Feedback Group Workshops with Dina and Renata
Tuning In: Refining the art of feedback
Career coach, Dina Al-Alami and learning facilitator, Renata Kovacs are partnering with SheSharp to provide you with a digital learning and coaching programme focused on the essential skills of asking, giving, and receiving feedback. Dina is a trained career coach who helps tech professionals build impactful careers on a balanced, healthy growth trajectory. Renata is an enthusiastic learning facilitator of hands-on, interactive workshops focused on practical skills that can help us feel better and thrive in our professional and personal lives.
In this programme, starting on March 11, 2024, 12 community members will get the opportunity to join Dina and Renata in a three-week collaborative, introspective programme with the goal of helping you have meaningful feedback conversations.
What is the Tuning In workshops series?
Giving and receiving feedback with empathy strengthens relationships, creates growth, and fosters self-awareness. An essential yet misunderstood skill can be the difference between feeling motivated and energised and feeling underappreciated and disempowered in our work.
But it takes two to feedback - how can you prepare to make the most of your next feedback session with your manager or colleague? Tap into your hidden human capacity to show up with openness and compassion and turn feedback into a guide for growth instead of a dreaded yearly activity.
This opportunity consists of...
Join our digital learning programme (facilitated in 2x1-hour sessions per week over three weeks) to uncover and practise the art of giving, asking, and receiving feedback. It will contain:
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Interactive exercises to practise feedback tactics and approaches
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Real-life case studies you can relate to
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A supportive environment where vulnerability is encouraged
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Open dialogues around challenges in embracing feedback
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Group coaching to help you reflect and debrief
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Practical role-plays to reflect on what it’s like to be in the shoes of others
Programme schedule
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The 'Tuning In' programme will consist of 3 weeks, running from March 11th until March 28th. During each week, there will be 2 online sessions. Take a look at the schedule for the programme below:
Week 1 -
Monday March 11th: 1-hour practical workshop on asking for feedback at 6pm CET
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Thursday March 14th: 1-hour group coaching session at 6pm CET
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Week 2
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Monday March 18th: 1-hour practical workshop on giving feedback at 6pm CET
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Thursday March 21st: 1-hour group coaching session at 6pm CET
Week 3 -
Monday March 25th: 1-hour practical workshop on receiving feedback at 6pm CET
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Thursday March 28th: 1-hour group coaching session at 6pm CET
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All workshops are highly interactive and discussion-based between the coaches and the participants. In between workshops we will ask you to engage in active reflections and observations to consider how the learnings apply in the real-world.
Who is this opportunity most suitable for?
Designed for the humans behind the job titles, the programme will suit anyone who is:
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Eager to take their feedback skills to the next level
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Ready to prepare one’s self for difficult feedback conversations to get the most out of them
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Openness and willingness to share and listen to others during the sessions
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Either managing teams or working collaboratively with colleagues
Meet the facilitators: Dina Al-Alami
Trained Career Coach at Major Confusions & Former Product Director within mental health tech
Navigating your career doesn't have to feel lonely.
I believe that having a purpose-driven life while looking after your mental wellbeing are the key to having a successful career where you can be sustainably passionate - growing and positively contributing to the world.
My coaching style encourages questioning, exploration, reflection, and experimentation. I use active listening and powerful questioning to help the coachee uncover the solutions that best suit their situation. I believe in the coachee’s ability to solve their own problems and strive to support them on their journey to do so.
My career and education history includes:
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BS, MS in Engineering @ Stanford University
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Coaching training @ University of Cambridge
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Member of the International Coaching Federation
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Associate Member of the Institute of Coaching @ Harvard McLean
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Completed the Designing your Life training by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
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Ex Director of Product @ a public company transforming mental health-care, building the tech team to up to 30 employees and through an IPO
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Grew up in Jordan, studied in California, and built my professional career in London and San Francisco
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Coached ambitious and impact-driven professionals around the world
Meet the facilitators: Renata Kovacs
Experiential Learning Facilitator & Former leader for a growing team in EdTech
Everybody has great potential and deserves opportunities to unleash it.
I believe that we are complex beings, living in an ever-changing world. To be able to navigate these and thrive in our personal and professional lives, we need to embrace learning, unlearning, and relearning as something that we do regardless of where we are in life.
My facilitation style is built on kindness and safety where we learn together in a way that feels most relevant through practical, hands-on activities that draw from real-world examples. I seek to actively engage you in the learning journey and invite you to consider how your identity shows up in a given situation.
My experiences include:
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BSc in Psychology @ Anglia Ruskin University
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MA in Education & Technology @ University College London
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Design Thinking training @ IDEO U
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30 under 30 @ the Learning Technologies Conference
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CMI Level 3 certification in management & leadership @ Brighton School of Business and Management
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Learning experiences for clinicians @ various mental health organisations
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Digital learning design @ London higher education institutions such as London Business School & King’s College
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Grew up in Hungary, studied in Holland, Canada and the UK, and built my professional career in London and Cambridge
Eligibility
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You are an underrepresented gender in tech
Career Coaching with Dina is open to women, non-binary, and genderqueer individuals only.
People who are not cis men are historically underrepresented and under-resourced in the tech industry. This opportunity seeks to close that gap and make tech a more balanced, accessible industry to all.
If you are a cis man, you are not eligible to apply.
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You are a member of the SheSharp community
The opportunity prioritizes SheSharp community members: our Slack members, social media followers, and sponsors. Not yet a member of our community? Join us at shesharp.co/slack.
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You commit to support 1 SheSharp initiative
SheSharp is a nonprofit organization that relies on volunteers to help women and non-binary people enter, stay, and grow in tech. As a program participant, we would appreciate your support with our initiatives! Examples of support include:
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Curating resources for our Slack community
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Writing a post about your learning journey
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Speaking at a SheSharp event
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Contributing to SheSharp’s open source program
How you engage with SheSharp will be discussed with the organizing team.
Apply to the next cohort
Program timeline
February 16 - March 4
Application period is open
It's your time to apply to the program! In your application, we'll ask you to confirm your eligibility.
March 9 - March 10
Applicants are notified of status
There will be 12 members selected for the coaching series. Selected participants will be notified via email. Please note, you have until the end of day 10th March, to confirm your participation once you have been notified of your selection.
March 11 - March 31
The program is open
The coaches will share the digital program agenda with you and the participants.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
I don’t identify as a woman, non-binary, or underrepresented gender in tech. Can I still apply?
No, this program is only open to underrepresented genders at this time. We’d appreciate your support and allyship in forwarding this opportunity to others in your community that meet the program eligibility criteria!
Can I be located anywhere?
Yes, applications are open to everyone around the world! SheSharp is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and will prioritise applicants based in the European region, and others who are within +/-1 hour of Central European Time. However, if you’re outside of Europe, you’re still encouraged to apply!
When do the workshops take place?
The workshops will take place over six sessions outside of working hours.