The Institute for Conversational
Leadership was created as a response to the extreme challenges confronting
leaders in all sectors, to enable individuals to meet the complexities
and stresses of the organizational world while living a life worth living
at the centre of all the effort.
It is a means for both leaders and practitioners to take the essential spirit of
David Whyte’s thought and philosophy into their organizations and their individual
lives, to extend the artistry and originality of
his work. The Institute is also a "live" forum for the development of new thought and practices in the area of conversational leadership that can be developed, evolved and applied to the everyday.
To this end, The Institute for Conversational Leadership
creates tailored programs for organizations large and small, with a view
to reframing and transforming the understanding and practice of leadership
through the medium of courageous conversations. These conversations occur
not only between individuals but between the organization and its future,
its customers and its constituent parts. For the individual leader there
is a great emphasis on self-knowledge, the tools to enable a deeper understanding
of others and the interpersonal skills that bring them both together.
