Book Study Group
The Book Study Group is a warm, open and inviting community that reads books together on topics germane to coaching and participates in lively discussion via monthly teleconferences with moderator James Flaherty and the authors of the books. We send you the books; all you have to do is read and dial in for the calls! The group reconstitutes itself each quarter and is composed of new participants and several returning members, some of whom have been in this Study Group together for many years.
Prerequisite: Completion of Coaching to Excellence or its equivalent.
Recertification: Certified Integral Coaches can complete their annual continuing education requirement by participating in two quarters of the Book Study Group.
Logistics
Length: Three months
Hours: Three two-hour calls, 5–7 pm PT, usually the last Tuesday of each month
Cost: $375. Includes cost and shipment of the 3 books.
Past authors include Peter Koestenbaum, Roger Walsh, Robert Kegan & Lisa Laskow Lahey, Deborah Tannen, Thomas Keating, Marshall Rosenberg, A.H. Almaas, Malcolm Gladwell, Bill Torbert, Richard Heckler, Meg Wheatley, Adam Kahane, Juanita Brown, Otto Scharmer, Peter Block, David Allen, Dacher Keltner, Paul Ekman, Robert Thurman, and many more.
Michael Gelb, author of Brain Power: Improve Your Mind as You Age
Virtually everyone fears mental deterioration as they age. But in the past thirty years, neuroscientists have discovered that the brain is actually designed to improve throughout life. How can you encourage this improvement? Brain Power shares practical, state-of-the-evidence answers in this inspiring, fun-to-read plan for action. The authors have interviewed physicians, gerontologists, and neuroscientists; studied the habits of men and women who epitomize healthy aging; and applied what they describe in their own lives. The resulting guidance -- along with the accompanying downloadable Brain Sync audio program -- can help you activate unused brain areas, tone mental muscles, and enliven every faculty.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 5-7 pm PT*
May author to be announced shortly.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 5-7 pm PT*
Ronita Johnson, author of Coming to Forgiveness: A Daughter's Story of Race, Rage and Religion
In 1953, six-year old Ronita realizes she is living with a zealot as a father in bigoted Minden, Louisiana. Her father imposes an assignment on her to live up to his unbending standards of perfection -- one she cannot meet no matter how hard she tries. Desperate to placate her father and be the "good" daughter, she begins a journey of deception, hiding behind behaviors that mask her true self. Set in a tumultuous time in American history, Coming To Forgiveness follows a daughter's love for her father as she grows up with religious fanaticism, hypocrisy, betrayal, and deceit. As a result, she searches for worthiness and acceptance in all the wrong places, until she stumbles on a most remarkable hidden treasure.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 5-7 pm PT*
Soren Gordhamer, author of Wisdom 2.0: Ancient Secrets for the Creative and Constantly Connected
Reuters recently reported that Americans are willing to go longer without friends and sex than the Internet. We spend more time on our computers, smart phones, and iPods than we do with each other or with ourselves. Using these technologies becomes a compulsive action rather than a creative process, and instead of increasing our productivity, the multitasking is stressing us out. In Wisdom 2.0, Soren Gordhamer offers sound guidance to the millions of people trying to find the right balance between using technology and staying human. Humorous and fun, Wisdom 2.0 provides effective, time-tested tools for reducing stress and nurturing creativity in a technology-saturated universe.
Dr. Fred Luskin, author of Forgive for Love
This groundbreaking book offers startling new research about the one missing factor that is vital to relationships: forgiveness. A national bestselling author and leading expert on forgiveness, Dr. Fred Luskin shows that no matter how much two people may love each other, their relationship will not succeed unless they practice forgiveness. Studies reveal that 70% of what we argue about at the beginning of our relationships will never be fully resolved. In other words, our basic needs and behaviors don't change over time. Without forgiveness, these issues, however big or small, too easily turn into relationship-eroding grudges. In Forgive for Love, Dr. Luskin delivers a proven seven-step program for creating and maintaining loving and lasting relationships, teaching easy-to-learn forgiveness skills that will not only resolve immediate conflicts but improve the overall happiness and longevity of your relationships.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 5-7 pm PT*
* Calls take place in Pacific Time. Click here to convert to your local time zone.
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Join a Learning Community
The Book Study Group is a warm, open and inviting community that reads books together on topics germane to coaching and participates in lively discussion via monthly teleconferences with moderator James Flaherty and the authors of the books. We send you the books; all you have to do is read and dial in for the calls! The group reconstitutes itself each quarter and is composed of new participants and several returning members, some of whom have been in this Study Group together for many years.
Prerequisite: Completion of Coaching to Excellence or its equivalent.
Recertification: Certified Integral Coaches can complete their annual continuing education requirement by participating in two quarters of the Book Study Group.
