Kokorozashi Seminar: Wisdom from Māori, Métis, and Japanese Cultures: Uniting Spirit, Mind, and Body in Business Leadership
Details:
Feeling the weight of business life, interested in global cultures, or seeking ways to harmonize your body and soul? Join us for this transformative event.
In today’s fast-paced world, business life can be overwhelming. Constant connectivity through devices, competitive pressures, and complex human relationships often leave us stressed and drained. If you’re looking for inspiration and guidance to restore balance in your life, this special Kokorozashi Seminar is for you.
We are honored to welcome two extraordinary speakers who will share the ancestral wisdom from their respective cultures and how they’ve adapted these teachings for modern leadership:
- Professor Chellie Spiller, a Māori scholar and Professor of Leadership at the University of Waikato Management School, Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Ms. Christina Manchulenko, a Métis performance artist, educator, and somatic therapist from Winnipeg, Canada.
Both Professor Spiller and Ms. Manchulenko will offer insights into the rich heritage of Māori and Métis leadership traditions, revealing how these time-honored principles can help us navigate today’s demanding business landscape.
Following their presentations, Tomoya Nakamura, Professor of GLOBIS University and a practitioner of Japanese martial arts, will moderate a thought-provoking discussion. The dialogue will explore key themes such as:
- Connection to the land and sea: How indigenous cultures foster deep connections with the natural world.
- Challenges in modern business: Why do so many individuals struggle with mental health issues and burnout? What drives the growing divide between the rich and the poor?
- Restoring balance: How Māori leadership principles, like Wayfinding Leadership, and Métis approaches to Holistic Leadership can guide us toward balance and well-being.
- The unification of body, mind, and spirit: What can we achieve when these three elements are aligned?
This seminar is part of Nakamura’s ongoing exploration of sustainable leadership, inspired by the teachings of Professor Peter Senge of MIT during a previous Kokorozashi Seminar. Professor Senge emphasized the importance of examining civilizations with over 2,000 years of history to truly understand sustainability. The Māori, Métis, and Japanese cultures offer rich legacies in this regard, and through this event, we hope to uncover essential insights for building a more sustainable future.
To see Professor Senge’s exchange with Nakamura-san in a previous Kokorozashi Seminar, please view 36:34 of the following video: https://globisinsights.com/video/from-organizational-learning-to-compassionate-systems/
Notes about this interactive online event:
This event will be held live online. Upon registration, a link will be sent to your email address with a URL and details on how to join.
Some tips for the event:
- Join on time as the event will be live (we recommend joining at least 5 minutes early).
- Please try to have earphones, a microphone, and/or a webcam ready for a more interactive experience.
- Please have a journal and writing tools to record key insights.
- Have a good time and don’t be shy to participate in the discussions.
Overview
| Date: | Monday, November 18, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM (Pacific Standard Time) |
| Where: | Online |
| Registration Fee: | Free of charge |
| Language: | English |
Agenda
| 4:45 PM (PST) | Reception Opens |
|---|---|
| 5:00 PM (PST) | GLOBIS Introduction |
| 5:05 PM (PST) | Chellie-san's Introduction to Wayfinding Leadership |
| 5:15 PM (PST) | Christina-san's Introduction to Embodied Leadership |
| 5:25 PM (PST) | Panel among Chellie-san, Christina-san and Nakamura-san |
| 5:45 (PST) | Q&A with attendees |
| 6:00PM (PST) | GLOBIS Program Information & Questionnaire |
Chellie Spiller (Speaker)
Professor, University of Waikato Management School
Chellie Spiller is a Māori professor of leadership at the University of Waikato Management School, Aotearoa New Zealand. Her research explores leadership and how businesses can create sustainable wealth and wellbeing. Chellie is co-author of Wayfinding Leadership: Groundbreaking Wisdom for Developing Leaders which shows how leaders can transform organisations by using practices such as mindfulness and awareness. After a rewarding experience as Leader in Residence at the Atlantic Institute, Oxford University, Chellie released The Catalyst’s Way to support catalytic efforts worldwide.
Christina Manchulenko (Speaker)
Performance Artist, Educator, and Somatic Therapist
Christina is a Métis performance artist, educator, and somatic therapist from Winipeg, Canada, offering holistic training programs in embodied leadership. Christina’s innovative application of somatic-based expressive arts modalities allows leaders to access embodied wisdom and refine their non-verbal communication, enhancing their capacity to lead from a place of balanced attunement and authenticity. Emphasizing a commitment to social justice, leaders are empowered to develop sustainable practices that prioritize inclusivity.
Tomoya Nakamura (Dialogue Partner)
President, GLOBIS USA, Inc.
Mr. Tomoya Nakamura started his professional career at Marubeni Corporation, reorganized an investment company at Advantage Partners, and was the Senior Managing Director of Sun-Life Corporation (TSE 7040). At GLOBIS University, he served as the Dean of the English MBA Programs. He primarily lectures on leadership, kokorozashi, and globalization.
