Open Conversations are at the heart of our university values and the culture we want to see thrive. This workshop is intended to support those colleagues across all positions, as part of a programme of activity to enable the growth and development of open conversations across the university.
What is an open conversation?
An open conversation is a spoken interaction between two or more people, where those engaged in the conversation feel safe and able to contribute or raise relevant ideas, questions, or concerns.
Who is the session for?
This session is an opportunity for all staff members to explore how to initiate, prepare for and have an open conversation. This is part of a programme of activity for open conversations. There is also an introductory session exploring what an open conversation is and a session designed to support leaders/managers in creating the optimum conditions for open conversations.
Learning Objectives:
To develop understanding of what is meant by an open conversation and be able to apply the principles to conversations in the workplace
To determine what barriers exist to having open conversations and discuss what we can do to enable effective open conversations
To outline the conditions necessary to assure an effective open conversation and the role we can play to enable
To be able to plan our approach to open conversations
To have an opportunity to practise the skills needed to have an open conversation (giving effective feedback)
An interactive workshop on how we can all approach conversations using the principles of an open conversation.