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2008 Business Women’s Forum Agenda
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
MORNING PROGRAM, featuring speaker Kimberly K. Schaller
Sponsored by Carlisle Regional Medical Center
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
SESSION 1 / OPEN EXHIBIT TIME
All Sessions Sponsored by Susquehanna Banks
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
OPEN EXHIBIT TIME
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
SESSION 2 / OPEN EXHIBIT TIME
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
KEYNOTE LUNCHEON, featuring speaker Courtney Lynch
Sponsored by Members 1st Federal Credit Union
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
OPEN EXHIBIT TIME
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
SESSION3 / OPEN EXHIBIT TIME
OPEN EXHIBIT TIME: 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
End of Day Celebration: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
featuring hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, and door prizes
Sponsored by Sovereign Bank
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“Business Women's Forum is the best day out of the office - while on company time - that I've ever experienced! I really feel as though the break-out sessions I attended will help to enrich my professional life. All around, it was a great day.”
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Business Women's Forum Break-Out
Session Choices
SESSION 1: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
You will choose one of the following sessions in this time slot.
CHOICE 1:
Will Your Business Survive, Perhaps Even Thrive?
Presented by Deb Pajak of Wienken & Associates
A business plan, mission statement, and business brand are all important steps to take in creating your business. Once you have completed those steps and have actually opened your doors for business, what other important business planning needs to happen? This workshop will concentrate on specific financial topics that can many times mean the difference between survival or failure for the small business owner.
CHOICE 2:
10 Keys to Effective Supervision
Presented by Rick Pierce & Jim Rowell of Rising Sun Consultants
This workshop presents supervisors with a series of 10 practical strategies for effective supervision from a developmental perspective, addressing the needs of the new supervisor as well as the experienced supervisor. As a result, participants will be able to apply these specific skills and attitudes to their own role as supervisors, helping to engage their employees by focusing on both results and relationships.
CHOICE 3:
LeaderSpeak – Debunking the Myths that Keep Leaders Playing Small
Presented by Dr. Lucia Murphy of DoctorMurph.com
What makes leadership sustainable in the real world? What myths do many leaders buy into that keep them from stepping into their potential? This workshop will address the five most common excuses leaders use to “hide” their true power. It will provide tips on how leaders can empower and engage their followers so that they, too, can step up to their potential.
CHOICE 4:
Creating a High Self-Esteem Lifestyle
Presented by Pat Gadsden of Life Esteem, Inc.
Self esteem affects your attitude, your expectations, your decisions, and your performance. It enhances your work and family relationships, your mental health, and your happiness. Everything is better when your self esteem is high. This workshop will help you to understand what self esteem is and is not, and also to identify the symptoms of low self esteem while offering ways to boost it.
SESSION 2: 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
You will choose one of the following sessions in this time slot.
CHOICE 1:
Negotiation Skills for Women fromWomen - No Longer Do You Have To Settle For Less
Presented by Monica Gould of Strategic Consulting Partners
Negotiation and communication are integral to what we do daily, not only in our work environment, but also in our personal lives. Knowing how to negotiate and communicate successfully will improve your interactions with customers, coworkers, and even family members. This hands-on, interactive workshop will give you the strategies and techniques to create a win/win situation in each of your negotiations and provide you with techniques to more effectively communicate and negotiate.
CHOICE 2:
Embracing Entrepreneurship & Creativityas a Lifestyle: Love the Life You Lead!Presented by Amber Lovette of ThreeDM Communications
This workshop targets women entrepreneurs, whether they have their own business or are just thinking about starting a business. It will define the 4 basic concepts of Ladies Who Launch: imagine it, speak it, do it, and celebrate it. Discussion will include how the traditional male-model of launching differs from that of women, and how women can use their creativity to be truly happy in their work-life balance.
CHOICE 3:
Great Leaders Develop Great Performers – A Panel Discussion
Featuring Deana Hollister of Rhoads & Sinon LLP, Marcia Rynearson of ActionCOACH of Central Pennsylvania, and Angela Thomas of Latsha, Davis, Yohe & McKenna P.C.
Attendees will learn tangible tools and techniques for developing employees, and will take away specific steps and actions to use in their workplace. Through the use of case studies based on real life experiences of the panelists, attendees will learn how to become more effective leaders through establishing clear performance expectations, providing regular performance feedback, and how to use both to motivate and develop even the most difficult employees.
CHOICE 4:
Understanding Yourself & Others
Presented by Fred Lovelace of The VitalLink Consulting Agency
This session will introduce the participants to the DiSC System of Behavior Styles. By factoring in behavioral styles we can gain strategies for stress management and conflict resolution. The workshop will cover the identification and characteristics of the DiSC Behavior Styles, provide an understanding of how to use DiSC information to your advantage, and discuss how DiSC can help to improve employee relationships and increase workplace productivity and personal relationships.
SESSION 3: 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
You will choose one of the following sessions in this time slot.
CHOICE 1:
10 Ways to Become an Effective Leader
Presented by Courtney Lynch, Co-Author of "Leading from the Front"
Everyone has leadership potential, and being a stronger leader results in more success at work and in life. This session will highlight specific traits all leaders possess and will provide guidance on how everyone can capitalize on those traits individually, regardless of their experience or role within an organization. The resounding message is that leadership principles can be applied to all aspects of a person’s life in order to achieve a more satisfying balance.
CHOICE 2:
The Art of an Effective Request
Presented by Dana Zamolyi of Full Motion Coaching
The act of “asking” is the predominant action of any given day. In this session you will be equipped with winning tools on delivering an effective “REQUEST” that reinforces clear and respectful communication and builds trust in the workplace. Experiences and exercises introduced here will increase selfawareness, self-confidence, and invite you into conversation with a focus on clarity and open exchange to get desired results.
CHOICE 3:
Never “Work” Again…Keys to Career Satisfaction
Presented by Julie Lichty, Business & Career Coach
This workshop is designed to help attendees understand the three keys to career satisfaction: Natural Talents/Interests, Personality Style, and Personal Values. These three areas will be explained in detail and you will leave with an understanding of how they equate to fulfilling and joyful work. The session will include case studies and examples.
CHOICE 4:
It’s Okay to Say “You’re Fired”
Presented by Karen Young, President of HR Resolutions, LLC
The most difficult Human Resource responsibility of any manager is the termination of underperforming and/or nonperforming employees. The most frustrating part of HR is an organization’s inability to take action. It’s a drain on the entire organization – from the actual employee, to the customer, to the co-worker, to the manager that has to deal with the headaches everyday. This session will review necessary documentation, the termination “process,” and an overview of “worst case” scenarios.
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“Events that celebrate women’s role in business are always uplifting and invigorating. It was also a great group for networking.”
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