Staff Workshops
Transforming a Culture of Complaint
Drawing upon the work of Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey in their book, How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work, this workshop uses participants' experiences of workplace complaints to generate new motivations and potential for commitment to positive change. The activities are practical, specific and ready for implementation.
"Balancing Acts"
This workshop is an introduction to short reflective writing practices as a strategy for integrating in a healthful manner the many sides of life. Women in particular feel caught between work demands and family responsibilities. Through brief writing, experiences, feelings and frustrations can be released as new strategies and conceptual frameworks are introduced and rehearsed.
Writing Foundations and Skills for Success
This workshop is for everyone who feels a blast of anxiety when any writing task beyond a shopping list is required. There will be no red pencil, no grades and no sniping comments during this workshop. Strategies and tools will be introduced to encourage confidence with writing tasks such as a short paragraph, a purposeful letter, a brief proposal and other common forms. The workshop will be customized to the specific needs and requests of the participants.
"Alternative Resume"
We are often encouraged to "think outside the box," but rarely encouraged to deviate from the rigid form of the standard resume. This workshop introduces participants to two alternative views of what should be in a resume, one from Polish poet Wislawa Symborska and another from author Marcela Serrano.
Women Writing Workshop
This workshop will engage women in a series of activities using brief reflective writing experiences along with quotations, scenarios, small group sharing and short readings. The goal is bringing conflicts, stresses and feelings to greater levels of awareness and insight. Research shows that participants using such writing have measurable improvements in health and wellbeing. This workshop can be expanded into a weekly series for employees or community members.