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Level Up Speakers & Schedule |
| Keynote AddressJennifer Bashant, Ph.D.
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| Stephen Barankewicz Pivot Your Leadership Development Efforts for Lasting Impact Are you taking a closer look at how to develop you current and future Leaders? As an industry, we spend millions of dollars on Leadership Development, yet one survey suggests that up to 75% of these programs are not effective. If there is one lesson to learn from this past year it’s that we need to develop better leaders and we need to dive deeper into our talent pool. An intense classroom approach is not sustainable, therefore in order to achieve this change we need to pivot our methodology, create a Leadership journey, make it more experiential, leverage cohort learning and practice these new behaviors over time. This session will break down one such model and include a discussion around deployment considerations and Capstone options that is adaptable to your organization. With this approach you will be able to stretch your budget, be more inclusive and begin the Leadership path earlier in one’s career. About the Speaker Stephen empowers leaders to balance talent and bottom-line results in the areas they are committed to. He has worked in close coordination with a wide variety of corporations and governments. |
| Etta Jacobs Peer Coaching and Training for Emerging Leaders How do new managers learn to juggle back-to-back meetings, respond to endless streams of emails, navigate political battles, and still find the time to coach/mentor their teams? Usually by trial and error, with a lot of uncertainty, stress, awkward missteps, and painful miscommunication. For mid-level managers to become effective, they need to develop the skills to manage this stress, build relationships with their peers across silos, while also supporting and guiding their teams. Most new mangers struggle with delegating, conflict resolution, and delivering constructive/timely feedback. Peer coaching, in cohorts of 6-8 managers, provides a safe, confidential, structured setting where managers share their challenges, admit their mistakes, practice offering meaningful feedback, develop a personal leadership model, and support each other in finding solutions to their common challenges. The ultimate goal of these coaching sessions is to give managers the skills to coach each other and lead their peer sessions on their own: building their relationships, confidence and influence. In this interactive workshop, participants will be moved into breakout rooms, where they'll be introduced to a couple of activities their managers will experience. Etta will also share stories of remarkable breakthroughs her clients have realized through these peer coaching programs. About the Speaker |
| Ann Marie Morris Getting a Seat at the Table Shirley Chisholm was the first woman of color to be elected to the US Senate in 1968. When asked what advice she had for others seeking new ventures, she replied, “When they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring your own folding chair.” Over 50 years later, it’s still a compelling directive to those of us in talent management and L&D who may struggle to get that elusive seat at the table. The past year has taught us to reimagine everything. Let’s reimagine HR, our roles, and get the seat we deserve. About the Speaker |
| Brisa Renteria How to Predict Your Sales Candidate’s Success Before You Hire Them With unemployment at an all-time high, chances are you're having no problem getting salespeople to apply to your job ad. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. Good thing: You're able to get salespeople in the funnel with little to no effort which gives you a huge pool of candidates to choose from. Bad thing: Sucky salespeople (who interview well) will be in that funnel too which will keep you in the hiring wheel of death. Hiring, firing, hiring, firi..you get the gist. ...but don't freak out. I have a way that will get you out of the endless cycle, and I'm teaching it here! About the Speaker |
| Tracy Solarek Developing Stronger Leaders via Emotional Intelligence In the past, we had ample opportunities to engage with others — in break rooms or informal chats at the beginning/end of meetings — and become attuned with their emotions. In today’s two-dimensional workplace, applying EI takes a lot more effort and purposeful intention. Not only are we required to engage with others on different platforms, we also need to tap different parts of our brain to engage our EI. Just like learning to use muscle groups in your body, learning to engage new areas of your brain takes time and practice. EI training is helping professionals and organizations adapt to the “new normal” and find success on many levels including individual success, re-energize teams, and building comradery. Learn how you or your team can become a stronger, more impactful leader by further understanding and leveraging EI. About the Speaker |
| Drew Stevens Pandemic Pandemonium- How To Be The Virtual Leader No One Wants To Leave During the past 14 months we have heard the same wrote ideologies of we're in this together and the new norm. Any leader realizes that things have altered but great leaders realize how do migrate through the winds of change and become incredible forces their create the collaboration and commitment employees desire. In a competitive, global economy where leadership will be paramount to organizational success now is the time to illustrate the five methods that make great leadership during incredible global change. About the Speaker Drew Stevens is the author of 14 books including notables such as Split-Second. |
| Amanda Hagzan Gary Strubel Take Your Survey to the Next Level Take your survey to the next level by reviewing advanced features used in survey design. Discover updated methods for survey distribution to help engage your target audience and increase survey participation. We will demonstrate new and upcoming features within selected survey platforms. Audiences both new and experienced will walk away with updated survey development skills. About the Presenters For over 25 years, Gary has employed instructional technology solutions within the fields of healthcare, higher education, and state government. In his current role as a Digital Learning Consultant at NYSTEC, Gary has worked with clients to develop interactive, multimedia learning assets; assessment quizzes; and customer feedback surveys for professional associations and New York State clients. |
| Lynn Finke If Your Data Could Talk...What Would It Say? The amount of data organizations have is staggering. When that data is not staged strategically it cannot be leveraged and is rendered useless. It is imperative to capture, organize, govern and analyze the data in a way to easily tell a story and construct refined business strategies. Good data is a business function, an investment even, rather than a back-office operation. Creating a culture that uses data to learn, understand, ask new questions and ultimately grow is equal parts art and science. Often, the conversation starts with the following questions: "How do I do more with my data?" "Where is all of this data even coming from?" "Which one of these reports is right?" "We have all of this data, why is it so hard to get simple information?" "Do you mean to tell me that we are (still) doing this in Excel?" "How come we don't have dashboards?" "What are dashboards anyway?" "Doesn't IT do this?" If you too wonder these things, then this program is for you. About the Presenter |