Course Name

Bridging Difference: Finding New Ways Forward Turning Challenges into Opportunities for Collaboration

Schedule

January 25, 2027 - January 29, 2027

Schedule via Zoom:
January 25, 26, 28, 29, 2027
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Regular Rate:

Php 14,000

Early Eagle Rate:

Php 13,000

Valid Until:

January 11, 2027

Bridging Difference: Finding New Ways Forward Turning Challenges into Opportunities for Collaboration

Description

Not every difficult situation needs a winner. Sometimes, what we need is a different way of seeing things.

Differences in perspectives, priorities, expectations, and personalities are inevitable in the workplace. The challenge lies in knowing how to respond when these differences lead to tension, difficult conversations, or strained working relationships.

Bridging Differences: Finding New Ways Forward  invites professionals, managers, and leaders to explore differences from a fresh perspective—not simply as situations to avoid or overcome, but as opportunities to build understanding, reconnect, and discover new possibilities.

Through practical activities, reflection, and guided exploration, participants will examine how their perceptions and responses influence their interactions with others. They will explore ways to move beyond opposing positions, engage in more constructive dialogue, and find possibilities even when situations seem stuck.

Because sometimes, finding a way forward begins with seeing things differently.

Who should attend

This program is designed for professionals, managers, supervisors, and leaders who want to navigate workplace differences and challenging situations more constructively, strengthen working relationships, and discover better ways of moving forward with others.

Participants will explore practical ways to:

  • Understand what lies beneath difficult situations.

  • Recognize how perceptions and reactions shape responses.

  • Move from opposition toward dialogue and connection.

  • Discover possibilities when situations seem stuck.

  • Build more constructive outcomes for themselves, their relationships, and their teams.  

Day 1 - READY!

  • Why is it so difficult to agree?

  • Things are not always as they appear

  • When a Change in Perspective Makes a Difference
     

Day 2 - CONNECT!

  • How Self-Aware Are You?

  • Debate or Dialogue?

  • Building Bridges: Finding Common Ground

 

Day 3 - TRANSCEND!

  • The Art of the Impossible

  • Rising Above Familiar Limits

  • Unlocking New Possibilities

 

Day 4 - EXPAND!

  • Seeing the Bigger Picture

  • What Is Evident and What Lies Beneath

  • Envisioning Desired Outcomes: Personal and Relational Change

 

Ms. Ma. Socorro “Baby” P. Jamias is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, a learning and development facilitator, and a capability-building consultant. She works with the academe, government, various businesses, and diverse private organizations. Her expertise includes start-ups, people-skills development, performance improvement, talent management, leadership and managerial centering.

Through her training programs, seminars, and capability-building initiatives, she helps individuals and organizations strengthen competencies, enhance performance, build resilience, and develop the adaptability needed to navigate challenges and embrace new opportunities.

Currently, she is Program Director of the Personal Mastery Series of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business - Center for Continuing Education.

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