SESSION 1 – GETTING TO KNOW ABOUT ‘US’ AND ‘WE’
Introduction to TA values & starting to co-create. Understanding transactions. This session is about understanding how we communicate with others, what gets in the way of good communications and how we can reduce the risk of miscommunication and be clearer in our transactions with others. We will also explore the concept of ‘we-ness’ and how we as a group can best learn together.
SESSION 2 – HOW HUNGRY ARE YOU?
Exploring psychological hungers & strokes and how they impact an organisation. In our second session we will look at our psychological hungers for contact, recognition, structure and stimulus. How organisations can flourish when these are met and what happens if our needs aren’t met. What can we do to motivate people and invite connection?
SESSION 3 – CONTRACTING FOR SUCCESS
What’s our purpose? Who is responsible for what? How will we know when we get there? This session looks at TA concepts of contracting, using them to clarify our individual learning goals, and along the way, learning what really influences the outcome. We look at multi-party contracting and how to invite psychologically healthy negotiations.
SESSION 4 – PEOPLE UNDER PRESSURE – STARTING TO UNDERSTAND OURSELVES WITH OTHERS
Exploring defensive patterns including Drivers, Rackets & Games and how they impact our relationships. We all have preferred ways of working and when we feel under pressure we slip in to these ways of working because they have helped us to deliver in the past. So, how can we work smarter and help others to do the same? We will explore defensive patterns and look at how we can move from unhelpful ‘red loops’ to potent ‘green loops’.
SESSION 5 – OURSELVES IN THE WORLD
Life positions, life stories and changing an organisation’s/team’s narrative. In this session, we build on what we’ve already learned, to explore how we see and interact with the world around us; and how, in turn, that influences how we see ourselves. How do others see us? Are these two “views” congruent or different? Are we different people in different settings? If our life is a story how do we build the next chapter?
SESSION 6 – HERE & NOW OR THERE AND THEN?
An exploration of Ego states and how they influence ethics.
This exciting session takes a deeper dive into our personality, looking at different Ego state models and how we can use them to better understand ourselves and others. How do Ego states show up in organisations? And how do they influence performance?
This is about developing our individual autonomy and also how we can work ethically with others to invite them to grow and change with us.
SESSION 7 – WORKING WITH TEAMS AND GROUPS
Imagos and cycles of development. Practical steps for working with teams and groups. What are the stages of group/team development and how can we influence them to create a sense of belonging and purpose? Imagos increase our understanding of the deeper processes that affect us when we are in groups and offer ways to improve group dynamics and reduce Game playing. The cycle of development offers some very practical ways to support teams and groups through change; as well as providing insights into our feelings along the way.
SESSION 8 – BERNE’S IDEAS ABOUT ORGANISATIONS
An introduction to Organisational TA theory – the structure and the dynamics of organisations.
Berne wrote about the structure and dynamics of organisations 50 years ago and his ideas are still helpful today. In this session we look at hoe organisations operate, explore agitation across organisational boundaries, examine how leadership and followership affect organisations and the inter-relationship between organisational structure and psychological processes.
SESSION 9 – CO-CREATED SPACE FOR OUR CURIOSITIES
Looking back at the year so far what do you want to know more about or go deeper with? As a group we will decide what we want to explore and how we are going to do it. We will share responsibility and take our co-creativity and ‘we-ness’ to the next level.
SESSION 10 – ENDINGS AND MOVING ON
Exploring ‘change’ and an introduction to Personality Adaptations. Reflecting on our learning. How do different personality adaptations say ‘goodbye’? This will be an introduction to personality adaptations with a particular focus on how they may influence us saying goodbye. We will also take time to reflect on our year, our group process and what you have achieved. Then time to reflect, celebrate and plan.
