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Discussion Card: Multicultural Interactions

These easy-to-use cards provide a model (C.U.L.T.U.R.E.) and questions to address common issues in the multicultural workplace. These cards are great for a quick training reminder or conversation starter.

Discussion Cards Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, Leadership Diversity Dynamics, Culture Commitment, Discussion Trigger, Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Effective Leadership, Learning Reinforcement, Management, Respect / Respectfulness, Team Builder, Training Support

Discussion Card: Working on Diverse Teams

These easy-to-use, straight-to-the-point cards provide a simple model (R.E.S.P.E.C.T.) and questions to address common team issues and areas for improvement. These cards are great for a quick training reminder or conversation starter.

Discussion Cards Leadership, Personal Performance Teamwork, Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Interpersonal Skills, Effective Leadership, Learning Reinforcement, Management, Respect / Respectfulness, Team Builder, Training Support

Generations in the Workplace - Trivia Game

Generations in the Workplace - Trivia Game

Great meeting opener or training ice breaker for generation training! Forty trivia questions are listed (with an answer key) around popular culture and events during each of the major generational periods. Have fun. Award points. Reinforce key training concepts.

Activities Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Diversity Dynamics, Generational Challenges, Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Team Builder or Retention Aid

Mix Diverse Personalities (Team Spark Video)

Mix Diverse Personalities (Team Spark Video)

Creating a team comprised of diverse individuals may require a more careful balancing of components, but in the end provides the opportunity for brilliant results when done with careful thought and respect.

Off-The-Shelf Video Program (ILT) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Teamwork, Discussion Trigger, Diversity Dynamics, Team Builder

Generations - Tips for Success

Generations - Tips for Success

Looking for easy-to-use tips for working with various generations in your workplace? Then this is the tool for you. With simple dos and don'ts - this training tool gives you plenty of information for your next training session.

Activities Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Generational Challenges, Culture Commitment, Discussion Trigger, Diversity Dynamics, Respect / Respectfulness, Team Builder, Team Builder or Retention Aid

M.E.E.T.™ Multigenerational Workplace

M.E.E.T.™ Multigenerational Workplace

This very simple, yet powerful activity is a great discussion primer. By having groups work on and answer four simple questions about a generation, team members have a chance to discuss and analyze stereotypes.

Activities Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Generational Challenges, Interpersonal Skills, Respect / Respectfulness, Team Builder or Retention Aid, Training Support

Overcoming Bias Activity

Overcoming Bias Activity

This activity is designed to spark a discussion about how different people have overcome bias. The real-life examples in the activity focus on different aspects of bias; they can be used individually or collectively as one activity.

Activities Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Unconscious / Hidden Bias, Discussion Trigger, Diversity Dynamics, Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Respect / Respectfulness, Team Builder

Team Spark: Assess Your Communication Style

Team Spark: Assess Your Communication Style

When communicating with others, particularly people from other countries, it is important to recognize when your communication style has become outdated and when it is time to upgrade to a new technique.

Activities Personal Performance Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Team Builder or Retention Aid, Teamwork

Team Spark: Craft Your Message With Purpose

Team Spark: Craft Your Message With Purpose

Communication across differences is often done in a similar fashion. However, taking time to think about who, when, and how a message will be received allows the sender to craft a much more effective message that will produce much better results.

Activities Personal Performance Communication, Discussion Trigger, Interpersonal Skills, Team Builder, Teamwork

Team Spark: Create Structure to Help Bridge Barriers

Team Spark: Create Structure to Help Bridge Barriers

The lack of face-to-face interaction reduces the team’s ability to adjust and adapt as quickly as a team that is located all at one site. In situations like this, having a clearly defined structure detailing everyone’s role and responsibilities is a key to success.

Activities Personal Performance Communication, Discussion Trigger, Interpersonal Skills, Team Builder, Teamwork

Team Spark: Cross-Pollinate to Spark Innovation

Team Spark: Cross-Pollinate to Spark Innovation

Within companies and teams, employees have the important role of sharing ideas between groups, departments, and teams. This “cross-pollination” of ideas helps to unlock the inherent creativity and innovation that lies within a company, but may need a spark from another source to bring it to life.

