
Virtual/Instructor-led training
Connecting the Dots:
Communication and Collaboration Strategies for Working Parents
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Introduction
Effective communication and collaboration are essential for supporting working parents and helping them balance their work and family commitments. In this training, we will discuss the importance of these skills in supporting working parents and provide strategies for improving communication and collaboration within families. The goal is to help working parents understand the importance of these skills and provide tools and resources to help them improve their communication and collaboration within their families.
Details
- Presentation Length: 60mins (presentation only), 90mins (includes practical exercises)
- Participant Numbers: 15-500+
- Virtual and In-person options available
- Sessions can be recorded for internal use
- Onsite training available globally: North & South America, EMEIA, APAC, LATAM
- Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Mandarin, Arabic, Japanese, and Malay.
- To understand the importance of effective communication and collaboration in supporting working parents
- To explore strategies for improving communication and collaboration within families
- To provide working parents with tools and resources to support effective communication and collaboration
- Lecture and discussion
- Group exercises and role-plays
- Case studies and real-life examples
included in 90-min, Half Day & Full Day sessions
- Group exercise: Participants will work in small groups to identify challenges with communication and collaboration within their families and brainstorm strategies for improvement.
- Role-play: Participants will role-play a scenario in which a working parent is struggling with communication and collaboration within their family and will practice using the strategies learned in the session to address the issue.
(included in Half-Day and Full Day sessions)
- The Conflict Resolution Process: This process involves understanding the underlying needs and interests of all parties, identifying common ground, and finding a solution that meets the needs of all parties. It can be leveraged within work settings by helping working parents understand and address conflicts within their families and find mutually beneficial solutions.
- The Transactional Model of Communication: This model suggests that communication is a process in which people exchange messages and interpret their meaning. It can be leveraged within work settings by helping working parents understand the impact of their communication on others and practice effective communication skills.
- The Collaborative Problem-Solving Model: This model suggests that collaboration involves working together to find mutually beneficial solutions to problems. It can be leveraged within work settings by helping working parents identify and address problems within their families and work together to find solutions.
At the end of this session, participants will have a better understanding of the importance of effective communication and collaboration in supporting working parents and will be equipped with strategies and resources to improve these skills within their families.
Participants will be able to identify and address communication and collaboration challenges within their own families and will be prepared to implement strategies to improve these skills.
Participants will be able to communicate and collaborate effectively with their families, supporting a healthy work-life balance.