Workshop Series - Reducing Drama in the Workplace [and Everywhere Else]
Every day at work, in our families, and in our communities, we experience unhelpful Drama. We misunderstand people we’re with and their behaviors, which can lead us to mislabel them and their intentions. We might vent our frustrations to others, which usually ends up adding to everyone’s dissatisfaction. We avoid problematic topics and people only to find ourselves in false harmony and simmering irritation. And we can discover ourselves in fights where no-one is getting what they want. All this Drama reduces the energy we need to do important things together.
And yet it is possible to reduce the Drama we experience through awareness of what’s happening, getting more curious to understand others better, and shifting our own perspectives and behaviors.
What would it be like to experience less drama in your workplace, family, and community?
Trebuchet Group is excited to partner with Caitlin Walker, author of From Contempt to Curiosity. We will be leading a series of interactive workshops where you will learn symptoms and cost of drama, the Drama Triangle, how to spot it, and how to honor others while inviting yourself and them to reduce the drama that’s present. You will gain new perspectives, be equipped to start self-management, and take away some tools to start addressing drama in your workplace and life.
You have options for how and how much to engage with this material.
Monday morning - learn the framework and tools to spot and reduce drama.
Monday all day - above workshop followed by lunch and afternoon session to practice the tools you learned in the morning, as well as learning some additional methods for reducing drama.
Monday - Wednesday - the full day Monday workshop with a two-day follow-on to level up your ability to stay in the Power Triangle, give productive feedback, and work together as a team with healthy conflict.
There is also an online option for the Monday workshops for those who are unable to join us in person in Fort Collins, Colorado.
We have special pricing to encourage you to bring a friend or your team/group of 4 or 8 people to get the most of out this material! You will be able to update the information for attendees at a later time if needed.
Sign up By July 21st and Receive 20% off with the Code “EARLY”
Schedule of Events
Monday 12 August (8:00-12:00) - Morning Workshop
How to Start Reducing Drama in the Workplace [and Everywhere Else]
Every day at work, in our families, and in our communities, we experience unhelpful Drama. We misunderstand people we’re with and their behaviors, which can lead us to mislabel them and their intentions. We might vent our frustrations to others, which usually ends up adding to everyone’s dissatisfaction. We avoid problematic topics and people only to find ourselves in false harmony and simmering irritation. And we can discover ourselves in fights where no-one is getting what they want. All this Drama reduces the energy we need to do important things together.
And yet it is possible to reduce the Drama we experience through awareness of what’s happening, getting more curious to understand others better, and shifting our own perspectives and behaviors.
Join Dr Caitlin Walker, a world-leading facilitator for enabling #DramaFree conversations in workplaces, homes, schools, and communities for this interactive and enlightening introductory workshop from 8:00 am - noon on Monday, 12 August 2024 in Fort Collins.
Monday 12 August (Lunch + 1:00-5:00) - Afternoon Follow-on Workshop
Further Methods to Reduce Drama in the Workplace [and Everywhere Else]
The first steps to reducing Drama include knowing what Drama is, detecting when we are in it ourselves, and having some skills to begin noticing it in others. The next steps are to begin moving from Contempt to Curiosity and then to greater connection with ourselves and others.
This follow-on, highly interactive workshop with Dr Caitlin Walker builds upon what you’ve learned in the morning session to explore further methods to help reduce unnecessary drama to conserve everyone’s energy for things we really care about.
We’ll uncover the values that we go into Drama for and learn how to meet them with positive energy, explore how to surface what everyone would really like to happen, and learn how we can adjust our behavior to make those outcomes more likely.
This workshop starts with a simple lunch, and materials for your use at the workshop and beyond as you continue to reduce Drama in your workplace, family, and community.
Tuesday 13 August - Wednesday 14 August - Two-Day Intensive Workshop
Creating a DramaFree culture - How to develop practices that equip others to engage in DramaFree interactions
What would it be like if when you detect low level conflict, you had the ability to get curious, ask questions and move swiftly to learn from one another and then move to a new informed position?
Once you understand how Drama works, in others and most importantly in your own individual and unique ‘system’, you can start to influence those around you for everyone’s benefit. Reducing drama in your system increases the potential for everyone to have more effective communication, less unhelpful friction, healthier relationships, and significantly better results.
If you are a leader or team member responsible for organizational effectiveness, or are someone who wants to reduce drama for yourself and others in your organization, family, or community, this two-day intensive workshop is for you.
Building on the DramaFree information, tools, and practices already introduced during the Monday workshops, Dr Caitlin Walker will lead participants in this extended workshop to go deeper toward becoming DramaFree.
We highly recommend you bring others to join you on your DramaFree journey for shared learning and to be able to use real examples from your real-life experience together.
This workshop includes meals, snacks, and materials to support you as you learn how to reduce Drama in your workplace, family, and community.
Our Facilitator
Caitlin Walker, PhD is the author of From Contempt to Curiosity - creating the conditions for groups to collaborate - with clean language and systemic modelling. She has led many innovative and transformational projects in a variety of settings including with at-risk students, corporations, police services, and universities.
Caitlin grew up in Ghana, California, and the UK. Living in these different cultures, she got curious about how we develop our cultural rules and internal systems. When she met David Grove in New Zealand and learned about his Clean Questions, she was inspired to build on his model to help people learn about themselves and others.
She has since developed her modelling skills from small scale group development to whole scale organizational culture change programs. She designs and delivers tailor made learning and development programs for addressing diversity, conflict, leadership, managing mergers and creating learning organizations.
Caitlin is a sought-after speaker, leading engaging workshops. You can get a taste of Caitlin with her TED Talk and Drama-Free Culture podcast with Aga Bajer.
