Programs & Events

 

Flex Success™ Leadership Institute -Spotlight on Tasneem Goodman

As we prepare for the upcoming Flex Success™ Leadership Institute, we will be featuring the industry experts who will guide participants from high potential to high performance.  

This week, we are pleased to feature Tasneem Goodman, Managing Director at Akina Corporation. Tasneem will review the essential fundamentals of business development and assist participants in developing business development frameworks that are as effective and efficient as possible.
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Flex Success™ Leadership Institute -Spotlight on Verna Myers

As we prepare for the upcoming Flex Success™ Leadership Institute, we will be featuring the industry experts who will guide participants from high potential to high performance.  

This week, we are pleased to feature Verna Myers, Founder and President of the Verna Myers Company. Verna will guide participants in developing effective tactics that can be used to interrupt bias, with a special emphasis on recognizing and overcoming the stigma attorneys working flexible schedules face. Read more

Upcoming Event -Flex Leader Exchange

The Diversity & Flexibility Alliance’s Flex Leader Exchange (FLEx) is a quarterly, roundtable-style teleconference series for diversity and talent development professionals at Alliance member organizations.

Join us on September 23 for this quarter’s call to discuss celebrating successes to generate support for your organization’s flexibility program. In addition, the Alliance will hold its quarterly Office Hours to discuss questions related to its upcoming Flex Success™ Award nomination and selection process.

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Upcoming Event -Signature Seminar Series

The Diversity & Flexibility Alliance’s bi-monthly Signature Seminar Series explores a mix of organizational solutions and individual strategies related to inclusion, retention, and workplace flexibility.

Are your women’s initiatives waning?  Are the majority of your regrettable losses female attorneys? Good intentions don’t always equal positive results, but action is needed.  Join us on September 15 as Kit Chaskin, Partner and Global Director of the Women’s Initiative Network, Reed Smith and Sally Olson, Chief Diversity Officer, Sidley Austin, discuss their firms’ successes with creating women’s initiatives with IMPACT!  Manar Morales of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance will also discuss best practices with leading change through your initiatives. Learn how to overcome the organizational challenges when creating and sustaining a successful women’s initiative and retain your top talent!

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Upcoming Event -Flex Advisor Workshop

Flex Advisor Workshop 2015

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The Diversity & Flexibility Alliance’s Flex Advisor Workshop is a two-hour training session (offered both live and remotely) on the fundamentals of successfully managing flexible work programs. The workshop is designed for talent management, human resource professionals, or practicing lawyers who have an administrative role or manage the day-to-day aspects of their organization’s flex program. The workshop will draw on the Alliance’s Flex Success™ Framework, a five-step proprietary process for implementing and evolving effective flexible work programs. Read more

Announcing the Second Annual Flex Success™ Leadership Institute

FSLI 2015

The Diversity & Flexibility Alliance is pleased to announce the Second Annual Flex Success™ Leadership Institute, an interactive leadership academy designed specifically for Senior Associates, Of Counsel, and Junior Partners seeking to move from high potential to high performance.

The Institute will be led by top industry experts and will consist of interactive workshops that will teach participants to broaden their personal leadership style, business acumen, and communication proficiency.

Confirmed faculty members include: Ritu Bhasin, Founder and Principal, bhasin consulting inc.; Danielle Frappier, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Tasneem Goodman, Managing Director, Akina Corporation; Lisa B. Horowitz, Founder and Principal Advisor, Attorney Talent Strategy Group; Eve Howard, Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP; Kelly S. Hughes, Shareholder, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.; Verna Myers, Founder and President, Verna Myers Consulting Group; and Colleen Vossler, Founder & CEO, Vossler Negotiations LLC.

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Upcoming Event -Flex Leader Exchange

The Diversity & Flexibility Alliance’s Flex Leader Exchange (FLEx) is a quarterly, roundtable-style teleconference series for diversity and talent development professionals at Alliance member organizations.

Join us on July 1 for “Solving for the Right Problem” as Manar Morales and Denise Robinson of the Alliance discuss strategies for pinpointing and resolving issues within your organization’s flexibility program. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the issues they are encountering and share their best practices.

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Upcoming Event -Signature Seminar Series

The Diversity & Flexibility Alliance’s bi-monthly Signature Seminar Series explores a mix of organizational solutions and individual strategies related to inclusion, retention, and workplace flexibility.

Join us on June 25 for “Done! Time Management Strategies For Regaining Command of Your Day” presented by Paul H. Burton, JD, Founder & Principal of QuietSpacing LLC. Paul will delve into best practices for staying focused, getting more done, and enjoying greater personal and professional satisfaction. Using the principles discussed, participants can gain six minutes of productivity a day, adding up to twenty-four hours of additional productivity a year. That’s three days of work off your desk! Read more

Highlights from the Alliance’s 2015 Annual Conference

The Alliance’s 2015 Annual Conference, Diversity + Flexibility = Innovative Leadership, was held on March 19 at the Washington, DC office of Jones Day. Below are thoughts and advice from a few of the day’s speakers:

Josh Frank, General Counsel, DHL Americas & 2015 Flex Leader Honoree: Flexibility needs to be part of the culture and it makes business sense. It’s quality over quantity – would rather have someone work 1000 quality hours over someone toiling away with 2000 sub-par hours.

Deborah Kelly, Partner and Deputy General Counsel, Dickstein Shapiro LLP: Flexibility shouldn’t be an issue anymore – where are all the men? Recognize that hours worked doesn’t equal an attorney’s commitment to the firm. Read more

Highlights from the Alliance’s 2014 Flex Success™ Leadership Institute

On October 23 & 24, 2014, the Alliance held its inaugural Flex Success™ Leadership Institute for senior attorneys, of counsel, and junior partners working a flex or reduced hours schedule.  It was an incredible event with open and honest conversations between the faculty presenters and attendees on issues including business development, mindset and grit, interrupting flex stigma, and personal success stories from previous Flex Success™ Honorees.  Here are some highlights of the knowledge that was passed on:

Meg Milroy, Assistant General Counsel, Verizon: Self-document your successes; you never know if your manager will be there next review time.

Lisa Horowitz, Founder & Principal Advisor, Attorney Talent Strategy Group: Don’t be afraid to set boundaries that work within your schedule — being gritty also means being strategic. Read more