Building Conscious Teams
a six-hour live interactive workshop
part of the Conscious Leader Development programs at Basileia LLC


"When the best leader's work is done, the people say
​'We did it ourselves.'"


—Lao Tzu
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The primary goal of a Conscious Leader is to build a Conscious Team that is cohesive and effective.

Conscious Teams are identified by:
(a) the high-level of autonomy of the team itself and of its members,
(b) clear structures of intrinsic motivation that guide choices and behaviors, and
(c) ongoing feedback and mutual accountability.

In this course, participants will learn how to:
  • ignite intrinsic motivation within your team
  • build cohesion and unity
  • define roles that are both clear and inspiring
  • supervise through trust and accountability
  • ensure robust communication within your team
  • make on-going decisions to build the team of people that you need 
  • match people into the roles that reflect their strengths and competence
  • ensure team members are moving towards personal excellence and effectiveness
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Session Outlines
  • Session 1: Conscious Direction: Inspire the way forward in alignment with Shared Purpose & Core Values - Where are we going?
    • Vision the team's purpose in light of the organization's shared purpose
    • Where are we going as a team? What will be different in 2 years? ... in 1 year? ... in 3 months?
    • Interpret the Core Values in terms of behaviors on the team
    • ​Ignite intrinsic motivation
    • Support people in the transition toward the desired change ... what's the purpose?, what's the picture?, what's the plan?, what's my part?

  • Session 2: Building Cohesion: Give your team voice to own the present and co-create the desired future
    • Create structures for feedback and cohesion
    • Acknowledge and embrace the current reality ... seek clarity, not blame
    • ​Invite & value feedback from all stakeholders
    • Engage team in understanding challenges, prioritizing attention, and choosing next steps
    • Create clear responsibility and accountability in taking action

  • Session 3: Conscious Roles: Encourage autonomy aligned with clear expectations and accountability​
    • Roles are not a list of tasks
    • Craft role ​descriptions for clarity and inspiration 
    • Identify competencies needed
    • Aim - what tangible service or product do I provide for the organization
    • Domain - what decisions am I responsible to make
    • Guidelines - what guides my decisions and actions
    • Measurements - how do you know I am fulfilling my role
    • Ensure open sharing and understanding of roles within the team

  • Session 4: Conscious Supervision: Presence, Seeing, Listening, Coaching, Support
    • ​Supervision is being present and bringing presence
    • See and hear your staff - activating trust
    • Lead with integrity - what you say and what you do are aligned
    • Lead by doing - be a role model for how you want staff to show up 
    • Lead by coaching - support them to get the clarity they need to make their own choices
    • Activate a culture of mutual accountability that calls people into alignment

  • Session 5: Conscious Communication: Create the structures and processes to facilitate communication, collaboration & connection
    • ​Define the essential meetings we need
    • Design meetings to fulfill their purpose and objectives
    • Facilitate meetings for engagement and inclusion
    • Use technology systems to enhance communication, e.g. phone and video calls, messaging, emails, documents
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  • Session 6: The People on the Team: The proactive, on-going process of developing and sustaining an effective and cohesive team
    • ​Hiring - let the team members evaluate how the candidate performs the real tasks of the job
    • Onboarding - ensure a supportive experience in the first day, first week, first month
    • Growth & Development - every person needs a development plan
    • Termination - acknowledge and take action when the person is clearly not fulfilling the role
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Recommended Preparation Co-Requisites / Next Steps ​

Workshop Format
This workshop is an interactive, activity-based experience where participants are invited to learn through self-reflection, interactions in pairs or small groups, and engagement with the whole group. Workshops combine innovative, interactive strategies with essential principles of leadership and communication to create a robust learning experience.

Delivery of this interactive workshop may either be as a live on-site event or a live video technology event —​ or a combination of both, depending on your needs.

Dedicated workshops can be customized and scheduled to meet the unique needs of your organization. Contact us to schedule or for group rates. 

​Open-enrollment workshops are listed below.
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Upcoming Open-Enrollment Dates
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Live Interactive Workshop via Video Technology
Session
Fall 2019 Series
Spring 2020 Series
1
Thu Dec 5
Thu May 21
2
Thu Dec 12
Thu May 28
3
Thu Dec 19
Thu Jun 4
4
Thu Jan 2
Thu Jun 11
5
Thu Jan 9
Thu Jun 18
6
Thu Jan 16
Thu Jun 25
All sessions are from 12:45 - 2:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time
​9:45-11:00 am U.S. Pacific Time
6:45-8:00 pm Central Europe Time

Each of these live, interactive, 75-minute sessions via video technology will be facilitated by Gregg Kendrick. 

​Class size is limited to 12.

​Note that sessions will be recorded upon request in case you miss a session or want to review it. Also, you may attend any future sessions of this series, on a space available basis, at no additional cost, for a period of 12 months after your first session.
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Fee
  • ​Series of six sessions: US $450 per person
  • Group discounts for multiple enrollments in the same workshop:
    • first 2 enrolled:  no discount
    • next 2 enrolled:  25% discount
    • next 4 enrolled:  50% discount
    • next 4 enrolled:  75% discount
Payment of Fee
  1. By Check. Mail a check to Basileia LLC, P.O. Box 224, Charlottesville, VA 22902
  2. By Credit Card. Use this link to make a payment:  paypal.me/basileiallc/450

Upcoming Sessions!

​"Building Conscious Teams"
Interactive workshop series via live video technology — six 75-min sessions

  • Fall 2019 Series -
    ​Dec 5 - Jan 16

  • Spring 2020 Series -
    ​May 21 - Jun 25
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12:45 - 2:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time
​9:45-11:00 am U.S. Pacific Time
6:45-8:00 pm Central Europe Time​

Schedule a workshop for your team!

​If you would like to schedule a dedicated workshop for your team, or you would like to discuss group rates, please contact us.