Non-Profit
Statement of Purpose
The Leadership Institute seeks to develop well rounded leaders whose moral, ethical and spiritual capacities, life skills and vision will be able to meet the demanding challenges of running a non-profit organization. This training is designed to help non-profit organization develop a clear, concise, and specific purpose, articulate their mission and vision statement while training their leaders and aligning their resources to meet the challenges facing non-profit organizations in the new millennium.
It is designed to integrate three levels of training simultaneously Life Skills Basic Training, Character Development Training and Community Building Training for newly developing organizations. Its primary goal is to develop and refine the vision and mission statement while building capacity and skills in its leadership. The basic training module includes Moral and Spiritual Dimensions of Leadership Training, Team Building and Diversity Training, Goal Setting and Prioritizing, Trust and Service Training and Conflict management Training.
Workshops/Seminars Offered
Fostering a Consciousness of Interdependence
Building Interfaith Community in the Workplace and in Schools
Creating Interfaith Dialogue in the Workplace and in Educational Settings
Moral and Ethical Development Workshop Descriptions and Overviews
Integrity and Truthfulness Training
This workshop focuses on the development of integrity in our personal and professional lives. As educational leaders our stewardship of our organization depends largely upon the degree to which we practice what we preach. If our thoughts, words and deeds are not in alignment with one another our capacity to lead and the moral authority of our leadership is seriously undermined. One of the greatest pitfalls leaders of all kinds make is saying one thing and doing another. True leadership arises when we keep our word to others and to ourselves and are honest in our portrayal of ourselves.
The workshop will focus on the following concept and ideas:
- Developing harmony and consistency between our thoughts, words and deeds
- Keeping our word to others and to ourselves
- Portraying ourselves honestly and communicating with sincerity. We do not make empty promises or seek to placate others when we disagree.
- We adhere to our principles not just when it is convenient but even when it is not politically advantageous. Principles are higher than personalities.
Humility/ Vulnerability Training
This workshop focuses on the quality of vulnerability and humility. Effective leaders in the educational field must always be open to new ideas, be willing to change and not position themselves as if they alone have all the answers. Being vulnerable means as leaders we do not hide behind our position or false pretense. It means having made a mistake we are willing to openly admit that and not hide behind our position of power. Leaders who consistently portray themselves as infallible lose the respect of their peers and in time alienate those who they lead. The greatest leaders are always learning and growing. Finally effective leaders are able to express emotions appropriately without becoming overly sentimental or pedantic or cold hearted.
Some of the ideas which will be developed are:
- Developing appropriate vulnerability and not hiding behind pretense or position
- Learning to express and admit failures or mistakes openly
- Developing the capacity to listen to all ideas and not claiming to have all the answers
- Effective leaders know it's not about holding onto to territory but about letting go of ego; bringing your best "self" to the workplace
- Learning how to expresses emotions appropriately in varied circumstances
- Recognizes as leaders we are totally dependent upon others to be successful
- Recognizing as leaders that "Nobody is irreplaceable including us."
Acceptance
- Recognizes and values difference and diversity without being worried about conflict
- Realizes there is room for disagreement without being disagreeable
- Focuses on the merit of ideas not on who presented them
- Abandons the notion of winners and losers
- Does not show preferences for one group or another i.e. faculty over staff or vice versa
- Appreciates each person for their unique talents, gifts and skills he or she has
- Recognizes everyone has intrinsic value and merit
Service
- The heart of the servant leader is about being helpful
- The servant leaser is a principle resource for others
- Servant leadership is not above any task and sets the example in all things. Servant leader knows it is not about being a "boss" but about building community at work.
- The servant leader seeks not to control but to empower others by caring and concern. "Service before self ennobles the giver and the receiver."
Compassion/Empathy
- Servant leader realizes it is ultimately about creating a work place where people are valued, and where they feel meaning in their work
- Leadership requires love
- Leadership like life, it is largely a matter of paying attention to others and their needs
Trust
- The servant leader realizes true power comes from the trust we place in others
- The more you give it to others the more it comes back to you
- Sets high expectations, give people proper guidance, and trust others to do their job. Example Sant Darshan Singh.