Logistics
Length: Three monthsHours: Three two-hour calls, 5–7 pm PT, usually the last Tuesday of each month
Cost: $375. Includes cost and shipment of the 3 books.
Past authors include Peter Koestenbaum, Roger Walsh, Robert Kegan & Lisa Laskow Lahey, Deborah Tannen, Thomas Keating, Marshall Rosenberg, A.H. Almaas, Malcolm Gladwell, Bill Torbert, Richard Heckler, Meg Wheatley, Adam Kahane, Juanita Brown, Otto Scharmer, Peter Block, David Allen, Dacher Keltner, Paul Ekman, Robert Thurman, and many more.
Spring Quarter 2012 (now enrolling):
Michael Gelb, author of Brain Power: Improve Your Mind as You AgeVirtually everyone fears mental deterioration as they age. But in the past thirty years, neuroscientists have discovered that the brain is actually designed to improve throughout life. How can you encourage this improvement? Brain Power shares practical, state-of-the-evidence answers in this inspiring, fun-to-read plan for action. The authors have interviewed physicians, gerontologists, and neuroscientists; studied the habits of men and women who epitomize healthy aging; and applied what they describe in their own lives. The resulting guidance -- along with the accompanying downloadable Brain Sync audio program -- can help you activate unused brain areas, tone mental muscles, and enliven every faculty.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 5-7 pm PT*
May author to be announced shortly. Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 5-7 pm PT*
Ronita Johnson, author of Coming to Forgiveness: A Daughter's Story of Race, Rage and ReligionIn 1953, six-year old Ronita realizes she is living with a zealot as a father in bigoted Minden, Louisiana. Her father imposes an assignment on her to live up to his unbending standards of perfection -- one she cannot meet no matter how hard she tries. Desperate to placate her father and be the "good" daughter, she begins a journey of deception, hiding behind behaviors that mask her true self. Set in a tumultuous time in American history, Coming To Forgiveness follows a daughter's love for her father as she grows up with religious fanaticism, hypocrisy, betrayal, and deceit. As a result, she searches for worthiness and acceptance in all the wrong places, until she stumbles on a most remarkable hidden treasure.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 5-7 pm PT*
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Winter Quarter 2012 (in session):
Soren Gordhamer, author of Wisdom 2.0: Ancient Secrets for the Creative and Constantly ConnectedReuters recently reported that Americans are willing to go longer without friends and sex than the Internet. We spend more time on our computers, smart phones, and iPods than we do with each other or with ourselves. Using these technologies becomes a compulsive action rather than a creative process, and instead of increasing our productivity, the multitasking is stressing us out. In Wisdom 2.0, Soren Gordhamer offers sound guidance to the millions of people trying to find the right balance between using technology and staying human. Humorous and fun, Wisdom 2.0 provides effective, time-tested tools for reducing stress and nurturing creativity in a technology-saturated universe.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 5-7 pm PT*
Robert P. Dunham, co-author of The Innovator's Way: Essential Practices for Successful Innovation
Has it ever frustrated you when your good ideas are not adopted and other people’s bad ideas are? Or when you see so much of your effort to systematically generate innovations go to waste? You are not alone. In 2005, Business Week reported the success rate of innovation initiatives meeting their financial objectives at under 4%. Can you improve your success rate with innovation? Mainstream thinking about innovation has focused on process and policy and largely overlooked a critical distinction. The Innovator's Way, based on the study of the practices of successful innovators, shows that your personal skills make a dramatic difference and are crucial for the success of your innovations. Furthermore, you can learn and improve these skills by doing eight specific practices outlined in the book.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 5-7 pm PT* Dr. Fred Luskin, author of Forgive for LoveThis groundbreaking book offers startling new research about the one missing factor that is vital to relationships: forgiveness. A national bestselling author and leading expert on forgiveness, Dr. Fred Luskin shows that no matter how much two people may love each other, their relationship will not succeed unless they practice forgiveness. Studies reveal that 70% of what we argue about at the beginning of our relationships will never be fully resolved. In other words, our basic needs and behaviors don't change over time. Without forgiveness, these issues, however big or small, too easily turn into relationship-eroding grudges. In Forgive for Love, Dr. Luskin delivers a proven seven-step program for creating and maintaining loving and lasting relationships, teaching easy-to-learn forgiveness skills that will not only resolve immediate conflicts but improve the overall happiness and longevity of your relationships.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 5-7 pm PT*
* Calls take place in Pacific Time. Click here to convert to your local time zone.
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Erin Glenn-Hash, Integral Coach
Lincoln, Nebraska
Erin Glenn-Hash, Integral Coach
Lincoln, Nebraska
