Challenging
conversations
Advance Skill Building Workshop
(One full day)
April 4, 2024 in Zurich – English
October 31, 2024 in Zurich – English
For win-win interactions
Turn every challenging conversation into an effective dialogue. Understand how to change your default mindset and behavior and learn techniques for a win-win result.
Have you ever had a difficult conversation with your boss or with your kids? Did you know that all difficult conversations have the same underlying pattern? This workshop is designed to build on the skills of listening, inquiry and effective dialogue. We will explore our most challenging conversations and develop awareness where we tend to get stuck. We will learn the underlying framework of all difficult conversations and practice using a set of tools that help us prepare a challenging conversation and transform it into a win-win dialogue. The workshop is highly interactive, offering many opportunities to engage in role play and put your new skills into practice!
Outcomes
You will
- build awareness around your default mindset and behavior when faced with a difficult conversation
- understand some of the typical “red flags” that crop up in all difficult conversations
- develop awareness of the underlying framework of all difficult conversations
- devise an action plan for what you need to stop doing and what you need to start doing
- learn effective techniques for getting “back on track” when the conversation is going poorly
Target Audience
- Exclusively for female managers
- Mid-level high potential female managers with at least 8 years of working experience
- Max. 22 participants from different Advance member companies
Format
- One day workshop, 9:00 – 17:00
- One credit per participant. Additional credits can be bought for 1’300 CHF per participant
- Language: English
Facilitation
Malvika Singh
Managing Director IMPACT
Malvika Singh is the founding partner of IMPACT, an international consulting and leadership development firm with offices in Switzerland and the U.S.A. She has over thirty years of experience as a successful leader in a multicultural environment. She works with Boards, CEOs, senior executives and top leadership teams in the areas of organization and leadership development. Her work focuses on the creation of innovation by design, and she specializes in working with individuals and organizations to create breakthrough results.
Malvika earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Pennsylvania, an M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from New York University, and Organizational Gestalt Diploma from Metanoia Institute. She is a member of Harvard Kennedy School Women’s Leadership Board (WLB), a lecturer at the Lorange Institute of Business, and was formerly affiliated with Ashridge University and CCL.
Malvika is passionate about advancing the cause of women. She is a champion and advocate of women getting a fair share representation in the corporate world. She is the initiator and co-founder of Advance and is an honorary board member.
Malvika is married with two children.
Registration
This offer is exclusive to Advance members. Participants can be registered in our member area. In case of questions, please contact the Advance workshop coordinator.
Advance Skill Building for Rising Leaders
The Advance Skill Building workshops equip talented women with the core skills, capabilities and leadership mindset that are critical to climb the corporate ladder. Every workshop is also an excellent opportunity to meet peers from different Advance member companies, allowing you to broaden your business network.