Leadership/Career Development
International Food Assistance, Food Security, and National Security
Posted: November 6, 2023 at 3:54 pm
Food Insecurity is one of the most critical problems confronting the global community in the Twenty-First Century. Despite numerous national and international efforts over the past 60 years, its elimination remains elusive due to a complex array of environmental and human factors. Despite the existence an adequate supply of food to feed the global population […]
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector, Screen
Sustainable and Accountable Family Engagement in Education
Posted: August 4, 2023 at 2:58 pm
This topic focuses on strengths-based family engagement for equity in education. First, the six principles of family engagement and their connection with equitable outcomes will be discussed. Second, how family engagement can be considered at individual levels of accountability and responsibility (i.e., individual teachers, individual schools), as well as at systems-level (i.e., school systems, local […]
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector
Developing Your Personal Brand and Using LinkedIn to Network with Others
Posted: April 24, 2023 at 4:45 pm
How you conduct yourself online is crucial in expanding your digital network and connecting you to far and vast opportunities. As professionals, we are leaders within our communities, and our work in service is marketable to employers. In this session, you will learn how to build your brand online through LinkedIn and techniques to help […]
A/V requirements: Laptop, projector, screen
Leadership
Posted: October 18, 2022 at 2:11 pm
My Leadership experience encapsulated through my presentation is designed to provide a thorough understanding of leadership applications across a multitude of sectors (Business, Government, Non-government, Military and Non-profit). Through the use of personal case studies, I will break down the various aspects of leadership under numerous contexts and situations. I will apply the Strengths Based […]
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, Screen
Mentorship is Essential to Professional and Personal Growth
Posted: January 6, 2022 at 7:58 pm, Last Updated: January 6, 2022 at 7:59 pm
This presentation will include: How to establish a new mentorship relationship (how to do outreach to a prospective mentor) How to vet whether you and your new mentor vibe or have the same values How to establish a long term plan for the mentorship relationship and set goals How to maintain the mentorship relationship How to conclude or end […]
A/V requirements: None
A Strong Leader is a Kind Leader
Posted: October 28, 2021 at 7:04 pm
“Clear is Kind”-Brene Brown. When we look at leaders, we envision strong, confident and capable people who lead others but how often do we examine the impact of kindness on a person’s leadership capabilities? In the presentation we will discuss the impact kindness has on a person who is trying to motivate and inspire others […]
A/V requirements: Laptop, LCD Projector, Screen
Failure of Leadership
Posted: August 23, 2021 at 3:31 pm
Lesson learned in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. A soldier’s analysis of the justifications, mistakes, miscalculations, and combat operations that characterized America’s longest wars.
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector, Screen
Dialogue & Facilitative Leadership
Posted: July 12, 2021 at 7:20 pm, Last Updated: July 12, 2021 at 7:30 pm
Facilitative leadership focuses on individual and group reflections, understandings, and needs, and has the potential to be transformational. Radical acceptance as the wisdom of not making a bad situation worse by curbing the ego and keeping clear and focused is difficult but fundamental to effective leadership. Through listening to understand, asking questions when disagreements occur, […]
A/V requirements: LCD Projector, Screen
The Restoration of Character: A Primer for Leaders
Posted: November 30, 2020 at 8:44 pm, Last Updated: July 1, 2021 at 2:57 pm
Politicians, police, and clergypersons are but a few of the professions wrought with scandal and corruption today. Everywhere we look, institutions and leaders are plunging into the abyss. Why? What we’re witnessing is the residue of moral and ethical decay and cowardice. It’s easy to think that things are too far gone to right the […]
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector, Screen, White Board, and Markers
Different Styles of Leadership
Posted: January 9, 2020 at 1:20 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:55 pm
Leadership comes in all different types of forms. During this presentation, we will discuss the different types of leadership and how to be an effective leader based on your style.
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector, Screen, White Board and Markers
Power of Visualization for Long-Term Goal-Setting
Posted: January 9, 2020 at 1:16 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:55 pm
Science has proven that visualization will increase the likelihood of achieving your long term goals. During this presentation, we will explore your long-term goals and the micro-steps necessary to complete them.
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector, Screen, White Board and Markers, TV and VCR
Management in Health Care
Posted: March 30, 2016 at 4:59 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:44 pm
The evolving management requirements in today’s health care.
A/V requirements: Flip Chart, Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector, TV and VCR, White Board and Markers
Ana Stoehr
Posted: March 30, 2016 at 4:55 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:44 pm
Full time faculty member who specializes in nursing and management; certified in Perioperative nursing and Critical Care; a retired Navy nurse with a vast array of experiences around the world.
