Life Coaching
As basis of life coaching, the Enneagram archetypal framework is used. The focus of the coaching is on personal development and growth. The Enneagram is a useful tool for understanding both the “upside” and “downside” of our personality styles.
The need of most individuals who enrol for life coaching has a desire for deeper self-knowledge, self-development and growth. The specific need of every individual is considered as the basis of the coaching.
Introduction to the Enneagram
The Enneagram is an archetypal framework that offers in-depth insight to individuals, groups and collectives. Consisting of three centres of intelligence, nine main Enneagram types, 18 wings, three subtypes and Triadic styles, the Enneagram offers a rich map to personal development from an open systems perspective. It does not box in people, but rather opens a pathway to self-discovery and greater personal awareness.
The Integrative Enneagram creates self-awareness and uncovers the patterns of behaviour that sub-consciously drive and motivate us to act in certain ways. When we make these patterns and motivations conscious, we are able to transcend them and develop richer, more supportive ways of being. Working with the Enneagram empowers individuals to take responsibility for their own behaviours and growth, from a greater understanding of why they act and react the way they do.
As a framework, the Enneagram also speaks to the journey of integration and development in a profound way. It is able to uncover the uniqueness of each individual and his/her journey. It does not only reveal what holds an individual back, but also offers insights into the journey towards strength and liberation, connecting us to our strengths and higher selves.
The Enneagram is, therefore, a sense-making tool or a framework that enables the development of self-knowledge and meta-awareness.
Individual Benefits
- Creates a deep level of self-knowledge and self-awareness
- Creates meta-awareness which enhances motivation
- Increases consciousness and confidence
- Enables clearing of core emotional issues
- Provides a framework for understanding functional and dysfunctional behaviours that stem from core motivations
- Increases compassion for self and others
- Uncovers pathways to development and integration
- It assists individuals to place patterns and behaviours within current and historical context
- Increases productivity and motivation
- Creates a language and sense-making framework that stretches deeper than a personality trait-based approach
- Builds leadership authenticity, potency and impact
Team Benefits
- Reduces judgement and criticism of others while building understanding and tolerance
- Provides a framework for making sense of team conflict and challenges
- Enables the team to move beyond a pattern of blaming conflict on “personality differences”
- Repolarises teams while dismantling more traditional “fault lines” in the team
- Improves working relationships and team productivity
- Enhances business procedures
- Improves communication while also developing a new language framework for team dynamics
“As mission it is my passion to touch people’s lives in a positive way by leading them on the great journey of life by gaining insight wisdom and self-actualisation in their personal life and careers.”
Dr. Retha Scholtz
“Only if the mind is tranquil – through self-knowledge and not through imposed discipline – only then, in that tranquillity, in that silence, can reality come into being. It is only then that there can be bliss, that there can be creative action”
Self-knowledge has no end – you don’t come to a conclusion. It is an endless river” KRISHNAMURTI
COUPLES/ RELATIONSHIP THERAPY
COUPLES THERAPY:
- Helps couples to understand their partner’s reaction and thinking patterns
- Helps understanding your partner’s motivations and fears
- Helps understanding your partner’s frame of reference
- Helps understanding your partner’s responses during conflict
- Helps to build stronger relationships with insight and understanding for each other’s strengths and weaknesses
- Helps to support each other by insight and understanding of these strengths and weaknesses
- Helps to establish and retain healthy happy relationships between two spiritually and emotionally mature individuals
RELATIONSHIP THERAPY:
The Enneagram is a powerful tool to use as basis to build better relationships within families and extended families. The Enneagram facilitates better relationships in general for example better understanding amongst siblings, understanding your parents better, provides the insight into understanding the behaviour of your children better.
Besides family relationships it also assists better relationships between friends, colleagues and team members in the workplace or any other field where team activities are used.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, CONFLICT- AND STRESS MANAGEMENT
TWO DAY SHORT COURSE
The workplace of the 21st century has become a stormy environment filled with significant challenges. Managers need to be mindful and aware of the effect that all these challenges have on the health and wellness of employees. Self-awareness and the understanding of your own- and the emotions of employees are essential for effective management and leadership. Managers need to understand how personality, emotions and perceptions affect behaviour, human relations and performance. Emotional intelligence is the key to successfully managing and performing within this challenging environment.
Conflict is inherent in an organisational system; inevitably, conflict increases as diversity increases. It is common for people to disagree and be in conflict. Managers and employees need to be skilled in managing conflict effectively. Conflict can be functional or dysfunctional – depending on the management thereof.
