Conversations across lines of social identity differences can trigger worries that negatively impact the exchange. When people who experience marginalization and people with dominant social identities feel the potential for being misunderstood, there is an increase in emotions and avoidance of topics.
Everyone comes to DEIBJ work from a different place – informed by their lived experiences, education, prior engagement in DEIBJ work, and other factors such as disposition and ways of seeing and being. 1:1 attention will offer a space for processing new strands of knowledge and how best to apply the knowledge in their work with others.
We will collaboratively create a workshop about belonging, diversity, equity and inclusion that addresses the specific needs of your organization.
The very idea of change can be very challenging. In order to support participants to better understand what might be getting activated for them when approached with the possibility of a transition, it’s important to identify, explore, and push through assumptions, challenges, and self-doubts that may be getting in the way of their success.
Given the many competing commitments that you are likely navigating on any given day, it can be challenging to set appropriate boundaries around your time and energy.
Learning to listen at different levels is a critical component of effective communication that spans all dimensions of the organization. Being able to match the appropriate level of listening to the situation gives leaders more precise tools that will inevitably support them in being more impactful.
Being able to approach situations with solutions that go beyond the either/or, all-or-nothing binary is critical. Cultivating a both/and mindset allows us to think more expansively and creatively about challenges which then become fruitful opportunities to affect change.
Do you get worn down by dawdling, defiance, or general mayhem? Could you use some alternatives to threats, bribes and punishment? Would you like to learn concrete, effective methods that will make life with children easier and more satisfying?
Do you get worn down by dawdling, defiance, or general mayhem? Could you use some alternatives to threats, bribes and punishment?
Does leadership ever feel like a series of impossible choices? Should our decision-making be more centralized or distributed?
