Serious Woo

02/05/2023

"You don't get better at tennis by watching tennis".

The Serious Woo Courageous Conversations Program introduces practical concepts, reflection on how we respond in a conversation and most importantly real-life scenarios to put the skills in practice.

Confidence comes from practice, not from observation.

30/03/2023

Eat your vegetables! - with a dash of Woo 🌽 -

We hope April brings you plenty of understeer-free moments and make some time for a pit stop or two. Until next month, Kate and Team Woo

07/03/2023

If you want to taste the sweet fruits of innovation, you must make sure you have ordered a large serving of creative practice first.

How do you do this as a team? Start with giving each other (and yourself) permission to play.

28/02/2023

When I am in workshops and introducing the concept of cognitive bias, I often notice a few different responses from participants which you may recognise in your team:
- some feel like they are “a dirty word” and do not want to acknowledge they have them in case they are judged
- others feel overwhelmed at how to identify and overcome these processes (there are around 180 different types of them!)
- and then there are those that are just annoyed that they have to even think about them!

Here is a little activity that may help you to introduce the most common cognitive biases to your team and demystify them a little.

The infographic above identified 9 common thinking biases.

Ask your team:
1. Which of the 9 biases listed do they identify with the most?
2. Can they see how they may potentially play out in their work?
3. Would they like to invite their colleagues to challenge them on these biases?
(You may wish to devise a fun way of doing this.)

Creating a shared language around behaviours such as cognitive biases can create a more playful and safe way for us to talk about our everyday interactions and conversations.

You can find a printable version of the activity in the comments which includes the three questions.

And for those in the team that don’t even think they have any biases, they can always have their mind blown by the Harvard Implicit Association test. (Link in comments as well)

Would this activity work for your team? I would love to hear your thoughts below.

27/02/2023

2 days to go!

Dealing with feelings is an essential part of the job, and it can often be a challenging task. With the help of Mollie Rashleigh, .Woo and , this workshop will provide practical guidance and techniques to help you navigate challenging conversations with confidence.

New skills, real-world scenarios and opportunities to practise will be shared, with the help of professional actors.

Click here for the registration link - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dealing-with-feelings-tickets-535372853617

21/02/2023

Our first IPO, the new apnea and leadership advice fit for a King (Elvis that is) -

Sometimes a little bit of everything is what you need. This month we share two WOW moments that resonated with our workshop participants.

21/02/2023

Just over a week to go and tickets are selling fast!
An amazing opportunity for community engagement professionals to sharpen their skills.

Dealing with Feelings is an important part of the job, and it can often be a difficult task.

With the help .Woo and , this workshop will provide practical guidance and techniques to help participants navigate challenging conversations with confidence.

Plus, with the help of professional actors, participants will be able to put their new skills into practice with real-life scenarios, giving them hands-on experience in dealing with difficult emotions. This is definitely an event not to be missed!

Some feedback from our internal programs
► "𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐. 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦 𝑢𝑝 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙- 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑠𝑜 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚." -Head of Communications and Community Engagement at Melbourne Airport

► "𝐼 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑢𝑝 𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑓𝑢𝑙. 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟."
► "𝐴𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙."
► "𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑠 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝 𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛."
► "𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑒-𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 (𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒) 𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑢𝑠 𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒."
𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Click here for the registration link - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dealing-with-feelings-tickets-535372853617

20/02/2023

Dealing with the stress of difficult stakeholder conversations is hard and can impact our mental health.

Join a practical workshop with Capire Consulting Group and Serious Woo. You will leave with practical tips and more confidence to navigate challenging stakeholder conversations.

Book directly here - bit.ly/DWFcapireseriouswoo