How do you know you’re correctly interpreting the people you work with?
Diversity shows up as more than just race or gender. There is also diversity in how we were trained to communicate – and you may be misinterpreting your colleagues due to hidden cultural differences.
In this workshop, people learn the hidden rules and meanings of conversations. They also learn how to identify the common “secret culture clashes” that may lead to misjudgments of character and performance. Participants fill out a “Communication Profile” and discuss how this profile has impacted their interactions at work. Communication Profiles can be used to improve team dynamics, set up project communication norms, and onboard new people.
Books, articles, and performance reviews are filled with suggestions about how women should communicate at work.
“Stop apologizing so much!”
“Don’t use just!”
“Vocal fry makes you sound insecure.”
But how does this language policing relate to gender and the ways people actually communicate? And how do stigmatized ways of speaking affect women’s success in the workplace?
In this talk, we use the science of linguistic anthropology to take a look at language policing. You’ll leave knowing more about what to pay attention to, what to ignore, and how gender bias might be playing a role in evaluating work performance in your organization.
A doctor is mistaken for a nurse. A lawyer is assumed to be a secretary. An executive is treated like cleaning staff. Why do these mistakes keep happening? And what makes these kinds of “unconscious demotions” so dangerous?
This talk explains the science behind unconscious demotions. We’ll go over how they show up in all kinds of workplaces, why they can be so harmful, and how they contribute to impostor syndrome. We also go over the most common ways impostor syndrome shows up at work, and how it affects work allocations and promotions.
“He just doesn’t have executive presence.”
“We don’t want to lower the bar just to hire a diverse candidate.”
“I’m not good enough to try for that new role they just posted.”
These kinds of statements show up in companies everywhere. What do they have in common? They are all expressions of fixed mindset and bias.
In this workshop, you’ll learn about the key role that growth mindset plays in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We’ll look at the negative impact of fixed mindset at work, and how a growth mindset can help you discover talent that has been overlooked. And we’ll talk about language that holds people back or sets them up for change and growth.