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Executive & Organization
Development Programs (EOD)

In 1966, the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland (GIC) pioneered the application of Gestalt theory to work with groups and organizations. Our work with organizations and professionals continues through our Executive & Organization Development (EOD) programs. Today, GIC is one of the premier institutes for the study, development, and application of Gestalt theory to organizations and our programs draw participants from all over the world.

The primary objective of our EOD programs is to further the use and development of Gestalt theory and methodology in executive and organizational contexts. Offerings within EOD include professional training programs, coaching, organizational consulting, in-depth research, and workshops.

All EOD programs and workshops integrate The Gestalt Approach within the context of their varying organizational topics. The gestalt model embraces the person, group, or organization as a dynamic integrated organism. Organizations are viewed as a complex system existing as a whole entity with interactive parts. The gestalt approach seeks to raise awareness of obstacles to growth and to find creative solutions which support harmony between the person or organization and the environment.

GIC's gestalt based training programs provide you with a range of invaluable concepts, methodologies and tools to enhance your professional and personal skills. Participants will experience intensive, personalized, and multi-faceted learning. Unique to our approach is that each workshop and program is a balance of direct teaching and immediate application.

Your presence will expand - bringing you greater effectiveness and opportunities to influence. You will leave with new skills to immediately apply to your real-world challenges on all levels. Whether you're an executive, leader, OD professional or consultant, our EOD programs can help you grow your greatest asset - you.

EOD Programs - Fields of Study Offered

Our EOD programs provide participants with modulars of learning which build upon the application of Gestalt theory. We focus on a structured curriculum series of introductory workshops and training programs, each concentrated in a field of study. Your depth of learning and application of theory is collective providing you with a rich developmental experience.

We offer three primary EOD training programs each grounded in Gestalt theory and a field of organizational study:

  1. Becoming An Effective Intervener - a core EOD training program. Learn more...
  2. Conflict, Confrontation & Negotiation - an advanced EOD training program. Learn more...
  3. Coaching Certification - a specialized EOD training program. Learn more...

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Integrate 1:1 Coaching with an EOD Program

Want to expand your learning at GIC? We have the capability to accelerate your developmental process by providing integrated coaching support before, during, or after your learning experience in a GIC Executive and Organization Development (EOD) program! Coaching for Integrated Learning is a 1-on-1 coaching option designed to broaden the developmental experience for individuals participating in an EOD program. It can be coordinated along with: (1) Becoming an Effective Organization Intervener or (2) Conflict, Confrontation & Negotiation. Learn more...

 

Becoming An Effective Intervener (BEI) Program

Prerequisite

You begin your learning experience with a prerequisite 3-day introductory workshop, Becoming an Effective Organizational Intervener (BEI) Workshop. Our BEI Workshop provides an opportunity to experience the Gestalt approach through learning basic concepts and applying them through structured exercises. Learn more...

Program

Becoming an Effective Organizational Intervener is a dynamic program for people involved in leadership within organizations whether it be via day-to-day management or organizational change and development. In five exciting sessions, participants will explore our overall model and theory base as applied to individual, group, and organizational levels of system. The program offers participants a powerful and integrative opportunity to increase their awareness, knowledge, and skills in order to become more effective interveners in organizations. Learn more...

 

Conflict, Confrontation & Negotiation (CCN) Program

Prerequisite

Prior to attending the CNN Program, applicants need:

  1. to be a graduate of a Gestalt Institute of Cleveland OSD, BBI, or BEI program in the last 5 years, or
  2. to have completed our 3-day workshop, Introduction to Gestalt Organization Development.

Program

Conflict, Confrontation and Negotiation (CCN) is a vibrant and challenging advanced EOD program for graduates of our Becoming An Effective Intervener (BEI) Program (or equivalent, see details). The basic premise of CCN is that through better understanding of the dynamics of conflict, how to manage confrontation and the skills to negotiate reconciliation, resolutions, and/or settlements, individuals become more effective leaders. In CCN, we will focus heavily on the areas of process and behavior with a focus on authentic behavior. Learn more...

 

Coaching Certification Program

Prerequisite

Foundations of Gestalt Coaching Workshop is a five day introductory course with a fast moving mix of theory and practice, where small lectures are provided and then participants immediately begin to practice the concepts. Steeped in phenomenology and existentialism, holism, field theory, and systems theory, the Gestalt approach to OD and coaching has evolved into a present-centered, awareness building, high impact form of intervention. Learn more...

Program

The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland specializes in coaching training and offers a Gestalt Coaching Certification Program. The Gestalt Coach is trained to become an "awareness expert" which makes for a powerful intervention with extraordinary results. Coaching increases the effectiveness of individuals and therefore the organization. It creates an up close and personal learning container that supports the individual to expand the possibilities to meet the daily challenges. Certification requires a total of 8 courses (2 required Foundation courses and 6 Modular courses), a 5-day practicum, and a comprehensive exam. We continue to have a partnership with Cleveland State University for providing graduate credit where applicable to students. Learn more...

 

Your Learning Experience

A variety of methods are used in EOD programs, including demonstrations, readings, simulations, role-plays, fieldwork assignments, small group practice, interactive sessions, and step-by-step skill building experiences.

The primary learning experience will be by doing. Participants will work with individuals, groups, and organizations in a personal learning laboratory, where learning can be safely explored, as well as with their own systems or clients, as part of the learning process. They will be required to develop learning projects outside the program, and they will receive consultation and feedback for these projects throughout the course of their work.

We place a strong emphasis on learning by doing. Why? Because we believe you can learn the theory to some degree in a much shorter time frame, but our programs are designed to allow practice, get feedback, and try again. As a result, our programs use a multi-session approach with sessions over a 9 to 12 month period to give you time to begin to integrate what you are learning, experiment on the job, and continue your learning in a supportive group during the next session.

Unique to our EOD programs, attendees frequently become part of a participant team that will work with an assigned client in the Cleveland area. You will contract with the client and intervene based on principles you=ve been studying. This is a real opportunity to see how the Gestalt approach works in real time with people facing real business challenges.

Who Should Attend

Individuals who want to enhance their ability to influence people and systems through increased competence and effectiveness in managing self and others to achieve desired outcomes. Typical attendees are executives, directors, managers, administrators, consultants, executive and life coaches, and other professionals.

Our Faculty

Our faculty of over 40 members includes outstanding scholars, teachers, authors, and practitioners of Gestalt theory and its applications across multiple disciplines. The faculty of each program is selected based on their unique expertise and contribution thus providing a rich in-depth learning experience for our participants. Meet our faculty...

 

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