Successful Communication Across Generations
(formally Leading Multiple Generations) is a half-day workshop that will
provide you with effective communication strategies and tactics you can
employ to better communicate with peers and management across various
age groups and generations. This workshop will help you understand the
role of generational diversity in the workplace, and recognize and
skillfully adjust to the differences in how people of different
generations communicate so that you can present yourself in the most
effective and marketable way possible.
REGISTRATION
DETAILS
Entry fee:
Free for members / $20 per member's guest / $40 for non-members (limit
one guest per member)
PROGRAM
DETAILS
Date: Saturday,April
17th
9:00am:
Registration
9:30am:
Keynote Speaker
10:30am:
Panel Discussion
11:15am:
Breakout Sessions
12:20pm:
Closing Remarks
12:30pm:
Lunch & Networking
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
Our keynote
speaker, Dr. Jeff Wilson, Senior Advisor and Business Unit Focal for
Corporate Organization Effectiveness at The Boeing Company, will kick
off our event by sharing his personal experiences and expertise in
cross-generational communication, including the challenges, successes,
and ways for participants to enhance their visibility and reputation
among upper management and increase their chances of success in future
team and client collaborations.
Following our
keynote address, we have invited panelists to interact with participants
and speak to communication and social media issues in the workplace,
such as using email or phone calls as opposed to face-to-face meetings,
and the use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Our panelists
presently include John Song, CEO of
Lift9, a social media
research firm; Dr. Chad Hattrup, Co-Founder of
Pathwise,
Leadership Development and Advising; and Kristyn Bonilla from The
Boeing Company.
After the panel
discussion, participants will have break-out sessions to analyze
scenarios related to the topics discussed. Lunch will be provided after
the event. As always, networking with fellow participants is highly
recommended.
SPEAKER
BIOGRAPHIES
Dr. Jeff
Wilson
Dr. Jeff Wilson
is a Senior Advisor and Business Unit Focal for Corporate Organization
Effectiveness at The Boeing Company, where he has consulted on strategic
business transformation and HR issues in every major business unit at
the aerospace giant.Presently he is leading a series of Boeing
Accelerated Change Workshops with Senior Executives at the Boeing
Leadership Center and spearheading the strategic discussions of the
multigenerational workforce, shifting demographics, and culture on
corporate competitive advantage with his award-winning Generational
Diversity @ Boeing initiative.Jeff has twenty years of consulting,
corporate, and business unit human resources experience at IBM Business
Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, and Edison
International.
John Song
John has 20 years
of entrepreneurial and management experience around technology-based
companies. Currently, John is the Founder & CEO at Lift9, a social
media research & analytics firm. Prior to Lift9, John founded
ZeroDash1 (sold to Ascentium), was part of the co-founding executive
team that took ARIS Corporation public on NASDAQ, and worked as Managing
Director of EMEA for Noetix, a Business Intelligence company.
Dr. Chad
Hattrup
Chad has more
than 15 years of experience as an operating manager and director,
professional and career development advisor, and organization
psychologist. His particular areas of expertise include employee and
organizational assessment, leadership training, career and professional
development coaching. Chad has held senior management positions at
Aditi Corporation and SolutionsIQ; consulted for Hewlett-Packard, The
Boeing Company, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Napster, The University
of Washington, and Expedia.com. Chad is also currently on the faculty at
Columbia College and Chapman University.
Kristyn
Bonilla
Kristyn Bonilla
was born and raised in sunny Hawai'i and in 2000 moved to the rainy
Pacific Northwest to attend the University of Washington. After
obtaining a bachelor's degree in business, Kristyn joined The Boeing
Company as a Subcontract Administrator. During her MBA program at
Seattle University and Management studies, Kristyn grew very interested
in Generational Diversity and how it impacts contemporary work groups.
She has since organized multiple Generational Diversity training events
and workshops at Boeing to increase awareness and understanding amongst
Boeing employees.
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