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* 02/-:?4/2000 13:12 61272:55936 BaPB aPA P a'.-E PA'SE 01 FAX Cover Sheet To: iTom: Re: Date: Ron Moorse Barbara E. Raye Training Sessions February 24, 2000 Auached .vre t«y resume aaJ that of Lynn Ceschwind. I think she will bring additional cifdibiliiy on the Sexual Harassment tiaining for your employees. I his iv a topic that conruses people a little, and it is helpful to have two trainers as well as a team that can help balance the exposure/legal i.ssues from those ot intcrper.sonal workplace rclaiH>M.sliips that arc healthy und normal. I recommend that we plan for 1/2 day .sessions for each topic area. The three topic areas are Sexual llaras.smcnt. Diversity (Cross-cultural Communication), and Respectful W.Hkpluces (CrcatiNC Connict Resolution). The approach to diversity is one ot respect for all dil terenccs and an opportunity to examine how each of u.s has different hi.sioric.s. values, learning styles, and communication expectations. This is a fun, pretty active session and is ba.sed on a design T*ve delivered over 2-dozcn time.x with employees at Plymouth. Muineionka. U.S. Customs, .M.N Slieiiffs Association, and us a I-day naininp through Hamline University. It i.s well-rcceived by all group.s and achieves our goals ot gieatei understanding of personal culture, difference of others, and respect for how those differcncc.s can present themselves in the workplace. The Creative Conflict Resolution session helps people understand their prefeircd .ipproach to corinicts/problems and to see how the approach to conflict should vary based on the situation. Then participants engage in pretty active creative problem solving, and .>cciuirio di.scussioivs based on real-life workplace conflicts. 1 hese situations include oppominiiics to piaciicc ways to demonstrate rc.specl us well as to ask for ii/rcqucst chances in behavior when something happens that concerns us. Again, our intention i.s to focu> on building relation.ships between individuals with regard for their individual nccds/differencrs rather than define diversity as race or gender. There i.s no shiime or guilt discussion - just a focus on building re.spcctful. inclusive work place environments. Our goal is to ha\e everyone experience how behaving in more open, respectful ways will cnnance their own experiences in the woikplace Each session should have no more than 20-25 persons, so we would be scheduling ^ sessions for regular employees and 2-3 for tirefighiers or a maximum total ot b sessions per each of the 3 topic areas ( 24 sessions in total). Most of the deslgn/developmeni of these sessions already done, so there is minimal need for pieparation/design lime in the amliuU The cost for each session is $700.tH) and gei.emlly includes two trainers. There jrc .som.; matciriU fees for each session as well. You can budget SS.50 per peison pei session and we can fit the materials costs into that budget.