No leader wakes up every day TRYING to instill fear in their teams, and yet fear is everywhere, because humans are an inherently risk averse species. Fear of failure. Fear of looking incompetent. Fear of rejection or embarrassment. All of these fears (and more) are preventing your employees and your leaders every day from sharing their ideas, their opinions and from taking strategic risks to make your organization better. So how do you intentionally create the safety your teams need to be at their best, to show up and to speak up? This workshop will provide practical insights and tools for building the number one characteristic of high performing teams and organizations - psychological safety. Come learn how to help your teams fear LESS!

Learning Objectives:
- Understand (and experience) the neurobiology of fear
- Understand our habitual and instinctive responses to fear in social settings and how that disrupts individual and organizational effectiveness
- Feel compassion for ourselves and others when we react/respond out of fear/threat (after all, none of us can help it!)
- Understand that we are all in this together - that "villainizing" leaders is not helpful - they are just as subject to fear/trauma/threat in the workplace as everyone else.
- Understand the criticality of creating psycho-social safety in the workplace AND learn how to create that safety and disrupt habitual fear responses in others by sending safety signals
- Feel inspired to implement and/or teach these safety signal techniques in your organization
- Commit to making SAFETY go VIRAL .. because our trauma filled world and trauma filled workplaces are in desperate need safe spaces.

Facilitator: Rebecca Hawkins

Inclusion is about creating workplaces where everyone feels valued and connected. But what does it really take? Join us for an interactive conversation in honor of Black History Month. We’ll explore: What inclusion means and how it’s different from diversity. Why inclusion strengthens teams and workplaces. Practical ways to foster belonging for all. Whether you want to share your thoughts or simply listen and learn, this space is for you. Let’s work together to make inclusion real.

Facilitator: Sertrice Shipley

Start the new year off right with our first webinar of 2025, Meal Prep Made Easy: Fuel Your Week with Shelley Loving! Join us for a live cooking demo where Shelley will prepare three healthy, meal-prep-friendly recipes. These delicious dishes are designed to help you save time and stay nourished during your busy work weeks—perfect whether you work from home or in the office. Don’t miss this opportunity to kick off 2025 with practical tips for a healthier, more productive year!

Facilitator: Shelley Loving

Join us for a unique holiday-themed Mindful Music Listening Experience, where we’ll blend the warmth and nostalgia of holiday music with mindfulness practices to create a moment of stillness and reflection amidst the season’s hustle and bustle.

Let the soothing melodies of the season inspire you to bring calm, clarity, and joy as you prepare for the year ahead.

Facilitator: Shawntá Hooks

Discover the power of employee-led initiatives in driving social impact within your company. Learn why social impact matters and gain practical insights on how to align initiatives with company values, engage with the community, and measure impact.

Key Takeaways:
Employee-Led Initiatives Drive Positive Change: Employees have the power to be champions of social change within companies of all sizes. By initiating and leading their own projects, they can make a significant impact in their communities and align their actions with the company's values.

Alignment with Corporate Values Is Key: Successful social impact initiatives should be closely aligned with the core values and missions of the company. This alignment not only reinforces the company's commitment to social responsibility but also ensures that the initiatives are sustainable and impactful.

Measuring, Sharing, and Scaling: To maximize the impact of these initiatives, employees should focus on effective measurement, clear communication of their successes, and the potential for scalability. By collecting and sharing data, telling compelling stories, and planning for long-term sustainability, employees can create lasting change within their organizations and communities.

Facilitator: Jess Sato

There is something free and accessible in each of us that gives us an immense sense of power: the ability to smile and make others smile. Storytelling is a powerful way to evoke a smile. Gone are the days of prescription, here are the days of conviction. In this workshop, we'll teach you the recipe for epic storytelling and how to add gravy with humorous delivery techniques. Once you learn this recipe, you can apply this ability to literally anything and get captivating results.

Facilitator: Gita Kulkarni

Too often we equate busyness with productivity. In our quest to get results, we often resort to a constant state of frenetic activity, mistaking the sheer volume of tasks for meaningful progress. However, driving results requires a more thoughtful and strategic approach. Together, we'll delve into the significance of understanding what success looks like within the company and how your individual actions directly contribute to the organization's overall growth.

Goal: Empower employees to recognize their role in a performance-driven culture and equip them with practical strategies for achieving meaningful results.

