Foundations for Whole Leadership

Join us for this winter’s Centered Life Series at Augsburg University where we will explore the question, “How do we go about the task of re-centering so that we can claim our calling for a ‘today’ that is in many ways a stranger to us?”

Join us for this winter’s Centered Life Series at Augsburg University where we will explore the theme of “Our Calling to Be Neighbor and Do Neighbor”. A primary purpose of a university is to be a safe place to learn how to have meaningful interaction, debate, and dialogue. But even more than a place of dialogue, should be a place of understanding, support, and healing.

Rooted in Servant Leadership, Seeing Things Whole creates pathways for individuals and organizations to approach success through a multidimensional lens. This introductory course provides an overview of the philosophy and tools to contemplate your own leadership practice in relationship to your broader impact.

A trauma-informed workplace offers a culture of safety and compassion, mindfully avoiding re-traumatization. Our understanding of trauma is expanded beyond an acute individual experience of trauma to include toxic stress, chronic traumatization, and collective trauma. With this new understanding, leaders and their teams can more effectively build a resilient workforce by acknowledging and effectively intervening in stress and trauma.

In today’s rapidly evolving and complex business landscape, leaders who possess the ability to foster a culture of curiosity are better equipped to navigate uncertainty, drive innovation and cultivate high-performing teams. “Leading with Curiosity” is an interactive workshop designed to help leaders develop and enhance their curiosity as a leadership competency. Through engaging activities, insightful discussions, and practical strategies, participants will explore the power of curiosity and its impact on

All too often, we only think of boundaries when they are being violated. However, boundaries are essential for a successful business. A healthy business culture begins with individual boundaries and extends to intentional organizational boundaries. We can help you create an environment that respects and celebrates healthy boundaries, and provide practical exercises for stress management at work, and easy-to-implement routines to bring self-care into all aspects of life.

Conflict is an inevitable part of all organizations and can be an important growth opportunity for individuals and teams. Using Killman’s Model of Conflict, a simple tool designed by two psychologists, we will help you identify and understand your team’s and your own conflict management styles enabling you and your team to approach conflict in the workplace with curiosity rather than avoidance or fear. Building on this understanding, we’ll help you to learn how to effectively communicate through conflict.

Leaders create pathways for people and organizations to thrive, but it’s no easy task in today’s workplace. How do effective leaders navigate persistent challenges while remaining true to their values? Join Augsburg University’s Reell Office of Seeing Things Whole for breakfast and conversation with compelling leaders from business, the arts, and education who share a common drive to bring greater wholeness and meaning to their organizations.

Our Seeing Things Whole Leader Roundtable exists to provide community while creating collaborative pathways to tackling today’s challenges. Through the Roundtable, we build trusting relationships that support leaders to reflect openly, gain insight, and see the whole of their own journey. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to participate.

Learn how mindfulness can sharpen your decision-making and foster alignment, driving impactful growth and success. This 45-minute Zoom session will help you shape a strategy that resonates deeply with your team and/or organization.

Embrace a new approach to decision-making by balancing both your emotional and critical response. This approach will honor the affective side of decisions while thoughtfully evaluating and comparing the potential outcomes.