Last date for nomination: Aug 8, 2025
Note: Nominations will be reviewed only after the last date of nomination (Aug 8). We will reach out to you after the review process.
Social sector practitioners work with problems of great complexity and magnitude. As they work in these challenging environments to create meaningful impact, they may experience frustration, disappointment, stress and burnout. The effects of the well-being of leaders in the social sector may trickle down to their teams. There is research-based evidence demonstrating that social sector practitioners benefit personally and professionally from purposefully attending to their well-being. This course will help the participants take away perspectives, practices and skills, which nurture well-being in self, others, teams and organizations. It is recommended that at least 2-4 members from each organization participate in the program together especially for Part 2.
Participants can choose to do both the parts in the same year or attend one part of the program without the other. Part 2 will consist of 4.5 days of learning sessions followed by four (4) online, weekly coaching circles. Each coaching circle will be 100 minutes long. PART 2- Thriving organizational spaces: How can we create collaborative, well-being-centred cultures in teams and organizations?
Shashi is interested in well-being for himself and others. He is a seeker, practitioner, and teacher in inward journeys of personal mastery, and outward journeys of systemic change in complex systems. An alumnus of IIT Madras and IIM Bangalore, Shashi has 27 years of experience in the corporate sector, and 13 years in the social sector. He facilitates programs in well-being and personal mastery for CSOs and is a certified facilitator of CBCT® (Cognitively Based Compassion Training). He is a co-initiator of the Well@Work Lab, and a Director of Viridus Social Impact Solutions. Ruchi has over 30 years of work experience of which the last 19 have been in education. In recent years, her focus has shifted entirely to "well-being" for herself and others. She has a deep-rooted conviction that we can all leam to be happier and more well. She is especially interested in exploring ways in which schools can be sensitized and teachers can be capacitated to create positive socio-emotional environments and help children develop socio-emotionally. An alumnus of Calcutta University and University of California, Ruchi is certified by Emory University to facilitate CBCT® Programs and to train teachers in SEEL (Socio-Emotional and Ethical Leaming) She is a Director at Viridus Social Impact Solutions.
Siva is a teacher in inward journeys of personal mastery. He works in the areas of teacher education, personal mastery, Socio-Emotional and Ethical Learning (SEEL) and human well-being. Siva has over 14 years of experience in teaching and facilitating. At present, he is working intensively on exploring, designing and facilitating programs related to individual and organizational well-being, personal mastery and universal human values. He is a resource person for All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), University Grants Commission (UGC). Indian School of Development Management (ISDM), NIT Warangal, DSERT, Karnataka, and various social purpose organizations. He holds master's degrees in education and psychology. Siva is also a SEEL facilitator certified by Emory University. Jayshree works at the intersection of self, society and ecology. She draws her wisdom from Indian spirituality and Western research training. She helps create spaces and integrate practices in teams to love unconditionally, feel deeply, and live intentionally. She is the co-founder of the social enterprise Inner Companion Alternative Learning and Research Foundation, based out of Tiruvannamalai. The purpose of the organization is to facilitate individuals and families to transition into and lead alternative ways of learning, earning and living. Her educational journey includes a bachelor's in computer science engineering, from Anna University, Chennai. She has a double master's in psychology and career counselling and livelihood planning (Madras University, Martin Luther King University, India). Jayasree also holds a PhD in Education, focused on educational leadership in higher education, from Plymouth State University, New Hampshire, USA. Here is her Linkedin profile.
Ruta began her professional career as an IT professionalin 2005. She has worked internationally for 10 years in leading roles within the IT, banking and Finance sectors, actively mentoring teams in various capacities. However, even as she was engaged as a professional in the IT sector, she volunteered in a sustained manner with NGOs engaged in education and learning. Something kept pulling her toward this work. Her longest stint as a volunteer was with New York Cares. Finally, she made the transition by pursuing a master's programin education at Azim Prema University.
"When I was recommended by my colleagues to join the workshop on well-being, I was in two minds. Should I or should I not? I was really happy that I did join. The entire program was very well-curated and designed. The various aspects like situational role play analysis, the group activities, and the self and organizational evaluations, etc., helped me understand what makes well-being important for both the self and for organizations. I would definitely recommend every person to attend this program for self and organizational well-being, so that we genuinely spread well-being around us." "For me, the course provided a safe introspective space through insightful techniques. Well researched course material and exceptional facilitators are some things that stood out during the training Some key takeaways for me were the techniques to improve wellness based on my own past experiences and looking within using the rubrics shared. Some things that stood out about the Vindus facilitators were their sensitivity to individual privacy and recommendations without prescriptions. I would recommend this program to leaders because their individual wellness is often ignored."
About This Course
Course Objective
Course Outcomes
When the practices, perspectives and skills learnt in the program are applied in their lives, participants may expenence one or more of the following outcomes. Participants will be able to:
Pre-requisites
The program is divided into two parts.
Expected Commitment
Course Details
Working towards well-being is a two-part course. However, participants can attend one part of the program without the other or choose to do both the parts together in the same year.
This workshop helps leadership teams, who value things like greater employee engagement, productivity, innovation, and well-being by reducing workplace related bumout stress, conflict and attrition, and by increasing the harmony that members expenence with their job.
The organizational container that people interact and work within can have a considerable impact on their work productivity relationships, and state of being As a leader with influence you can intentionally create a container that fosters inclusion collaboration and enables well-being However given the day-to day pressures and conflicting priorities sometimes this can be a challenge. Certain perspectives and practices can help and enable us.
Phases
Module
Activity / Number of hours
Mode of delivery
Location
Part 2
Creating a culture of well-being in organizations/teams
4-days of learning sessions to explore.
How can we create organization cultures centred on collaboration and well-being?In-person
Bengaluru
4 weekly coaching circles (100 mins each)
Online
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About The Resource Organization
The vision of Viridus Social Impact Solutions (VSIS) is to understand and work with organizations to help them navigate the complexities of social change. Currently, the work of Viridus focuses on three (3) different strategic levers:
Website: https://www.viridus.in/
Facilitators
Shashi Nair
Ruchi Ghose
Siva Sankar Kantheti
Jayshree
Ruta Desai
Testimonials
Rizwan Ahmed, Founder-Member, Gubbachi Learning Community
Supriya Dey, Co-founder, Vision Empower
