The University of Wisconsin-Stout Discovery Center will host four free Leadership Speakers Series virtual events featuring regional, national and international experts with a goal of sparking energy, growth, innovation and excitement for organizations.
The events are thanks to partial funding from EDA CARES grant ED20CHI3070030 that supports innovation leadership ºÚÁÏÉçÇø. pandemic response.
On Thursday, Nov. 11, Rhonda Askeland, executive coach, facilitator and performance consultant at , Irvine, Calif., will speak on Teams from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on What Do I Do Now? Career Strategies for a Remote World. Askeland will talk about resilience, focus and self-management.
The Supply Chain, the Pandemic and Ethics: How Were Industries Affected and How Did They Respond? is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17, on Teams. Panelists will include Chris Conard, of Bloomer, president of Mark Hatzenbeller, senior account executive of in Madison and a ºÚÁÏÉçÇø alum; Andrew Swanson, ºÚÁÏÉçÇø assistant professor of and Kim Zagorski, ºÚÁÏÉçÇø associate professor of
Dane Deutsch, CyberEthics lecturer at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø; Michelle Gishkowsky, IT program manager with ; and Cheyne Taylor, senior technical writer with and a ºÚÁÏÉçÇø alum, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, will speak on Working From Home: What Privacy Issues Arise in Our Remote Workspaces? The panel will talk about remote work environments, cybersecurity and privacy and the ethics of the home office.
Leading Through Failure in a State of Flux is by Sue Padernacht, CEO and founder of , a management consulting firm. The session is from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Dec. 9, on Teams. While popular literature, podcasts and blogs espouse "celebrating and learning from failure," they provide little guidance to address beliefs about failure or tools for leaders to respond effectively to mistakes in the workplace.
Seminar on dealing with emotional responses
On Tuesday, Dec. 14, from 9 to 11 a.m. Marya Wilson, director of the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Leadership Institute, will lead Managing and Transforming Difficult Emotions. The seminar costs $200 and will focus on strategies for effectively dealing with emotional responses, both one ºÚÁÏÉçÇø. own and others’.
Wilson, an assistant professor in the operations and management department, brings first-hand knowledge to the learning experience and an understanding of the emotional processes that drive behaviors and create individual and team success. She has a bachelor ºÚÁÏÉçÇø. in psychology, a master ºÚÁÏÉçÇø. in management technology, a master ºÚÁÏÉçÇø. in human development and a Ph.D. in human and organizational systems. In addition, She is working to complete her International Coaching Federation certification.
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