Leading from the Next Level class - San Francisco, CA

Leading from the Next Level   course description
 
A new class, designed with the founders of the immensely powerful Organization & Relationship Systems Coaching program ( CRRGlobal ) will be offered by ACI starting in November 2012!
Leading from the Next Level: Systems Oriented Leadership for Agile Coaches
Agile coaches are a new kind of leader!  With the old “command and controlâ€* mindset thoroughly discredited, a new framework is needed. The appropriate leadership paradigm for the age of… Show more complexity is a systems-oriented one which sees from the whole and stewards the authentic movement of the system rather than the opinions of the vocal . This systems oriented leadership is aligned with collaborative leadership competencies and a process-oriented focus. The new approach reveals a leader’s responsibility for the container rather than the content, for eliciting and catalyzing vision rather than driving or forcing one, for safeguarding the ability for every voice to be heard in service of gaining a complete perspective, and for creating environments of positivity that foster risk-taking, authenticity and creation. The competencies of systems oriented leadership include:
Ability to reinterpret the self through systemic experience, seeing oneself (and others) as a voice of the system
Holding the needs of the entire system, seeing all living systems as integrated, interconnected wholes
Knowing that leadership is a role of the system – rather than a personal position or permanent structure – which creates openness to influence, power sharing and the application of collective intelligence
Creating an atmosphere of positivity, using authentic appreciation while avoiding toxic communication styles
Practicing deep democracy, hearing from every voice in the system to empower self-organization
Facilitating and catalyzing change, looking for, and nurturing, movements in the system that indicate the need to evolve to a new level of organization
Embracing and navigating conflict, leveraging conflict protocols and holding conflict as a positive change urge within the system rather than something to be “managedâ€*
Fostering co-responsibility and peer accountability, wherein partners are responsible for each other’s success and failure and courageously hold each other accountable
Reads and articulates the emotional field, giving voice to the system’s experience in real time
Helps navigate levels of reality, flowing from base essence/urge, to visioning, to practicalities
Leading from the Next Level will explore these competencies, focusing on a fundamental mindset shift and basic skill development within the agile coaching context. Prerequisites
In order to take Leading from the Next Level you must have taken one of the following:
The Coaching Stance class
CAT Integration – our new 6-week teleclass for those who have taken the Coaching Agile Teams class
Other professional coach training will be considered (e.g., Co-Active Coaching Fundamentals) – please contact us for approval
Our Instructors
Lyssa Adkins
Since 2004, I have taught Scrum to hundreds of students, coached many agile teams, and served as master coach to many apprentice coaches. In both one-on-one settings and small groups, I enjoy a front-row seat as remarkable agile coaches emerge and go on to entice the very best from the teams they coach. Prior to agile, I had more than fifteen years of expertise leading project teams and groups of project managers (I was even a PMO Director — twice!), yet nothing prepared me for the power of agile done simply and well. I believe that agile is more than an alternate project management methodology and I am passionate about deepening the roles in agile – specifically agile coach and agile manager – to help agile move into its fullest expression. I hold an alphabet soup of certifications: Certified Scrum Coach (CSC), Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Project Management Professional (PMP), Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB) and I am also a trained Co-Active Coach and Leader and, in 2012, I am pursuing certification in Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching. In 2010, I authored Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition .
Michael K. Spayd
In a word, my professional work is about transformation .  I seem to be wired to help people, and systems, change. I am drawn to cutting edge ‘technologies’ for coaching and organization development.  I have been an organizational change coach and consultant for 20 years, working with Fortune 500,   small businesses and non-profits. For 10 years I have specialized in technology-oriented teams and associated enterprise transformation efforts, working with over 50 teams in that time. I was trained as a Team and Organizational Coach and hold a Masters degree in psychology,  and I am trained in Co-Active leadership, executive coaching, and organizational behavior.  I am also a Certified Organization and Relationship Systems Coach (ORSCC), a Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF), and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
Marita Fridjhon
Marita is co-owner and CEO of CRR Global, and mentor to an ever-growing community of practitioners in the field of Relationship Systems work. She designs curriculum and operates training programs in Relationship Systems Work for coaches, executives and teams. She came to this work from an extensive background of Clinical Social Work, Community Development, Process Work, Family Systems Therapy, Business Consulting and Alternative Dispute Resolution. She has an international mentor coaching practice of individuals, partnerships and teams. Her primary focus in coaching is on systemic change, leveraging diversity, creative communication, deep democracy in conflict management, and the development of Learning Organizations. Marita is a co-creator and co-leader for the ACI course, Leading from The Next Level.
Lodging Recommendations
Crowne Plaza Foster City is a 13 minute walk to EFI by foot. There is even a small lake (Vintage Park Lake) that you can detour around that has a walk path and some stretching stations Foster City Crowne Plaza Hotel Corporate Rate: $155 It's under "electronics for imaging" Michael Picasso - Reservations Manager - 650-295-6119 Alert email to reservations:  reservations@cpfcc.com  and copy Debbie at deborah @cpfcc.com
There is also a corporate rate with Marriott's Courtyard San Mateo Foster City, http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sfofc-courtyard-san-mateo-foster-city/ which is also very close, 22 minute walk (1.5 miles )
Cancellation Policy
We make business decisions based on how many people have registered for a given event.  If you must change or cancel your registration, please know that it impacts everyone.  Still, we know that sometimes things happen.  Here's how it will work if you must reschedule of cancel:
If you notify ACI  at least 15 business days prior  to the event, you may receive full credit for a future event   -or- a full refund.
If you notify ACI  less than 15 business days prior  to the event, you may receive full credit for a future event minus a $25 rescheduling fee  -or-  a full refund minus a $100 cancellation fee.
If you notify ACI  less than 5 business days prior  to the event, you may receive full credit for a future event minus a $150 rescheduling fee plus any additional expenses incurred for catering and event charges resulting from your cancellation. No refunds.

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