Navigating The Winds of Change
Gregg Ward; Founder and Executive Director
Organization: Center for Respectful Leadership
The research is clear: these days our society, employees, and organizations are experiencing extraordinary levels of rapid cultural change and turmoil. By 2030 Millennials and Gen-Z’s will comprise nearly 2/3rds of the global workforce - already the most diverse in history and so intensely focused on their SME (subject matter expert) skills and jobs that they’re ill-prepared to lead others effectively. Boomers are retiring in record numbers, and VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) business disruptions are no longer happening occasionally; they’re almost constant.
When managers and employees are being buffeted by these high intensity winds of change, they are more likely to take their stress out on each other, which undermines psychological safety, creates toxic work environments, and spurs resignations. (Recent MIT/Sloan School of Management research indicates that an employee is ten times more likely to quit due to a toxic work environment than poor compensation.)
As Learning and Development leaders, we are uniquely positioned to make a powerful, positive difference in helping our managers and employees navigate these challenging changes successfully by creating Actively Respectful Cultures (ARCTMs) within our organizations.
Join Gregg Ward, the award-winning, bestselling author, speaker, thought leader and Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Respectful Leadership, as he helps us a chart a new, more human-centered and highly respectful approach to our organizational culture challenges. Developing an Actively Respectful Culture is entirely possible in any organization - Gregg Ward shows us how.
Learning Objectives:
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How respect and disrespect are as much about feelings as they are rational, cognitive thought.
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How a respectful work environment is no longer a nice-to-have, but a vital business imperative driving key performance indicators in productivity, partnership and retention.
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The four primary stages of an ARC, how to “gauge your stage,” and progress forward effectively and efficiently
Speaker Bio:
CRL Executive Director Gregg Ward, who served as a professional stage actor in New York and London, knows exactly how to capture, engage, motivate and inspire any audience. A master storyteller who also worked as a freelance correspondent on assignment throughout Europe for BBC Radio, Scotsman Publications and The List Magazine, Gregg is upbeat, energetic, powerful and often very funny and touching. Audiences consistently rate him as "one of the best" keynote speakers they've ever experienced. With over two decades of experience, Gregg's global keynote clients include Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ford, Harley-Davidson, Kaiser Permanente, Kraft, Qualcomm, SHRM, the US Navy and Warner Bros. Studios among many others. https://centerforrespectfulleadership.org/
Model Domain:
Build Personal Capability - Communication, Emotional Intelligence
Develop Professional Capability - Career and Leadership Dev, Coaching
Impact Organizational Capability - Organization Development and Culture
Event Details:
Program Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern Time
Program Cost: Current Chapter Members Free | Guests $10.00 | Students $5.00
*Registration will close at 5:00pm ET on Thursday 1-16-2025
*Registrants will receive an e-mail containing the link and login instructions prior to the event.
Smoky Mountain Chapter has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. This program qualifies for a maximum of 1 point.
