Children’s Development of Difference™
In today’s society, children receive daily messages about skin color, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, ability, gender and many other categories of social identities.
Training Type: Leadership and Team Building
Facilitating Challenging Conversations
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.
1:1 Coaching on DEIB and Leadership
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.
Anti-Racism For Educators
We will collaboratively create a workshop about belonging, diversity, equity and inclusion that addresses the specific needs of your organization.
Working Through Change
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.
Welcome to my Ted(Lasso) Talk: Holistic and Equity-Driven Leadership
The mustachioed Midwesterner turned British soccer coach, Ted Lasso, made his way into the hearts and minds of millions at a time when we needed it the most.
Do You Know Your ABCs? Designing Meetings for Impact
Whether planning for a large event, a team retreat, or a one-on-one meeting, being intentional about your desired outcomes across these three different dimensions will set you up for success.
Building Better Boundaries
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.
Listening at All Levels
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.
Navigating Polarities by Adopting a Both/And Mindset
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.
