From Painful to Powerful: Establish Patterns of Productive Conversations

Join the Human Systems Dynamics (HSD) Institute for a professional workshop series for educators.

In this three-part live on-line series, Royce Holladay, Director of the Network for HSD Institute and former school district administrator, applies the theory and practice of Human Systems Dynamics (HSD) to the specific challenges educators face. Each session will provide a tool for addressing issues educators face daily in their professional lives, focusing on these three core areas:
Address acute, immediate conflict that erodes trust and productivity.
Understand and shift dynamics of chronic negative relationships that are counterproductive and frustrating to all.
Prescribe simple rules for long-term ethical action to build trust, respect, and transparency.

The complete three-part series will be held 6:00 PM ET, 5:00 PM Central, 3:00 PM Pacific on the following days (each session is 90 minutes):

November 18, 2009
December 2, 2009
December 9, 2009

Session 1 - November 18, 2009
Resolving Immediate Acute Conflict
This session addresses the "what" of communication more than the "how," by introducing a tool that to use when a conflict threatens productive working relationships. Learn to unbraid real experience from personal perception as a major step toward conflict resolution.

Session 2 - December 2, 2009
Shift Underlying Patterns of Chronic conflict and Distrust
This session looks at conditions necessary to create organizational and behavioral patterns that contribute to a high functioning, inclusive culture across the organization. Learn to balance power in situations to shift patterns of chronic conflict and distrust. Learn to examine policies, procedures, and organizational expectations that perpetuate conflict in day-to-day interactions.

Session 3 - December 9, 2009
Prescribe Simple Rules for Long-Term, Ethical Behavior
This session explores the simple rules of creating the culture of an organization or group. Learn a set of simple rules that can guide ethical decisions across the organization.

This series is priced so that it can be used as effective and highly economical professional development for any number of participants at one low price of $399. Connect the online presentation to a digital projector and share the presentation with a group--the price is the same, regardless of how many people you have attending. A facilitator's guide will be available for those who want to use this as a group professional development opportunity.

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