How to use Identity Circles to Develop Teams
Mary Tabata will instruct us in the use of “identity circles” to facilitate team development and growth. Identity circles can help us view the multiple roles we play in our daily lives. Mary will also introduce a culture scan tool in the session. Like identity circles, culture scans can provide a basis to improve communication and understand and bridge across organizational, educational, and social cultures.
After this session, participants will be able to:
· Apply knowledge from the culture scan to your work and personal lives
· Use identity circles to increase understanding within and between groups
· Integrate their multiple cultures and identities to increase their own authentic
leadership characteristics
About Mary Tabata 
Mary Tabata has worked for several decades in higher education and nonprofit settings including Pepperdine, USC, UCLA, Rotary International, and on the national board of directors for a major Protestant denomination. Mary is a leadership educator specializing in authentic leadership, collaborative work, and the integration of faith, worldview, and vocational practice.
In her current role as Senior Research Associate for Best Practice Institute (BPI, bestpracticeinstitute.org), she conducts research on leadership and talent management practices and presents to the BPI Board, comprised of Fortune 1000 executives.
For additional information or questions you can contact Angela Anable at Westside@atdla.org
Please bring in books you wish to donate. Please bring a breakfast item that you wish to share with the group. Whoever brings breakfasts gets to choose one of the donated books as a "thank you."
Location: Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services - 4760 South Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230
