Testimonials

“The Shambhala Institute combines in-depth cultivation of personal leadership with the organizational issues that are critical in today's global environments. Few other leadership programs create such a dynamic, living laboratory of personal and collective learning.”

—Peter Senge, author, The Fifth Discipline
2001-2004, 2006, 2007, presenter

“Attending the Shambhala Institute's Conference on Authentic Leadership was an extraordinary learning experience. Cutting-edge leadership issues and approaches were taught and debated in workshops run by world-class facilitators, educators, artists and writers. Participants hailed from all over the globe, representing over a score of different nations, affording remarkable networking opportunities. To say the least, the quality of the discourse was profound and memorable. And, just like me, everyone seemed to be having the time of their lives. This was brain food for the most refined and demanding of palates.”

—Douglas Coughlin, Manager, Leadership and Talent Management Sector,
Canada Public Service Agency, Ottawa, Ontario 2007 program participant

“You have the opportunity to stand for a new, more relevant approach to leadership development. There's growing interest in what you are doing, but no one else has the same depth of experience, commitment, and vision.”

—Diane Willemse, Director, Leadership, Learning and Performance Effectiveness,
AstraZeneca Canada, Toronto, Ontario
2006 program participant

“Our current institutions and systems are at a breaking point, and traditional change methodologies are insufficient to address these complex challenges. “The Change Lab” takes stakeholders on a journey that has the potential to unleash creativity, innovation, and real solutions. I would recommend the “Solving Tough Problems” module to leaders dealing with complex problems within organizations or with large-systems problems within regions and beyond.”

—Georgina Veldhorst, former Vice President, North York General Hospital,
Toronto, Ontario. 2006, 2007 program participant

“As the challenges facing leaders grow more complex and challenging, the Shambhala Institute provides one of the very few places where leaders can develop sufficient clarity and courage about their work, and find a community of colleagues who willingly support one another through the dilemmas of leadership.”

—Margaret Wheatley, author, Leadership and the New Science,
Turning to One Another, Finding Our Way
2001-2008 module leader or presenter

“Attending the Shambhala program was a great experience as it helped me open up my mind to new possibilities and helped me understand how we create new realities.”

—Anil Nayar, Director - Chairman's Office, Bharti Airtel Limited, New Delhi, India
2006 program participant

“I see Shambhala as a defining moment in my personal and professional life — of pause, deep reflection, insightful learning and discerning affirmation. I gather energy from the memories and strategies from the experience.”

—Hilary Carty, Director, Cultural Leadership Programme, London, UK
2007 program participant

“After coming to the Authentic Leadership program I was able to help people in a few of the really stuck organizations I am working in to get in touch with the roots of the issues.”

—Daniel Normandeau, President, Conversart, Orleans, Ontario
2004, 2005 program participant