertising and Marketing agency for online and offline strategies, now in its 26h year of operation. He has developed marketing programs and internet strategies for organizations and corporations such as NACE International, Champion Technologies, Halliburton, Shell, M.D. Anderson, Baylor College of Medicine and The Moody Foundation - just to name a few.
Aaron also shares as “The Internet Guru” on the famed Biz Journal Network for the past year working with Dayna Steele.
His personal mission statement is: I inspire and instill passion in everyone I meet by displaying my joy and passion in everything I do!
Merlyn Fance
"What's Running Your Life?"Often we try and try to be successful, to perform and to have the life we want and when things don’t happen the way we think they should we are left frustrated, resentful, angry and even desperate. We do everything we know to do and be all we know to be without realizing there is an underlying current that runs through all that we do and have become. In every minute we are functioning on top of something that is old and so familiar that we don’t even know that it is there. Let’s explore what is running your life and break the patterns that no longer serve you and recognize the ones that do.
Merlyn Fance is dedicated to being a source for individual and organizational prosperity by facilitating optimal performance as a trainer, coach, and performance improvement consultant. Her experience includes implementation of team development strategies, performance improvement systems, and team, professional and leadership development for major clients in the transportation and energy services areas where her training and processes achieved breakthrough results. She has a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Office Technology from the University of Houston. She is an Achieve Global and Human Dynamics certified instructor and has attended numerous training programs such as behavioral interviewing, National Training Lab and American Management Association training. She is a member and former officer of the American Society for Training and Development, member of the National Society for Performance and Instructions, and former Vice-President of the American Business Women's Association.
September 14th 11:30am - 1:00pm luncheon
Margaret Anderson
"Miscommunications You Never Knew You Had and What To Do about Them"What you don’t know can hurt you, and so can what you think you do know. It is the rule, not the exception, for a speaker and a listener to have different understandings of a statement. In this fast-paced presentation, participants take the “You Can’t Lose Communication Quiz,” learn the reasons behind their different interpretations of statements, and gain tools for heading off miscommunications and correcting them when they do occur. Margaret E. Anderson is a Harvard-trained negotiator who trains corporate groups, executives and other individuals in persuasion skills. Ms. Anderson designed and teaches courses in interpersonal persuasion for the Rice University School of Continuing Studies and has lectured for the University of Houston’s MBA and engineering programs and for Texas State University. She holds honors degrees in mathematics and law.
September 16, 2006 - Workshop 9am - 5:30pm
Cindy Wigglesworth
"Spiritual Intelligence at Work™ – Keeping Higher Self in the Driver’s Seat"
Spiritual Intelligence - It's what we hunger for!Want to learn more about this amazing approach to skill-building which allows people to bring their religion, their philosophy of life, their authentic selves to work without causing lawsuits or panic? Then please join us for fun, an interactive day- filled with practical exercises that can really make a difference in how you perceive the world and how your react to all those annoying people and things in the world!
"Cindy Wigglesworth...grabs you at every level of your consciousness and fills you with inspired energy and new awakenings. Cindy is a true teacher and makes this very sophisticated material so accessible. Be prepared to see the world differently!" --Judi Neal, Executive Director, Association for Spirit at Work
Our flagship course teaches the difference between spirituality and religion. It includes an overview of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and covers concepts of Spiritual Intelligence (SQ). A 9-step process assists individuals in responding to stressful situations more effectively and unseating the normal anger triggers that set them off!
NOTE: 8.6 Contact Hours for Nurses. Continuing Education hours also available for Social Workers and Licensed Marriage and Family Counselors (LMFTs).
This $49.00 price is a ONE TIME OFFER for this date only - by special arrangement with Unity Church of Christianity! This class usually costs $90 or more! So don't miss the first and last time this class will be offered at this remarkably low price. Register Now Be sure to indicate you are a Spirit Systems member. Cindy is a master teacher who engages audiences with humor and heart. As founder of Conscious Pursuits (www.consciouspursuits.com), Cindy Wigglesworth bridges a solid business background with her passionate beliefs about the importance of integrating our spiritual lives and work. Her former work includes 20 plus years of HR work with Exxon Mobil Corporation.
She has gained a reputation as an expert in the field of "spirit at work" and speaks regularly on the subject, most recently on the Houston PBS Living Smart Program (Jan 8 at 3:30pm and 12th at 1:30pm). Cindy was Chair of the Selection Committee for the 2004 International Spirit at Work Awards and is extensively quoted in the new book "Megatrends 2010" by Patricia Aburdene. She is a member of the Association for Spirit at Work (www.spiritatwork.com), the World Business Academy and a founding member of Spirit in Business (www.spiritinbusiness.com). With Larry Stockman she co-authored (as Cynthia S. Graves) "Grown-Up Children Who Won't Grow Up."
