IKAF Tag

GERMANY, Maria Fischer • “Caught!” was clearly written in Margit R’s face when Gertrud and Norbert Jehle spoke very practically and graphically about “listening and looking” on Saturday, 27 June, during the Jour Fixe for leaders at Memholz, Germany. These are decisive elements of observation when dealing with colleagues. The little, practical exercise during which Margit R’s face showed she had been caught, gave rise in other participants to a whole palette of emotions from “This can’t be happening!” to a smiling, “It really is my turn!” The exercise consistedRead More
By Maria Fischer. “Jesus was the master of time wasting, no? He wasted time to accompany, to allow consciences to mature, to heal, to teach…” This quote from Pope Francis’ message during the Jubilee audience on October 25th marked and touched the weekend of the International Kentenich Academy for executives. (IKAF). Wasting time, beginning with the arrival: the trip was longer, because of the amount of snowfall and more than one participant needed help on the last kilometer up the hill that leads to “Schönstatt auf`m Berg” [Schoenstatt on theRead More