Liliana Mata, Taylor Family Center for Student Success
Participants will be shown a Ted Talk video. From this video, small group discussions will be led with a set of guided questions that are answered before sharing as a large group. The small groups will write down their responses before sharing as a large group. Once all groups have presented, participants will create a warning system/action plan about how to tackle defensiveness when they recognize it.
Some sample questions that will be explored in the small group discussions are:
- What are some ways that we inadvertently compete in our workplace?
- How do red zone and green zone workplaces look like?
- What are some common goals we have as a department and in our smaller workplace teams?
- What are some skills that needs improvement among yourself, your team, the department?
- What are some fears that we have about ourselves and others?
- What are some physical signs you have when you begin to be defensive? (Participants will receive a list of physical signs of defensiveness)
- What are some thoughts you believe about yourself or others when you feel defensive?
- What are some ways I can self-soothe when I begin to feel defensive?
- How can I communicate my feelings with my colleagues?
- What is my warning system? What is my action plan? (Participants will create an action plan on their own)