October Monthly Luncheon – The Briar Club
Thursday, October 12th 11:30am - 1:00pm“Institutionalizing Corporate Values: Using Richard Barrett’s CTT models and tools” with Cindy Vanover
Many spiritual seekers find themselves at the beginning of the 21st Century with more questions than answers relative to life’s meaning and purpose. Spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen emphasizes our need to be able to distinguish between the two separate parts of ourselves – the Ego and what he calls the highest part of ourselves – the Authentic Self. The truth is that there is a part of us that wholeheartedly wants to live a life of unlimited potential, and there’s a part of us that definitely does not. Join us as we learn more about self knowledge, developing a higher perspective and utilizing tools to align us with the Authentic Self.
Lynn Chavarria was introduced to Andrew Cohen’s teachings through What is Enlightenment? magazine and has been a student of his since 2001. Raised in the Southern United States, her spiritual and religious training through various protestant church affiliations, was conservative and traditional. For her, this background did not provide answers to lingering questions of post-modern spiritual seekers, which Andrew Cohen’s teachings so simply and powerfully address.
After varied careers as middle school math teacher, computer programmer, full-time mother, and insurance broker, Chavarria served as CFO for a commercial real estate development firm for 20 years, during which time she also earned her MBA. She left that position in 2000 to pursue a practice in commercial real estate finance consulting, giving her more time for travel, study, and volunteer work. She has raised scholarship funds for MECA (an after-school arts program for disadvantaged youths) and worked on the renovation of its historic building facility. She also served as Outreach Chairman for CREW (a national women’s real estate networking group), and chapter representative for the national CREW Foundation. She resides in Houston, Texas.
November 9th 11:30am - 1:30pm luncheon
Cindy VanoverCindy Vanover is currently Project Director, System Spiritual Care & Values Integration at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas USA. She has been certified as a Part 1 CTT (Cultural Transformation Tools) Trainer since 2004. And, her particular interest is in-house corporate training. Methodist Hospital has conducted CVA’s for the past four years and has generated a report for every team in the hospital system – over 400 plots each year. Over 20 individuals have been trained inside the Methodist System in the use of CTT. Cindy interprets, presents, and coaches throughout the hospital system using the values survey data each year. She also analyzes and compares CTT results to other hospital metrics for use in strategic planning and process improvement. Cindy has made presentations on values in business and the use of the CTT tools at national and international conferences. She has a master’s in business and, prior to her involvement with values, she worked for over 20 years in private and non-profit public relations and in non-profit fundraising and development.
“Institutionalizing Corporate Values: Using Richard Barrett’s CTT models and tools” with Cindy Vanover
The Methodist Hospital System has used CTT tools for the past 5 years to measure corporate culture as well as the culture in individual teams. A company-wide buy-in to a culture focused on ICARE core values and creating a "spiritual environment of caring" has helped make Methodist one of the top medical institutions in the U.S. The Methodist Hospital System consists of four Houston hospitals, nearly 10,000 employees, and more than one billion dollars in annual revenue. After rigorous adherence to a top-down/bottom-up process of values alignment grounded in action, and defined by employee behaviors, Methodist can boast its highest employee satisfaction level in history along with similar patient satisfaction numbers and one of its lowest nursing vacancy rates. In 2004, Methodist was named by Solucient as one of the top fifteen teaching hospitals in the U.S. The hospital has Magnet nursing status and has been named by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 20 centers in the U.S. for: Neurology and Neurosurgery, Cardiology and Cardiac surgery, Urology, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, and Ear, nose and throat.
2007 January Lunch, Thursday, January 11, 2007
Speaker: Steve Scholl
Topic: Mega Trends
Place: Briar ClubSPIRIT SYSTEMS
JANUARY PRESENTATIONWhat is a Megatrend? It is a large, over-arching direction that shapes our lives for a decade or more. In the early 1980’s Patricia Aburdeen and her co-author accurately forecast the impact of the information age. In 1990 they predicted how computer technology would revolutionize business and culture. So, what’s next?
In Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism, Patricia Aburdene makes the case that business and commerce is in the early stages of a spiritual transformation. In the wake of corporate scandals, the tech bubble and a public grown tired of ethical lapses in corporate America, major shifts are emerging that will transform how we work, live and invest. It has been said that nothing can stop an idea whose time has come. Well, it’s time……..
Steve. Scholl will discuss the message of Megatrends 2010 and invite you to consider at what level Spirit Systems can play in this new master game for business and commerce.
