Workshop Planning Tool IWL Conference | August 31, 2017
It’s time to take your career into your own hands. What’s your next career priority? Let’s get you there.
Developer
Strategizer
Innovator
Activator
Influencer
During registration, you will choose up to 3 interactive breakout sessions, which we have organized for you into tracks based on who you are at your core and the skills you may be looking to develop.
The categories provided: activator, developer, influencer, innovator, and strategizer describe who you are, your personality, your strengths and the impact you want to have in the world. In this tool you will find a description of each of these categories. Use these descriptions to ask yourself, “Which of these describe me best?”
You may fit into multiple categories and that is a good thing! You cannot be defined in just one word. Take note of any category you believe describes you.
Next, under each description you will find a goal statement to better define what each track aims to achieve. We have carefully assessed what topics to cover in each of these tracks to benefit you and your development. The breakout sessions are based on that assessment in combination with the data we have collected over the last 7 years from attendees about what specific topics you all want to hear. We’ve listened to your requests.
These tracks are meant to point you in the right direction and provide structure for the content we deliver. You are not required to attend every session within a given track.
It’s your day; you should decide how you spend it!
If you see a breakout session that really interests you or a speaker that stands out to you, please choose accordingly. Look for topics that will help you develop skills for your current position or the position you aspire to be in.
Please note: you are required to enter your breakout session choices when you register online. Please use this planning tool to choose your breakout sessions for the day.
How to use this tool.Use this tool as you register online IWLIndy.com
Developer StrategizerInnovatorActivator Influencer
Owning Your Own Gender Bias
Robert LescanoAllegient-A DMI Company
Executive Presence Toolbox
Jennifer ZinnRoche Diagnostics
Go With It: Embrace the Unexpected to Drive Change
April OltImprovEdge
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Conscious Capitalism: How the Rise of Feminine Values Will Propel Leaders, Organizations, and Humanity Nathan BobayDelta Faucet
Understanding the Generations to Build Collaborative Teams Jennifer ButlerRoche Diagnostics
How to Find GRIT to Accomplish Your Goals
Kim Saxton Charlotte Westerhaus-RenfrowIU Kelley School of Business
Ask For It: How to Leverage Your Power in a Negotiation Dr. Linda BabcockCarnegie Mellon University
Leading with Courage in the Midst of Challenges
Leveraging Social Media to “Be the Change”
Rob MullerRoche Diagnostics
Diversity in Business: A Spotlight on Intersectionality Demetria MilesDecide Diversity
AM Sessions 10:00-10:50amOption 1:
Option 2: Finding Your Recipe: Goal Planning Toward a More Purposeful Life
Dr. Rona HowenstineOneAmerica
The Power (and Struggle) of Confidence
Jodi NorgaardNorgaard Enterprises
Option 1:
Option 2: Speed Dating with Nonprofits: Discover Where Your Passion Meets a Community Need
Create the Work Legacy You’ve Always Wanted for Yourself
From Data to Impact: Insights from W2RN to Build Career Success
Dr. Peggy Stockdale, IUPUIDr. Meghan Lowery, Eli Lilly and Company
Activating Men as AlliesAndrew Dahlem,Lilly Research Laboratories,Anne White, Eli Lilly & Company
Option 1:
Option 2: Raising Diversity-Minded Kids
Nate TurnerRaising Supaman Project
Work-Life Choices Roundtable
Six Key Areas to Setting Personal and Professional Goals
Julie Kratz, Pivot Point
How to Find My Coach Changing Careers After 50
Sally Tassani The Strategy Forums
Afternoon Power Sessions 2:15-2:45pm
Sally TassaniThe Strategy Forums
PM Sessions 1:15-2:05pm
Elevator Pitch: Impact and Improv
April OldImprovEdge
ActivatorThe ACTIVATOR is a leader in the community who makes the world a better place. You feel empowered to make change and thrive on turning your thoughts into action. You frame your actions around your personal value system and are on a mission to impact the greater good.
