Soft Skills Summer School: Values-Centered Professionalism

Led by Mandy Harris Williams

Sunday, June 11, 1PM PST 

On Zoom 

Free

This summer, we’re bringing you the “softer side” of professional development, straight from the experience of your favorite FCCW Staff. You voted on what sorts of professional development you needed/wanted, and we’ve scheduled monthly workshops for create our Soft Skills Summer School.

June: Values-Centered Professionalism:

In today’s job market, even creatives navigate complex decisions around networks of influence, funding streams, work style, pace and integrity. As a full time artist, I struggled to get a grip on these complexities before I was in the smack dab in the middle of them, and, looking back, I made values misaligned compromises that I regret. 

As an arts administrator, I frequently have to self-monitor for the rigor of my work, as it measures up to the actions I believe make a better world. There’s implications for work style, collaboration, communication, fundraising, and so many more aspects. Join me to get in the nitty gritty of how to create a career and a lifestyle that complements our values rather than betrays them.