5 Learning Streams for Developing Your Leadership Capacity to Lead So People Will Lead

Dalar's learning streams are rooted in Genuine Contact.  Each module is either from the Genuine Contact Program or the Genuine Contact way.

Modules from the Genuine Contact Program were developed by Birgitt Williams and Ward Williams. Many leadership theorists and organizational development consultants talk about WHAT is needed for organizations of all kinds to thrive in today’s internal and external environments of constant change. The Genuine Contact Program provides you with tools, techniques, and concepts of HOW to do so.

Modules from The Genuine Contact Way are created by Birgitt Williams with the support of Ward Williams and Rachel Bolton, teach concepts and methods that support you in creating and nourishing a culture of leadership within your organization. Workshops are based on the teaching in The Genuine Contact Way: Nourishing a Culture of Leadership, written by Birgitt Williams.

The learning streams were designed in a modular way with intention. You will find that what you learn in each module is simple to use and easy to duplicate. Taken together in a learning stream, you have the opportunity to deepen your learning in a particular area of focus.

When you sign up for a learning module or complete learning stream, you will receive immediate access to the online Learning Hub for the module. The Learning Hub provides an easy to access portal containing information for proceeding through the learning of that module. On the Learning Hub page, you will find

1. guidance for getting into self-preparation and readiness  relating your own development goals to learning the module
2. access to training videos and accompanying resources for self-study
3. details about joining real-time online workshop sessions (if these are included in your chosen module)
4. invitation to the next real-time online facilitated mentoring circle. Learning and learning application are discussed in the mentoring circle with other current learning module participants as well as alumni of the program.

Real-Time Learning Opportunities

Our learning programs can include:

• self-study learning with annual mentoring circles only
• a combination of self-study learning, real-time online workshops, and annual mentoring circles
• a combination of self-study learning, small-group residential learning intensives, and annual mentoring circles

The self-study and real-time learning participation for each learning module is identified in its program description. Check out the description of the module for information about what the module contains, the benefits of taking the module, the anticipated time that you will need to invest to go through your learning of the module, and registration information. Some modules require pre-requisites.

All modules are rooted in the Genuine Contact way, a holistic approach to organizational success that supports creating and nourishing a culture of leadership. A culture of leadership is needed for today's organizations that must be agile, flexible, resilient and able to thrive in change. At the core of our work,  is the  Genuine Contact™ Program.

If your goal is to become a trainer in the Genuine Contact Program, please contact us and we can assist you in planning your learning. We invite you to acquaint yourself with the Genuine Contact international Community of Practice.

Our participants want learning retention and support for application of their learning. It's not enough to just learn something, you want to apply your learning in your organization (or organizations you work with) and continue to retain this learning for use long into the future.

To meet this need, the design of the learning package for each module begins by asking you to examine what you want out of the module and why in relation to your own development goals. From the beginning, you are clear about what you are learning, why you are learning it, and how you hope to apply your learning to meet your business or development goal. This clarity supports learning retention and application before you've even begun.

Whether you complete a full learning stream or just participate in a single module, each program includes an opportunity to further process your learning and the application of your learning as the final part of your learning journey. This is achieved through attending a real-time facilitated mentoring circle. Mentoring Circles are offered annually for each learning module, giving you the opportunity to participate at the next scheduled mentoring circle AND annually thereafter. The annual mentoring circles are included within your initial fee. This is a service we offer to assist you with learning retention as well as continued exploration of learning application!

After completing your learning, retention of what you've learned happens best by putting that learning into practice! And then staying engaged annually with the mentoring circles to deepen your learning! In putting your learning into practice, new questions and curiosities emerge.

For our real-time mentoring circles and online workshop sessions, we use Whole Person Process Facilitation as a method to create the best conditions for adult learners to learn, to retrieve their learning, and apply their learning. This method is holistic, engaging mental, emotional, intuitive and physical intelligences.  We stimulate critical thinking, draw out ideas, insights, and underlying assumptions as one of our strategies for learning retention and retrieval. We are adept at ensuring that the needs of adult learners with their different learning styles are met. Participants receive a workout as they learn, develop, and increase their capacity. Whole Person Process Facilitation is a module of the Genuine Contact program.