Gestalt Institute Leadership Development (GILD)

As baby boomers retire, there is a growing succession crisis in many for-profit, nonprofit and government organizations.  Maybe your organization is one of those.  

Given the complexity of the current leadership environment, many candidates are far more ambivalent about taking on leadership roles than in the past. Leaders trained in Gestalt methodology have a distinctive edge in understanding themselves, others, teams, and organizations.  Gestalt theory, methodology and approach is well-positioned to support a holistic, relational and intentional model of leadership for current and emerging leaders.

The Gestalt Institute for Leadership Development (GILD) Program is a series of four, four-day leadership development sessions in which participant-leaders will master the art of:

• Seeing and understanding the nature of organizational systems: what they are, how they operate, and how systems shape organizational effectiveness.

• Leveraging their own expertise in such a way that others are engaged, energized, and willingly participate in achieving the desired outcomes.

• Achieving a greater awareness of personal shortcomings that may stand in the way of operating at the highest level of leadership effectiveness.

• Refining and deepening his or her communication skills and use of language for greater clarity and impact.

• Developing leadership effectiveness among direct reports and other emerging leaders in the organization.

• Creating teams to work harmoniously with each other while achieving essential organizational outcomes.

• Working skillfully with organizational resistance and leveraging resistance for the benefit of the organization.

• Choosing to shape the organization to achieve greater levels of performance, effectiveness, and shareholder value.

These competencies will be developed through:

• Participant assessment, feedback, and coaching.

• Short lectures, group discussions, and real-time learning experiences.

• Participant-developed case studies and relevant back-home scenarios.

• Working in and with teams to expand capability in the back-home environment.

• Mobilizing large-teams and complex organizations for long-term organizational value.

Learning sessions will occur in a setting and environment conducive to interaction, reflection, renewal, problem-solving and innovation on individual, team, and organizational levels.

Sessions will occur:

       *November 10 - 14, 2025    *January 12 - 16, 2026    *March 16 - 20, 206    *May 18 - 22, 2026

Registration is NOW open and will close on September 15, 2025                           Register Here

Session fee: $17,500 total (includes all four sessions)
Early Bird Discount: pay in full by July 14th = $16,000 ($1500 discount with code: GILD)
Discounts also available for three or more registrations from the same company (please contact the Program Manager for details)
Lodging, travel, and meals are additional fees

Session Location will be announced June 1st, 2025