Teacher, Author, Retreat Leader, Formation Consultant.
Our work matters. That is why we care about what we do. How we go about our work in the world has consequences. Our work can encourage us to flourish. Our work can also cause us to burnout. Formation is the professional practice of enabling flourishing and avoiding burnout.
Ongoing Formation for a Wide Variety of Contexts and Settings
Dr Michael Downey
Workshops, Retreats, Professional Development, Community Building
Dr Michael Downey
I have spent much of my working life in schools. Most of this time I was in leadership positions. Early on in my career, I was struck by how some people were passionate about their work and others were not. I loved my job but noticed that some others did not.
I began to wonder why/how the same work caused some people to flourish and others to burnout.
This lead me to study and travel to experience different workplaces across Australia and all over the world.
Along the way I have been fortunate to befriend and learn from some amazing wisdom figures and scholars. This has given me the opportunity to develop formation practices which nurture and sustain the work we are called to do.
I have worked with teachers, school leadership and organisation executives across Australia, the USA, The UK, Singapore and New Zealand.
I am happy to work with you. Feel free to contact me.