WM AEC Affinity Group (Architecture, Engineering, Construction-Related Fields)

WM AEC Affinity Group

Sustaining the Resilient Workplace: How Leadership Influences and Engages Innovative Talent

Please join us on November 12 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm to learn ways you can help your company withstand adversity.  Hear client examples and gain insights into strategies you can implement to support a thriving and successful organizational environment!   

Location: Progressive Companies- Conference Room
1811 4 Mile Rd. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Date: November 12, 2024
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
(lunch included)

Presenters:

Joy Sportel, AIA
Education Team Leader
Architect and Urban Designer

Melissa Malburg, IIDA
Principal, Consultant: Workplace
Strategy, Discovery, and Design

We believe employee engagement is a key predictor of organizational success and ability to withstand adversity. In times of complexity, humans need clarity of purpose to ground us and help us feel safe. In our session, we will reveal how truly engaged, healthy individuals lead directly to a thriving, successful business.

We will touch on:

• • Why and how to lead with empathy
• • Embracing failure as a catalyst for success
• • Why prioritizing people, not the bottom line, is the key to resilience

Prepare to hear some hard truths! We’ll dig into a mindset shift that leads to success, share real-life examples from clients and within our own organization, and provide tips and strategies for understanding people to maximize the unique skill sets of your diverse talent.

Lunch Sponsor:

Carol Helsel chelsel@thirdcoasttab.com
Jana Cooper jana@jlvsdesign.com

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