2-hour online session
Navigating Difficult Conversations
Members $800
Non-member pricing available upon request
Description
As educators at independent schools, having meaningful and sometimes difficult conversations is a vital part of professional growth and student success. "Navigating Difficult Conversations" is an interactive workshop designed to help you approach these critical discussions with confidence, empathy, and clarity.
This session will help you reflect on your current communication practices and build stronger relationships within your team. Participants will explore the true value of feedback, learning how to solicit it genuinely, process it productively, and deliver it effectively to support transformative change.
Target Audience
Educators, instructional coaches, and school leaders at independent schools who are looking to foster a culture of continuous learning, improve communication, and engineer intelligent, spirited conversations that drive collaboration.
Key Learning Outcomes
Discover Actionable Frameworks: Manage challenging discussions from multiple perspectives, including Coach-to-Teacher and Teacher-to-Parent dynamics. Learn how to set the stage, move past defensive reflexes, and establish shared goals and collaborative next steps.
Master Proven Feedback Models: Move beyond the compliment sandwich and learn how to use formats like the Four-Part Formula (Micro Yes, Data Point, Show Impact, Question) to ensure your feedback is specific, objective, and highly receivable.
Promote Psychological Safety: Understand how to frame work as a learning problem, model curiosity, and create a trusting environment where educators feel safe, seen, and understood.
Build Reflective Mindset: Gain practical tools to establish a reflective mindset in your daily practice, such as self-questioning and asking questions that seek reasons and evidence to facilitate deeper reflection after an observation.
Engage in Active Practice: Practice new ways to confront and offer feedback through role-play exercises, allowing you to develop new habits and better support your colleagues.