Applied Holistic Management 
Peacemaking & Problem Solving Workshop

What makes certain people jump out of bed in the morning, all fired up about the day ahead of them, as they go charging out the door getting things done? I say it’s because they are connected to a passion, something they love doing and that something brings about a well-defined purpose for their lives.

What is that something? It could be a Holistic Goal/Lifetime Mission Statement defining what they really want to see, do, and/or accomplish (together) before they die .

This workshop covers: 

• The development of, updating and using a Holistic Goal/Lifetime Mission Statement.

• Improving the ways we respond to conflict and resolve "whole" problems by using peacemaking skills rather than the typical adversarial ways.

• How to conduct a successful business meeting.

This workshop will improve your decision making abilities and people management skills.

1. Please review and update your Holistic Goal. (If you have one, please bring a draft statement of the real purpose of your business)
   

2. Be prepared to present your goal statement to the class.

Class Outline:

Opening session:

Tell the class who you are and the purpose of your farm, ranch, and/or business and your current Holistic Goal /Lifetime Mission Statement (if you have one) .

* A Case Study - How a Holistic Goal in the form of a circle target stopped "people-wars" dead in their tracks, how it greatly helped increase profits, and how it made ranching more enjoyable (a holistic decision making process).

* Other good examples of a workable Holistic Goal/Mission Statement taken from Class Goal Statements.

* How to use a Holistic Goal/Mission Statement to make better decisions.

* The Phase I, II, III evaluation problem solving method - (Identification of causes).

* How to solve "whole problems" - a step-by-step process.

* Class from small groups - evaluate individual problems - then present their solutions to these problems.

* Understanding conflict is a Slippery Slope.

* How to change our natural tendencies when responding to conflict.

* Learn how and why conflict can be viewed as an opportunity to solve problems.

* Click here to find out what NOT TO DO.

Session #4 How to conduct a successful business meeting (A Conciliation Process)

* Prove why the Blame Game does not work or solve problems.

* Small group lesson - learn the differences between blame talk and responsible talk.

* Family/business meeting's ground rules, (how to solve problems with an uninterrupted story telling session).

* Group problem identification and clarification after story telling.

* Learn how to use the P.A. U. S. E. principle for negotiations.

* Learn how to bring conflicts to closure and complete reconciliation with the understanding and use of: The 10 A’s & The 4 promises of forgiveness.

The Workshop's end-in-mind:

Close the class with the following - take home challenges:

* Have a better understanding and applied use of a Holistic Goal/Mission Statement.

* Know how to replace the Phase I attack mode or the Phase III denial response to conflict and problem solving with a Phase II - pause, think pro-actively and then respond in a way that helps resolve problems and prevent conflicts.

* Know how to conduct a successful business meeting that meets the needs of the "whole" group.

For additional information call Wayne Burleson at (406) 328-6908 or Click here to e-mail him.

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Applied Holistic Management - Peacemaking and Problem Solving