Facilitating Listening Circles
Live Zoom Sessions: September 16, 12:30-5:00 PM & September 30, 12:30–3:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
In this highly interactive experience, you will learn the skills and important considerations to becoming a skilled listening circle facilitator. Led by two expert facilitators, the training interweaves learning, practice, and reflection and is accompanied by practical documents and tools, such as sample scripts and emails, to prepare participants. The training will focus on a real-life issue or challenge to make the experience relevant.
The event includes two non-consecutive days of live instruction via Zoom with breaks included. The first session is 4.5 hours, and the second session is 2.5 hours. (1 hour of pre-work required prior to the first session. Participants have two weeks to implement a listening circle and engage in threaded discussions between the first and second session.)
Navigating Conflict: Restorative Practices in the Workplace
Live Zoom Sessions: September 18-19 – 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Creating vibrant, resilient workplaces with consistently high-performing teams can be challenging. How are such workplaces established? Through proactively approaching conflict and dealing with issues directly, effectively, and efficiently. Cultivating a work culture rooted in authentic conversation maintains high-performing teams, increases engagement, produces quality work, and increases workplace satisfaction that leads to higher retention.
This event equips individuals with the skills they need to welcome and address conflict intra-personally, interpersonally, and within their workplace environment. Guided by principles of restorative practices, participants gain actionable strategies to resolve conflict by strengthening relational dynamics, promoting a culture of shared accountability, collaborative problem-solving, and enhanced communication.