Diversity, stress and conflict in the workplace are on the increase and are taking its toll on the health and wellness of employees. Stress, burnout and depression are the most common illnesses of the century. Many physical illnesses are related to stress; high blood pressure, anxiety, ulcers, coronary disease and depression are but a few examples. To be able to stay emotionally healthy and to survive and perform in the storm, you need special skills. This short learning programme aims to provide you with such skills.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE
As the workplace becomes more diverse, it becomes increasingly important to understand what makes people behave differently and to know how to manage these differences effectively. Managers need to be skilled in understanding and managing their own emotions as well as the emotions of employees in the work place.
Managers need to understand how personality, emotions and perceptions affect behaviour, human relations and performance. Emotional Intelligence is the key to successfully manage this phenomenon. This workshop equips managers to assess and improve their own emotional intelligence.
STRESS MANAGEMENT
OBJECTIVE OF THE SHORT COURSE
Chronic work-related stress is a world-wide work force affliction. “In human terms, depression, anxiety or physical condition ascribed to work-related stress on average results in half a million people a year reporting stress at levels that are making them ill. Employees frequently experience enough stress to hurt their job performance and increase their risk of mental and physical health problems. It is essential that managers and employees understand the dynamics of stress and how to manage it. It is also necessary to understand the cause and implications of burnout. The power of being fully engaged on Physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels gives the balance needed.
OUTCOMES:
On completion of this workshop you should be able to:
- Recognise and see stress in perspective
- Understand the physical and emotional reaction to stress
- Have insight into different types of stress (including good stress)
- Understand the factors that causes stress
- Understand the consequences of stress
- Recognise your own stress levels and danger signs
- Have insight into individual differences in resistance to stress
- Understand how brain chemicals influence your stress levels
- Recognise how stress can hamper your performance
- Know the signs of Burnout
- Have insight into the dynamics and components of burnout
- Decreasing of stress strains
- Managing stress
- Stress tolerance: patterns of inheritance and personality
- Treatment of overstress and burnout- stress management
- Managing power I energy
- Finding balance
- Holistic help
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE
As the workplace becomes more diverse, it becomes increasingly important to understand what makes people behave differently and to know how to manage these differences effectively.
Conflict is inherent in an organisational system, inevitably conflict increases as diversity increases. It is common for people to disagree and be in conflict. Managers need to be skilled in managing conflict effectively. Conflict can be functional or dysfunctional-depending on the management thereof.
The course introduces Polarity Management as a tool in managing conflicts. There is a significant competitive advantage in distinguishing between a problem to solve and a polarity to manage and the ability to manage both effectively. Polarity management supports the concept of Systems Thinking which looks at the bigger picture. The awareness that the solution to conflicts or problems lies not in a simple either -or answer. What is important, is that we recognize the phenomena of interdependent opposites in managing conflicts in a transformational way.
POLARITY MANAGEMENT: IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING UNSOLVABLE PROBLEMS
Developed by Dr. Barry Johnson
What is Polarity Management?
Polarities are interdependent pairs of values or points of view. They need each other over time to gain and maintain performance. Polarities are important because they need each other, and they are interdependent. Polarities are all about managing relationships Both sides/values exist and one is not more important than the other. Polarities are simply energy interdependent, one without the other means you only know half the picture. The difference between problem solving and polarity thinking is:
- Problem solving is about “either/or” thinking.
- Polarity thinking is about “both/and” thinking
Polarity thinking touches many aspects of our lives such as:
- Personal preferences
- Group dynamics
- Organisational issues
- National and global policies
Polarity Management involves identifying when a problem is unsolvable. Instead of tackling the question, “How can we try to solve this problem?” management focuses on the question, “Is this a problem which can be solved?”
Barry Johnson in his book, `Polarity Management-Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems’ identifies four questions to ask to determine whether a problem is solvable or not. If the answer to all these questions are “yes” it could be seen as a dilemma
Is the problem ongoing?
Yes. For example when the polarity of quality versus revenue are investigated. Quality suffer when volume increases in the case where stakeholders are convinced volume must increase to gain more revenue and keep the doors open. There is no concrete endpoint to these arguments.
Lastly, will focusing on the upside of one point of view to the neglect of the other undermine the organization’s efforts to be successful?
Focusing only on improving quality may de-stabilise efforts to meet the needs of consumers in a growth industry. Likewise, focusing only on increasing revenue may result in staff burnout and loss of subject matter experts.
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