Sitting on a Comma

Sitting on a Comma:
Breaking Down What's Keeping You Stuck
Virtual Workshop

February 24, 2022 • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Sitting on a Comma™ helps individuals explore and assess the landscape of being stuck. In our jobs, projects, careers, goals and personal lives, we often find ourselves sitting on a comma™ and not knowing how to move forward. During this pandemic, Talent Development professionals, who support people in the workplace, are experiencing the effects of sitting on a comma™ in multiple ways.

Through the process of tuning in, decluttering and visualizing, participants learn how to become objective noticers of their comma. This process leads the way to exploring possibilities, creating motion and setting intentions for becoming unstuck and getting off the comma™.

Sitting on a Comma™ is a workshop designed specifically for you, as a professional and an individual. Many ATD sessions provide tools and expertise to be shared with others in the workplace. This tool is intended to support you and your needs, while you navigate the difficulties and challenges of your experience in the workplace and beyond. This tool is yours.

Read the article that inspired this workshop here.

Learning Objectives

• Identify where you find yourself sitting on a comma™ and what it keeps you from achieving
• Tune in to what the state of being stuck represents and means for you
• Declutter confusion by using techniques to challenge your thinking, beliefs and expectations
• Visualize possibilities for what getting off the comma™ can mean
• Practice observation and inquiry to gather insight, information and data
• Experience the power of community as a resource for helping navigate the comma and possible solutions

Technology Requirements:

This session will be conducted through Zoom. Log-in instructions will be sent upon registration. 

About the Speaker:

Paul Briley leverages his 25+ years of experience and leadership in talent development to help you bring your vision to life. He has led the learning function for large organizations and consulted with business leaders, focused on creating impact for people, culture and results. His early experience on the front lines of sales and service organizations creates a unique ability to see challenges from the customer's point of view. 

Paul builds relationships based on a sense of purpose, deep inquiry and having fun in the process. When the pandemic and racial reckonings happened in 2020, Paul found himself sitting on a comma™ (along with the rest of the world). Through tuning in, decluttering and visualizing, Paul’s horizons expanded and his values shifted. By 2021, he realized that getting himself off the comma meant helping others do the same. Off the Comma™ Coaching was born. 

Paul is a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) since 2005 and is completing his coaching certification. Paul also planted his first garden on his balcony and is enjoying watching his own broccoli grow for the first time. Like the broccoli, he’s growing one day at a time and is confident of the fruits it will bear. 

Cancellation/Refund Policy: Cancellations made more than five (5) calendar days prior to the event will receive a full refund. Cancellations made three (3) to five (5) calendar days prior to the event will receive a 50% refund. Cancellations less than three (3) calendar days prior to the event and no-shows will not be refunded or credited. Any unpaid balance due will remain according to the above guidelines. Refunds will be issued using the original payment method.