Let's face it...men and women communicate differently. This program will help you "translate” what others are saying and help others understand you as well. We will examine how men and women communicate differently and deal with conflict. Participants explore how the genders have been socialized differently and how that affects how we communicate. The group will also discover what you can do to avoid unintentionally sabotaging your communication effectiveness. By developing effective strategies for working with both men and women, participants will make sure they take advantage of each other’s strengths to make your organization even more effective.
Participants will address the following:
• How Can I Communicate Effectively Across Genders?
Learn how to listen to the message behind someone’s words and get to the essence of what they are saying. Explore differences in how men and women communicate, and how to work more effectively with both genders. Examine the strengths of your communication style and how to be more effective and efficient in your communications, especially across genders.
• Handling Conflict Across Genders
Each gender deals with conflict differently. Practice how to reach win-win outcomes with both men and women. Examine when and how to use different conflict management styles to improve your overall effectiveness. Explore how to use your style more effectively.
• How Our Socialization Affects Our Behaviors
How we are socialized affects how we perceive the world and therefore how we react to others. Uncover how your socialization is affecting your current decisions and what you can do about it to make sure you are being true to yourself and to those around you.
• What Message Am I Really Sending?
Women often minimize their own effectiveness; men can have blind spots that go unnoticed. Explore how to ensure that you are reaching your potential. Discover how both genders can communicate more powerfully and discuss "who gets heard and why?"
• Managing The Changing Roles Of Men And Women
Explore how the changing roles of men and women have affected all of us – what that means in terms of an individual’s long-term potential, what frustrations it has caused, and what we can do about it.