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Past Events Workshop / Centrepoint Surviving and Thriving in a Foreign Culture Tuesday, April 22, 2008 A workshop on culture shock—what it is and, most importantly, how you can help yourself and your family cope with the difficulties and reap the benefits that living in another culture can provide. This evening will help you feel better about yourself and Swiss culture, give you perspective and the opportunity for a good laugh. Kathy Hartmann-Campbell works with individuals and groups to help them develop their individual potential and improve their effectiveness in communicating with others. She has experienced culture shock first hand and has helped many people overcome it. Workshop / Professional Women’s Group of Basel Intercultural Understanding Thursday, February 21, 2008
What does culture mean? How are we influenced by it? How can an understanding and acceptance of cultural differences help us be more effective in our jobs and relationships? Through experiential exercises and discussion, we will explore culture’s impact and potential. By increasing our intercultural understanding and competence we not only improve our own lives personally and professionally but also contribute to world peace. Workshop / Professional Women’s Group of Basel Happiness Tuesday, February 13, 2007 How happy are you? What makes you happy? What gets in the way of your happiness? Is happiness an art, a life skill or a pursuit? Do we find happiness or does it find us? Why is it that in spite of greatly increased wealth over the past 50 years people in the West are no happier? The US Declaration of Independence classifies the pursuit of happiness as an unalienable right along with life and liberty. The Dalai Lama says that the purpose of life is to seek happiness. How can you bring more happiness into your life?
Workshop / Professional Women’s Group of Basel Constructive Criticism Tuesday, February 8, 2005 Can criticism be constructive or is this a contradiction in terms? Whether you choose the word ‘criticism’ or the more neutral term ‘feedback’, this aspect of communication is one that most people struggle with, in both their personal and professional lives. Yet, being able to give and receive constructive feedback is essential to keeping relationships healthy and continuing personal development. Avoiding conflict or holding back our feelings when we are bothered by something only helps to generate resentment. A lack of direct feedback creates an atmosphere of mistrust and fear. Although it may hurt, we prefer direct and honest feedback to rumour and innuendo. Effective feedback seeks solutions and builds relationships. Offering criticism is easy; doing it constructively is an acquired skill. Join us to work on this essential communication skill! Media appearance / Swiss national television Participant in television discussion program Zischtigsclub Tuesday, November 2, 2004 SF1 22.20 – 23.45 Discussion topic: Amerika und die Präsidentschaftswahlen
Workshop / Kindermusik Ladies’ Night Out Saturday, June 19, 2004 Taking Care of the Nurturer--YOU Mothering is often so overwhelming that we forget to take care of our own needs. Yet to have the strength to be there for our kids, we must replenish our own resources. Come along to the Kindermusik moms’ night and find out how. Kathy Hartmann-Campbell was born and raised in he US and has lived in Basel for 22 years with her Swiss husband. They have an eleven-year old bilingual, bicultural daughter who most miraculously grew out of being a non-stop no-sleep screamer infant into a lovely girl. More than graduating from Yale University with honors in philosophy and all of her professional accomplishments, she believes the task of mothering is the hardest and most important, and the one she is proudest of.
Lecture / Swiss British Society Basel The Life Worth Living October 30, 2003 University of Basel To be is to do. Socrates
To do is to be. Sartre
Dobedobedo. Sinatra Socrates told us that the unexamined life is not worth living, the oracle at Delphi exhorted us to know ourselves. Since the dawn of consciousness, we have sought the answers to life’s essential uestions: What does it mean to be human? What is the purpose of my life? What is important? This not-strictly-academic lecture will invite you to reflect on these questions and explore what Socrates, Sartre, Heidegger and perhaps even Sinatra can teach us about leading a fulfilled life. Moderation of Panel / Professional Women’s Group of Basel Life Paths/Life Choices: Balancing Motherhood and Professional Life Tuesday, September 9, 2003 Probably the biggest decision that any professional woman faces is whether or not to have a child. In this evening program, a panel of women who made the choice to become mothers will describe the different ways they have dealt with balancing motherhood and professional life.
Lunchtime Lecture / FrauenNetz Basel Understanding Cultural Differences April 25, 2002 The globalization of industry and commerce and the use of English as a lingua franca lead people mistakenly to assume that we all think alike. When individuals from different cultures interact, regardless of their level of education and professional competence, cultural clashes are bound to occur, but we often don’t recognize them as such. We may misinterpret cultural differences as personal offenses or incompetence. Understanding the influence of culture (particularly national, but also corporate and functional) on our perceptions, working style and communication leads to greater sensitivity, flexibility and tolerance, and enhances our effectiveness in communicating and working in a multinational environment. Verstehen kultureller Unterschiede Die Globalisierung der Geschäftswelt und die Benutzung von Englisch als lingua franca könnte uns zum irrtümlichen Glauben führen, dass wir alle gleich denken. Wenn Personen aus unterschiedlichen Kulturen kommunizieren, egal wie gebildet oder beruflich kompetent, sind kulturelle Missverständnisse vorprogrammiert. Aber wir erkennen sie oft nicht als solche. Wir interpretieren diese Erfahrungen oder Vorkommnisse als Beleidigungen, Brüskierungen oder Unfähigkeit. Wenn wir den Einfluss von Kultur (vor allem des Heimatlandes, aber auch der Firma und des Berufes) auf unsere Wahrnehmung, den Arbeitsstil und unsere Kommunikation verstehen, dann werden wir sensibler, flexibler und toleranter, und wir kommunizieren und kooperieren effektiver in unserer multinationalen Umgebung. |
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