Events

It’s no secret that today’s professionals feel pulled in too many directions. Too often, we find ourselves racing from one emergency to another, without the time to think strategically (or even breathe). How can we break out of this endless cycle and create the kind of interesting, meaningful lives we all seek? In this deep-dive webinar, Dorie Clark - Harvard Business Review author and executive education professor – will share concrete strategies to help you sharpen your strategic thinking and embrace a long-term perspective that pays future career dividends.

You’ll learn how to:

• Create priorities with the future in mind,
• Understand what we’re optimizing for.
• Make the right kind of tradeoffs,
• Achieve ‘strategic patience,’
• Place little bets to identify promising leads and emergent possibilities.

About the author: Dorie Clark has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers globally by Thinkers50 and was honored as the #1 Communication Coach in the world at the Marshall Goldsmith Coaching Awards. She is a keynote speaker and is the author of Entrepreneurial You, named one of Forbes’ Top 5 Business Books of the Year, and Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc. magazine. She is also a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review and consults and speaks for clients like Google, Yale University, and the World Bank.

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Studies worldwide indicate it’s not hyperbole to state unhealthy parental pressure is a global pandemic afflicting young people with serious mental health issues and underperformance. In this informative webinar, Dr. Hendrie Weisinger, co-author of The Unlikely Art of Parental Pressure, addresses the biggest parenting dilemma of our time: pushing kids to succeed and find happiness in a challenging world without pushing them too far. Dr. Weisinger will present eight evidence-based methods for transforming harmful pressure into healthy pressure. Each method is supported by memorable case studies and practical strategies that parents and other caregivers can start using right away to nurture internal motivation, improve parent-child interactions, build deep connections, sidestep cultural pitfalls, and, ultimately, help their children do well.

About the author:  Dr. Hendrie Weisinger is a world-renowned psychologist and pioneer in the field of pressure management, as well as the author of several bestselling books. He has consulted with and developed programs for dozens of Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

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Is the key to success your job title, status, or salary? If you could do anything you wanted, what would it be? Author, consultant, and happiness researcher Aliénor Salmon has studied these questions ever since she decided to leave her job at the United Nations to follow her dream and embark on a journey to learn how to dance through Latin America.  Along the way, she discovered that happiness is not just a result. Happiness is a way of life that you can achieve through embracing key concepts and theories. In this inspiring webinar, you will learn about the foundations of the science of happiness, including concepts and theories, ranging from ancient Greek philosophies to positive psychology, and how to embrace them in your daily life.

About the author: Aliénor Salmon is the author of Finding Rhythm: An International Dance Journey. She has worked as a researcher and consultant on happiness, education, and socio-emotional development for United Nations agencies, government organizations, and startups. She is also a dance influencer and ambassador through her blog and Instagram, Bailando Journey.

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Sit down with Delia D'Ambra to hear how she went from broadcaster to podcaster in a Q&A-style event. Delia is an investigative journalist, producer and on-air host for Audiochuck, best known for hosting CounterClock and Park Predators podcasts.

The event is free to attend. Beer, wine and light appetizers will be served. 
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