Steadying Yourself for Difficult Feedback

• Do you supervise at least one person?
• Are you interested in liberatory supervision practices that balance hierarchy and co-creation?
• Do you sometimes encounter discomfort around race in supervision?
• Would you like to feel more confident in giving and receiving challenging feedback that is truthful, direct, and builds or maintains connection?

If any of these apply, this clinic has something for you!

Date: November 14th, 2024

Time: 12:00–1:30 pm ET

Location: On Zoom

Facilitators: Amadee Braxton and Sara Joffe, core consultants at Dragonfly Partners

Participants: Leaders, managers and supervisors from progressive social change organizations

Cost: $50

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At this clinic, we will explore what it means to provide effective feedback in tough situations, which require emotional self-regulation, suspending blame and judgment, and finding ways to balance accountability with compassion. The trickiness of these situations could be related to current work performance problems; longstanding behavioral patterns that have not been fully addressed; personal issues getting in the way of work; racial, gender, or class dynamics; conflict avoidance; or a myriad of other challenges for supervisors who want to be humane while also moving the work forward.  

The clinic will take the form of a conversation between Amadee and Sara, both of whom have extensive experience in practicing and teaching skills for liberatory management. There will be some presentation of content, role play demonstration and opportunities for participants to connect with and review the skills in breakout groups.

While focused primarily on dynamics in supervision, this session will also be relevant to peer-to-peer feedback. You can expect to explore:

• Getting ready to give difficult feedback

• How supervision—or feedback—can be liberatory

• What it means to communicate directly about the impact of problematic behavior

• How to provide feedback that is neither punitive nor enabling

• How to address race or other identity or power-based dynamics 

If you are not able to pay for a ticket, email events@dragonfly-partners.com and we will figure something out! We want you to be able to attend. Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today! 

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Please note this event will be recorded. By attending the clinic you will be giving your consent to be recorded. The main presentation and discussion will be recorded. Discussions in small groups and/or pairs will not be recorded.