The IofC UK Book Club is for anyone and everyone, inside and outside the organisation. The more readers, the merrier in our eyes…

Starting from Tuesday 25^th January, we will be holding a bi-monthly session via Zoom at 4:30pm – 5:30pm. Our first book we will be reading together is ‘Manifesto for a Moral Revolution’, selected by El Laskar. It is a book that shares essential leadership practises for everyone who wants to do good in this world and is from the author of the New York Times bestseller The Blue Sweater and founder and CEO of Acumen.  

How to join…

• Purchase the book prior to 25^th Jan (here’s the link which gives you lots of purchase options. We recommend buying from your local bookshop if you can!)
• Email: comms.uk@iofc.org to let us know you’re coming so we can send you the Zoom details (no joining fee!)

In the first session we will be reading the introduction together to kick start and outlining the format. We look forward to seeing you there!

Around 1/4 of all people worldwide live in countries affected by conflict.

With this in mind, it’s time we started investing more in peacebuilding.

Qualities and Strategies of Peacemakers (QSP-online) is a course of five short modules, each based on a film about outstanding peacemakers.

The films show examples of reconciliation after conflict in a variety of contexts: inter-national, inter-religious, inter-ethnic and post-colonial. After an introduction and viewing of the film, participants take part in an interactive analysis facilitated by Dr Omnia Marzouk and/or Peter Riddell.

QSP is for anyone over the age of 18, in particular those who want to respond to past or present instability in their countries. It aims to enrich their understanding of peace-making and stimulate new ideas for ways forward.

QSP is free of charge, but voluntary donations to extend the programme are appreciated.

This course is now fully booked.

If you are interested in attending our Qualities and Strategies of Peacemakers Online Course, we are also offering sessions in January or February. 

We apologise for any inconvenience. 

Qualities and Strategies of Peacemakers (QSP-online) is a course of five short modules, each based on a film about outstanding peacemakers.

The films show examples of reconciliation after conflict in a variety of contexts: inter-national, inter-religious, inter-ethnic and post-colonial. After an introduction and viewing of the film, participants take part in an interactive analysis facilitated by Dr Omnia Marzouk and/or Peter Riddell.

QSP is for anyone over the age of 18, in particular those who want to respond to past or present instability in their countries. It aims to enrich their understanding of peacemaking, and stimulate new ideas for ways forward.

QSP is free of charge, but voluntary donations to extend the programme are appreciated.

Facilitated by Anton Smith, this series of Business Circles will centre around Leadership Values with reference to the Initiatives of Change’s Core Values identified below.

The question will be how Leaders can incorporate these values into their organisations. Of course, all 6 Values are interrelated – we can’t have Honesty without Trust Building but within each topic there are distinct aspects that matter.

1. HONESTY
2. UNSELFISHNESS
3. LOVE
4. PURITY OF MOTIVE
5. TRUST BUILDING / COOPERATION
6. QUIET TIME

Business Circle 4 – PURITY OF MOTIVE

Purity of motive…what does this mean and how does it manifest, or not, in behaviour and human interactions?

Sometimes, some people have a tendency to keep true motives a secret; what we often refer to as a hidden agenda. This means that a person will hide an impure motive behind external good-naturedness and an offer of “help”, whereas the true motive is to manipulate.

But there are other reasons why people hide what they really want – they may be afraid of asking for a need to be addressed – such as being anxious about asking for a pay rise, or asking someone for a date. Hiding one’s true reasons for engagement of some sort is not necessarily to do with impure motives.

Political and economic history, our experience in the workplace and in our relationships have given us all plenty of examples of deception and impure motive as well as, happily, examples of purity of motive. We can bring all these experiences and observations into our discussions.

Spaces are LIMITED for this session; first come, first served. Please note that all sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details.

This event is for anyone who’d like to share their experiences of Leadership, whether as a Leader, a Leadership Trainer or as one who has observations to make of their Leaders.

Join host Simone Müller for ‘Harvesting, Celebrating, Visioning!’. 

The upcoming International Roundtable session on Zoom will focus on:

• How to regularly pause and take stock
• Leveraging accomplishments in a congruent way
• Which roles are my major focus going ahead?

Who is this aimed at? Female professionals from across all sectors; academia, entrepreneurs, coaches & consultants.

Please note that all roundtable sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details. We understand not everybody will be able to attend due to this session taking place in the GMT time zone. Please keep an eye out for future sessions held at a more favourable time for you.

All attendees must arrive on time and be available to stay for the full session to avoid disruptions. It is not guaranteed late arrivals will be granted admittance.

Host and Speaker

Simone holds a Masters in Business Administration from the CAU University of Kiel (Germany) and has worked in international management roles at a multinational corporation for over a decade. Since leaving her corporate career, Simone focused on International Leadership Development and Business Coaching. She is an accredited coach, trainer, and NLP master practitioner.

Join host Simone Müller for ‘Ahh conflict! What an opportunity!‘, featuring guest speaker, Shoshana Faire!

