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Forum Theatre Interactive Workshop: Having Healthy Conversations

Having Healthy Conversations

We hope you enjoyed our interactive online forum theatre session. Here's the content we used in the session (your iKeep) - just click on the image or the link below it. Further down the page are some articles and videos that give additional insight into some of the themes and tools from the session. Good luck using these new tips and tricks in your day-to-day work. 

Having Healthy Conversations
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Having Healthy Conversations: recorded session

Here's the edited recording of the interactive workshop, with lots of tips and advice on how to have healthier conversations. 

Having difficult conversations

Having Difficult Conversations

Difficult conversations are uncomfortable for everyone involved because they necessitate upholding a standard of decency and respect, says career coach Caroline Castrillon. 

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What's Your Listening Style?

What’s Your Listening Style?

We may have learned that we need to let people speak without interrupting but taking turns talking does not truly denote listening. Recognizing when to shift out of our habitual styles and consciously apply alternative styles of listening and responding may allow for more effective and meaningful interactions.

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Listening Is an Overlooked Leadership Tool

Listening Is an Overlooked Leadership Tool

Listening can be a challenging skill to master. Read this short HBR article on the three levels of listening.

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How Cultural Differences Can Impact Global Teams

How Cultural Differences Can Impact Global Teams

Diversity can be both a benefit and a challenge to virtual teams, especially those which are global. This research article dices deep into how diversity works in remote teams.

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3 Ways to Identify Cultural Differences on a Global Team

3 Ways to Identify Cultural Differences on a Global Team

When interacting with people from another culture, you may be tempted to treat them exactly the way you would want to be treated. But that’s not the most effective way to navigate cultural differences. 

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To Excel, Diverse Teams Need Psychological Safety

To Excel, Diverse Teams Need Psychological Safety

The promise of staffing a team with diverse members is that the different perspectives, ideas, and opinions will result in greater performance. The reality is that diverse teams often underperform because people from dissimilar backgrounds often clash. 

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6 videos on empathy, listening and cultural differences

Want to help someone? Shut up and listen!

Ernesto Sirolli proposes that the first step is to listen to the people you're trying to help, and tap into their own entrepreneurial spirit. His advice on what works will help any entrepreneur.

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The Importance of Empathy

In trying times is more important than ever to consider the feelings of those around you. We are all in our own bubble, and it is crucial for our personal development to understand how other people experience the world.

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5 ways to listen better

Julian Treasure says that in an increasingly loud world, "we are losing our listening." In this short talk, he shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening - to other people and the world around you.

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How Cultural Differences Affect Business

Cultural complexity speaker Erin Meyer breaks down critical elements of international communication affecting day-to-day interactions in an increasingly connected globe.

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14 Ways Culture Affects You at Work

What role does national culture play in a multicultural workplace?

How can you know when cultural diversity is making a difference?

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Hofstede Cultural Framework

Nowadays, cultural diversity is important because our workplaces, schools, and other areas of our lives increasingly consist of various cultural, racial, and ethnic groups.

Dr Yang explains more in this short lecture.

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How can we help?

Thank you for attending our recent online session, we hope it was fun and insightful for you. And most importantly, that you've found what you learnt useful in your everyday role.

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What happens next? 

We'll be in touch to find out more about your need, and to book a session. But if you would like access to a specific resource, or if you prefer to speak direct, then please contact iOpener MD Vik Kumar at vik.kumar@iopener.com or give us a ring on +44(0)1865511522.

 

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