Concurrent Workshop Descriptions
Thursday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
ROOM 151 - strategies for a successful interview: Lisa Angelini, Assistant Director of Human Resources, City of Surprise, AZ
Preparing for your next employment opportunity can be a stressful experience! This workshop will discuss helpful strategies participants can use to effectively prepare, to include resume writing, as well as tips and tools for a successful interview.
ROOM 152 - your leadership presence: Julie Lancaster, Leadership Coach & Trainer, Lancaster Consulting
For all driven professionals who want to advance within their career. Learn skills and strategies to contribute while being noticed, respected, and considered for the next level of leadership.
ROOM 150 - entrepreneurial leadership in a changing environment: Dr. Carol A. Poore, PhD., President, Poore & Associates
Public administrators are expected to lead change while improving organizations – usually with many roadblocks! It requires paying attention to social dynamics while establishing a vision, mobilizing and empowering individuals and groups, and assessing outcomes. Dr. Carol Poore will share secrets to developing your track record as a successful leader for change and innovation within your organization. Drawing on lessons learned from entrepreneurship, Carol will help you discover how to lead major change, advocate for andimplement new ideas, and steadily build your legacy as an inspiring, innovative leader.
ROOM 154 - building high trust relationships, it starts with you: Theresa Cordova, Senior Consultant, FranklinCovey
Increase your personal and professional success through improving your self-trust and relationship trust. In this session you will receive hands on learning to model your own credibility and trustworthiness and how to establish and maintain authentic relationships within the workplace.
ROOM 153 - Powerhouse Women: How to get out of your own way and into action around your big ideas: Lindsey Schwartz , Wellness entrepreneur, author, founder of the Powerhouse Women event
Women are designed to create. What's fundamentally needed in order to bring big ideas into reality is already within you, but the question is . . . are you harnessing that inner power to its full potential? In this workshop you’ll learn how to access your inner confidence, overcome the blocks around your creativity, and move forward in spite of fear so you can bring your big ideas to life!
Thursday, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
ROOM 151 - Conserving Diversity in Your Leadership Ecosystem: Jennifer Delaporte, Business Development Manager, Graycor Construction
In this deeper dive discussion, participants will explore their personal hierarchy of natural leadership traits and how to evaluate the diversity of their current Leadership Ecosystem to best maximize their team’s effectiveness. Various orchid varieties will be on display and will serve as inspirational visual aids for discussion and advanced understanding.
ROOM 153 - Powerful We: The Importance of Male Engagement in the Movement: Eric Bailey, President, Bailey Strategic Innovation Group
Eric Bailey has been an advocate for the Arizona Women Leading Government movement since the beginning, and over the past two years, he has heard myriad responses to his being a male in an active role with AZ WLG. In this break-out session, we will explore the fundamental reason that men need to be a part of the WLG movement and common barriers and misconceptions that prevent some people from entering the conversation. We will learn how to use our voice to be an example for inclusion.
ROOM 150 - A Facilitated Conversation on the #metoo and Time’s Up movements: Adele Cook, Chief Learning Officer, Arizona Department of Economic Security; Mandi Johnson, FAA DBME Training Manager, Arizona Department of Economic Security
Interested in sharing your perspective and learning from others around you about current dialogue surrounding workplace harassment and gender inequality issues? Then this is the session for you. This session will be highly interactive and based primarily off of attendee-participation. Facilitators will have some key questions to get the dialogue going, but attendees will take it from there!
ROOM 154 - building high trust relationships, it starts with you: Theresa Cordova, Senior Consultant, FranklinCovey
Increase your personal and professional success through improving your self-trust and relationship trust. In this session you will receive hands on learning to model your own credibility and trustworthiness and how to establish and maintain authentic relationships within the workplace.
ROOM 152 - YOUR LEADERSHIP PRESENCE: JULIE LANCASTER, LEADERSHIP COACH & TRAINER, LANCASTER CONSULTING
For all driven professionals who want to advance within their career. Learn skills and strategies to contribute while being noticed, respected, and considered for the next level of leadership.
Thursday, 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
ROOM 151 - Conserving Diversity in Your Leadership Ecosystem: Jennifer Delaporte, Business Development Manager, Graycor Construction
In this deeper dive discussion, participants will explore their personal hierarchy of natural leadership traits and how to evaluate the diversity of their current Leadership Ecosystem to best maximize their team’s effectiveness. Various orchid varieties will be on display and will serve as inspirational visual aids for discussion and advanced understanding.
