The WorldBlu Mastery Circle is a unique gathering of the top leaders of the WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces™ 2009 awardee organizations. Held in Austin, TX, the WorldBlu Mastery Circle provides a highly engaging opportunity for awardees to capitalize on their elite recognition through engagement with a co-mentoring peer community. Participants focus on exchanging best practices and ideas that will further enhance and deepen their practice of organizational democracy and overall performance.
During the Mastery Circle, participants will:
- Explore strategies to catalyze strengths and address areas of improvement through peer-to-peer feedback, brainstorming, and sharing of best practices
- Deepen their understanding of democratic leadership techniques
- Develop a peer-to-peer co-mentoring community
- Learn how personal mastery translates into organizational excellence and sustainability
Dates + Location
September 27-30, 2009 The Crossings in Austin, TX
Who Can Participate
Up to two top leaders (C-level) from any organization on the WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces™ 2009.
Tuition Fees
Tuition for the WorldBlu Mastery Circle includes:
- Three nights at The Crossings (priced at $135 per night if purchased separately)
- All meals beginning with dinner on Sunday, May 3rd and ending with lunch on Wednesday, May 6th
- Dr. Srikumar Rao’s book and six-part CD set
- A quarterly co-mentor for the next 12 months
- All other program materials
- Commuter — $1795 (all meals included, lodging excluded)
- Non-profit organization — $2195
- Small company (5-250 employees) — $2395
- Medium company (251-999 employees) — $2595
- Large company (1000+ employees) — $2795
Registration + Deadline
The deadline to register for the WorldBlu Mastery Circle is Friday, September 4, 2009.
Registration is non-refundable but is transferable as long as it is transferred to another top leader (C-level) from the organization.
The Mastery Circle program requires a minimum of 12 registered participants.
For more information, call Meegan March at +1 512 501 0644 or email meegan(at)worldblu.com.
Mastery Circle Highlights
Dr. Srikumar Rao
Dr. Srikumar Rao is the professor of one of the highest rated courses at many of the best business schools in the world (Columbia, Berkeley, and the London Business School). He was also one of the most popular speakers at the WorldBlu LIVE event in New York City last fall.
Dr. Srikumar Rao, author of Are You Ready to Succeed, will share techniques for fostering initiative, creativity, and leadership development within an organization and for achieving dramatic results on a personal level. Participants will also receive Dr. Rao’s book, Are You Ready to Succeed, and accompanying Personal Mastery six-CD set.
Enhanced Performance
In order to maximize insights from their WorldBlu List Scorecard Report™ (which all WorldBlu List 2009 awardees receive), Mastery Circle participants will have the opportunity to analyze and discuss key findings from the assessment report in order to further maximize strengths and enhance areas of improvement and growth.
Network of Co-mentors
Through guided discussions, open space dialogue, interactive sessions, dynamic peer assists, and informal activities, Mastery Circle participants will have the opportunity to learn, mentor, and network with a highly unique group of leaders. In the 12 months following the Mastery Circle gathering in Austin, participants will partner with four different peer mentors (one each quarter) from the Mastery Circle with whom they will develop a highly valuable peer-to-peer co-coaching relationship.
General Agenda (subject to change)
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
| Ongoing | Registration at the front desk |
| 6:00-7:30pm | Informal Dinner |
| 8:00-9:00pm | Conversation Gathering |
Monday, September 28th, 2009
| 7:30-8:30am | Breakfast |
| 8:30-9:00am | Welcome + Introductions |
| 9:00-10:30am | Personal Mastery + Democratic Leadership – Dr. Srikumar Rao |
| 10:30-11:00am | Conversation Break |
| 11:00am-12:30pm | Personal Mastery + Democratic Leadership |
| 12:30-1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:30pm | Personal Mastery + Democratic Leadership |
| 3:30-4:00pm | Conversation Break |
| 4:00-6:00pm | Personal Mastery + Democratic Leadership |
| 6:30pm | Dinner |
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
| 7:30-8:30am | Breakfast |
| 8:30-10:30am | Top Leader Presentations: Best Democratic Practices |
| 10:30-11:00am | Conversation Break |
| 11:00am-1:00pm | Peer Assist |
| 1:00-2:30pm | Lunch |
| 2:30-4:00pm | Peer Assist |
| 4:00-4:30pm | Conversation Break |
| 4:30-6:00pm | Peer Assist |
| 6:30pm | Dinner at The Oasis |
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
| 7:30-8:30am | Breakfast |
| 8:30-11:00am | Magnifying Strengths + Transformation |
| 11:00-11:30am | Partnering of Co-mentors + Strategy Session |
| 11:30am-12:00pm | Debrief + Final Thoughts |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Lunch + Departure |