The upcoming International Roundtable session on Zoom will focus on:

• The difference between reacting and responding
• Practices to feel more comfortable during conflict
• Building better relationships

Who is this aimed at? Female professionals from across all sectors; academia, entrepreneurs, coaches & consultants.

Please note that all roundtable sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details. We understand not everybody will be able to attend due to this session taking place in the GMT time zone. Please keep an eye out for future sessions held at a more favourable time for you.

All attendees must arrive on time and be available to stay for the full session to avoid disruptions. It is not guaranteed late arrivals will be granted admittance.

Host

Simone holds a Masters in Business Administration from the CAU University of Kiel (Germany) and has worked in international management roles at a multinational corporation for over a decade. Since leaving her corporate career, Simone focused on International Leadership Development and Business Coaching. She is an accredited coach, trainer, and NLP master practitioner.

Guest Speaker

Shoshana is co-author of the bestselling book “Everyone Can Win – Responding to Conflict Constructively”. She has over 25 years’ experience in corporate, government and community-based organisations delivering workshops, mediating conflicts and coaching managers. Her workshops included Conflict Resolution Skills, Feedback Skills, Making Meetings Work, Building Better Business Relationships. She is currently offering an online course Engaging Constructively in Challenging Conversations and a weekly meditation session.

Shoshana has been actively involved in Initiatives of Change since 2010 and is an International Coordinator for its women’s initiative Creators of Peace. She lives in Sydney.

Refugees and those displaced by conflict and climate disaster possess an immense wealth of resilience and lived experience. This means that they are ideally placed to be rebuilders – positively contributing to their host countries and countries of origin.

This online Zoom event enables people from West Berkshire and wider host communities to meet with refugees from diverse backgrounds, and to hear each other’s stories. It will be hosted by IofC UK’s programme ‘Refugees as Rebuilders™’ (RRB) and will include breakout discussions.

Zoom details will be sent upon registration.

Join host Simone Müller for ‘The Overwhelm Trap‘, featuring guest speaker, Kim Nicol!

The upcoming International roundtable session on Zoom will focus on:

• Identifying patterns that lead to overwhelm
• Understanding why we fall into these patterns
• Developing self-care routines by being true to oneself

Who is this aimed at? Female professionals from across all sectors; academia, entrepreneurs, coaches & consultants.

Please note that all roundtable sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details. We understand not everybody will be able to attend due to this session taking place in the GMT time zone. Please keep an eye out for future sessions held at a more favourable time for you.

All attendees must arrive on time and be available to stay for the full session to avoid disruptions. It is not guaranteed late arrivals will be granted admittance.

Host

Simone holds a Masters in Business Administration from the CAU University of Kiel (Germany) and has worked in international management roles at a multinational corporation for over a decade. Since leaving her corporate career, Simone focused on International Leadership Development and Business Coaching. She is an accredited coach, trainer, and NLP master practitioner.

Guest Speaker

Kim is a certified coach and host of The New Manager Podcast. She coaches emerging leaders to live and work more mindfully. She leads mindfulness workshops for start-ups and global organizations. Kim is also a meditation teacher, and a former lawyer. She completed coach training at University of California, Davis and The Life Coach School. She lives in San Francisco.

Join host Simone Müller for ‘‘Contributing to the Collective”, featuring guest speaker, Annelieke Verkerk!

The upcoming International Roundtable session on Zoom will focus on:

• The many different systems that I am part of
• The patterns from which I contribute
• Being in service from a strong inner stance

Who is this aimed at? Female professionals from across all sectors; academia, entrepreneurs, coaches & consultants.

Please note that all roundtable sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details. We understand not everybody will be able to attend due to this session taking place in the GMT time zone. Please keep an eye out for future sessions held at a more favourable time for you.

All attendees must arrive on time and be available to stay for the full session to avoid disruptions. It is not guaranteed late arrivals will be granted admittance.

Host

Simone holds a Masters in Business Administration from the CAU University of Kiel (Germany) and has worked in international management roles at a multinational corporation for over a decade. Since leaving her corporate career, Simone focused on International Leadership Development and Business Coaching. She is an accredited coach, trainer, and NLP master practitioner.

Guest Speaker

Annelieke has spent the past 18+ years working as an international team, organizational and leadership coach, with a focus on conscious, embodied and regenerative leadership, system dynamics and culture change. She also facilitates Regenerative Constellations on eco-systemic, social, economic, organizational and personal issues.  
She has a master’s degree in Public and Private Law from the University of Groningen, held leadership positions with Central Government and is an NLP Master Practitioner.

Qualities and Strategies of Peacemakers (QSP-online) is a course of five short modules, each based on a film about outstanding peacemakers.

The films show examples of reconciliation after conflict in a variety of contexts: inter-national, inter-religious, inter-ethnic and post-colonial. After an introduction and viewing of the film, participants take part in an interactive analysis facilitated by Dr Omnia Marzouk and/or Peter Riddell.

QSP is for anyone over the age of 18, in particular those who want to respond to past or present instability in their countries. It aims to enrich their understanding of peacemaking, and stimulate new ideas for ways forward.

QSP is free of charge, but voluntary donations to extend the programme are appreciated.