I am delighted to tell you that I have an online Knowledge Café in early May.
Two good colleagues, Mark Cole, and John Higgins, have recently written the book The Great Unheard at Work: Understanding Voice and Silence in Organizations. The book is quite interesting as it explores the importance of understanding silence in our conversations. It shows how we can move from merely listening to truly hearing those around us.
The Café conversation will be based on the book. Mark and John will start with a framing talk about the complexities of amplifying unheard voices and the importance of choosing silence in certain relationships and situations. They will highlight both conscious and unconscious power dynamics that contribute to silence and the challenges of discussing these issues in polite society.
They will also address the autocratic climates that institutions create by demanding that people speak up, which can lead to either compliance or rebellion.
As with all my Cafés, we will then go into breakout rooms to discuss their talk, finally coming back together to share our thoughts and insights in the large group.
If you have not taken part in a Café before, do come along and experience this one – the format is very different from a webinar where you are talked at for a length of time and get to ask a few questions.
You can find more detailed information and register here. I am running it twice, once for those of you living in Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas and a second time for those in the Asia/Pacific region. To date, I have 140 people registered from 27 countries.
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