Released on = March 13, 2007, 1:11 pm

Press Release Author = A. K. Rice Institute

Industry = Education

Press Release Summary = The A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems
today announced it is accepting applications for participation in its premier
leadership training event, the annual Leadership Institute. The six-day Leadership
Institute will be held in Lake Arrowhead, CA and will be directed by Dr. Gordon
Strauss, M.D.

Press Release Body = Rainier, WA, [March 13, 2007] - The A.K. Rice Institute for the
Study of Social Systems today announced it is accepting applications for
participation in its premier leadership training event, the annual Leadership
Institute.

While many workshops provide training in the tools or mechanics of leadership, the
A.K. Rice approach (also referred to as the Tavistock method) focuses on what drives
you emotionally and how you can develop the personal qualities that will enable you
to cope with, and even thrive in, the complex challenges that leadership presents.
This six-day residential program enables you to understand the interpersonal and
intergroup dynamics driving conflict and collaboration in the workplace, to better
develop your leadership capabilities.

"We have already accepted a number of outstanding candidates from all walks of life
who will come to Lake Arrowhead to learn about and experience leadership in new
ways," said Gordon Strauss, M.D., director of the 5-day program. "Business people,
nonprofit executives, and health care workers can all benefit from the unique
lessons of group experience that the theory and events supported by the A.K. Rice
Institute can provide."

"These conferences offer a solid background to learn how to apply group dynamics
concepts to the real world, "said Michel Deschapelles, a former conference
participant who is director of sales at Lucent Technologies. "Much of my success is
due to my being able to see more clearly what is going on in the group. it is the
difference between success and failure."

"This model provides a leader with the vision and the courage to contain complexity
without losing one's focus on humanity," said Beverley Malone, General Secretary of
the Royal College of Nursing, U.K. and a former conference participant.

For more information or to register to attend the conference, visit
www.akriceinstitute.org or call Mary Colton, AKRI program director, at (360)
539-5867. Limited early registration, scholarship and group discounts are available.

About A.K. Rice Institute (www.akriceinstitute.org): Established in 1965, the A.K.
Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems (AKRI) is the largest educational
institute in the world dedicated to the study of group relations and social systems.
Through its conference events, consultant training and certification program,
research, and publications, AKRI and its member associates support the development
of leadership, teamwork and organizational effectiveness. The A.K. Rice Institute is
an international organization with headquarters in Rainier, WA. Dr. Gordon Strauss,
M.D. is based in Louisville, KY and teaches at the University of Louisville.


Web Site = http://www.akriceinstitute.org

Contact Details = Mary Colton
AKRI Program Director
A. K. Rice Institute
P.O. Box 1025
Rainier, WA 98576
(360) 539-5867
akriceinst@aol.com