Introduction:
Communities, governments, churches, corporations, schools, families, non-profit organizations, and many other groups need effective leaders that are able to steer clear of trouble and lead their group to make effective decisions and successfully complete their work. They lead by example and help facilitate group process into actions that include the bigger picture as well as the problems at hand. This involves the employment of spiritual values and principles of higher consciousness rather than simply looking to maximize the “bottom line”, or to find the most convenient solution to a problem.

Conscious leaders do not tolerate processes whereby people in the group feel the need to compromise their values. The conscious leader demands performance, integrity, competence and a consistent adherence to a code of moral ethics and spiritual values. These leaders are not theoretically based but are able to walk the spiritual and physical domains concurrently, remaining grounded and comfortable in both.

This seminar speaks to anyone who is in a position of leadership – from leading a few group members to leading a large team. The conscious leader lives the way he or she leads. The conscious leader has developed the ability to sense what is happening in the group and to lead without doing any harm to members of the group. The conscious leader knows that his or her job is to facilitate process within the group, not to dictate how the group will function. The conscious leader is not collecting a string of successes. The conscious leader is helping others find their own success.

Meet the Author:
Dr. Veeder South is the author of the book: The Path of Advanced Awareness to Conscious Relationships as well as the Conscious Leadership Workbook. Dr. South received his PhD in Engineering from UCLA, majoring in energy and kinetics. After teaching as an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of California, Northridge for 6 years, he embarked on a career as an entrepreneur. Over the last 25 years, Dr. South has started and/or managed several different companies ranging from manufacturing automatic inspection equipment to software development to personality training. He has studied the Eastern philosophy of Tao for several years and has utilized this wisdom in his work as a leader and entrepreneur. In 2006, he started Advanced Awareness, a new training and publishing company, with the idea to develop many of the concepts he has learned over his 30-year career in business and in life. He is a parent of two grown children and lives in Laguna Beach, California with his wife, Susie.

Conscious Leadership Program:
The Path of Advanced Awareness to Conscious Leadership begins with becoming a conscious person. The principles of Advanced Awareness are applied to the subject of Leadership. In addition to the traditional skills that make an effective leader, the subject of what makes a conscious leader is developed around the wisdom of the Eastern book of Tao Te Ching, the classic Chinese book of “The Way”. This unusual book was written over 2,500 years ago in China as a guide to fundamental wisdom and the art of leadership for the ancient Chinese rulers. The literal meaning of Tao Te Ching can be translated as: The Great Book (Ching) of The Way Forward (Tao) with Character and Integrity (Te). The lessons of this book resonate today as much as they did twenty-five centuries ago.

This program follows the principles contained in the book: The Path of Advanced Awareness to Conscious Relationships by Dr. Veeder South, president of Advanced Awareness. In his book, the primary conscious relationship we need to develop is the relationship we have with our self. This program is an extension of that program and is also derived from the book: The Tao of Leadership by John Heider. It can be presented as a half-day seminar, two 2-hour seminars, or as a mini-course over several sessions. The contents of the workbook are listed below: