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What might we see when we put down the traditional /classic ways of considering endings and beginnings in our organisational work – and look instead through some decidedly non corporate lenses?

I’ve been wanting to develop this workshop for ages. Now, having just completed my training as an end-of-life doula I can see so many ways that an exploration of death and dying, and the field of palliative care, can be really helpful when considering endings (and beginnings) in organisational life. And so when I add that to my experience with shadow work, systemic constellations and more … then some ideas for a workshop started to form.

The workshop is in London on 18 Sept and you can book HERE.
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The workshop offers space to explore and think about:

· your own relations with endings and also beginnings, and how that shows up in your organisational practice (because we lead, coach etc out of our own autobiography)

· what’s ending and what’s beginning in our close and immediate lives, as well as in wider macro life – and the extent to which we can consider a ‘small’ ending or beginning without putting it in its biggest global/mythic context

· what makes for a good ending and a good beginning – and how might we know when things are beginning or ending

· what models and frameworks support us in as we move between old and new, or when we are dealing with endings and beginnings happening at the same time

· ‘In the beginning …’ and the importance of the stories we tell about our origin and about what’s emerging, as well as falling away

· The emotional life of transitions and in the ways that we ebb and flow

· Portals and thresholds: how we mark endings and beginnings and the role and importance of ritual in our working lives.
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In the workshop I’ll be drawing on:

· models and frameworks that are ‘organisationally familiar’ but that go beyond the Change Curve – and some that are not organisational at all

· my training in end-of-life doula work, as well as 2 years of exploring death and dying and far longer in being interested in ‘collapse’ thinking

· the wisdom and practices of systemic constellations

· Francis Weller and Sophy Banks’s work on grief and loss

· What nature and regenerative practices teach us about ending and beginning …

As ever in my workshops, there will be short writing bursts; ideas and input from me with breakouts to explore what I’m offering for yourselves; back in the large group to share what feels insightful or useful; and (inevitably) some poetry and beautiful words from other people.
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You might be interested in this if you’re:

· In the middle (muddle?) of your own endings and beginnings, whether personally or professionally.

· Interested in doing endings and beginnings well or better, or at least attending to them more than you might do now, for yourself and in organisational life.

· A coach or consultant wanting some new / practical ideas for working with transitions in your client work.

· In a leadership role and want to help your teams feel a little more ‘held’ as things are changing around them.

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Helena Clayton

A bit about me …

· 25 or so years working in organisations in all sectors – leadership development, organisational development, change and culture change, team development.

· Coach and coach supervisor.

· Pioneering work since 2018 exploring love and the role it could and arguably should play in organisations and beyond – research, writing, workshops.

· Parallel track of deep personal growth and organisational learning, including shadow work, grief tending, systemic constellations, end of life doula training and more.

· Website here and LI profile here.

Hope to see you there.

Helena x