Leadership Expert Selected to Present at International Creativity Conference

Expert Blends Martial Arts, Emotional Intelligence for Creating Leadership Success

Contact: Timothy H. Warneka at 440.944.4746
P.O. Box 20
Cleveland, OH 44092
Tim@timwarneka.com
http://www.timwarneka.com

Cleveland, Ohio – June 8, 2007 – Local leadership expert Timothy Warneka has been selected as one of only 20 international speakers to present at the International Creativity Conference at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. Warneka, co-author of the newly released The Way of Leading People: Unlocking Your Integral Leadership Skills with the Tao Te Ching (Asogomi, 2007) joins 20 other presenters from around the world for the conference being held in University Circle at the Gestalt Institute in August, 2007.

“The conference planning committee for Gestalt & Creativity: An International Conference is pleased to welcome Mr. Warneka to the celebration,” says Sarah Toman, Ph.D, an Associate Professor at Cleveland State University and a member of the Creativity Celebration Planning Committee at the Institute. Warneka, a visiting faculty member at the Institute, will present the topic “Celebrating Flow: How to Manage More Creativity than You Can Handle” which will incorporate principles from Gestalt, Emotional Intelligence and revolutionary non-violent martial art of Aikido.

The Gestalt Creativity Conference features Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb as keynote presenter. Ms. Spagnuolo Lobb hails from Italy and is the editor of Creative License: The Art of Gestalt Therapy (Springer Verlag, 2003).

The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland was founded in 1954 by some of the earliest students of Fritz Perls, Laura Perls, Isadore Fromm, and Paul Goodman and trains people from all over the world. It is the most well-established and largest institute in the world dedicated to the study of Gestalt theory to work with individuals, couples, families, groups and organizations.

The Institute’s website explains that the term Gestalt is a German word that means a complete pattern or perceived whole. “A Gestalt approach strongly encourages looking at the big picture,” states Warneka, who uses these principles in his work as a keynote speaker, leadership coach and clinical counselor. The president of the Black Belt Consulting Group, Warneka also holds black belt ranking in Aikido. “Gestalt and Aikido complement each other beautifully, and they are both very creative.” observes Warneka.

A leadership expert and author of several books, Warneka also explained that creativity is a central theme of leadership. “My latest book, The Way of Leading People draws on 2500 year-old wisdom from China that explains how to be more creative as a leader,” stated Warneka. The book is available through the publisher Asogomi Publishing International as well as on-line book sellers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

To learn more about Tim Warneka, visit him on-line at:
http://www.timwarneka.com

To learn more about Gestalt & Creativity: An International Conference visit the website for The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland’s at:
http://www.gestaltcleveland.org/index.html

The Creativity Conference will be held at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland on August 8 – 11, 2007.

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