Resilience: The Art of Failure, Recovery, and Success

The City Club of Washington DC 555 13th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

In an ever-changing, uncertain work environment, resilience is a must. Optimism, a positive attitude, emotional intelligence, and the ability to embrace failure positions managers and leaders for success. The impact on mind, body, and organization is not only important, it's measurable. When managers are able to engage in accurate self-assessment and a clear analysis of potential decisions, they are poised ... Read More

Webinar: L&D’s Opportunity to Help Engineer the Future Organization

Virtual Event

In this session, you will learn how L&D can 1) build its constituency, 2) enhance its effectiveness, and 3) increase its ability to help shape strategy by capitalizing on the enterprise imperative to become more flexible and adaptive. The nature of work is changing. Organizations are shifting employees from low value work (computers do easily) to high value work (only ... Read More

Authentic Leadership in a Context of Crisis

PDP Symposium- Virtual Event

We each have an inner sense that tells us when we are experiencing authenticity, integrity, and congruency. However, that inner knowing can become clouded and distorted by fear. How can leaders provide assurance and confidence to move forward and through a crisis without false promises or blaming and shaming others to provide the the temporary security others may be seeking? ... Read More

Discovering Your Own Immunity to Change

FREE Webinar

In order to begin the change process, it’s important to understand that there are hidden dynamics that prevent change. It is very hard to bring significant change without changes in individual behaviors. When we ask people to change their behaviors we ask them to change the meaning they give to those behaviors as well. That’s hard to do without considering ... Read More

Cultivating Motivation and Engagement

PDP Symposium- Virtual Event

Leaders and supervisors are often tasked with ensuring that their employees are motivated and engaged. This can be a difficult endeavor for even the most experienced leader. Individuals are driven to work by a variety of internal and external factors that can change over time. For this reason, leaders must openly communicate with the members of their team to find ... Read More

February Roundtable Series: Creating a Coaching Culture- Part 1- Live Webinar

PDP Roundtable- Virtual Event Series

Alan Myers, a Senior Instructional Designer at FDA and a Professional Certified Coach, combined his love of learning with his love of coaching to spearhead an effort to foster a culture of coaching across the Government. Alan pursued his vision of providing no cost coach training to create a cadre of effective and competent coaches across the Federal landscape. The ... Read More

Loving and Laughing Your Way to Leadership

PDP Symposium- Virtual Event

What’s missing with popular leadership models and frameworks? We’re facing a landscape of federal agencies that are constantly changing – artificial intelligence, five generations in the workplace, and matrixed organizations, to name a few. Leadership models will change. New variables, fancy graphics, and complex frameworks will be introduced every year. It’s guaranteed. But one thing will never change - the ... Read More

Take Control by Cultivating Intentional Culture

FREE Webinar

Looking for a way to tune up your team? Know the best way to make things stick when culture needs to evolve and change? In today's forced-virtual world, it's more important than ever for a leader to take control of culture rather than to be controlled by culture. You need a deliberate approach to crafting a solid, actionable, and intentional ... Read More

Cultivating a Culture of Care in Your Organization

Virtual Event

RESET YOUR COMPASS for SKILLS with this fantastic presentation from Jen Marr! Even before the COVID-19 Pandemic brought unthinkable levels of isolation, our world was increasingly lonely, socially distanced, and hurting. Depression, loneliness, suicide rates and anxieties were on the rise. The pandemic and the resulting stress, fear and anxiety are putting society at an even greater risk and vulnerable ... Read More

Plain Language and the Future of the Federal Workforce

This interactive presentation is designed to help Federal professionals understand and use Plain Writing for more powerful, effective communication, which is the foundation for strong leadership, problem-solving, collaboration, team building, and change management. Course content will strengthen effectiveness as communicators and build both executive and fundamental competencies. Learning Objectives: • Plan and organize documents that connect with audiences and yield ... Read More