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Women Lead: Leading with Compassion
13jan12:00 pm1:00 pmWomen Lead: Leading with Compassion12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET Online Event Organized By: Forté Events
Women Lead Webinar Series Exclusively for Premium Access Pass members Have the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic inspired you to be more compassionate with yourself and others? Compassion is a valuable skill
Have the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic inspired you to be more compassionate with yourself and others? Compassion is a valuable skill that makes you a better, more understanding leader. Learn how to let it ground you and guide you as you move forward in your career — and your personal life.
In this 60-minute webinar, Shamis Pitts, MBA, CPC (ACC), SHRM-SCP will present insights around compassion as a novel competency that is foundational for leadership effectiveness. She will share research and a simple framework to help you grow as a compassionate leader.
This session will cover:
How compassion makes you a more effective leader
The 7 Core Attributes of Compassionate Leaders and how to apply them
Actions you can take to enhance self-compassion or compassion for others
Shamis Pitts, Founder, Pitts Leadership Consulting LLC
Shamis Pitts owns Pitts Leadership Consulting LLC. Pitts Leadership's vision is for wellbeing to thrive in every individual and within every organization. Shamis moves this vision into action through leadership coaching, training and facilitation, keynote speaking and human capital consulting.
Shamis has operated at the intersection of strategy, people and business process for 20+ years within the management consulting, financial services, education and start-up tech industries.
Shamis is an ICF-Certified Professional Coach and a SHRM-SCP. She received her MBA from Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management, concentrating in leadership and strategy, and her BA in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is also a Thrive Global contributor.
(Wednesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET
Women Lead Coffee and Careers: Mapping Out Your Future
25jan12:15 pm12:45 pmWomen Lead Coffee and Careers: Mapping Out Your Future12:15 pm - 12:45 pm ET Online Event Organized By: Forté Events
Women Lead Coffee and Careers Webinar Series Exclusively for Premium Access Pass members Are you ready for a career change, but not sure where to start? Take a coffee break with Forté,
Women Lead Coffee and Careers Webinar Series
Are you ready for a career change, but not sure where to start? Take a coffee break with Forté, and explore how to make the most of your resume, LinkedIn profile, interviews, and more. Each 30-minute webinar in this series for women includes a live Q&A.
2020 was a tough year, but now that it's over, let's focus on the future. If you're ready to move your career forward, join Diane Fennig and explore how memorable storytelling can help you craft the life of your dreams. Map out your ultimate career path — and make the most of 2021!
Diane Fennig
Diane Fennig is a passionate architect at the intersection of opportunities and talent. She brings more than 25 years of career development and management experience in a University environment to Executive Search and Leadership Development. Diane joined The Human Capital Group in 2009 to incorporate her network with her keen sense of talent as a Consultant in Retained Executive Search. She embodies the motto…We make a difference in your business…by doing things differently in ours… Diane enjoys Association Affiliations with the Forté Foundation, WACUBO, SACUBO, YMCA, SHRM and SHRM-Atlanta.
Diane has earned degrees from Marquette University, Miami University and The University of South Carolina as foundations for her role as career connector and educator. She also serves a guest blogger for the Society of Human Resource Management in the areas of recruitment, retention and employee satisfaction.
(Monday) 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm ET
Women Lead: Why Intersectionality Matters
27jan12:00 pm1:00 pmWomen Lead: Why Intersectionality Matters12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET Online Event Organized By: Forté Events
Women Lead Webinar Series Exclusively for Premium Access Pass members We are not one-dimensional people. We all have varying identities that make us unique. Understanding how these identities intersect is an essential
We are not one-dimensional people. We all have varying identities that make us unique. Understanding how these identities intersect is an essential part of building and maintaining a diverse, inclusive workplace.
Join Forté for a webinar that explores the vital role intersectionality plays in an organization's progress. In this session, inclusive leadership trainer Julie Kratz and financial coach Ericka Young will share ways to recognize intersectional identities and create an equitable workplace where intersectionality is never a barrier to success.
What intersectionality is and why it is so important
How microaggressions affect women of color in the workplace — and what allies can do to help
How to better understand the experiences of people with intersectional identities
Ericka Young, President and Founder, Tailor-Made Budgets
Ericka Young is the President and Founder of Tailor-Made Budgets, which she opened in 2005 after she and her husband Chris climbed their way out of nearly $100,000 in debt. She became a certified financial coach by Dave Ramsey's Lampo Group in 2006 and combines her passion for helping people with creative debt reduction techniques so everyone can have a path to financial freedom. Ericka is a recognized financial expert who inspires people to significantly improve their finances, family, and their future with a solid plan. Her Best-Selling book, Naked and Unashamed: 10 Money Conversations Every Couple Must Have, was released online in February 2017 worldwide. She currently teaches her message of debt freedom through her e-newsletters, personal and group coaching, workshops and speaking engagements. Ericka, Chris, and their two daughters, Faith and Olivia, reside in Fishers, IN.
Julie Kratz, Founder, NextPointPivot
Julie Kratz is a highly-acclaimed speaker and trainer who led teams and produced results in corporate America. After experiencing her own career "pivot point," she developed a process for women leaders to build winning plans. Promoting gender equality in the workplace, Julie is a TEDx speaker, a frequent keynote speaker, and executive coach. She holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, is a Certified Master Coach, and is a certified unconscious bias trainer. Her books include Pivot Point: How to Build a Winning Career Game Plan, ONE: How Male Allies Support Women for Gender Equality, and Lead Like an Ally: A Journey Through Corporate America with Strategies to Facilitate Inclusion. Meet Julie at NextPivotPoint.com and watch her speaker reel here.
Conquer Your Career – General Management
28jan1:00 pm2:00 pmConquer Your Career – General Management1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET Online Event Organized By: Forté Events
Interested in pursuing a career in general management? Listen in as three experts provide insights. In this webinar, Nadine Lin, Forté's Program Manager of MBA & Professional Programs, introduces three
Interested in pursuing a career in general management? Listen in as three experts provide insights. In this webinar, Nadine Lin, Forté's Program Manager of MBA & Professional Programs, introduces three women MBA alumnae working in general management and leads an informative discussion about their career journeys. The panelists will share personal experiences, offer advice, and answer viewer questions.
Forté's Conquer Your Career webinar series offers an inside look at what it's like to be a woman with an MBA working in various fields. This conversation focuses on Leadership Development Programs and is geared toward MBA and early career women.
Hear successful women leaders discuss their general management careers.
Find out how they use their MBA degrees in the workplace.
Learn about the challenges these women have faced along the way— and how they've overcome them.
We hope their stories will motivate you, inspire you, and help guide your own career choices
(Thursday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET
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