ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Conflict is unavoidable. We see it in all aspects of our personal and professional lives. Understanding how people handle conflict and how we're taught to handle conflict allows for everyone to show up more fully and get through that tension with greater ease. In this workshop, participants will learn about their preferred conflict style, the cultural aspects of conflict, and how to better meet people where they’re at when managing across different conflict styles. Participants will walk away feeling empowered to handle conflict with language and tools to support their teams.
Workshop Outcomes:
Participants will recognize their own preferred conflict style and understand how different approaches to conflict influence communication and decision-making.
Participants will explore how cultural values and norms shape conflict behaviors and learn strategies to navigate differences in conflict approaches.
Participants will gain practical language and tools to engage in conflict more effectively, helping teams address tension and move toward productive solutions.
RSVP and Assessment Purchase Required*
Standard - $60/ assessment
Alumni - $51/ assessment
*Upon RSVP’ing using the zoom link, LEAP will follow up with a link to pay for the assessment.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Alexander Cena
Chief Programs Officer
LEAP
Alexander Cena is the Chief Programs Officer for LEAP (Leadership Education Asian Pacifics), where he is responsible for the efficient, cost-effective, and timely delivery and coordination of community and corporate leadership development programs, workshops, and events. He is a leadership development professional specializing in diversity & inclusion work and community organizing in the Asian Pacific Island Desi American (APIDA) community.
Mr. Cena has over 11 years of service in the APIDA community. In 2009, as a Programs Manager for a youth development organization called Asian American LEAD, co-created the first Asian American youth summit in the Washington DC area. Between 2013 and 2016, he served as the Director of Asian Pacific Islander American Affairs at the University of Florida and opened the first Asian Pacific Islander American student center on a college campus in the southeastern United States. After moving to Virginia, he joined the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities as their Community Outreach Coordinator and later became the Center Director for Higher Achievement. He maintained his commitment to the APIDA community by holding positions such as Vice President and founder of the Asian American Association at Virginia Commonwealth University, and as a member of the education subcommittee for the Asian Advisory Board of Virginia.
Mr. Cena also serves as the Board Treasurer of the Asian American Justice+ Innovation Lab (AAJIL). AAJIL is a volunteer organization that positions itself as a community racial justice incubator committed to education, community-building, and innovation to promote justice, radical love, and emergence.