Five Wisdoms Institute

What people say:
"I look at my world with different eyes, have become more mild and accepting, and use this new type of consciousness in my leadership and in my coaching and training."
-- Ingrid Verheggen, Director, National Institute for School Improvement, The Netherlands

"In the two retreats Ms. Rockwell lead for us we learned a lot about our group dynamics. In particular, we gained more insight in working with one of our key team-members: how we structure her work and how she communicates with our colleagues and myself. The retreats are a key reason she stayed with the firm. That alone made them exceptionally valuable."
-- Julian Nadel, CEO Beezwax Datatools

"It's very, very valuable what you are doing…business is about relationships-it's a very difficult thing to remember."
-- Cynthia Kneen, Leadership and Organizational Consultant

"The Five Energies work creates a practical approach to optimizing workplace relationships."
-- Workshop participant.

"My intelligence has never been so acknowledged and utilized in a work situation… I truly believe you are making the world a better place by teaching this model."
-- Andrew Reicart, Project Manager, beezwax datatools

"The program material continues to reveal itself to me… it directly relates to my interest in conflict resolution."
-- Trime Persinger, Conflict-resolution Specialist

for Organizational Leaders

The success of an organization depends on people's ability to understand themselves and others and to communicate effectively. At their best, diverse styles are an asset; at their worst, they block communication. This work focuses on bringing out one's full human potential in working with others. When we embody the five qualities of presence in an authentic way, we see people more clearly and are then more likely to know how to work with them. We encourage organizations to improve the quality of their work environment and work life. We are interested in bringing people from passive involvement in their work to realizing their full creative potential and producing at a high standard.

Training workshops and coaching at all levels of management include unique exercises in:

personal disciplines
• establishing self awareness disciplines
• cultivating relaxation and kindness towards self and others
• engendering creative approaches which don't solidify into establishing territory

communication
• cultivating awareness of differences in leadership styles
• looking at the dynamics of personality styles and relationships
• relating consciously and communicating effectively
• letting go of self-referencing and only seeing one's own side of things

team building and leadership
• looking at the different personality styles needed to make an effective team
• encouraging people to look at the big picture in an unbiased way
• seeing how people get stuck and using that as a work point
• seeing how people shine and aligning with their sanity
• have more cohesion based on mutual respect

energy dynamics and flow issues
• seeing the energetic dynamics of a situation
• looking at what is blocked and what is functioning smoothly
• seeing stuck energy as the work point
• acknowledging and supporting successful accomplishments

project management and problem solving
• seeing the need for diverse perspectives within a shared vision
• discriminating the skills (energies) needed for different aspects of a project
• harnessing different energies needed to accomplish specific tasks