, ,

Building Self-Reliance: Lessons from 7 Rules of Self-Reliance – February 18, 2025

2025 Signature Seminar

Building Self-Reliance: Lessons from 7 Rules of Self-Reliance

February 18, 2025 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

Featuring Maha Abouelenein, founder of Digital & Savvy, best-selling author of 7 Rules of Self-Reliance, and host of the Savvy Talk podcast

As the CEO of Digital & Savvy, a global communications consulting firm with offices in the United States and United Arab Emirates, Maha has been instrumental in orchestrating transformations in communication strategies for clients that include global corporate giants, high-growth startups, sports organizations, top governments, CEOs, and high-net-worth individuals. Raised and educated in the United States to Egyptian parents, Maha is at home in both Western and Arab worlds, offering a global perspective that translates into her work.

Maha’s 2/18 webinar will be based on her book, 7 Rules of Self-Reliance: How to Stay Low, Keep Moving, Invest in Yourself and Own Your Future, a USA TODAY bestseller that provides a transformative guide on mastering self-reliance. In this fascinating presentation, Maha will share her top strategies that fuel resilience, empower leaders, and inspire people to create their own opportunities.

This event is open to all individuals at member organizations. Not a member? Contact Angela Whitehead Quigley for more information. 

MEMBERS: REGISTER HERE
, ,

Personal Branding for Professional Success – January 22, 2025

2025 Signature Seminar

Personal Branding for Professional Success

January 22, 2025 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST

Featuring Mary Abbajay, author of the best-selling, award winning Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss

Did you know everyone has a personal brand—even if they don’t realize it? Your brand is what sets you apart. It’s the unique blend of your skills, experience, and personality that shapes how others see you.

Don’t miss this interactive, high energy virtual session that will help you:

  • Cultivate a positive professional image, brand and reputation;
  • Identify key components of your brand;
  • Identify key strategies to reinforce and magnify your brand while engaging with others;
  • Explore best practices for brand (and self) promotion.

Remember, your personal brand is the impression you both want to make and do make on others. Done well, and your personal brand can help you succeed professionally. You can either ignore your personal brand, and let it develop organically, possibly chaotically, beyond your control, or you can take active steps to create a personal brand that accurately depicts you as the person you want to be.

This event is open to all individuals at member organizations. Not a member? Contact Angela Whitehead Quigley for more information. 

MEMBERS: REGISTER HERE
, ,

Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better – December 4, 2024

2024 Signature Seminar

Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better

December 4, 2024 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST

Featuring: Kim Scott, Author & Co-founder of Radical Candor

During this Signature Seminar, Kim will describe what a Radically Respectful workplace is: one that optimizes for collaboration and honors each employee’s individuality. What gets in the way of Radical Respect? Bias, prejudice and bullying. Too often we conflate these three, which can make the problems they create feel monolithic and insoluble.

But it doesn’t have to be so bad! When faced with a difficult problem, it’s useful to break it down into its component parts. Kim will offer some simple definitions, and some effective responses to each. She will identify the things that upstanders and leaders can do to ensure that we build a culture where everyone does the best work of their lives and enjoys working together.

In this talk you will learn:

  • The difference between bias, prejudice and bullying
  • Some suggested responses to bias, prejudice and bullying
  • Some additional ways that upstanders can intervene
  • Some practical, tactical ways that leaders can prevent bias, prejudice and bullying on their teams.

This event is open to all individuals at member organizations. Not a member? Contact Angela Whitehead Quigley for more information. 

MEMBERS - REGISTER HERE
, ,

Maximizing Employee Retention – September 26, 2024

2024 Signature Seminar

Maximizing Employee Retention: Insights from the NALP Foundation’s Stay Study Report & Leveraging Stay Interviews for Organizational Success

September 26, 2024 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST

Featuring:

Fiona Trevelyan Hornblower, President & CEO, NALP Foundation

Jennifer Mandery, Vice President for Research, NALP Foundation

Mindy Herczfeld, Chief Legal Talent Officer, Cozen O’Connor

Manar Morales, President & CEO, Diversity & Flexibility Alliance

This session will delve into the NALP Foundation’s inaugural Stay Study Report, detailing the key factors driving associates’ decisions to remain at their firms. Our expert panel will provide an in-depth analysis of the report’s key insights exploring associates’ valuations of work allocation, compensation, benefits, firm policies, hybrid work, professional development, mentoring, DEI initiatives, and more.

We will further discuss how these findings can be practically applied within your organization, offering best practices for conducting effective stay interviews. Attendees will gain valuable knowledge on crafting meaningful questions, creating a comfortable interview environment, and analyzing the data collected. Additionally, we will share actionable tips for utilizing the insights from stay interviews to develop targeted retention strategies and to foster a supportive work culture.

This event is open to all individuals at member organizations. Not a member? Contact Angela Whitehead Quigley for more information. 

, ,

The Wellbeing Quotient in Cultivating Belonging – July 25, 2024

2024 Signature Seminar

The Wellbeing Quotient in Cultivating Belonging

Featuring Kori Carew, Chief Catalyst Officer & Founder, Bridge 68 LLC

July 25, 2024 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST

In this comprehensive 60-minute presentation, we will explore the critical intersection of well-being and belonging within professional environments. This session will delve into the definitions and interconnections of belonging, well-being, and employee engagement, and their vital roles in fostering inclusive, high-performing cultures.

Furthermore, the presentation will provide actionable strategies for cultivating a sense of belonging both at the individual and organizational levels, as well as for creating well-being-centric cultures within teams and organizations. By the end of this session, attendees will leave with practical, actionable tools and understanding to enhance their well-being, professional environments and relationships, promoting diversity, equity, and overall organizational success.

