The benefits to you from attending Wholesome Leadership will be:

· Deepening your understanding of what constitutes Wholesome Leadership in practice; its relevance and benefits for yourself, your role, your organization and your business;

· Being a part of an International Community of Practice of people who are pursuing this approach;

· Learning and practicing tools and techniques to operationalize the practice of Wholesome Leadership;

· Personal growth through new insights and experiences during the programme, and ample space for deep reflection in very beautiful surroundings; and

· Networking with outstanding professionals, peers and like-spirited people from India and overseas, thereby leading to new friendships and value partnerships.

Apart from the above benefits, you will also get a kit containing powerful presentations, inspiring reading material and weblinks to the best organizations and sites related to Wholesome Leadership. You would also be able to subsequently take regular downloads of articles and other resources from our website www.pragatileadership.com

Themes for the Leadership Gathering

· New leadership approaches and the development of sustainable business in todays context.

· Wholesome Leadership and its relevance to business.

· Operationalising the practice of Wholesome Leadership.

· Creating an ongoing International Community of Practice.

The Methodology...

The approach to this programme is based on the following processes :

· Powerful presentations and guided discussions on Wholesome Leadership

· Open Space Technology http://www.openspaceworld.com

· Conversation Cafes http://www.conversationcafe.org/

· Exploring your real workplace issues as case studies and

· Mini Workshops by experts.... Leadership Development through non-conventional methods like Music, Meditation, Dance, Inspiring Films, Creative Writing and Martial Arts.

Pragati Leadership Institute Pvt. Ltd

The Lead Facilitators...

Arun Wakhlu, born in 1955 (Kashmir, India) is the Chairman and Managing Director of Pragati Leadership Institute Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India. He has worked in the Tata Administrative Service, as a member of the leading Tata Group in India. Arun holds a Bachelor of Technology (Elect Engg.) from the Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi), and a Masters in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad, India). He has designed and facilitated many innovative leadership development programs for many leading Indian and International organizations He has also conducted workshops and presented papers at many International Conferences in Australia, USA, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Mauritius and Oman. As the author of the award-winning book ”Managing from the Heart”, Arun has helped pioneer and operationalise the concepts of ”Wholesome Development” and “Wholesome Leadership” aimed at unfolding inner and outer freedom for prosperity with peace. He is also a visiting faculty at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, facilitating a course on “Corporate Ethics”.

Wilfried Claus born in 1954 (Belgium) is Director Human Resources & Organisation of Teijin Twaron BV. Prior to joining Teijin Twaron BV, Wilfried worked as a Director of the Strategic Development Group, Director of Human Resources for Ericsson Telecommunication in the Netherlands and as Corporate Vice President of ASML. Before this he held a position as Senior Management Consultant at Berenschot, a leading consulting firm in the Netherlands.
Wilfried holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Leuven and an Executive MBA from Columbia University in New York. He participated in The Challenge of Leadership program at Insead, Fontainebleau. In his search for the truth on leadership and change he has studied the concept of Wholesome Leadership in India for a number of years including various visits to businesses that have put this concept into practice.