Working with the Inner Critic: Lead a Full & Authentic Life – ALUMNI ONLY / IN-PERSON
Date: Jun 07, 2024Time: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Jun072024
Working with the Inner Critic: Lead a Full & Authentic Life – ALUMNI ONLY / IN-PERSON
Description
The inner critic, that interior voice of self-doubt and comparison to the lives and accomplishments of others, is a human archetype that manifests even more intensely in high achievement individuals. It is no stranger to HBS graduates. It can sap energy and initiative and cast doubt on our own instincts for the best path forward. However, if understood, it can also draw our attention to important aspects of our own wishes for a fuller and more authentic life.
In this highly interactive workshop we will:
- Work in small groups composed of your fellow alumni following established protocols for understanding the messages we received from our families concerning what constitutes success, failure and happiness.
- Learn and use the Memetic Theory of Rene Girard to begin to understand how we, mostly unconsciously, develop connections to our own particular “model/rivals” to whom we repeatedly turn to as points of comparison.
- Find out what it means to establish a relationship with the inner critic so that we can more skillfully recognize its subversive action.
- Discover practices for overcoming negativity brought by the critic and gain insight into the wisdom that may be hidden in the critic’s message.
This workshop will move through a cycle of learning new concepts, offer opportunities for individual self-reflection, and include small group work to go deeper into the dynamics of our own critic experience, engaging in larger group discussions, and learning practices for effective transformation of the inner critic encounter. The workshop harnesses the power of mutual sharing and deep listening that leads to ways forward that we may never have realized on our own.
There is a registration fee of $100 for alumni. Scholarships are available for those currently experiencing financial hardship. Space is limited.
Bios
Dr. Timothy Butler
Dr. Timothy Butler is Senior Fellow of Business Administration and Senior Faculty Advisor to Career Development Programs at the Harvard Business School. He has worked as a teacher, psychologist, psychotherapist, and career counselor for over forty years. Dr. Butler’s research has explored the way in which individuals make meaning in their lives through choices in work roles and work environments. He is particularly interested in decision making that is not subject to analysis and in the phenomenon of psychological impasse that is found at times of major career and life decision making. Together with Dr. James Waldroop, Dr. Butler developed the Internet-based interactive career assessment program CareerLeader that is currently used by over 500 MBA programs, universities, and corporations around the world. He is the co-author of three business career assessment instruments: the Business Career Interest Inventory, the Leadership Motivation Profile and the Leadership Skills profile.
Dr. Butler has worked with a wide range of organizations from Fortune 500 corporations to smaller high-growth firms. Dr. Butler’s latest book is The Four Elements: Finding Right Livelihood in the 21st Century (Open Boundary Press, 2021). His other books include Getting Unstuck: A Guide to Discovering Your Next Career Path (Harvard Business School Press, 2010) and, with James Waldroop, Discovering Your Career in Business (Basic Books, 1997) and The Twelve Bad Habits that Hold Good People Back (Doubleday, 2001). In addition to articles for academic journals, he has authored and co-authored articles in the business press including “The Executive as Coach”, “Managing Away Bad Habits”, “Job Sculpting: The Art of Retaining Your Best People”, “Understanding People People”, and “Hiring an Entrepreneurial Leader” (all in the Harvard Business Review).
Dr. Butler has worked with a wide range of organizations from Fortune 500 corporations to smaller high-growth firms. Dr. Butler’s latest book is The Four Elements: Finding Right Livelihood in the 21st Century (Open Boundary Press, 2021). His other books include Getting Unstuck: A Guide to Discovering Your Next Career Path (Harvard Business School Press, 2010) and, with James Waldroop, Discovering Your Career in Business (Basic Books, 1997) and The Twelve Bad Habits that Hold Good People Back (Doubleday, 2001). In addition to articles for academic journals, he has authored and co-authored articles in the business press including “The Executive as Coach”, “Managing Away Bad Habits”, “Job Sculpting: The Art of Retaining Your Best People”, “Understanding People People”, and “Hiring an Entrepreneurial Leader” (all in the Harvard Business Review).
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Date: Jun 07, 2024Time: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PMLocation
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- 100 / Alumni Registration
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