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SUMMARY:FAN: The Art of Fighting
DESCRIPTION:The Art of Fighting\nWe have lost the skills of fighting well\, and with them the possibility of deeper connection. Our aversion to conflict\, Priya Parker argues\, is feeding our fragmentation and loneliness. Good groups are not the ones that never fight; all groups change and evolve\, and conflict is a vital engine of that renewal. \nIn The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict\, Parker follows her national bestseller The Art of Gathering with a practical\, deeply human framework\, this time for designing conflict with purpose. She dismantles the idea that conflict is abnormal or that healthy groups avoid it\, and shows instead that fights\, done well\, help communities flourish. \nDrawing on her far-reaching experience as a conflict facilitator\, her own research\, and real-world examples\, Parker describes how people can identify disputes\, address them\, and know what to do when they seem insurmountable. Whether in the boardroom or the locker room\, on a playground or in church\, online or in person\, conflict is part of life and understanding how to harness it well matters more than ever. \nPriya Parker\nAn internationally recognized expert on how we come together\, Parker trained in conflict resolution and has worked on race relations on American campuses and on peace processes around the world. \nParker will be in conversation with Daniel Pink (FAN ’18\, ’22)\, the author of seven bestselling nonfiction books ranging from human motivation and the science of timing to a graphic novel career guide. His deeply researched works have been translated into 46 languages and have sold more than five million copies worldwide. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of The Art of Fighting to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/fan-the-art-of-fighting/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Events,Family Action Network
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SUMMARY:FAN: Leadership Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Leadership Intelligence\nA FAN webinar featuring Caroline Webb\, in conversation with Jonathan Haidt\, Ph.D.\nLeadership can be rewarding\, but it is also deeply demanding. Leaders must deliver results now while planning for the long term\, think strategically while managing the daily friction that arises on any team. Technology is reshaping the work in generation-defining ways\, and the division of labor between human and machine keeps shifting. What does it take to lead intelligently through all that? \nIn her new book “Leadership Intelligence: Science-Backed Strategies for Mastering 21 Everyday Management Challenges” economist and executive coach Caroline Webb brings the science-backed approach that made her first book\, How to Have a Good Day\, an enduring success to leaders seeking to raise their game. Rooted in psychology\, neuroscience\, and behavioral economics\, and brought to life by real stories of world-class leaders\, the book offers an integrated system for mastering the 21 challenges organizations and teams face most often. \nWebb arranges these around three strengths of a great leader: making wise choices\, inspiring people to perform at their best\, and building resilience through ups and downs. Written in a clear\, engaging style\, “Leadership Intelligence” shows that leadership is something anyone can build and cultivate over time to handle hard situations with grace\, decide with clarity\, and lift a team to greatness. \nWebb will be in conversation with Jonathan Haidt\, Ph.D.\, the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business and the New York Times bestselling author of several books\, including\, most recently\, “The Anxious Generation.” \nBonus Book Giveaway\nFAN is giving away copies of Leadership Intelligence to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nThis event suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/fan-leadership-intelligence/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Family Action Network
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SUMMARY:FAN: The Opposite of Happiness
DESCRIPTION:The Opposite of Happiness: How Bad Feelings Make and Break Us\nWhy do negative emotions like anxiety\, regret\, and loneliness often take over\, even when life is going well? \nIn The Opposite of Happiness: How Bad Feelings Make and Break Us\, pioneering behavioral economist George Loewenstein\, Ph.D.\, offers a surprising answer. Misery is not a malfunction of the human mind. Instead\, it is a feature. And many of the ways we try to escape difficult emotions can actually make them worse. \nAs one of the founders of behavioral economics\, Loewenstein draws on decades of research. He explores psychology\, neuroscience\, and evolutionary theory. He also shares deeply personal experiences. Together\, these insights reveal the hidden logic behind some of our most painful emotions. \nFrom anxiety and jealousy to regret and loneliness\, these feelings serve important purposes. However\, they can easily misfire in modern life. \nRather than offering quick fixes\, Loewenstein asks readers to rethink emotional well-being. He challenges our cultural obsession with happiness. Instead\, he suggests that understanding and even accepting misery may help us live more fully. \nThroughout the book\, Loewenstein brings these ideas to life with excerpts from literature and candid firsthand accounts. He also shares responses from his Misery Survey\, which explores why difficult emotions can become such powerful forces in our lives. \nLoewenstein will be in conversation with Eli Finkel\, Ph.D. (FAN ’17)\, a Northwestern University professor with appointments in psychology and the Kellogg School of Management. \nNOTE: FAN collects registration data to inform event planning.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/the-opposite-of-happiness/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Events,Family Action Network
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SUMMARY:FAN: The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything
DESCRIPTION:We might think we understand our own social-media habits\, but most of us would come up short if asked to explain why we post the way we do. Posting happens in private\, almost without thinking\, yet it is never trivial: everything we share carries a set of values\, often more aspirational than true to life. Why can’t we just be honest? \nIn The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything\, Kathryn Jezer-Morton\, Ph.D.\, the author of the biweekly “Brooding” column at The Cut\, sets out to answer that question. For two decades she has been trying to make sense of what we are doing online\, and here she examines what shifted around the turn of the millennium\, when ordinary people began seeing themselves as brands. She traveled across the United States to interview everyday people about their social-media lives\, asking them things they had never been asked\, and pairs those conversations with her own experience to show how algorithm-driven platforms reshape not only how we share but what we share. \nThe result is neither technophobic nor moralizing. It is an emotion-led study of the way we present ourselves online\, from baby bumps to political performance to vacation photos\, that asks whether the flattening pull of social media does justice to the rich narratives we each carry. \nJezer-Morton will be in conversation with Jia Tolentino\, an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of the acclaimed essay collection Trick Mirror.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/the-story-of-your-life/
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