Goal: Collaborative with others for the greater good.
SessionsConscious Capitalism: How the Rise of Feminine Values Will Propel Leaders, Organizations, and HumanityNathan Bobay, Customer Solutions Manager, Delta Faucet
Leveraging Social Media to “Be the Change” Rob Muller, Digital Marketing Manager, Roche Diagnostics
Use this tool as you register online www.IWLindy.com
Round 1 10:00-10:50am
Round 2 1:15-2:05pm
Session Focus: Learn about the tenets of Conscious Capitalism, how it recognizes the need for more feminine values in business, and the new Conscious Capitalism chapter launching in Indiana this fall.
Session Focus: Understand the importance of listening, determine where you can make a difference/want to make a difference, the power of focus, learn what makes an effective response, and know when NOT to press “Send”.
Speed Dating with Nonprofits: Discover Where Your Passion Meets a Community Need
Option 1:
Option 2:
Session Focus: Visit four nonprofits, each for ten minutes. You will learn how you canget involved, what these agencies look for in their volunteers and board members, and howyour engagement in the nonprofit community not only helps the constituents served, but alsohow your role in volunteerism benefits your professional growth and career.
DeveloperThe DEVELOPER is a leader who develops herself and others. You are self-motivated, people-oriented and enjoy personal growth as well as helping others reach their full potential.
Goal: Personal growth and the development of others.
SessionsOwning Your Own Gender BiasRobert Lescano, Vice President, Solutions, Allegient- A DMI Company
How to Find the GRIT to Accomplish Your GoalsKim Saxton, Clinical Associate Professor of MarketingCharlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow, Clinical Assistant Professor, Business Law and Management, IU Kelley School of Business
Use this tool as you register online www.IWLindy.com
Round 1
Round 2
Session Focus: We all potentially carry some level of gender bias. Learn more about the roots and triggers of that bias, how to recognize it, and ways to manage bias to be more effective in both professional and personal relationships.
Session Focus: Why is GRIT important, the five characteristics of GRIT, and strategies to work through your obstacles and challenges.
10:00-10:50am
1:15-2:05pm
Option 1:
Option 2: Finding Your Recipe: Goal Planning Toward a More Purposeful LifeDr. Rona Howenstein, VP Operational Excellence and Transformation, OneAmericaSession Focus: Embarking on a holistic journey that aligns seven key categories of professional and personal goals with your purpose and passion, aligning actions with results.
InfluencerThe INFLUENCER is a leader who harnesses enthusiasm to motivate others. You choose to lead via hands on work and frequently challenge the status quo. Your presence and passion inspires those around you and as a result, you are responsible for creating lasting changes.
Goal: Inspire the group to take action.
SessionsExecutive Presence ToolboxJennifer Zinn, Senior Vice President, Point of Care Division, Roche Diagnostics
Ask For It: How to Leverage Your Power in NegotiationDr. Linda Babcock, James M. Walton Professor of Economics, Chair, Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
Use this tool as you register online www.IWLindy.com
Round 1
Round 2
Session Focus: Identifying what you want, making a plan, preparing a negotiation strategy, and getting ready psychologically to effectively negotiate.
10:00-10:50am
1:15-2:05pmOption 1:
Option 2: Create the Work Legacy You’ve Always Wanted for Yourself
InnovatorThe INNOVATOR is a creative leader who initiates big ideas and solves the same problems in new and inventive ways. You are a mover and shaker with strong personal drive and a wide variety of interests and passions. You are flexible to change, embrace challenges and drive progress through creative solutions.
Goal: Challenge the standard to solve problems that don’t yet exist.
SessionsGo With It: Embrace the Unexpected to Drive ChangeApril Olt, Facilitator, ImprovEdge
The Power (and Struggle) of ConfidenceJodi Norgaard, Entrepreneur, Speaker & Activist; Founder, Dream Big Toy Company; Creator, Go! Go! Sports Girls
Use this tool as you register online www.IWLindy.com
Round 1
Round 2
10:00-10:50am
1:15-2:05pm
Session Focus: Redefining the meaning of confidence and empowering women to see themselves in a different light; to find strength in their imperfections, embrace unconventional ideas, use their unique voice, and believe in themselves, especially when they must persevere against social norms that all too often undermine confident women.
