Complementing Leadership Development
Learning Labs are hands-on, skill-based 90-minute sessions that bring real-world perspective from a practitioner with expertise in a particular field or subject. The labs are designed with top-notch instruction and feature individual and small-group activities that foster intentional connections and fast-paced learning. Session topics are selected to complement leadership development at different stages of careers. Participants will walk away with new information and concrete takeaways that carry the learning into practice.
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Upcoming Labs
Virtual Lab: The Power of Forgiveness Rituals
Event Details:
Date: April 6, 2023; 8:00 – 9:30 AM
Workplace grudges or anger can hamper career prospects and get in the way of true development. In this lab you will discuss how forgiveness is a conscious decision to release feelings of hurt, anger, bitterness or vengeance toward a person, group, situation, or yourself, and learn rituals/tools for processing and marking forgiveness (of oneself and others).
In this lab, you will:
-Understand what forgiveness is and isn’t
-Be able to articulate why forgiveness is essential for personal and professional growth
-Learn rituals and tools for processing and marking forgiveness (of oneself and others)
Virtual Lab: Emotional Intelligence: Harnessing your Personal Power
Event Details:
Date: April 27, 2023; 8:00 – 9:30 AM
Emotional Intelligence is four times more important in determining the success of an individual than how intellectually smart they are. This workshop will focus on the four quadrants of emotional intelligence, (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship management) but will specifically highlight self-awareness in which personal power is one of the competencies.
In this lab, you will:
-Learn about the pitfalls of not recognizing, owning, and using your personal power which sometimes results in you falling into the victim loop
-Discover how the relationship with oneself is the foundation upon which understanding and harnessing our personal power stands upon
-Create a formula that will help you understand how to harness your personal power and use it to elevate your success
Virtual Lab: Labor Market Dynamics
Event Details:
Date: May 10, 2023; 8:00 – 9:30 AM
Join us for this Virtual Lab where you will learn how the labor market acts and performs like other business supply chains except for one thing: labor has a choice.
In this lab, you will:
-Learn about demographic shifts disrupting and shaping the workforce
-Understand how psychographics play into employee choices about work
-Be challenged with your own mindset and reflect on how you’re approaching talent strategy where you work
Virtual Lab: Results-Driven Teamwork: How to Build Trust, Accountability, & Commitment on Your Team
Event Details:
Date: June 8, 2023; 8:00 – 9:30 AM
In the modern workplace, team members must navigate an environment that is in constant flux. That’s no easy task, and employees must be flexible, socially adept, and relationship-savvy in order to navigate interpersonal challenges and achieve collective gains within and across their teams. But solid teamwork doesn’t happen overnight, and it’s not necessarily an innate skill. Teamwork must be developed and practiced.
We will explore how to build trust, accountability, and commitment so that teams can achieve impactful, sustainable results. Participants will walk away with practical tips that they can employ to immediately begin building more cohesive teams within their organization.
In this lab, you will:
-How to build a culture of teamwork that drives results
-How to achieve new levels of collaboration and teamwork, no matter where you are working
Virtual Lab: Retaining Women in the Workforce: The Power and Purpose of Strategic Communities
Event Details:
Date: September 19, 2023; 8:00 – 9:30 AM
Join us for this Virtual Lab where you will learn how strategic communities of learning can increase and retain women and mothers in the workforce. Women aspire to have more senior roles in their organizations, but what often prevents them from achieving this is a lack of feeling supported. In an already time-starved workforce, upskilling women and mothers in your organization is a competitive advantage. But not just any type of upskilling.
In this lab, you will:
-Identify 4 ways to support Women and Mothers in the Workplace
-Learn how small learning communities foster belonging, inclusion and increase employee retention
-Be able to describe the critical components needed for small group learning success
-Discuss how upskilling women in the workforce is a competitive advantage
Inforum combines strategic connections, proven professional development programs, a respected forum for new ideas, and original research to accelerate careers for women and boost talent initiatives for companies.
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