Super Mega Ultra Women: Build Up, Not Tear Down!

5/6/2022 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Presenter: Adrienne Somerville CEO Somerville Consulting

Learning outcome: Examine methods for overcoming stereotypes and barriers for women

When you meet someone, what are your initial assumptions? Do these assumptions impact the way you interact with them? Our brains naturally place people in larger groups or categories based on the situation. In business, subtle biases can become major roadblocks to fair and inclusive diversity practices. These perceptions can have a real impact on career trajectories and cause contributions to be ignored and diminished. Join us as we discuss how women can help build and support each other’s rise to the executive level and avoid undercutting each other.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

1. Explore actions and attitudes often expressed in the workplace.

2. Identify ways to advocate for women leaders and leaders from other under-represented groups to build each other up, not tear each other down.

3. Examine common concerns and challenges for women in the corporate world.

4. Discover methods for building a diverse workplace that helps erase roadblocks for women.

5. Describe methods for building support, diversity, and inclusion initiatives.

 

Breakout session to meet with speakers: 11:10–11:30 a.m.

Are Men and Women Leading the Same Way? Capitalizing on Gender Differences

5/6/2022 1:15 PM - 2:25 PM

Presenter: Beth Howell; Co-Lead, SHERPA Institute beth.howell@comcast.net

Learning Objective: Explore the gender differences in leadership styles that increase productivity.

With the new way that businesses are working and adjusting to new risks from hackers along with environmental and social challenges, managers are looking for new techniques to analyze unique strategies to sustain long-term organizational growth. There is a substantial amount of evidence regarding the leadership concept that is supported alongside gender characteristics, which further reveal some interesting tendencies in the future of the business world. In this seminar, we will discuss the potential relationship between gender and leadership style, with the overarching question, “Are Men and Women Leading in the Same Way?”

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

1. Examine the main gender differences in terms of leadership.
2. Identify criteria to support a comparative analysis.
3. Discuss potential barriers that affect performance.
4. Ascertain methods for improving organizational performance through a better leadership style.

Presenter: Beth Howell; Co-Lead, SHERPA Institute  beth.howell@comcast.net

Moderator: Jermaine Stanley ; CEO, Stanley Consulting Group   jstanley@stanleyconsults.com

Panelist: Matt Moon; Delivery Manager, EASi mmoon@easi.com

Panelist: Salma Jutt; Vice President US Sales, Ethicon Johnson & Johnson

Woman to Woman Open Discussion

5/6/2022 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM

Presenter: Veronica Nelson

Special guest speaker to start conversation about how women are affected by discrimination, burnout, and stereotyping in the workplace and advice on how to rise above it.