Trading Office Politics for Clear Communication (LIVE Webstream and In-Person) (15 Wellness Points)*
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
This workshop
will be offered in two parts. Although attendance at both sessions is not
required, we do encourage you to register for both sessions if possible, as
these sessions will each cover new material, and will build upon each other.
Registration
is NOT required in order to attend the live webstream. To attend via live
webstream at the time of the event, please visit the Drexel University events
calendar listing for this event to access the link to join us.
Part One: How
to Identify What It Is You REALLY Want
Part One:
March 14, 2018
Sometimes we
think we know what we want, but when we look deeper, we realize that we’ve
confused the outcome (our “strategy” for getting what we want) with the
unfulfilled human need or desire that is motivating us to want a certain
outcome. In this session, we will dig deeper into basic human needs that often
pop up in the workplace (such as respect, satisfaction, autonomy, purpose and
meaning) and the strategies we can use to fulfill these needs. We will also
learn to distinguish between ‘what we do’ (strategies) and ‘why we are doing
it’ (needs) so that our communication can become less tense and more open.
Understanding
this discernment will open up new possibilities in your work and in how you
communicate. Grasping this distinction can help you become more creative in
thinking up strategies that you may have never considered before.
As you
cultivate more creativity and possibility, you will begin to develop greater
flexibility and freedom when relating to others. And, as a bonus, these
creative new strategies usually result in you feeling greater joy and more
satisfaction, and also getting more of whatever it is you really want.
Part Two:
Finding Empathy While Feeling Frustrated
Part Two:
March 28, 2018
Building on
what we learned in session one, we will now turn our attention to the other
people we are in relationship with at work. We will talk about how to
constructively find ways to connect to what is truly important to someone else
(their needs) even when we are feeling frustrated (or confused, or
disappointed). Learning how to cultivate this connection, and learning how to
respect and parse out the needs of ourselves AND the needs of our colleagues or
boss, will give us greater opportunity to reduce conflict without being angry
or resigned. Maintaining this connection to ourselves and to others will allow
us to negotiate difficult topics more easily.
Our speaker
Dr. Terrie Lewine started her health care career in 1997
doing transformational bodywork known as Network Chiropractic. With the idea
that community and connection is key to vibrant health, Terrie began has been
studying developmental and evolutionary psychology, leading to discovering
Nonviolent Communication.
She has been facilitating Nonviolent
Communication (NVC) workshops since 2007.
Having studied with leading trainers all over the country, including
Marshall Rosenberg, PhD, she also offers private coaching to individuals and
couples to help them create the lives/relationships they say they want. NVC, mixed with a deep understanding of
neurology and physiology, and other relationship skill building practices, her
work in uniquely successful.
Contact
Monica Fauble, Wellness Administrator, with questions: mfauble@drexel.edu
To attend via live webstream at the
time of the event, please visit the Drexel University events calendar listing
for this event to access the link to join us.
Participants in our 2018 Wellness Incentive Program are eligible to earn (15
points ($15 credit) per session for attending this event in-person or virtually
(online). In-person attendants must sign-in to receive credit. Virtual (online)
attendants must email Monica Fauble mfauble@drexel.edu
one thing they learned during this event in order to receive credit.
You must register for the 2018 program AND complete your 2018 PHP
before you will be eligible to receive any payouts. Points for attending these
events will be sent to Health Advocate on a monthly basis for the prior month’s
activities. There will be a delay in these points and payouts being
distributed. For information about our 2018 wellness incentive program, please
visit: http://drexel.edu/hr/benefits/a-healthier-u/wellness-incentive-program/
Contact Information
Monica Fauble
215-571-4293
mfauble@drexel.edu