Fitness/Health/Leadership
Posted: August 26, 2015 at 5:47 pm, Last Updated: May 30, 2023 at 4:50 pm
As a growing professional I like to discuss the ups and downs of living from a personal level. Each person chooses their own path and “exercises” decision making along the way. Each decision has consequences (good/bad) and that is just part of life. When most think of me, they think of the physical aspects of […]
A/V requirements: Laptop, LCD Projector, Screen
Mindful Leadership for Innovation
Posted: April 13, 2015 at 4:29 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:46 pm
If you were to analyze the top 50 of the over 1,000 leadership books published during the last five years you will find that there isn’t a single approach to leadership that will work in every situation. Ironically, many of them contradict one another. But, is there a mindset or attitude about being a leader […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
Appreciative Intelligence®: Develop Leadership, Transform Difficult Conversations, and Discover Common Ground
Posted: April 13, 2015 at 4:11 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:47 pm
Appreciative Intelligence is the ability to see the generative potential in any situation and to actualize it. It is a leadership skillset that will enable you to step into conflict mindfully, and to transform difficult conversations into positive outcomes. As a leader by improving your Appreciative Intelligence you will have expanded abilities to reframe conflict […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
Strategies for Thriving in a Changing Environment
Posted: September 29, 2014 at 3:18 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:47 pm
Continuous innovation in information technology had led to unprecedented efficiencies at work. However, in an environment of economic crises and downsizing the same technology that helps you do things more efficiently also sets up expectations for accomplishing more with fewer resources. You are overwhelmed by the demands on your job, experience stress, and recognize the […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
Quiet Leadership: Discovering the New Strategic Advantage and the Hidden Talent in Your Organization
Posted: September 29, 2014 at 2:27 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:47 pm
“A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind,” wrote Nelson Mandela in his autobiography. In the United States, leadership is closely connected to charisma and visibility. If you are not […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
Back to Basics: Strengthening Speaking Skills for a Professional Performance
Posted: September 29, 2014 at 1:41 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:50 pm
Whether one is in the boardroom or the classroom, delivery skills are essential to get the message across to an audience. The goal is to instill key principles of delivery and organization to effectively develop and polish public communication in a business environment, whether an interview, a committee report, or networking.
A/V requirements: Laptop, LCD, Screen
Leveraging Social Capital for Professional Growth and Success
Posted: September 26, 2014 at 8:22 pm, Last Updated: September 13, 2021 at 6:06 pm
The objective of this talk is to help Asian Americans leverage their human and social capital for enhancing their career advancement and professional growth. This unique seminar is offered by Dr. Tojo Thatchenkery, a consultant and researcher specializing in Asian American career advancement issues in corporate America. Based on the latest research evidences contained in […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
Leading Change through the Power of Appreciative Intelligence®
Posted: September 26, 2014 at 8:17 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:48 pm
This talk is designed to develop your ability to reframe and perceive the generative potential in challenging situations and to engage in purposive action to transform the potential to positive outcomes. Most of our leaders today are engaged in continuous problem solving and crisis management. Over a period of time, the firefighting mind-set inhibits whatever […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
Quiet Leadership: Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Innovation
Posted: September 26, 2014 at 7:45 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:49 pm
Based on his brand new book on invisible leadership (2011), Dr. Thatchenkery will show that the time has come to value quiet leadership again. Most of our understanding of leadership comes from research and theories developed in the United States. The assumption is that leaders are highly charismatic and very visible. However, genuine leadership is […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
How to Run an Effective Meeting
Posted: September 26, 2014 at 7:25 pm, Last Updated: July 8, 2021 at 2:47 pm
Can cover a variety of needed areas within the topic area: a) how to plan an agenda, b) how to stick to the agenda, c) how to use parliamentary procedure to focus on issues, and when NOT to use parliamentary procedure, and d) how to evaluate a meeting.
A/V requirements: None
Discovering Common Ground in Challenging Situations
Posted: September 10, 2014 at 12:19 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:49 pm
As a professional you may have been facing challenging situations that require your constant attention. You find yourselves doing more with fewer resources. You have come to the realization that many of these challenges can be effectively addressed if you can find a common ground among the stakeholders which includes your colleagues and supervisors as […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence® for Innovation and Leadership
Posted: September 10, 2014 at 12:17 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:49 pm
Describe the new concept of Appreciative Intelligence developed by author Tojo Thatchenkery and is featured in the popular book, Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn. It is a unique competitive advantage possessed by exceptional leaders and innovators. Adding to the model of multiple intelligences developed by Howard Gardner, Appreciative Intelligence provides a […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers