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Living Awake
by Landon Carter
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A statement of a possibility that is wanting to happen. It is the conversations that are built around this initial declaration that allows for the organization to continue to fulfill its intention. <p>Over time the organization takes on its own personality. Much the same way an individual develops. Conversations have impact on the organizations personality and its ability to continue to produce results. Work groups change, ideas come and go, and opportunities are seized or missed, all as a result of the organizations ability to communicate and <i><u>listen</u></i> to the impact these conversations are having. <p>When this "Organizational Listening" is present there is a quality of flexibility, aliveness and excitement for what lies ahead. This listening reveals possible breakdowns long before they happen and point out unforeseen opportunities well ahead of their time. Organizational Listing empowers the organization to work smarter not harder. Individuals can design new conversations and relationships that increase the velocity of achieving the intentions of the organization. It is this awareness that is developed through our work. <p><font size="+1"><B>Coaching for Organization</B></font></p> <p><font size="+1"><b><img border="0" src="http://www.kimmelandcompany.com/images/meeting-table.gif" align="right" alt="PICTURE[Business table meeting]" width="200" height="129"></b>Organizations as Individuals…</font></p> <blockquote>A course in discovering the power of the individual and their speaking.</blockquote> <p>Organization may appear to come in all shapes and sizes but when one really takes a close look what become obvious is… <ul> <li>They are series of individual people having conversations...</li> <li>The conversations take place in the declared intent of the organization...</li> <li>The results of the organization reflect the individual's ability to be in and stay in communication with the others...</li> <li>The individual <b><i><u>is</u></i></b> the difference</li> </ul> <p>Using the principles of the Living In Language course, each participant experiences their ability to design and bring forth contributions to the organization they had not considered before. They are empowered to trust the team and be an active participant in designing a powerful future for the organization. </font></b>
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