Activities Personal Performance Communication, Discussion Trigger, Interpersonal Skills, Team Builder, Teamwork

Team Spark: Find the Common Beat

Team Spark: Find the Common Beat

Similar to a band with many different instruments playing together, a diverse team consists of many different personalities working together. While this diversity allows for innovation and creativity, it also makes it more difficult for team members to keep the same tempo. It is the role of the team member with the drummer personality to keep everyone communicating and completing tasks on time.

Activities Personal Performance Communication, Discussion Trigger, Professionalism, Team Builder, Teamwork

Team Spark: Mix Diverse Personalities

Team Spark: Mix Diverse Personalities

When combined haphazardly, people can clash instead of cohere, resulting in a “failed launch.” Creating a team comprised of diverse individuals may require a more careful balancing of components, but in the end provides the opportunity for brilliant results when done with careful thought and respect.

Activities Personal Performance Teamwork, Collaboration, Discussion Trigger, Diversity Dynamics, Team Builder

Team Spark: Pay Attention To Nonverbal Communication

Team Spark: Pay Attention To Nonverbal Communication

Colleagues in the workplace communicate both verbally and non-verbally. Understanding how to interpret their nonverbal communication can be a great advantage. The meaning of body language and facial expressions may vary from culture to culture, so it is always good to check for understanding.

Activities Personal Performance Communication, Discussion Trigger, Interpersonal Skills, Team Builder, Teamwork

Team Spark: Proverb - When You Solve One Problem, There Are Always More Problems

Team Spark: Proverb - When You Solve One Problem, There Are Always More Problems

Spark team communication on the complimentary skills that each person brings to the team that will help us to solve problems.

Activities Personal Performance Problem Resolution, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Discussion Trigger, Team Builder

Team Spark: Teach Team Shorthand to New Team Members

Team Spark: Teach Team Shorthand to New Team Members

Most work teams tend to develop their own compressed language that allows team members to communicate quickly and easily with each other. When outsiders join the team, this shorthand may be hard to understand or learn, resulting in conflict and frustration, especially if people are from different cultural backgrounds.

Activities Personal Performance Communication, Discussion Trigger, Interpersonal Skills, Team Builder, Teamwork

Team Spark: Tell Stories to Build Strong Communities

Team Spark: Tell Stories to Build Strong Communities

Storytelling is at the heart of what makes us human and is a universal tool used by groups of people to explain who they are and the experiences that shaped their history. While we might not use cave drawings anymore, we still use storytelling to capture collective histories and lessons learned.

Activities Personal Performance Communication, Discussion Trigger, Interpersonal Skills, Team Builder, Teamwork

Team Spark: Use a Mediator to Help Stalemates

Team Spark: Use a Mediator to Help Stalemates

Asking for the assistance of a “referee” or a neutral, third party colleague, may provide the necessary insight to tease out the cause of the miscommunication, which could be rooted in cultural, generational, or personality style differences.

Activities Personal Performance Communication, Discussion Trigger, Interpersonal Skills, Team Builder, Teamwork

Team Spark: Use Intuition to Foster Better Teamwork

Team Spark: Use Intuition to Foster Better Teamwork

When you devote time and effort to communicating with a colleague, especially one from a background different than your own, you can improve the fluency of your communication and eventually be able to detect minute changes in these communications.

Activities Personal Performance Communication, Discussion Trigger, Interpersonal Skills, Team Builder, Teamwork

Discussion Card - Multigenerational Teams

Discussion Card - Multigenerational Teams

This fun, information-packed card provides a working across generations model (A.G.E.S. @ W.O.R.K.) and questions to address common generational-specific issues in the workplace. These cards are great for a quick training reminder or conversation starter.

Discussion Cards Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, Leadership Generational Challenges, Discussion Trigger, Diversity Dynamics, Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Effective Leadership, Learning Reinforcement, Management, Respect / Respectfulness, Team Builder, Team Builder or Retention Aid, Training Support