ROOM 153 - Powerful We: The Importance of Male Engagement in the Movement: Eric Bailey, President, Bailey Strategic Innovation Group
Eric Bailey has been an advocate for the Arizona Women Leading Government movement since the beginning, and over the past two years, he has heard myriad responses to his being a male in an active role with AZ WLG. In this break-out session, we will explore the fundamental reason that men need to be a part of the WLG movement and common barriers and misconceptions that prevent some people from entering the conversation. We will learn how to use our voice to be an example for inclusion.
ROOM 152 - Community Collaboration from a Public Safety perspective *Not just for public safety professionals:
Cheryl Horvath, Executive Assistant Fire Chief, Golder Ranch Fire District
Cheryl Horvath, Executive Assistant Fire Chief, Golder Ranch Fire District
fCommunity partnerships are a creative way to accomplish organizational goals in public safety. Relationship-building and leveraging relationships provide public agencies with opportunities to make a positive impact. Chief Horvath will present two case studies from her personal leadership experience that demonstrate the power of collaboration while focusing on improving the communities we serve. Whether you work in or with public safety, this is an excellent workshop for you to hone your skills at building and leveraging collaborative relationships!
ROOM 150 - A Facilitated Conversation on the #metoo and Time’s Up movements: Adele Cook, Chief Learning Officer, Arizona Department of Economic Security; Mandi Johnson, FAA DBME Training Manager, Arizona Department of Economic Security
Interested in sharing your perspective and learning from others around you about current dialogue surrounding workplace harassment and gender inequality issues? Then this is the session for you. This session will be highly interactive and based primarily off of attendee-participation. Facilitators will have some key questions to get the dialogue going, but attendees will take it from there!
ROOM 154 - Work/Life balance, or… Women Living Boldly: Linda Jones, Budget Officer/Management Analyst, City of Sierra Vista, AZ
Learn how to create your foundation while maintaining life balance as a Woman Living Boldly!
Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
strategies for a successful interview: Lisa Angelini, Assistant Director of Human Resources, City of Surprise, AZ
Preparing for your next employment opportunity can be a stressful experience! This workshop will discuss helpful strategies participants can use to effectively prepare, to include resume writing, as well as tips and tools for a successful interview.
Work/Life balance, or… Women Living Boldly: Linda Jones, Budget Officer/Management Analyst, City of Sierra Vista, AZ
Learn how to create your foundation while maintaining life balance as a Woman Living Boldly!
entrepreneurial leadership in a changing environment: Dr. Carol A. Poore, PhD., President, Poore & Associates
Public administrators are expected to lead change while improving organizations – usually with many roadblocks! It requires paying attention to social dynamics while establishing a vision, mobilizing and empowering individuals and groups, and assessing outcomes. Dr. Carol Poore will share secrets to developing your track record as a successful leader for change and innovation within your organization. Drawing on lessons learned from entrepreneurship, Carol will help you discover how to lead major change, advocate for andimplement new ideas, and steadily build your legacy as an inspiring, innovative leader.
Community Collaboration from a Public Safety perspective *Not just for public safety professionals:
Cheryl Horvath, Executive Assistant Fire Chief, Golder Ranch Fire District
Cheryl Horvath, Executive Assistant Fire Chief, Golder Ranch Fire District
Community partnerships are a creative way to accomplish organizational goals in public safety. Relationship-building and leveraging relationships provide public agencies with opportunities to make a positive impact. Chief Horvath will present two case studies from her personal leadership experience that demonstrate the power of collaboration while focusing on improving the communities we serve. Whether you work in or with public safety, this is an excellent workshop for you to hone your skills at building and leveraging collaborative relationships
Powerhouse Women: How to get out of your own way and into action around your big ideas: Lindsey Schwartz , Wellness entrepreneur, author, founder of the Powerhouse Women event
Women are designed to create. What's fundamentally needed in order to bring big ideas into reality is already within you, but the question is . . . are you harnessing that inner power to its full potential? In this workshop you’ll learn how to access your inner confidence, overcome the blocks around your creativity, and move forward in spite of fear so you can bring your big ideas to life!
