Intercultural Literacy Workshop: Use Your Emotional Intelligence to Bridge Cultures at Work December 8, 2010

Intercultural Literacy Workshop: Use Your Emotional Intelligence to Bridge Cultures at Work Workshop | December 8 | 1-5 p.m. | International House, Home Room
Speakers: T. Glen Sebera, Intercultural/diversity trainer, Renaissance Consulting Group; breidi truscott, Intercultural/diversity trainer, International House Berkeley Sponsor: Staff Diversity Initiatives
Working in a university setting with a diverse population of staff, students and faculty can pose interpersonal challenges when languages, world views, and values clash. This workshop applies the concepts of emotional intelligence to address everyday intercultural and diversity experiences at UC Berkeley from encounters with colleagues and students from around the globe to more intricate aspects of collaborating in a multicultural work environment.

Participants in this workshop will receive tools that help them understand their own and others culturally-motivated behaviors, see the benefits and limitations of all norms, and cultivate empathy. This interactive workshop includes facilitated discussions, team-work, and individual introspection to get to the core learning of this workshop: Curiosity as the antidote to defensiveness. Each participant will also create a list of action items to apply at work, taking awareness of emotional intelligence to action, leading to a more positive, productive and inclusive work environment. Following the workshop attendees have the opportunity to receive free individual coaching (depending on interest and availability).

Open to UC Berkeley Staff. Register online through UCB Learning Center. Course code is: BECOE541-101208
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the popularity of this course, a new date has been added Feb. 16, 2011
Target audience: Staff Open to audiences: Faculty, Staff Attendance restrictions: UC Berkeley Staff register at UCB Learning Center. Log in at: https://uc.sumtotalsystems.com/sumtotal/app/SYSlogin.aspx Course code is: BECOE541-101208
Event Contact: breidit@berkeley.edu, 510-642-0589 Document (PDF): Intercultural Literacy Workshop: December 8, 2010

Official Website: http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php?event_ID=37030&date=2010-12-08&tab=all_events