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Please join us for the professional development workshop "Polarity Management: Overcoming Paradoxical Challenges at Work and in Life," presented by Melissa J. Miszkiewicz, director of RITE strategic partnerships, on Thursday, November 16, from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. in Butler Library 181B. Lunch will be provided, sponsored by the Buffalo State chapter of United University Professions (UUP).

What if the problem you are trying to solve is really a polarity? Polarities are dilemmas or paradoxes that have two or more right answers, which are interdependent. For example, if you were told that a campus program needs to be structured and flexible rather than employing traditional problem-solving techniques to identify an “either-or” solution, you can use polarity management strategies to identify how to successfully make the program both structured and flexible.

Participants in this session will learn to distinguish a manageable polarity from a solvable problem, identify polarities, select a polarity, and, using Barry Johnson’s framework, map the polarity to a long-term resolution. Polarity management provides a new lens for framing and overcoming challenges in life and in the workplace.?

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.