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Please note: On Wednesday September 20, online registration may be unavailable for up to 15 minutes while system maintenance is performed. If the 'Register Now' page does not load, please wait about 15 minutes and try again.
The landscape for leadership has changed. It is no longer enough to be smart, experienced, and committed. Leadership needs to be a transformative experience that starts with leading the self. The world, with all of its uncertainty, risk, and loss, needs leaders who can provide psychological safety in the face of dangers and threats.
Psychological safety begins with the “person effect” you cast out into the world. Leaders who are unaware of their “person effect” have a liability and can find it incredibly difficult to stimulate high performance. However, those who intentionally create psychological safety are able to foster the creativity and innovation necessary to thrive.
Drawing on studies of high performance leadership from the worlds of sports, business, medicine, music, theater, military, and hostage negotiation, this workshop invites participants to synthesize this knowledge and apply it to the contexts in which they live and lead. More specifically, participants will develop and learn:
A transformative experience on leading self, others, and organizations. This is a week-long journey into the roots of your leadership strengths and an exploration of your leadership talents. This workshop will offer cutting-edge theory, experiential learning, and opportunities to do personal work that can help you overcome barriers to becoming a true leader.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
George Kohlrieser is Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the Institute of Management Development (IMD) Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is a best-selling, award-winning author of two leadership books, a veteran hostage negotiator, and an organizational and clinical psychologist. He has been a workshop leader at Esalen since 1979.
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Sunday
7:15 pm – 9:30 pm
Monday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tuesday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Friday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Summer Groovers will experience Esalen in a format similar to our Self Guided Explorations workshops. Each Summer Groove week or weekend will open and close with a circle, and be filled with festive, nostalgic activities that harken back to those days of yore.
More activities can be found on our open class schedule.
See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.
Click Register Now to view availability of accommodations and all-inclusive, program-specific tuition. Please note that not all accommodation levels are available for every workshop and additional faculty fees may apply.
We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.
Please note: On Wednesday September 20, online registration may be unavailable for up to 15 minutes while system maintenance is performed. If the 'Register Now' page does not load, please wait about 15 minutes and try again.
Click Register Now to view availability of accommodations and all-inclusive tuition that includes lodging, three meals per day, access to the baths, and all activities on the Summer Groove schedule.
We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.
For this workshop, you will register and pay for accommodations and tuition in two separate steps.
Second, click Book Accommodations from this page and enter the password to complete your reservation to stay at Esalen.
Prices for accommodations include your lodging, meals, open classes, and use of the baths and other facilities. View partner program accommodations pricing.
As of June 30, 2023 we no longer require a negative COVID test at the time of check in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.
All guests and faculty must provide proof of negative test results at time of check-in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.
In addition to proof of vaccination, all guests and faculty must provide proof of negative test results at time of check-in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.
Effective January 7, 2022 in response to the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant, all guests and faculty will provide proof of negative PCR, NAAT, or antigen test results at time of check-in. The test must be taken within 72 hours nd results must come from a laboratory or healthcare provider.Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Effective December 15 in accordance with new guidance from Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Health, all guests, students, staff, residents, and faculty are required to wear masks in all indoor public settings, irrespective of vaccine status, for the next four weeks (December 15, 2021 through January 15, 2022). Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Effective November 19, 2021, in accordance with new guidance from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, all guests, students, staff, residents, and faculty are no longer required to wear masks indoors on campus. Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Starting November 5, 2021, due to substantial levels of COVID-19 transmission in Monterey County, a mask mandate established by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors will go into effect. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
All guests will be required to provide proof of vaccination upon arrival starting September 3, 2021. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Masks are no longer mandated indoors or outdoors, except during massage sessions. Guests are not required to provide testing or vaccination verification before arriving on campus. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
The landscape for leadership has changed. It is no longer enough to be smart, experienced, and committed. Leadership needs to be a transformative experience that starts with leading the self. The world, with all of its uncertainty, risk, and loss, needs leaders who can provide psychological safety in the face of dangers and threats.
Psychological safety begins with the “person effect” you cast out into the world. Leaders who are unaware of their “person effect” have a liability and can find it incredibly difficult to stimulate high performance. However, those who intentionally create psychological safety are able to foster the creativity and innovation necessary to thrive.
Drawing on studies of high performance leadership from the worlds of sports, business, medicine, music, theater, military, and hostage negotiation, this workshop invites participants to synthesize this knowledge and apply it to the contexts in which they live and lead. More specifically, participants will develop and learn:
A transformative experience on leading self, others, and organizations. This is a week-long journey into the roots of your leadership strengths and an exploration of your leadership talents. This workshop will offer cutting-edge theory, experiential learning, and opportunities to do personal work that can help you overcome barriers to becoming a true leader.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
George Kohlrieser is Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the Institute of Management Development (IMD) Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is a best-selling, award-winning author of two leadership books, a veteran hostage negotiator, and an organizational and clinical psychologist. He has been a workshop leader at Esalen since 1979.
August 13–18, 2023
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The landscape for leadership has changed. It is no longer enough to be smart, experienced, and committed. Leadership needs to be a transformative experience that starts with leading the self. The world, with all of its uncertainty, risk, and loss, needs leaders who can provide psychological safety in the face of dangers and threats.
Psychological safety begins with the “person effect” you cast out into the world. Leaders who are unaware of their “person effect” have a liability and can find it incredibly difficult to stimulate high performance. However, those who intentionally create psychological safety are able to foster the creativity and innovation necessary to thrive.
Drawing on studies of high performance leadership from the worlds of sports, business, medicine, music, theater, military, and hostage negotiation, this workshop invites participants to synthesize this knowledge and apply it to the contexts in which they live and lead. More specifically, participants will develop and learn:
A transformative experience on leading self, others, and organizations. This is a week-long journey into the roots of your leadership strengths and an exploration of your leadership talents. This workshop will offer cutting-edge theory, experiential learning, and opportunities to do personal work that can help you overcome barriers to becoming a true leader.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
George Kohlrieser is Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the Institute of Management Development (IMD) Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is a best-selling, award-winning author of two leadership books, a veteran hostage negotiator, and an organizational and clinical psychologist. He has been a workshop leader at Esalen since 1979.
Esalen Institute
55000 Highway 1
Big Sur, CA 93920
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