Breaking news! 13 September 2010, 7.15 to 9.30, Enneagram workshop in Haslingfield. From the human doing to the human being! On this page you'll find details of some of the training workshops I offer. They include: • Monthly workshops of the Cambridge Enneagram Group with dates for the remainder of 2010 and up to February 2011. • Training tailored for businesses and other organisations • Private group sessions organised at a venue and time of your choice • A special workshop of introduction to the Enneagram model • The Enneagram and Parenting – an example of one of the many areas where the Enneagram model open up new perspectives and vision THE CAMBRIDGE ENNEAGRAM GROUP. Workshops of the Cambridge Enneagram Group take place in Haslingfield, near Cambridge. They begin with refreshments at 7.15 pm, finish at 9.30 and are open to everyone. The workshops are highly interactive with a mixture of about 1/3 theory and 2/3 practical shared experience. In each workshop we identify how different outlooks on life determine the way people - conduct their private and professional lives - run their businesses - relate to partners, colleagues and friends - bring up children Welcome. These are the dates of the workshops until February 2011: 13 Sept 2010 Enneatype 3 Deceit and Truth 11 Oct 2010 Enneatype 2 Pride and Humility 8 Nov 2010 Enneatype 4 Envy and Equanimity 13 Dec 2010 Enneatype 6 Fear and Courage 10 Jan 2011 Enneatype 7 Gluttony and Sobriety 14 Feb 2011 Enneatype 5 Avarice and Nonattachment PARTICIPANTS of the Cambridge Enneagram Group come from a wide variety of backgrounds and professions all with an interest in their continued personal and professional development. They include • business people who find Enneagram awareness valuable in their contact with colleagues and clients. • life coaches, counsellors and trainers for whom the Enneagram is an essential model for helping them to help others. • parents who find valuable insights for understanding and participating positively in family dynamics and in their children’s development. In their feedback, participants report on the incredible practical benefits of Enneagram work in their personal lives as well as in their social and professional relationships. One participant stated: "These workshops inspire me in places that no other training reaches!" If you’ve any questions, need more information, or would simply like a brief conversation about the Enneagram, contact me on 01223 537521 or by email: thomas.hillas@btinternet.com I shall be delighted to hear from you. THE ENNEAGRAM IN BUSINESS Training based on the Enneagram model is becoming increasingly popular with businesses of all sizes. Cambridge Enneagram has worked with management teams in Public Services, international companies such as T-Mobile, and organisations such as Cambridge Businesswomen. These workshops are amazingly effective in raising individual and team awareness and helping managerial teams identify and resolve issues such as conflict, under-performance, poor communication, change management, and unreasonably high staff turnover. Cambridge Enneagram can organise with you individual and/or organisational training to suit your specific needs and budget. To discuss what we can do for your organisation, Call +44 (0)1223 537521 mobile 07986 285242 or email thomas.hillas@btinternet.com PRIVATE GROUP SESSIONS. Private group sessions are a popular way of learning about you and others using the Enneagram model. If you have a group of friends, family, or colleagues, who’d like to learn more then I’d be delighted to organise with you a session, or series of sessions, at a venue and a time of your choice. INTRODUCING THE ENNEAGRAM MODEL This is a special workshop presenting an introduction to the basic elements of the Enneagram model. It is highly interactive and calls on the practical experience of both the trainer and participants. The workshop introduces: • the nine personal profiles identified by the Enneagram • the characteristic patterns of behaviour of people within these profiles • the fundamental attitudes underlying these behavioural patterns • the three distinct types of intelligence: emotional, instinctual, and intellectual For more details, contact Thomas Hillas on 01223 537521, mobile 07986 285242 or email thomas.hillas@btinternet.com ------------------------------------------ THE ENNEAGRAM AND DIFFERENT STYLES OF PARENTING There is perhaps no role more demanding, frustrating, and rewarding than that of bringing up children. Even the work of MD of our own company occasionally can seem a relaxing occupation when faced with the gruelling dramas of child rearing. Many of us have to balance the demands of both MD and parent. From the moment children enter the world, whether with a cheeky grin or a piercing cry, the world of their parents, and indeed of all those who come into contact with them, is turned upside down. Or upside up depending on the perspective. Children can bring great joy to our lives. They can also help us feel like total failures. And we were children once. Remember that time? One day we came into the world. And the world was never the same again. The world was changed because the blessing of our being was bestowed upon it. Except our parents didn’t necessarily see the blessing. Not all the time anyway. They, like parents today, had their own world to contend with, their own feelings and thoughts, their own relationship, and their own attitudes to fulfilling the role of parents. In our present series of workshops we ask questions such as: In their parenting styles, how are parents influenced by the way they themselves were parented? Which values are passed on, or not, through the generations? Whether they have children or not, how does early formation, influence the way people look upon children, other adults, and life in general? How does Enneagram type influence parenting styles? What can people of different parenting styles learn from each other?