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Intentional Interactions: Managing Different Perspectives at Work

Communication & Collaboration
Communication & Collaboration
A diverse group of professionals engaged in a collaborative discussion in a modern office lounge, symbolizing effective cross-cultural communication in the workplace.
Managers

Today’s workforce is more diverse than ever across many dimensions—and it’s only becoming more so. To build a future-ready workforce, employees need skills to collaborate effectively across differences. This training will help employees understand how the workplace is evolving and teach tangible strategies to more effectively collaborate and communicate in the modern workplace.

Training Includes:

  • Research
  • Self Reflection
  • Discussions
  • Activities
  • Action Planning

Learning Objectives

Participants will leave with an understanding of:

  • How the workforce is evolving.
  • Common difficult conversations that arise at work.
  • The benefits of being able to collaborate across difference.

And the confidence and skills to:

  • Interact meaningfully with colleagues.
  • Navigate challenges and lean into them as opportunities to learn.

Formats Offered

  • In-Person or Virtual Workshop
  • In-Person or Virtual Keynote

High-Level Outline

Introduction

Explore how the workforce is becoming more diverse across a range of dimensions including age, veteran status, disability, gender, political party, generation, age, and more. Understand the challenges that can arise when interacting with colleagues across differences.

Engage in Dialogue vs Debate

Understand the benefits of engaging in dialogue vs. debate.

Action planning: reflect on a conversation that didn’t go well and what barriers learners experienced.

Adopt a Learning Orientation

Consider how a learning orientation can improve humility, respect, and openness.

Action planning: discuss strategies to bring a learning orientation to interactions with colleagues.

Embrace Challenge

Learn how to use challenges to foster growth.

Action planning: reflect on how learners experience challenging interactions at work.

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Why Paradigm?

Paradigm empowers organizations to create high-performance workplaces where everyone can do their best work.

56 %

Increase in job performance

50 %

Decrease in Turnover risk

75 %

Fewer employee sick days