Wednesday, October 14, 2015

August 2015 - Leadership Charrette with ELP Alumni


The August session of the AIA Emerging Leaders Program was hosted at the Dallas Center for Architecture on August 14th.

This month’s class discussion, led by Pete, centered on conflict and conflict management.  Many times conflicts arise out of conscious or unconscious beliefs about the competition.  When parties clearly communicate and learn to ask the right questions, conflicts can be avoided or resolved diplomatically.  The class participated in a role playing activity where individuals were only provided portions of the story; inducing conflict.  An additional dynamic was added to the activity when each group needed to come to an internal resolution, then negotiate with an “outsider.”  Understanding one’s personal communication style, learning to ask the right questions and not rushing to assumptions helped to reduce these conflicts.

The second part of the class welcomed back previous years alumni for mixed group discussions.  This was a great opportunity to gain insight on their experience since the class and how the class has helped to shape their careers and work experiences.  Several topics were posed by Pete which prompted discussions on conflict, self-reflection and career goals.  Many shared how the class provided them skills to understand their co-workers, their own leadership style and helped them ask questions about themselves and where they wanted to be in the future.  Thank you to all who attended.

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