Ramadan at Work

Fiona Passantino

Recording: YesLanguage: EnglishDuration: 45 min / 15 minSpeaker rating: 4.1 out of 5 from 15 participants across all their sessions
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Ramadan at Work
Fiona Passantino
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Fiona Passantino

Fiona Passantino is an AI-Human keynote speaker, trainer, and facilitator. Her mission? To empower the non-technical Working Human to understand and use AI effectively, maximizing connection, engagement, and creativity for more joy and inspiration in the workplace.

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Session Summary

Ramadan kareem! If you work in a diverse, international organization, chances are a portion of your workforce will be practicing Muslims; for an entire month (which starts in March depending on the moon), they will refrain from eating or drinking from sunrise to sundown.

A few small actions state loud-and-clear that your culture is one of curiosity, respect and celebration of diversity. Five small and easy ways to make Ramadan great for everyone.

Interaction

During the expert session, Fiona Passantino engages participants through a series of interactive activities and Q&A using Mentimeter, an interactive engagement tool.

Key Learnings

Detailed session description

Ramadan Kareem!

If you work in a diverse, international organization, chances are a portion of your workforce will be practicing Muslims. During Ramadan, which begins in March depending on the lunar calendar, they will refrain from eating or drinking from sunrise to sundown for an entire month.

This period of fasting is a time for spiritual reflection, self-discipline, and community. Recognizing and supporting your Muslim colleagues during Ramadan can greatly enhance the inclusivity and harmony within your workplace.

A few small actions can state loud-and-clear that your organizational culture values curiosity, respect, and celebration of diversity. Start by fostering an environment of understanding. Educate yourself and your team about the significance of Ramadan and the practices involved.

Simple gestures like adjusting meeting schedules to avoid early mornings and late afternoons, or providing a quiet space for prayer and reflection, can make a significant difference. These actions show empathy and respect for the religious commitments of your colleagues.

Five small and easy ways to make Ramadan great for everyone include: accommodating flexible work hours to help those fasting manage their energy levels, being mindful of food-related activities during this period, acknowledging Ramadan in internal communications, offering support and understanding during this time, and organizing an inclusive celebration at the end of Ramadan, known as Eid al-Fitr. By taking these steps, you not only support your Muslim colleagues but also enrich your organization’s culture, promoting a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

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Questions about Ramadan at Work

Is this for beginners or for people who already know the subject?

No prior knowledge is assumed. It is built for a general working audience, and people who already know the subject get the research and the practical side rather than an introduction. What the hour itself covers: Ramadan kareem! If you work in a diverse, international organization, chances are a portion of your workforce will be practicing Muslims; for an entire month (which starts in March depending on the moon), they will refrain from eating or drinking from sunrise to sundown.

Is Fiona the right expert for this?

Fiona Passantino is one of the experts we auditioned ourselves, and we produce every session so we see how each one lands. Participants rate this session 3.9 out of 5, across 15 responses, and rate Fiona personally 4.1 out of 5.

Is this session interactive, or do people just watch?

It is interactive, and the block higher up on this page says exactly how for this session. Nobody has to speak up who does not want to: the chat and the polls carry most of it, and the questions can come in anonymously.

How long does it take, and what do we have to prepare?

It runs 45 min / 15 min: the talk, then live questions. All you do is pick a date. We brief Fiona, produce the session, host and moderate it, run the Q&A, and send you the report within an hour of the end.

Who can join, and where does it run?

A team, a department, an employee network or every single employee at once, with no cap and no per-seat price. It runs inside your own Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, or on a branded page we build. No integration, no login, no company device or e-mail.

Can our global colleagues follow it?

The session is delivered in English. You can add high accuracy live subtitles in 8, 16 or 24 languages, so everyone follows in their own. That is a paid option, priced by the number of languages you need.

Will our IT department have a problem with this?

No, and that is by design. There is nothing to install, nothing to integrate and no connection to your systems, so there is nothing for IT to validate: we join your own Teams, Zoom or Meet as a guest speaker, or we host a page and your people open a link. No software, no accounts, and no data of yours that we can reach. It is why hundreds of companies, among them some of the largest technology and financial firms in the world, were able to start within a day.

How does this work under GDPR?

We never receive or hold personal data about your employees. Because the session runs in your own environment, attendance and identity stay with you, and what we report back is aggregated: numbers, ratings and survey answers, not people. That is also why IT approval usually takes minutes rather than weeks.

What do we get afterwards?

You keep the recording and can share it internally. You also get attendance over time, participant ratings for the content and the speaker, the survey answers, and the topics your people asked for next.

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