July 7 – September 27, 2021
Every Wednesday
The Next Normal: What to expect and how to prepare for it.
We’ve all patiently waited for life to return back to normal. But what exactly is that? Join Lisa Taylor as she co-hosts a brand-new, 12-part podcast series that explores what’s next in the Next “Normal.” Each week, the four hosts: Lisa Taylor, Dave Hardy, Sarah Thorne, and Ujwal Arkalgud will use their zone of brilliance and industry experience to bring unique perspectives to some of the most pressing problems and opportunities that will arise in a post-covid world. Listen in each Wednesday on Spotify, Apple, or Google Podcasts.
August 4
Ignite Your Career: Envision, Craft, And Collaborate
CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
Session 1: Imagine
Imagine the best, most audacious version of yourself. Your future is just being written, by you. Your choices today are creating the future of work not only for yourself but also for everyone you meet along the way.
August 10, 2021, 9:00 AM ET
Recovery Ready
CHALLENGE FACTORY
Many indicators are saying that a financial boom is coming. While the excitement of increased sales, revenue, and profit is tantalizing, it is matched by the challenges of keeping and attracting talent, staying efficient, and the other pains associated with growth. Furthermore, the pandemic has reshaped the expectations of many consumers and forced us to think about how we run our businesses and how our teams do their work.
Session 1 – Your Leadership Team
Leadership: Everything starts with a team that plays well together. How Recovery Ready™ are your leaders? What should you do to grow the team you need?
August 11
Ignite Your Career: Envision, Craft, And Collaborate
CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
Session 2: Improvise
At this very moment, we can find ourselves inhabiting what feels like entirely different worlds. The World of Dread, where we live when we feel most pessimistic, the World of Dreams, for our hopes and imagination, and the World of Delight, brimming full of optimism.
Aug 18
Ignite Your Career: Envision, Craft, And Collaborate
CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
Session 3: Ignite
Doesn’t it feel like right now is a moment to spark career magic? Your choices, your worlds, your organization – this alchemy ensures you get lit up about your work and future.
2 – August 17, 2021, 9:00 AM ET
3 – August 24, 2021, 9:00 AM ET
4 – August 31, 2021, 9:00 AM ET
Recovery Ready
CHALLENGE FACTORY
Many indicators are saying that a financial boom is coming. While the excitement of increased sales, revenue, and profit is tantalizing, it is matched by the challenges of keeping and attracting talent, staying efficient, and the other pains associated with growth. Furthermore, the pandemic has reshaped the expectations of many consumers and forced us to think about how we run our businesses and how our teams do their work.
Session 2 – Your Organization’s Culture
The pandemic has shifted what matters most to people. How can you know the impact 2020-2021 has had on your culture? What will foster the culture you want as you reintegrate teams?
Session 3 – Your Strategy – We are exiting a crisis in the middle of technological, environmental, and talent-based revolutions. What does a revolutionary recovery plan look like?
Session 4 – Measurement – We reject claims that “no one knows” how the future will pan out. How can you create metrics and dashboards that keep you ahead of trends? How do you measure hard-to-assess employee needs, interests, and shifts before they emerge as issues.
September 9 – Noon
Webinar – Retain and Gain
This Playbook identifies 40+ low-cost tips, activities and actions that public sector managers can take starting today (some in only 10 minutes a day) to attract, engage and retain staff. Written in an innovative “travel guide” format, author Lisa Taylor integrates a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) throughout and recognizes the unique context of public sector workplaces. The Playbook also provides planning templates and links to additional resources.
