ELIA Dojos are full-day workshops that use real-world situations for practicing the courageous conversations that are the hallmark of true leadership.
A safe space for live practice
“What I appreciate the most about the Dojo is the somatic learning: noticing the feeling (reaction) in my body, what triggers the reaction, and then practicing how to bring my most resourceful self into potentially challenging situations. I also find the technique of “going up into the balcony” and attempting to get an overview of what’s happening on different levels is essential. These two skills are what I find most helpful in my work. I use these skills all the time in meetings, negotiations and the CSR-coaching I do in Africa and the Middle East."
— Dana van Hes / Managing Director, E4 Consulting, The Netherlands
Immediate value for work and life
“The role playing and the triad work was immediately valuable, full of take-aways I'm bringing to the office on Monday.”
— Dennis Estrada /Associate Dean, Convent & Stuart Hall Schools of the Sacred Heart
HOW IT WORKS
high-stakes role-plays
Participants role-play courageous conversations for high-stakes situations, in which they must choose the most effective moves for influencing positive change.
feedback + coaching
Participants work in small groups to receive in-depth feedback. ELIA facilitators coach participants by sharing proven practices for inviting change.
quarterly sessions
ELIA Dojos are held quarterly, making them sustainable for those who want to attend regularly or travel from afar.
single-session sign up
Each ELIA Dojo experience stands on its own to develop new leadership capacities for immediate use.
California and beyond
ELIA Dojos typically occur in-person in the San Francisco Bay Area. Coming to Vancouver, British Columbia soon.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
ELIA Dojos focus on how you can be an inspiring, resourceful presence while influencing situations that have the potential to alter the trajectory of the future.
There are some situations that no degree of thinking or knowledge will prepare you for. Traditional leadership training or books may provide great insights, but they do not change the neural pathways grooved in by habit and history that ultimately dictate how we respond in the moment. As in martial arts, only practice truly teaches us how to supersede our former responses and step into a new level of leadership artistry. ELIA Dojos are meant to be a safe, immersive place for such intimate and vulnerable attempts to elevate our leadership.
In each Dojo, the content of the role-plays are based on one or more real-world cases being experienced by a Dojo participant. Thus, the content for learning changes each session. The format consistently follows ELIA’s proven model for practice and explores all leadership skills brought into question—as each participant seeks personal mastery to address the given situation.
Bring a friend.
Get $100 off each.
Reg. cost $390 USD/person
Upcoming Dojos
Note: Due to COVID-19, ELIA Dojos are cancelled for the foreseeable future.
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