Dotting the i ... on 9 and 10 Octboer 2025
Benefiting even more from own experience and wisdom in conversations

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No matter how much experience you have - whether you are a director or a (process) supervisor - you never stop learning when it comes to having good, sometimes difficult conversations. Even if you have read all the books on the subject, it is still a matter of measuring and measuring in practice. No two people are the same and dealing with that fact is not done overnight. Especially because you yourself as an instrument in those conversations sometimes fall silent, sometimes become vulnerable, or just don't get on. Together with you, in this master class, we want to discover more deeply what this complexity means for your role as director or (process) supervisor. This Masterclass will be less about the skills: we assume those. It will mainly be about the art of leading and letting go in conversations, speaking with wisdom, increasing your own sensitivity while practising complex conversations. A unique combination of senior expertise from Gerda Nobel and Allard de Hoop will make you (re)examine some of the trickiest facets of conducting complex conversations. You will learn really hard-to-see or unconscious dotting the i's as an experienced discussion leader. This concerns both the context of the conversations or the outside (what is expected and what are the questions of the other person with whom you are having the conversation) and your personal inside (what resonates, what comes along - unconsciously - in the process of speaking). Transference, countertransference, projection, double loop learning, liminality in development processes, distance - proximity, intuition, etc. are all facets that we know regularly play a role. In addition, it is about perspectives. How do others and you look at a situation, how aware are both parties of this and what influence does this have on your own behaviour or that of the other? This Masterclass is mainly about your own practice; theory only plays a modest role insofar as it can clarify processes.Target group Managers and (process) supervisors with extensive practical experience

Implementation: A 24-hour meeting. We will work from Thursday 9 October 2025 from 2pm to 8pm and Friday 10 October 2025 from 8.30am to no later than 2pm

Location: Allardsoog, Bakkeveen https://www.nieuw-allardsoog.nl

Methods: We work mostly with methodologies within experiential learning. This means: doing a lot, discovering things yourself, being surprised, sharing experiences in such a way that reflective skills can develop and insights are generated. These are linked to what is known from scientific research or publications. Allard and Gerda structure the meeting, provide guidance, advice and feedback.

Group size: Maximum number of participants: 14

Costs: € 895, including coffee, tea, lunch, dinner and overnight stay

Supervisors: Gerda Nobel and Allard de Hoop

Goals
o Clear(er) awareness of your view of people and processes
o Deepening your personal and professional repertoire in complex conversations
o Greater awareness of what you can already do and where your challenges lie

Bycatch
o Expanding your network
o Working in a location where nature enters the room

Programme Thursday 9 October 2025
We start at 2pm and work through to 8pm. In between is a short break for a small snack, after 8pm we dine together.
- Welcome, & opening
- Tuning in: what are we going to do in the 24 hours?
- Assignment: how do I present myself to others?
feedback and reflection on the assignment
- Movie: leadership and communication
- Round 1: own case histories
- We reflect on: your perspective in difficult conversations
- Round 2: own case histories

Programme Friday 10 October 2025
We offer the possibility of a silence walk before breakfast at 8.00am
We will start the programme at 9am, work through to 1pm and conclude with a communal lunch
- Starter: getting started together
- The art of questioning
- Round 3: own case histories
- There are also other ways of communicating: a palette
- Rounding off, reaping, looking back in the context of: what has this 24 hours brought you?