Managing Difficult Conversations at Work | March 22
Sonya Barlow
Founder,
Like Minded Females
About This Workshop
Most human beings tend to avoid conflict…have you noticed?
Workplace conflict and tension are inevitable; when working closely with others, we often face tricky conversations on a range of topics, be it mental health, performance, burnout, promotion or bad management. Research in the UK has found that more than 51% of workers have to deal with a difficult conversation at work at least once a month or more (Chartered Management Institute report).
Facing these conversations feels dreadful (we've all been there👋 ). Avoiding them, on the other hand, tends to lead to a drop in motivation, productivity, performance and engagement, and a surge in stress and anxiety.
When handled correctly, however, these conversations can be turned into opportunities to fix problems, build trust, and boost respect and understanding.
Join confidence coach Sonya Barlow for this experiential session and learn actionable tips and guidance on how to manage difficult conversations in the workplace head on.
In this interactive session, we will touch on associated topics such as confidence, imposter syndrome, communication styles and delve into personalities, diversity and differences. Through a series of theories, examples and exercises, you will learn how to approach tricky conversations with confidence. There will be a series of group, pair and individual exercises. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will have actionable strategies for leveraging strengths and addressing challenging areas.
Takeaways
- Learn theories and strategies on key concepts such as gender roles, personalities, confidence and communication styles
- Understand the underlining mental and mindful strategies associated with having easier, successful conversations
- Learn about strategies to have difficult conversations online and offline
- Develop a step by step strategy for feeling calm, present, ready and able to make an impact when conversing
- Learn how to structure, present, deliver and handle stress & nerves in high-pressure situations
- Receive feedback to help identify your communication styles, strengths and weaknesses combined with time to practice improvement
Preparation
- This class is taken completely online via Zoom.
- Course set up information will be emailed 24 hours & 2 hours before the course launches.
- You will need access to a laptop or computer with a working webcam and microphone as well as a strong internet connection.
About the Instructor
Sonya Barlow
Founder,
Like Minded Females
Sonya Barlow is an award winning entrepreneur, founder of the @LMFnetwork, diversity business coach and motivational speaker. Her efforts are focused on bridging the skills gap and creating inclusive cultures. She has delivered two TEDX Talks; a handful of European keynotes; 210+ skills based-workshops, had her business-based articles published in Metro newspaper and Sifted EU and partnered with global companies such as; Google, Santander, Vodafone, Oxford University, Institute of Coding, GoCo Group, Barclays, Financial Times and PWC. In 2020, she was named as one of the Most Influential Women in Tech (Computerweekly), Winner of the Women in Software Changemakers (Makers and Google), Top 50 BAME Entrepreneurs (TechRound) and Future Shaper 2020 (Marie Claire). In 2021, Sonya will be a published author sharing her debut handbook on entrepreneurship, business & becoming your own boss!
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