Program Objectives:

  1. Define Key Concepts: Provide clear definitions of belonging, well-being, and employee engagement, and explain their significance in the workplace.
  2. Explore Interconnections: Discuss the impact of well-being on inclusion and belonging, and how belonging influences well-being and employee engagement.
  3. Highlight Cultural Impact: Illustrate how belonging and well-being affect organizational culture and performance, and their dependence on diversity and equity.
  4. Strategize for Belonging: Present strategies for creating and enhancing a sense of belonging at both the individual and organizational levels.
  5. Promote Well-being Cultures: Offer practical approaches to foster well-being-centric cultures within teams and organizations, supporting overall employee well-being and engagement.

Additional resources include:

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.0 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.0 qualify as hours of credit for diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias (BCLE Reg. 302:1). If you would like to receive a certificate of attendance, please note the three codes provided during the session and submit your information HERE.

This event is open to all individuals at member organizations. Not a member? Contact Angela Whitehead Quigley for more information. 

Members: Contact Angela Whitehead Quigley for access to the recording (available through August 26, 2024).

, ,

Embracing Generational Diversity – May 7, 2024

2024 Signature Seminar

Embracing Generational Diversity: A Fireside Chat

Featuring Chris DeSantis, Author of Why I Find You Irritating: Navigating Generational Friction at Work & Manar Morales, President & CEO, Diversity & Flexibility Alliance

May 7, 2024 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

The workforce has evolved to include four distinct generational groups. Therein lies the challenge and the opportunity. Each generational cohort comes of age during distinct environmental circumstances which shape motivations, expectations, and workplace behaviors. Join Chris DeSantis in conversation with DFA President and CEO, Manar Morales, discussing the framework outlined in his book for understanding generational perspectives, clarifying the distinctions between actual and perceptual differences, when it makes sense to talk about these differences, and when it doesn’t. Additionally, learn what organizations need to do to embrace a new generation of workers, Gen Z, and how they can best be engaged and retained in a hybrid workplace.

This event is open to all individuals at member organizations.

Learn more about the Signature Seminar Series here.

REGISTER FOR THE MAY SIGNATURE SEMINAR
,

Interrupting Bias in Feedback – March 5, 2024

2024 Signature Seminar

Interrupting Bias in Feedback

Featuring Manar Morales, President & CEO, Diversity & Flexibility Alliance

March 5, 2024 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

Delivering feedback is a critical component of effective leadership and performance. Research shows, however, that women and under-represented professionals are less likely to receive constructive feedback that’s needed to improve performance and for career advancement. In this session, you’ll learn how to develop a framework for setting expectations and overcoming the conscious (and unconscious) roadblocks for giving effective feedback.

This event is open to all individuals at member organizations.

Learn more about the Signature Seminar Series here.

MEMBERS - REGISTER HERE
,

Meeting the Challenge of Burnout – January 17, 2024

2024 Signature Seminar

Meeting the Challenge of Burnout

Featuring Dr. Christina Maslach, Author, The Burnout Challenge

January 17, 2024 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

Burnout is an occupational phenomenon that results from chronic workplace stressors that have not been successfully managed.  Research on burnout has identified the value of fixing the job, and not just the person, within six areas of job-person mismatch.  Improving the match between people and their jobs is the key to managing the chronic stressors, and can be done on a routine basis as part of regular organizational checkups.  Better matches enable people to work smarter, rather than just harder, and to thrive rather than to get beaten down.

This event is open to all individuals at member organizations.

Learn more about the Signature Seminar Series here.

MEMBERS - REGISTER HERE
,

Women@Work: A Global Outlook – December 7, 2023

2023 Signature Seminar

Women@Work: A Global Outlook

Featuring Emma Codd, Global Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Deloitte

December 7, 2023 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Since 2021, Deloitte’s Women @ Work: A Global Outlook Report has provided insight into women’s experiences in the workplace. 2021’s findings were dominated by the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women, while 2022 showed an equally concerning and stark picture of increasing exposure to non-inclusive behaviors, burnout, and challenges with hybrid working. This year, the responses of 5,000 women across 10 countries show improvement, but the underlying data emphasizes how much remains to be done.

Join us as Emma Codd, Deloitte’s Global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, talks through some of the key findings and recommendations from this year’s report and provides additional insights based on her experience as a thought leader in an organization focused on gender equality.

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.0 hour of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.0 qualify as hours of credit for diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias (BCLE Reg. 302:1).

This event is open to all individuals at member organizations.

Learn more about the Signature Seminar Series here.

,

Money Talks: Why and How to Navigate Business Origination Credit Conversations – October 17, 2023

2023 Signature Seminar

Money Talks: Why and How to Navigate Business Origination Credit Conversations

Featuring Tasneem Khokha, Managing Director, GrowthPlay

October 17, 2023 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

As law firms continue to explore ways to cross-sell and collaboratively serve clients, a frequent question arises regarding origination credit allocation. While many firms have modified their compensation systems to encourage collaboration, origination credit often remains a sticking point.This program will demonstrate why law firm leaders and partners should address origination credit allocation and how they can do so in a way that fosters collaboration. In particular, this program will help participants:

  • Understand the critical role origination credit allocation plays in promoting collaboration, succession planning, and DEI values
  • Assess whether the firm’s current systems and practices serve these objectives or need to evolve
  • Approach conversations about credit allocation in ways that support collaboration, client continuity, and inclusion

This event is open to all individuals at member organizations.

Learn more about the Signature Seminar Series here.

MEMBERS - REGISTER HERE