You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion, and Why It Matters

2022 Signature Seminar

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Featuring Vanessa Bohns, Associate Professor of Organizational Development, Cornell University

April 26, 2022 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST

If you’ve ever felt ineffective, invisible, or inarticulate, chances are you weren’t actually any of those things. Those feelings may instead have been the result of a lack of awareness we all seem to have for how our words, actions, and even our mere presence affect other people. Join us for a fascinating fireside chat with Dr. Vanessa Bohns about why we should stop searching to gain influence we don’t have and start recognizing and acting on the influence we don’t realize we already have.

Preparing for a Hybrid Work Environment: Setting Up Your Employees for Success

2022 Signature Seminar

Tuesday, February 1,  1:00pm EST

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

As many organizations plan for their Return to Office, successfully navigating a hybrid workplace is critical. Join Alliance President & CEO, Manar Morales, as she walks you through the strategies and support systems that are essential to the success of your hybrid workforce.

Don’t miss this important seminar which will provide you with guidance on how to build a framework that ensures organizational accountability and support, resulting in thriving leaders and flourishing individual employees.

Diversity of Thought: The Secret to Growing Your Relationships and Book of Business

2021 Signature Seminar

Thursday, September 23, 1:00pm EDT

Featuring Mo Bunnell, author of The Snowball System, host of the video podcast Real Relationships Real Revenue and founder of Bunnell Idea Group (BIG).

Have you ever just connected with a new client, prospect or colleague?

It was easy. Time passed by quickly. It even felt…fun.

Here’s the thing: it wasn’t random.

Connecting quickly is a skill that can be understood and learned.

Join us for this power packed session where our business development expert Mo Bunnell will guide us into the science and steps of connectivity.

This session will decode how relationships are deepened. You’ll leave this session with a plan to work together better on client teams, deepen both internal and external relationships, and…bring in the meaty work you want.

Return to Office Strategies: Integrating Flexibility Into Your Organization’s Culture

2021 Signature Seminar

Friday, September 17, 1:00pm EST

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

As many organizations implement their Return to Office plans, it’s critical that flexibility is woven into the fabric of your organizational culture. Join Alliance President & CEO, Manar Morales, as she walks you through the strategies and support systems that are essential to the success of your hybrid workforce. Don’t miss this important seminar which will provide you with detailed guidance on how to maintain your organization’s unique culture while navigating this new phase in the evolution of the future of the workplace.

Forging Ahead: Building Business Development Momentum Now and Into the Future

2021 Signature Seminar

Thursday, July 22, 2021 Thursday, 1:00pm EST

Featuring Tasneem Khokha, Managing Director, GrowthPlay

The year 2020 drastically changed business development for most lawyers. And as things continue to evolve, so do the opportunities and challenges of business development. Now more than ever, investing in authentic relationship building and looking for ways to be a valuable resource to clients is crucial. Putting this into action is especially critical for diverse lawyers, whose ability to stay close to clients and potential clients now will position them well for ongoing success.

This program will equip participants with practical tactics and a renewed approach to creating business development momentum now and into the future. In particular, this program will address:

  • Why staying connected and investing in relationships matters now more than ever
  • How to stay connected when the rules of engagement—especially in person—are constantly evolving
  • Business development activities that are relevant and timely in the current environment and how to prioritize them
  • The more things change, the more they stay the same—a reinforcement of business development best practices that apply in any condition

Staying Productive in the Modern Workplace

2021 Signature Seminar

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET

Featuring Paul H. Burton, founder of QuietSpacing.

Others work while we sleep. That has never been truer than it is today. Technology speeds communications up while response time expectations shrink. Organizations grow larger and more distributed, casting people and projects far and near. The only certainty is that this trend will continue for the foreseeable future.

Keeping up with globalism is a daunting prospect. How can we stay abreast without losing sight of the purpose for participating – enjoying rewarding personal and professional lives? What choices do we have and what actions can we take to best serve our clients, our loved ones and ourselves?

This program explores those questions, offering up eighteen suggestions on how to make the most of the time we have in this rapidly expanding playing field. We’ll address the following topics

  • Leveraging Distributed Work Environments. Working with people distributed across differing geographic locations is challenging. Consider these six suggestions on how to leverage this environment.
  • Running the Day Productively. Getting the work done is always Priority One. Here are six ways to accomplish that goal.
  • Demonstrating Leadership. Leadership is a state of mind, regardless of title or position. Choose from these six ways to demonstrate leadership on a global basis.

The workplace grows more global every day. We can react to that fact or we can lean in and participate. Choose to participate by attending this program.

Take Command of Unresolved Conflict

2021 Signature Seminar

Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET

Featuring Julie Holunga, Principal & Executive Coach of Chinook Executive Solutions

Problems typically begin with an unaddressed conflict. Unresolved breakdowns in communication are costly, and if left unaddressed, can derail a team, division, or company. Miscommunication is a precursor to conflict, and is draining your resources: productivity, people, and money. Creating mutual understanding and awareness is essential to your success, whether you’re developing a high-performing team, resolving a potentially explosive employee issue, or negotiating with a client.

In this powerful session, participants will gain insights into their natural responses to conflict, learn the strengths and preferences of their own communication styles, and build constructive behaviors to handle conflict. Participants will learn to:

  • Build personal and professional trust between employees
  • Develop and innovate solutions to everyday issues
  • Reduce time spent in (or avoiding!) conflict

Isn’t it time to stop paying the high cost of miscommunication and conflict? This dynamic presentation is designed for professionals who are ready to stop avoiding inevitable conflict and invest in their success. When we are conflict competent, we are engaged, productive, and innovative problem solvers, and that can’t help but impact the bottom line.

Where Do We Go From Here? Optimizing Lessons Learned by Recommitting to & Reimagining Flexibility in 2021  

2021 Signature Seminar

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET

Featuring Manar Morales, President & CEO of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance.

A global pandemic, unprecedented shifts in how we work, and a national reckoning on race have made 2020 a year of accelerating and amplifying conversations around the future of work. As you look to 2021 and the new challenges and opportunities it will bring, join Manar Morales as she shares insights gleaned from the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance’s recent conversations with the heads of law firms, corporations, and associations around the country. Now is the time to spearhead discussions about what worked and didn’t work during COVID-19, how the pandemic has impacted your teams – particularly women and diverse employees – and how flexible work arrangements can lead to an even more successful and collaborative culture.

Strengthening Community in Virtual Teams 

2021 Signature Seminar

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET

Featuring Cara Alter, author of The Credibility Code and Founder of Speechskills.

Work From Home is the new reality.  And while we may relish the benefits, many of us are missing some aspects of the work experience that brought us the most satisfaction—a sense of community, authentic human connections, and the opportunity to collaborate toward a shared purpose. So how do we promote community and team cohesion even in a virtual workspace? Designed specifically for people who lead virtual meetings or manage remote teams, this seminar provides practical strategies for bringing more humanity to the virtual experience.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • Creating engagement while discouraging multitasking
  • Integrating moments of human connection—even when time is short
  • Understanding virtual meeting fatigue and how to minimize it
  • Leveraging platform features to increase interaction
  • Encouraging more equity in participation among team members
  • Onboarding new team members into previously established team

Presentation on New Research from Gallup: The Link Between Wellness and Resilience

2021 Signature Seminar

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 – 1:00pm ET

Featuring Vipula Gandhi, Head of US Enterprise & Managing Partner, Gallup

Vipula will share Gallup’s latest research on employee wellbeing and highlights from their latest book, Wellbeing at Work: How to Build Resilient & Thriving Teams.