Facilitators: Maureen Watson and Stephen Powell.
Venue: Meeting Room, Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh.
Time: 9.30am for 10am-4pm. Lunch: 1pm-2pm.
Event Description: Drawing upon the knowledge, wisdom and experience of participants and facilitators, the workshop will explore the meaning of leadership, its many forms and roles as well as consider spiritually intelligent leadership and its impact on our world.

Some attending may be in recognised leadership roles already and curious to evaluate their approach or make a contribution to the discussions. Others may not consider themselves leaders but wish to explore that possibility and discover the ‘leader within.’ The tools for self-reflection and self-evaluation introduced in the workshop will be invaluable to those wishing to ‘know thyself’ and consider their contribution to life as leaders, both from a personal and interpersonal aspect.

The aim of the workshop is not only to offer participants an opportunity to discover the leader within but also to evaluate the importance of good relationships to effective leadership. It also aims to explore the qualities and principles of the inspirational leader and to consider the concept that these are not only independent of religion, culture and philosophy but also fundamental to living in a peaceful world.

Maureen Watson:
An industrial chemist by degree, Maureen’s corporate background includes senior management positions within the petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. She also directed her own financial services business for many years. Maureen’s wealth of personal and business experience has helped Leaders to realise their full potential, blue chip companies and SMEs to flourish and people to lead happier lives. Her specialist skills include Personal, Leadership and Business Development, Culture and Organisational Change and Stress Management. She is the founder and Managing Director of The Core Group, a network of experienced and skilled professionals satisfying a wide range of client needs from within the one advisory group.

Stephen Powell:
Stephen Powell, the founder of the Gaia Coach Institute, is a professionally trained life coach who has lived and worked on every continent except Antarctica. He sees his purpose as helping others to honour their gifts and make a dent in the universe. He has appeared as a coach on television, working in the ‘Crash Course’ series broadcast on ITV Wales in 2005. His client base includes a prominent national charity and individuals working towards a better world.

Stephen is also a public speaker, with a keynote speech called ‘Living Adventurously.’ Previously, he spent 27 years as a Reuters correspondent, reporting from 25 countries in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia. Wherever he went one story just never went away – the deep pain of people everywhere over the despoiling of the planet. At his farm in the Black Mountains of Wales he has planted more than 4,000 trees and dreams of making the whole farm organic one day.
Cost: £20/£15 (Concessions). For a Registration Form:
Contact: Neill Walker, njwalk5300@hotmail.co.uk, 0131 331 4469.