Leadership Development


Mandala Governance, December 2006

Talk Recordings

Download the MP3 files here

  • Talk One, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, December 8th, 2006
  • Lady Diana, December 9th, 2006
  • Talk Two (not yet available), Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, December 9th, 2006
  • Talk Three, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, December 10th, 2006
  • Q&A, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, December 10th, 2006

Documents

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Contemplation

  • A contemplation practice on the Six Ways of Ruling (excerpts from Ruling Your World and The Court Vision and Practice)

Supplementary Documents

  • Decision-Making Procedures document, created by and for the Sakyong's Council, and offered for use by other leadership groups in Shambhala


Shambhala Governance Academy core documents

Leadership and Governance Manual

  • The Leadership and Governance Manual (2006), produced by Shambhala Europe, is used in both Europe and North America as the basis for training centre directors and other leaders in the Shambhala organization. The first Governance Academy held in North America took place at the Atlanta Shambhala centre in March of 2006.

Key Excerpts

Excerpts from the Leadership and Governance Manual: (bite-sized, practical pieces for centre leaders)
(please note: some policy information in these documents is specific to Shambhala Europe and does not apply Mandala-wide)


Shambhala Leadership Development

Dorje Kasung Leadership Training

Programs:

  • Magyal Pomra Encampment (MPE): description of program, with contact information
  • NCO Training- description of program, with contact information; Description of the NCO leadership training approach, by Lennart Krogoll

Texts:

Shambhala Institute

Vajra Dawn Leadership Conference

  • Vajra Dawn Leadership Conference for young adults (ages 18-30)

Naropa University

New York Shambhala Centre

  • Leadership Development Program created by (and for) the New York Shambhala Center

Secular Sacred Governance

  • Transcribed talk by President Richard Reoch on secular sacred governance in Shambhala

Texts

  • The Genuine Leader In Awake Mind, Open Heart: The Power of Courage and Dignity in Everyday Life by Cynthia Kneen.
  • Dekyong Manual- containing talks by VCTR, VROT, and SMR on the principles of the Delek system and leadership. Available from the Shambhala Shop.
  • Ruling Your World, by Sakyong Mipham

Resource People


Shambhala Governance

Treatise on Society and Organization

  • Treatise composed by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, available on the Shambhala website.

Governing Structure of Shambhala

  • Summary of the new, interim governing structure of Shambhala
  • Full-text document of the new, interim governing structure of Shambhala
    (located under the heading Governance and Structure on the Congress website)

Tenets of Shambhala Governance

  • Draft document created by the working group on Governance and Structure, detailing the Tenets of Shambhala Governance (located under the heading Governance and Structure on the Congress website)

Statement of the Mandala Governing Council

  • The Ground of Openness and Trust, a statement of the Mandala Governing Council, December 2004. Available on the Congress website.

Diversity and Accessibility in Shambhala

  • Notes on Diversity and Accessibility, composed by Dan Hessey with input from the working group and review group on diversity and accessibility.
  • Resource List created by the Diversity and Accessibility working group


Court Principle

Ground: Shambhala Centers are to be "courts within the kingdom."
Path: By gaining a better understanding of Court Principles
Fruition: Leadership can help their individual centers to "manifest these principles as an emanation of Basic Goodness."

Non-restricted resources:

Restricted resources

(available at the Shambhala Shop):

  • The K'an-Yu of Sacred Architecture and the Three Kalapas, in the Kalapa Journal 2002, pp. 32-39.
  • Under One Roof, Interview with the Sakyong by the Warrior General, in the Kalapa Journal issue #4
  • Golden Sun of the Great East
  • Memoirs of Sir Nyima Sangpo
  • Court Vision and Practice, 1982


Volunteer Management


Mentorship

  • Emerging Leaders program under development at the New York Shambhala Center, as described by Dan Naistatd
  • View of Mentorship - letter from Chris Tamdjidi, the director of Shambhala Europe, to Shambhala centers and groups in Europe.
  • Setting up a Mentor System- letter from Chris Tamdjidi, the director of Shambhala Europe, to centre directors
  • Text on Mentorship: Lateral Mentoring, by the @s, available in pdf format online at


Non-profit Management

Helpful Texts and Websites


Management of Religious Organizations

Texts


Community Meetings

  • The Contribution of the Community Meeting to the Organisational and Community Development of Dechen Choling. This document describes the purpose and importance of having regular, facilitated meetings at Dechen Choling where open dialogue contributes to the development of the community.


Leadership Succession in Shambhala Centres

Resource People

  • Jane Arthur, former director of the Boulder Shambhala Centre, is available as a resource person for leadership transition and planning in Shambhala Centres. Jane can be reached at jarthur@frii.com
  • Helen Green led the recent leadership transition process in Boulder, and is available as a resource person. Helen can be reached at hgreen@ecentral.com
  • Susan Skjei, organizational consultant and coach; director of the Authentic Leadership Program at Naropa University, is available as a resource person: sskjei@prodigy.net


Job Descriptions and Job Announcements

  • Centre Director - This document, created in 2004 by Shambhala Europe for use in European centres, details the view and role of centre directors.
  • Group Coordinator- This document, created in 2004 by Shambhala Europe for use in European meditation groups, details the view and role of group coordinators
  • Centre Director job description and job announcement for the Boston Shambhala Center, 2004.
  • Part-time Coordinator job description and job announcement for the Boston Shambhala Center, 2005.
  • Centre Director draft job description, September 2004.
  • Centre Director job announcement for the Boulder Shambhala Center, 2004
  • Job descriptions for the Baltimore Shambhala Centre, 2005. Includes descriptions for each position on the Shambhala Council.
  • Job descriptions for Executive Director, Associate Director, Office Manager, Finance Director, Membership Coordinator/Registrar, Facilities Coordinator, Audio Visual Coordinator for the New York Shambhala Meditation Center (2005).


Leadership Structure

 

We are always looking for more resources, and particularly for more examples from Shambhala Centres. If you have something further to offer to this list, please contact Victoria Hagens at victoria.hagens@gmail.com

Find key Governance documents at Shambhala Governance Resources