There is a lot going on in our world as we gather to work together.
For many, it’s never felt as complicated as it does in this moment right now.
A near-nuclear partisan landscape... the politicalization of inclusion and diversity... workplaces ripe with mistrust... return-to-work protests and the unending challenge of a hybrid workforce… dismal employee engagement scores, with wellness not far behind… and the unceasing tension of stepping on a conversational landmine...
First things first: there are no easy answers.
It's way more complicated than that. We can't pretend nothing is going on, but we also can't turn every moment into a battleground.
What do we do? What can we do?
We have to create space with our teams and team members where we express, explore, and engage with one another in ways that spark connection rather than corrosion.
- Engaging in conflict without personal attack.
- Setting boundaries and protecting one another's dignity.
- Envisioning and curating a team that understands the strength of similarity and difference, of conflict and collaboration, of personal beliefs and expansive worldviews.
There is a really powerful research study out of MIT's Sloan School of Management, referencing nearly 1.5 million employee reviews.
You know what it says?
Toxic culture kills.
Toxic culture is 10 times more impactful than compensation to an employee considering leaving a company, much less choosing how much to engage with their work and team. That should terrify us, given our current workplace climate.
This is the work of real culture shift. It's the work of unlearning and relearning, the work of asking and listening, and the work of new frameworks, mindsets, and behaviors.
That's our work.
And, that’s why we’re offering a 2-part series this year to address some fundamental skills of better culture building: Better Communication and Better Conflict.
Interested?
We’re offering this 2-part series across 2025, on a first come first served basis.
This Spring and Summer we’ll be offering Better Communication, an engaging workshop designed to support team members in communicating more reflectively with themselves, more collaboratively with their teams, and more strategically across their organizations.
Through the Fall and Winter we’ll be offering Better Conflict, building on our first workshop together, and designed to support team members in engaging in conflict more productively and less personally by understanding the levels of conflict and what they seek to solve for us.
Connect with us to schedule your series today.