Key Takeaways: Look Beyond Busyness: Recognize that busyness doesn't always equate to productivity; focus on impactful actions rather than mere tasks to drive meaningful results Define Success: Understand what success looks like for your company and align your objectives and efforts with the organization's overall goals to contribute effectively. Empowerment Through Actions: Recognize that your daily actions, no matter how small, play a vital role in the company's growth. Empower yourself to take ownership, learn, collaborate, and continuously improve to drive success within your team and the organization.

Facilitator: Jess Sato

When we are guided by what matters, and understand the values that drive us, we are able to show up authentically and lead from our heart and head. In this session participants will define their values and understand how to incorporate these values into their lives, decision making and leadership.

Facilitator: Andrea Nelson

In today's remote work landscape, creating genuine connections within virtual teams is more critical than ever. This workshop dives into the art of building meaningful relationships across digital distances, ensuring that your team remains engaged and connected, no matter where they are. 🌐

🤝 Remote work can lead to feelings of isolation and disconnection, but it doesn't have to be that way. This workshop will help you gain strategies and insights to strengthen team bonds and create a thriving virtual community.

💪🌟 In this session, you'll discover:
1. The Power of Communication: Learn effective communication techniques tailored to remote environments, ensuring your team stays on the same page and engaged.

2. Building Trust at a Distance: Explore ways to cultivate trust and camaraderie among team members who may never meet face-to-face.

3. Virtual Team-Building Activities: Discover fun and creative activities that bring your team together, fostering a sense of togetherness even when miles apart.

4. Leadership in the Virtual World: If you're a leader, understand how to inspire and lead your remote team effectively, setting the tone for connection and productivity.

5. Overcoming Challenges: Discuss common challenges in remote work and learn strategies to address them head-on.

By the end of this workshop, you'll have a toolkit of practical skills and strategies to bridge the virtual gap and create a workplace where connections thrive. 🚀📈

Facilitator: LeAnne Lagasse

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Facilitator: Kelly Majdan

Influencing without authority is an important skill for any leader, regardless of your role in the organization. The ability to influence without authority can help you get buy-in from key stakeholders, improve collaboration within your organization, and boost your career.

In The Art of Influencing Without Authority, we'll:

1. Discuss why influence is essential to collaboration

2. Dispel the myths about using influence to get what you want

3. Identify 6 ways to influence without authority and how to leverage your unique currencies of influence

Facilitator: Jess Sato

Do you need a little Marie Kondo in your life? It’s time to survey the junk that’s weighing you down and holding you back and put together a plan of action to say “This no longer brings me joy” once and for all!

Facilitator: Christy Metcalf

Customer-focused businesses are built around customers’ needs, and becoming one involves concentrating on how every interaction helps and supports the customer. Putting customers at the heart of everything you do as a business places you in a better position to build relationships, help customers to achieve their goals, and increase customer satisfaction, and yet, many businesses still struggle.

In The Power of Customer Focus: A New Model, you'll walk away with:

1. A clear definition of what a customer is and you're role in creating a customer-focused culture

2. Identify the differentiators in high- vs. low-customer satisfaction situations

3. Clarity around a new model for engaging and building trust with customers

Facilitator: Jess Sato

In this session we will… discuss what gets in the way of providing feedback to our teams, Explore ways to build our courage and competence in providing feedback, Share practical ways to know when you are ready to have the conversation

Facilitator: Andrea Nelson

If you’ve ever led or worked with someone whose behavior created a problematic workplace culture, you’re not alone. In fact, over 1/3 of employees report having experienced some form of interpersonal conflict – either an isolated conflict or a difficult ongoing relationship – within the past year. These relationships result in lower team productivity, lower employee engagement, and decreased financial performance.

We’ll discuss communication strategies you can use when working with challenging people.

In this session, attendees will learn how to:

• Identify the root causes of challenging employee behavior

• Apply communication and management strategies that can prevent challenging behavior

• How to have tough performance management conversations that lead to increased employee accountability

Facilitator: LeAnne Lagasse

Humor is a choice, a muscle and a bridge to a better life at home and work. A lot of people think humor has no place in work. With 85% of the workplace stressed, this could not further from the truth. Come to this lively session to:

1. Exercise your humorous muscle 

2. Debunk some fascinating myths about humor

3. Discuss how to show up at work with humor to augment your relationship

4. Learn 3 mental techniques to laugh more and live better
   

It's time to take something that lives in all of us and shape it to your benefit!

Facilitator: Gita Kulkarni

Mental health includes emotional, social and psychological well-being. Mental health affects our thoughts, feelings and actions. Join us to learn about some warning signs of mental health issues and practical tips on boosting mental health.

Facilitator: Katrina Watland