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Leading with Courage in the Midst of ChallengesSally Tassani, President, The Strategy ForumsSession Focus: Dealing with significant challenges within their industry or organization, challenges that have left them fearful and unsure of how to move forward, gaining a greater awareness and specific recommendations of how they can lead with courage.
Session Focus: Exploring four large categories from improvisation that lead to behavioral innovation and effective change management: Prepare, Play, Think Upside Down and Manage Change. Each of those categories is critical to putting on a good improv show – and each is critical to driving better organizational performance.
StrategizerThe STRATEGIZER is a visionary leader who creates the big picture. You are experienced with thinking beyond your comfort zone and you stretch others do to the same. You seek input from others, treat feedback as a gift, and respect opposing opinions. In your work you often identify repercussions before others and sift through the clutter to find the simple path to success when others see complexity.
Goal: Uniting your team to pursue excellence and achieve results.
Sessions
Understanding the Generations to Build Collaborative TeamsJennifer Butler, Manager, Learning and Development, Roche Diagnostics
Diversity in Business: A Spotlight on IntersectionalityDemetria Miles, Founder & CEO, Decide Diversity
Use this tool as you register online www.IWLindy.com
Round 1
Round 2
Session Focus: Engage in a lively and interactive experience that highlights your ownperceptions of generations, the reality in the workplace and the common threads across all groups.
Session Focus: Learn about intersectionality and how to apply it in your organization.
10:00-10:50am
1:15-2:05pmOption 1:
Option 2:
From Data to Impact: Insights from W2RN to Build Career Success Dr. Peggy Stockdale, Professor & Chair, Department of Psychology, IUPUIDr. Meghan Lowery, Consultant, Global Assessment/Workforce Research, Eli Lilly and CompanySession Focus: Reviewing the Working Women’s Research Network research data and how to use survey feedback for leadership development.
Power Sessions or NetworkingPower sessions are the third round of breakout sessions in the afternoon. These options will include roundtables, Q & A, and speaker-led sessions. Or, you may choose to forego these sessions and take time to connect and mingle in the atrium.
The choice is yours!
Option 1: Activating Men as AlliesAndrew Dahlem, VP Lilly Research Laboratories/LRL Europe, and Anne White, VP Project Management, Eli Lilly & Company
How to Find My Coach
Use this tool as you register online www.IWLindy.com
2:15-2:45pm
Option 2: Raising Diversity-Minded KidsNate Turner, Author and Entrepreneur, Raising Supaman Project
Activator
Influencer
Changing Careers After 50Sally Tassani, President, The Strategy Forums
Option 2: Six Key Areas to Setting Personal and Professional GoalsJulie Kratz, Founder, Pivot Point
Option 1: Work-Life Choices Roundtable
Developer
Innovator
StrategizerElevator Pitch: Impact and ImprovApril Olt, Facilitator, ImprovEdge
Session Focus: An experience in reconsidering how we are perceived, how we communicate, and the level of our impact and influence. It’s a “quick hit” learning experience, focused on the critical skill of the elevator pitch and will also touch on important networking tips.
Session Focus: Explore how you can effectively activate allies, why this is important and how you can set an example for others. Discuss barriers to address in the workplace to enable successful mentorship, coaching and sponsorship of women by men and how to more effectively engage men in the dialogue of inclusion
Session Focus: Find out why “Raising Diversity-Minded Kids” matters to EVERYONE. Learn the proven three-step backward design process for doing so. This is not another routine diversity and inclusion conversation. This is a diagnosis and prescription for leaving this planet – to our children – in a state worth inheriting.
Session Focus: Learn common reasons for a career switch, debunk myths, and get resources on how to get started in this process.