Fear and Love in the Work Place – Robin Shohet and Helena Clayton

Fear knocked on the door. Love answered and there was no-one there. (Sufi maxim)

Love and fear are rarely talked about in the workplace. We believe that many if not most organisations and indeed relationships are run by fear, and the impulse to love and serve has got buried in a plethora of self protective mechanisms. Fear is like black clouds that block the sun which is always shining. And it is so difficult to acknowledge because there is shame around it and also because it hides itself. Some of its symptoms which are not recognised as fear come out as blame, avoidance, competition, comparison, excessive self protection to the detriment of the whole, the need to be right, anger, prejudice and so on. Love is also avoided because society has built elaborate defences to protect us from the vulnerability that expressing it entails. It is considered soft and touchy feely whereas focusing on productivity involving short term benefit strategies, often built on fear, to the detriment of a bigger picture, is considered more useful.

In these two workshops the first one will be taking a closer look at fear and what a huge impact it has on our lives and the world in general. In a willingness to be vulnerable in sharing it, we get into closer relationship with each other. The second what we might mean by love in a workplace context and how we can help love become a powerful force there and beyond.

RECORDING 

This workshop will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM 

This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE 

The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.

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All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.

https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/

Robin Shohet

Robin Shohet has been a supervisor and trainer of supervisors since 1976 and published widely in that area, his latest an edited book Supervision as Spiritual Practice coming out in December 2024. He is a student of A Course in Miracles.

Website | www.cstdlondon.co.uk

Helena Clayton

Helena Clayton is an organisational consultant supporting leaders at all levels to create healthy workplaces cultures where people can flourish. With 25 years experience, she works across all sectors, designing and running leadership programmes and is also a coach and a coaching supervisor. She has been researching love in organisations since 2018, developing and running pioneering and bold workshops and programmes for organisations and beyond.

Website | www.helenaclayton.co.uk