GREGG KENDRICK

When do you know that a workshop really made a difference in your life? First when you are already completely motivated during the training and have the great feeling  that you are growing each day. Second when the training is over and you feel so fulfilled that you don't want to leave the place. And third when this feeling of satisfaction and completeness persists even the following weeks. If you're looking for an experience like this, you can't miss CWWPT.

But what was the magic of that workshop to make that happen? What actually made me feel like this?

First: The charisma of the trainer Gregg. His enthusiasm and authenticity is so contagious, you can here his heart beating for every single word that he is saying. Another thing which had a deep impact for me personally was his courage to show himself vulnerable: he did not hide any feeling. This was really a wake up call for me, I realized how powerful vulnerability can be, creating a deep connection and feeling of trust.

Second: How Gregg created an inspiring learning environment. The vibrations of the seminar started even a few weeks before the workshop, when we received our first e-mails from Gregg. They made me get ready and prepare for the seminar, and at the same time I had the chance to connect early with the other participants when Gregg invited us to briefly present ourselves. During the training itself the inspiring learning atmosphere continued, especially due to the presence of Gregg and his Co-trainer Dan (Miller), both always being completely aware of “holding the learning container.”  The schedule and didactics also were well prepared: in my opinion a perfect balance of working time, and time for connection and leisure. I experienced the seminar as a great dynamic flow from the start until the end.   

Third: The very special content Gregg brought to us.  

I got aware of a new dimension of needs and values. What does it mean concretely when we talk about the needs of a group or of an organization? How can I develop that consciousness?  What does it mean to shift from a "deficit of the need" perspective” to a “beauty of the need" perspective.? The workshop brought me clear answers.

I learned how it is possible to create structures and processes that make an NVC-consciousness viable in organizations and companies. We saw how it is possible to create a balance between empathy and productivity, and that it is possible to create an organization which considers all needs equally and can still be efficient at the same time. The seminar did not only show the ways towards such a living organization, we also had the opportunity to experience it ourselves.

I began to understand a new sense of taking responsibility. The art of taking exactly 100% responsibility--no more, no less. And that taking 100% responsibility also means taking  responsibility for the needs and well being of the organization, which is far more than doing my job accurately. 

In one sentence: Without exaggerating I can honestly say, that this seminar was one of the most intensive, stimulating and fulfilling experiences in my life. It's still a reference in my head, and just by thinking of it I feel the fire and enthusiasm again that I had during that week in October 2009.

— Sven ​Fröhlich-Archangel, CWWPT Workshop participant