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Sexual Harassment Training

Thinking Critically About Avoiding, Preventing, and Responding to Sexual Harassment

Critical Thinking Partners, LLC. would like to help your workplace create and develop an atmosphere that is free of bullying and sexual harassment.

These interactive professional development sessions would include any or all of the following topics and can be altered to best suit your company needs:

Current EEOC definitions of sexual harassment and hostile work environments;
Specific examples of bullying and harassment at all levels: high and mid-level managers, staff, peer-to-peer; top-down, etc.
Appropriate role play to develop and create concrete responses to harassment if and when it occurs, how to report it, and how to move forward;
Do’s and Don’ts of workplace communication (verbal, non-verbal and written);
Tips for creating a safe, comfortable, highly productive workplace for all.

Productive Feedback

Thinking Critically About Giving and Receiving Feedback

Critical Thinking Partners, LLC. would like to help your workplace create and develop a positive culture so that everyone feels comfortable in the areas of giving and receiving feedback.

These interactive professional development sessions would include any or all of the following topics and can be altered to best suit your company needs. Techniques for Providing and Accepting Criticism would include:

Tips for Providing Productive Feedback

There is no perfect mechanism for offering criticism to others, though there are some general techniques that are likely to lead you down a more productive path. Consider using some of these techniques when you find yourself in the position of having to give feedback:

Sandwich Method
Organize and Prioritize Feedback
Use You for Positive Comments, and Use I for Opportunities

Receiving criticism can often prove challenging for the best of us. Consider these methods as you take the feedback of others.

Tips for Receiving Productive Feedback:

Take time to reflect on the feedback;
Monitor your body language;
Say “thank you” to your “critic”.

Cross Cultural/Generational Communication

Thinking Critically About Cross Cultural Communication

Critical Thinking Partners, LLC. would like to help you create a workplace atmosphere where people of different backgrounds, roles, and experiences can not only work well together, but help each other learn.

This interactive professional development session would include any or all of the following topics and can be altered to best suit your company needs:

Definition of culture: culture does not only refer to race or ethnicity, but also gender, age, orientation, religion, and even field of expertise;
Specific examples of stereotyping and also how to avoid stereotyping and making generalizations;
Appropriate role play to develop and create positive cross-cultural relationships;
Do’s and Don’ts of workplace communication (verbal, non-verbal and written);
Tips for creating a safe, comfortable, highly productive workplace for all.

"Adulting" Workshops

“Adulting” Workshops with Critical Thinking Partners ™

Part of being an adult is organization and time management. In this session we will drill down on the “distractions” young adults face and help implement solutions to better manage their time. We will touch on social media, goal setting, organization and thoughtful scheduling.

Transitioning to adulthood is part of the journey, let us help you make it a little easier…

Our goal is to help young adults to have the confidence and independence to make it on their own. Let’s figure this stuff out so we can find joy in being an adult, even if some of the tasks themselves aren’t the best.

The focus in these workshops is on “soft skills”, participation and mindset. Many over-scheduled and test-prepped millennial's missed out on educational staples, we can help bridge this gap.

Audience: Young adults living in and navigating around Chicago.

Session Length: Most sessions will run about an hour, but we are flexible around scheduling and adding topics/scenarios that are specific to your audience.

Pricing: We are flexible with pricing based on whether you would like ala carte workshops or to run a series. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

Workshop 1 – “Thinking Critically about Safety in the City”

This session will discuss well-researched strategies for managing yourself when out at night, taking public transportation, ride shares and driving.

Workshop 2 – “I’m ready to contribute to the workforce, now what?”

This session will focus on job search/applications, interviewing skills, the importance of networking and how to manage an interview.

Workshop 3 – “Managing relationships”

Part I: This is an interactive session where we will use real examples of conflicts participants are experiencing and role play potential resolutions. We will touch on managing relationships and friendships, being/staying accountable to themselves and their friends.

Part II: In this session we will work through conflict and conflict resolution.

Workshop 4 - “Managing Stress and Anxiety”

In this session CTP will engage with participants about issues that cause stress in their lives and work through the process of being mindful and thoughtful about these stresses while brainstorming ways to manage these stressors. We will also touch on ways to reach out and ask for assistance when needed. This is important as these skills will be so beneficial throughout all stages of life.

Workshop 5 – “Time Management”

Part of being an adult is organization and time management. In this session we will drill down on the distractions young adults face and help implement solutions to better manage their time. We will touch on social media, goal setting, organization and thoughtful scheduling.

Sample Training Sessions