Aiki Business DevelopmentBusiness has long sought an edge from the martial arts. However, war-like aggression and dominance do not solve peoples’ problems in the long term. The corporate landscape is littered with the remnants of fallen giants, run by over-competitive, egocentric executives who believed they were below ethics and above the law.The future lies in business leadership, ethical practice and harmony between calm, clear-thinking, enterprising people. Long term business solutions are not found in confrontation and briefcase combat. The secret lies in quality collaborative relationships and the often overlooked concepts of integrity and trust. A business that is enjoyable to work in is usually a pleasure to do business with also. Good people, not dodgy deals, make for great business growth. So look no further for business help. Invest in your people and your own future now? Griffith Aikido Institute provides a range of Aiki business development services so that you too can become a successful business by investing in the welfare and longevity of your people. The same techniques that honed the Samurai of the feudal eras and today’s calm, clear-thinking, positive Aikido practitioners are applied to our business advice. Calm, stress-free, positive people operating in a harmonious environment are far more energetic and productive than tired undervalued employees living with constant fear and stress Our Aiki Business CoachThanks to our resident professional business consultant, Mr. Gary Weigh, we are pleased to offer business help in the form of corporate Aikido workshops. Gary is our President and an accredited Aikido instructor with a special interest in personal protection and peaceful conflict resolution in the business environment. With a Bachelor of commerce degree and a Masters degree in Financial Planning, Gary has a wealth of business knowledge and over 20 years of business know-how in the form of professional business planning, management consulting, teaching and personal financial planning. Check him out at www.garyweigh.comCourses include
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Mind MasteryMind Mastery involves a series of traditional time-tested relaxation and mind calming techniques that can be traced back to the samurai era of feudal Japan. The aim of this workshop is to share some of these self-development techniques which, if practiced over time can help the body to relax and the mind to become calm and positive. With constant practice, the results can be amazingly effective. Imagine a workforce of calm, positive, purposeful people with improved concentration and focus, who know how to control internal conflict and minimise stress. At the individual level, confidence and self esteem are improved as a result of learning these simple yet powerful personal disciplines. From an employer’s point of view, the health and productivity benefits to be gained by investing in these Aikido based skills are simply too good to miss.Conflict ResolutionMost people associate conflict with confrontation, insult, rudeness, threat and occasional violence. Without those negative elements conflict could be open and direct communication with differing points of view. For most people however, ego and emotions get in the way and constructive interaction devolves into a devastating and stressful personal experience. The workplace is a historical breeding ground for conflict because employees who would not generally choose each other as friends are thrown together under an employer’s roof and expected to instantly bond into harmonious and productive teams. The reality is that individuals compete, struggle for supremacy or merely try to survive, resulting in a wide range of difficult and challenging interactions. Our conflict resolution methodology, firmly rooted in Japanese Aikido principles, aims to resolve such interactions peacefully. You will be guided through a range of non-aggressive aiki responses that do not involve ‘fighting back’ but nonetheless are powerful strategies that aim to seek mutually acceptable peaceful solutions.Personal ProtectionOur Personal Protection is a system of escalated responses which offers a non-aggressive approach to staying safe in most day-to-day circumstances. As much as we would like to believe that every workplace is a cooperative, non-confrontational environment, the truth is quite the opposite. Competing egos, morale & self-esteem issues, frustration, power, fear and stress all contribute to varying levels of workplace conflict. Bullying, harassment and intimidation still pervade too many workplaces and employers must recognise their responsibility and duty of care. Solutions are never simple but the problem can be addressed by (a) changing the culture; and (b) providing employees with the skills to increase their personal safety at work. Our 5-step Personal Protection system provides the assertiveness, movement and escape skills to enable your people to diffuse confrontation and correct the imbalance of control so that they can positively manage their environment.Contact us for more details or about tailoring activities for your workplace |
