08 Jul Forward Together: Understanding How Our Differences Unite Us Forward Together: Understanding How Our Differences Unite Us Wednesday, July 8, 2026 (12:00 AM) to Tuesday, December 1, 2026 (11:59 PM) 1 PDCs Provider: Equality Utah Course Name: Forward Together: Understanding How Our Differences Unite Us Speaker: Olivia Jaramillo Program Type: Seminar/Workshop Registration URL: https://equalityutah.org/bel/ Forward Together: Understanding How Our Differences Unite Us, Salt Lake City, Utah Email Details This educational program provides HR professionals, people leaders, and employees with practical strategies for improving workplace communication, fostering respectful dialogue, and creating environments where individuals from diverse backgrounds can work effectively together. The session opens with a brief personal narrative that illustrates how identity, life experiences, and organizational culture can shape workplace interactions. This serves as a foundation for exploring how unconscious assumptions, fear, and personal perspectives influence communication, decision-making, and collaboration. Participants examine how these factors can contribute to misunderstandings, conflict, and barriers to effective teamwork while learning evidence-based strategies to recognize and address them. The program emphasizes developing empathy through intentional communication, including the distinction between listening to understand and listening to respond, as well as techniques that encourage meaningful conversations without requiring agreement. Throughout the session, attendees reflect on their own perspectives and identify practical ways to strengthen communication within their organizations. Discussion includes strategies for supporting psychologically safe workplaces, improving employee engagement, reducing interpersonal conflict, and fostering collaboration across teams with differing backgrounds and viewpoints. By the conclusion of the program, participants will have a stronger understanding of how personal experiences influence workplace dynamics and will leave with practical communication tools to support respectful dialogue, build trust, and strengthen collaboration across their organizations. Details You're Registered!