A HANDS-ON SEMINAR USING THE CONCEPTS AND MODELS OF CMM, THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCREASE YOUR SKILLS AS A PRACTITIONER AND HELP YOU GUIDE YOUR CLIENTS INTO DEEPER LEVELS OF COMMUNICATING TOGETHER!
May 13th – 14th
Monterey, California
Join presenters Barnett Pearce and Jesse Sostrin for a fast-moving workshop designed for professionals who want to take advantage of *CMM principles and tools in their work as consultants. In this workshop, you will:
- Learn the groundbreaking SEAVA model and how to apply it in your consulting;
- Gain insight and practical ideas for extending your skills as a practitioner and growing your business;
- Receive a complimentary set of the acclaimed CMM Solutions Field Guide & Workbook; and
- Network and develop professional connections with other consultants using CMM.
WHEN: The workshop will take place on Friday May 13th – Saturday May 14th. Friday’s session will begin at 3:00 pm and will include a group dinner and an evening session. Saturday’s schedule includes morning sessions from 8:00 am – 12:00 noon. Participants can make a long weekend out of the trip and enjoy all that the Central Coast offers!
WHERE: This exciting two-day "CMM Solutions" event will be held at the beautiful Asilomar Conference Grounds in scenic Monterey, California. Participants have the option of booking and paying for their own room on site if they wish to lodge in the rustic charm and simple elegance of one of California’s premier retreat facilities. Rooms can be reserved at: www.visitasilomar.com.
WHO IS IT FOR: This workshop is open to all those who consult with others at any level of experience or knowledge of CMM. Each participant will receive a complimentary set of the CMM Solutions Field Guide and CMM Solutions Workbook, which serve as the basis of the curriculum.
HOW TO REGISTER: Tuition for this workshop is $495.00. For your convenience, registration can be completed online using a credit card. To register and pay, go to: http://cmminstitute.net/seminarsandworkshops.html.
Monday, March 21, 2011
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What People Are Saying About CMM Solutions…
“The workshop was fantastic! The materials were a great blend of theory and practice and the application of CMM was introduced in a way that can be understood and valued by both newcomers and experienced professionals.” – CMM Solutions Workshop Participant
“I have been trying to learn more about CMM for years. When I hear Barnett Pearce talk about it - it seems so straight forward. His wisdom and years of developing this theory shine right through. As Barnett and Kimberly Pearce partnered with Jesse Sostrin to develop this field guide, we (the world) have benefitted from a wonderful blending of wisdom, scholarship, and practical application.” – Amazon Review of CMM Solutions Field Guide
“What a useful workbook -- the eight templates were laid out with clear steps, good examples, and simple visuals that make it easy to see how to apply the ideas. I just used it to help me prepare for a presentation to a group of city commissioners about some communication issues!” – Amazon Review of CMM Solutions Workbook
What is CMM-Consulting?
The CMM Solutions Field Guide and companion Workbook are essential tools for learning the art and practice of CMM-Consulting.
CMM-Consulting is a distinct combination of attitudes and techniques. We call attention to three of these distinct features: 1) commitment to working collaboratively with clients to address fundamental issues; 2) a focus on communication – what the clients actually say and do – as generating both the problems that they are facing and the ways of moving beyond those problems; and 3) attention to critical moments in communication.
We have developed this signature style of CMM-Consulting because there is a problem with "solving problems" in the traditional sense:
The Problem with Solving Problems - There is nothing wrong with solving problems! When the supply room catches on fire, you want to put it out quickly and effectively. Forget the organization chart, whoever is closest to the extinguisher, grab it! Problem solved, and then life moves on.
But when the supply room keeps on catching fire day after day, your best response might be to change something more fundamental than replenishing the extinguisher and reducing the response time needed to activate it. A better world would be one in which fires don’t happen so frequently, if at all.
If the goal is to solve a problem, then the “problem” has been given tremendous power. The “problem” (however we construe it) organizes our efforts to “solve” it. And so the problems we face become the generative force in organizing our relationships and organizations, not our highest hopes or deepest values. In addition, the problem creates the criteria by which we will recognize “solutions.” We become de-sensitized to all of the other things in our environment that are “not-solutions” but which may well be of great value. We might say that every “solution” to every problem has “collateral damage” – as everyone knows who has had to clean up a sodden store room after the fire has been extinguished. In one way of putting it, problems are holes in the ground and their solutions fill those holes, but when they are solved, we’re just back at level ground. Nothing has been gained, just put back where it was. Until next time…
CMM-Consultants take a communication perspective, respectfully discussing communication with their clients as the substantive and generative force that shapes the quality of working relationships and outcomes of organizational activities. This means that CMM-Consultants recognize that the situations described by their clients as problematic events in their working world are made by a particular form of communication. Retracing the arc of that experience, the CMM-Consultant then works with the client to move backward through the communication event in order to name critical moments and articulate desired shifts to something different (better).
The Groundbreaking SEAVA Model for CMM-Consultants