Retreats - Reflecting on Evolution
By definition, businesses are busy organisations, and we seldom have a chance to stop, withdraw, and reflect. Yet these rare opportunities are important moments when we realign the busyness with the reason why we do things. Our work life runs according to a fully packed schedule, with most events requiring high intellectual, emotional and social capabilities, and accurate decision-making. All such efforts do not even count as worthwhile until they bring results. Such extreme result-orientation hinders from observing and understanding the process of evolution, change and the meaning of work.
Once in a while, the race stops, things can wait, and we take a deep breath. These moments enable us to resource ourselves, reconnect with larger and more philosophical parameters, and gauge our efforts from a wider evolutionary perspective. This program is not a training seminar but an opportunity for a small group of people to go into a secluded place, in beautiful and peaceful natural surroundings, in order to "retreat".
A facilitator leads daily discussions on topics related to perceptions of ourselves, our society, the purpose of our enterprise and its contribution to the world community. There is time for walking, reading, participating in group sessions and being alone.
