3 SKILLS-BUILDING WORKSHOPS with Elizabeth Kent
Hawai’i Innovation Center at Hilo (HICH)
117 Keawe Street, Hilo, HI 96720
Thursday, February 9, 2017 from 8:30am to 11:00am
NEGOTIATION SKILLS FOR WOMEN
We negotiate constantly–with our spouses, partners, bosses, children, peers, and others. Do you want to develop the skills you need to negotiate successfully and narrow the gender gap? Join us to participate in simulated negotiations, plus learn the stages and components of negotiation, including offers, counter-offers, and modes of communication.
Friday, February 10, 2017 from 8:30am to 12:00pm
CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS: How to Share Your Concerns so People Will Hear You
Learn a 4-part process to discuss difficult issues in a way that maximizes the possibility of success! Part 1 is to center and ready yourself to have a productive conversation. Part 2 is to explore the other person’s readiness and willingness to listen. Part 3 is to plan your logistics and approach. Part 4 is to have the conversation using powerful and effective “I” statements.
Friday, February 10, 2017 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
ADDRESSING ANNOYING BEHAVIORS: Tools Mediators Use…And You Can, Too
Do you work with people who are aggressive or passive-aggressive? Who talk too much? Or who don’t listen? Learn to deal confidently with annoying conduct and strategize tactics when faced with problem behaviors. In this interactive workshop, explore how to break down the behaviors and why they are difficult, and understand the different ways people communicate and respond to conflict.
Instructor
Elizabeth Kent, J.D., has helped people and institutions find solutions to sticky problems for over 25 years. She has clerked at two federal courts of appeals, practiced commercial law, served as the Deputy Director at the Hawai’i State Department of Human Services, taught at University of Hawai’i at Manoa, and directed the Hawai’i State Judiciary’s Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution. A trained facilitator and mediator, Elizabeth teaches graduate classes in conflict system design and negotiation at UH-Manoa and a variety of conflict resolution skills classes around the state. She has received the Hawai’i Women Lawyers’ Distinguished Service Award and the Church of the Crossroads’ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peacemaker Award.
Tuition
Sign up for 1 workshop: $50
Sign up for 2 workshops: $95
Sign up for 3 workshops: $120
(group discounts & partial scholarships available)
Registration
Ku’ikahi Mediation Center
101 Aupuni Street, Suite PH 1014 B-2
Hilo, Hawai’i 96720
Phone: (808) 935-7844 x 1
Fax: (808) 961-9727
Email: jenifer@hawaiimediation.org
