Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? Understanding & Appreciating Our Differences

Do you often hear people complaining about coworkers or other departments? Do you have talented people with the right skills who struggle to collaborate and cooperate as a team? You’re not alone. This can be a common situation when people’s values, beliefs and their approach to solving problems differ. The key is to help everyone understand that our differences aren't bad – they’re interesting and extremely valuable.

In this course, Tina guides you through tools and activities you can use to help your people (and yourself) broaden their perspective so they can more easily cooperate, collaborate, and communicate with the people around them. This program explores ways to help them connect, from personality assessments to team building activities. When coworkers or team-members understand each other better, it's easier to appreciate their differences.

Learning Objectives: 

• Learn what shapes individual perspectives and why people have strong reactions to those with different perspectives
  
• Discover how knowing your personal style (personality type) can helps us improve our interactions with others
  
• Explore tools and activities you can use to help broaden people’s perspectives leading to improved communication, collaboration, and connection

• Emotional Intelligence
  
• Communication
  
• Teamwork

Designed for: Everyone, but with a focus on supervisors and managers

Level: All Levels

Instructor: Tina Hallis

Developer: Tina Hallis

CPE Credits: 1

Area(s) of Study: Personnel/Human Resources - Non-technical

Prerequisite: None