Steve is a civil trial attorney by training and experience, who now practices a healing form of early conflict resolution of legal disputes that offers a complete alternative to the court system. Steve has served as a member of our Spirit Systems Council for the past two years and is involved in exciting new discussions about how we can contribute to this emerging megatrend.
Spirit Systems February Lunch
Join us for lunch on Thursday, February 8, 2007 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Briar Club.
You will enjoy a time of networking and getting to know the people who enjoy coming to the Spirit Systems lunch.
Our luncheon facilitator will be, Ann Perle.
At our luncheon last month, Steve Scholl shared his excitement about how in the book, Megatrends 2010, spiritual transformation is identified as a global trend expected to fundamentally change the world over the next decade.
It is very exciting to see Spirit System's purpose of "Encouraging Spiritual Values in the Workplace" be recognized on the leading edge of this movement. Using this statement as a starting point, we would like to use our time this month, to engage all of our members in a dialog to address some of the following questions:
- How can Spirit Systems be a leader in the Houston business community?
- What doe the spiritual transformation of business look like?
- Where does Spirit Systems fit in the Houston business community?
- How can we increase our presence in the business community?
- How can Spirit Systems be a catalyst for change in Houston?
We wish to explore how our interest in Spirit in the workplace shows up in Houston, Texas and the world. We are clearly on the cutting edge of society's transformation.
How do YOU bring Spirit into your workplace? Come help us explore how Spirit Systems can be a part of your journey.Register no later than Monday, February 5, 2007 by Noon to receive the reserved luncheon price. Your reservation is very important to us. The Briar Club has a new policy regarding walk-ins. We are only allowed 5% of our reservation number, which is about 2 walk-ins. Please help us to be able to accommodate you by letting Marla know that you are coming!
June luncheon on Thursday, June 14 from 11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Our speaker was Daryl Koehn, the Executive Director of the Center for Business Ethics at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, will be discussing "Why Do Business Ethics Scandals Keep Recurring?" Come hear from the professor chosen as one of the top ten business ethicists in North America.
Dr. Koehn has Ph.D. in ethics from the University of Chicago, an M.A. in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University and an MBA in finance from Northwest University. The Center for Business Ethics at the University of St. Thomas strives to help business people and students make good choices that benefit themselves, their businesses and their community. The Center offers ethical leadership education programs and symposia on ethics. It publishes the Online Journal of Ethics, one of the first journals to be recognized by the Library of Congress. Dr. Koehn is well published, including a book called The Ground of Professional Ethics.
Thursday, July 12 from 11:15 a.m. to 1:00
Manny Garza is vice president of Marketing and Sales Strategy for GS Marketing, a marketing services company for Toyota. He is also the author of Interview of an Apostle.Building a Career, Building a Life. Choose One.
Tapping into his experiences as an executive at a high pressure agency for one the leading automotive manufacturers, his days as a manager at Enron, and as a private consultant, Manny will share insights that will help you find the values that create passion and enthusiasm in your own work.
Manny Garza
GS Marketing
VP, Marketing and Sales Strategy
713.580.3908
The Spirit of Superperformance
Superperformance emerges. It is the fruit of spirit and work joined together. It is not possible to achieve Superperformance in any other way.
We are only now beginning to appreciate and understand the fundamental rules that govern transformational behavior in all living systems—including organizations and people. This leads to a major discovery and the advent of a new management science altogether. Come learn about the ‘Universality’ of super, and discover how the same natural laws apply in every instance, when Dave Guerra, author of Superperformance: New Profound Knowledge for Corporate Leaders shares the evidence, rules and extraordinary new science of Superperformance, as well as action steps for harnessing these principles in your own life and organization. Dave’s presentation will include:
- What is the invisible dimension of Superperformance?
- How is it that organizations who achieve greatness have it while others don't?
- Why is it that organizations who try to achieve Superperformance without it will only move further and further away from it?
- What is the exciting new science that explains this phenomenon and how does this turn conventional management wisdom on its ear?
Join us on August 9, 2007, when we host Dave Guerra for this provocative and encouraging presentation.
About Dave Guerra
Dave is President of Corpus Optima ( ww.corpusoptima.com,) a coaching, consulting and education firm specializing in Superperformance. Corpus Optima serves a number of Fortune 500, healthcare, nonprofit, and faith-based organizations. Dave discovered these principles through a 10-year study of long-term outperformance in many industries, and has translated them into a simple set of rules that can be adopted by any organization to achieve sustainable new levels of performance excellence, stakeholder satisfaction, and joy in work. You can write to Dave at dave@corpusoptima.com.
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