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Workshop 2 on Monday, May 9

Workshop 2 on Monday, May 9

Building Blocks of Canadian Culture
What do other cultures say about working in Canadian culture?

Hierarchy, time, communication and belonging are all sources of cultural misunderstandings at work. You will use each building block to anticipate and resolve cross-cultural issues in the workplace. We will discuss the Multicultural Myths in Canada and go into the generalized ideas to the specific workplace misunderstandings.
Target Audience:                Decision makers, owners, managers, supervisors, coworkers,                                               temporary immigrant workers, first, second and third generation                                               workers, indigenous workers, Asian workers, ESL instructors,                                               programmers, HR staff, community leaders and champions.
Core Skill Set:	Suspending judgment, interpreting and negotiating differences, strengthening cross-cultural relationships and practicing cultural reflection
Length:	2.5 to 3 hours

Facilitator:                           Douglas Parsons from Parsons Development. 

                                              www.parsonsdevelopment.ca

Time:                                 12-3 p.m.

Location:                          5010 50 Ave, Wetaskiwin (Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Office)

Refreshment style:             Brown bag lunch   

Registration or for more information contact: Manisha Khetarpal, Wetaskiwin Public Library
Tel: 780 361 4447 or by email at mkhetarpal@wetaskiwin.ca

Cost: Free

Brought to you by:

·        Alberta Employment and Immigration

·        City of Wetaskiwin

·        Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Program

·        Wetaskiwin Public Library

Feedback from participants

From this workshop the ideas most useful for me to explore with my job are:

 

• Outsiders opinion on Canadians
• Understanding what it means to be Canadian
• Sharing relevant identity characteristics

The ideas most useful for me to explore with my job are:

• Learning how to be a welcoming workplace
• How to handle employee issues with new canadians

Skills/information I want to learn more about:

• Continue to develop my knowledgebase on multiculturalism in the workplace

How can we improve?

• longer time