// Wednesday, April 24, 2024
// 7:30 A.M. – 3 P.M.
// Business Education Center
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Excel in Your Role & Boost Your Career
Give your career the boost it deserves at the Learn Grow Lead conference, CVTC's event for administrative and business professionals.
This one-day conference, held at the Eau Claire Business Education Center, is full of hands-on sessions designed to help you elevate your industry's most needed skills like AI, Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel, along with mindfulness, leadership, and communication topics.
Join us on Administrative Professionals' Day, Wednesday, April 24, as we come together to learn, grow, and lead our organizations more effectively!
Event Pricing
$159.99 – Normal Registration
$109.99 – UW & K12 Partners
$99.99 – CVTC Staff
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Meet Our 2024 Conference Keynote Speaker
Jean Davidson
Jean Davidson brings 30 years of experience in business, education, entrepreneurship, consulting, and coaching into her work. Her background includes consultation, management, training, facilitation, and coaching in the healthcare, financial services, retail, pharmaceutical, and technology industries as well as higher education and local government. Jean has been a business owner for a total of 40 years and has expertise in team and leadership development, leadership coaching, as well as the successful implementation of change initiatives. Her passion lies in working with the human and cultural elements of change, team development, communication skills, and coaching leaders to reach their full potential. In short, Jean believes that life is most fulfilling when we are intentional about how we show up in the world, understand our impact on those around us, and embark on a lifelong journey to being our best selves.
Jean is an Insights Licensed Practitioner, accredited in the entire Insights suite of tools. She is an International Coaching Federation credentialed coach (PCC), as well as a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and Certified Neurotransformational Coach (CNTC). She holds an Ed.D. in Organization Development from the University of St. Thomas and her research focus is leadership transition and organizational change. Her recent work projects include several e-books which you can learn more about on her website.
In her spare time, she can be found crocheting, quilting, playing board games, working on jigsaw puzzles, or spending time with her family (husband, 3 children, 13 grandchildren, and 2 Siberian huskies) in Cumberland, WI, where she has recently moved to experience life in the north woods on a lake. She wears dancing and golf shoes; 40 years as a Jazzercise instructor and 10 years of attempting to golf. She highly recommends golf to stay humble!
2024 Conference Schedule
7:30 - 8 a.m. | Coffee & Conversation
8 - 8:15 a.m. | Welcome
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8:15 - 9 a.m. | Keynote Presentation
3 Keys to Move Toward Balance
Presented By: Jean Davidson
Feeling stressed? Overwhelmed? Out of balance? It all starts with your brain! Learn three simple neuroscience-based tools to increase your personal effectiveness.
9 - 9:15 a.m. | Break
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9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Breakout Session #1
How to Lead with Emotional Intelligence
Presented By: Marya Wilson
Emotions are wide-ranging, and in the current disruptive and transformational time of change, they can surely be tricky. Join us for insight and tools to help you manage and transform difficult emotions using emotional intelligence.
Microsoft Outlook Tips and Tricks
Presented By: Sheila Kohls
Review tips for organizing and sending emails, working with tasks, scheduling appointments, and maintaining contact lists. Develop email etiquette, customize Outlook, and learn shortcut keys.
Your Voice Matters: Tactics to Bring it into the Room
Presented By: Jean Davidson
At some point, we all face situations where staying quiet seems easier, but speaking up becomes necessary. Choosing silence is an option, but not the best one! Discover simple techniques to ease anxiety and boost confidence. This session tackles common reasons for holding back. Don’t let others dictate your words. Your voice matters – share your perspective. Join us to learn how to find your voice and create a new narrative!
Mindfully Working: How to Incorporate Mindfulness and Movement into Your 9-5
Presented By: Kayla Sygulla
Mindfulness is a meditative practice in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you're sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. During the first half of the presentation, Kayla will introduce you to formal and informal mindfulness practices. During the second half of the presentation, you will have the opportunity to put these mindfulness techniques into practice and try them out. Overall, this mindfulness session will offer a glimpse at how you can incorporate simple mindfulness practices into the workplace and your everyday life!
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Break
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10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Breakout Session #2
Leading from the Middle
Presented By: Marya Wilson
Leading from the middle can be challenging because there are responsibilities below and above. In this session, we will have an interactive session discussing and creating tools to help you be successful individually, with your team, and for your organization.
Apps/Tools for Work Efficiency
Presented By: Melody Brennan
Several apps and technology tools have been designed to make work and personal tasks easier to manage. How do apps help you achieve your goals and keep you connected in collaborative settings? In this session, we'll show you how Microsoft, Google, and other productivity apps can be used to work more efficiently and finish tasks with focus.
Mastering the Art of Workplace Communication
Presented By: Hanna Bartels
In this session, we will unravel the nuances of effective workplace communication, providing practical strategies to elevate team dynamics and collaboration, navigate challenges, foster a culture of understanding, and create a positive work environment for increased productivity and morale.
Speed Networking (Cancelled)
Presented By: Claire Lindstrom
Join this dynamic 60-minute speed networking event to connect with other Learn Grow Lead attendees! Engage in focused, 3-minute conversations with fellow participants, sharing career insights and personal interests. Forge valuable relationships, explore opportunities, and elevate your network in a fast-paced, efficient environment.
Presentation Design Using PowerPoint
Presented By: Jean Maher
PowerPoint has been the tool of choice for many years when creating presentations. This session will provide some simple ideas and tips to enhance your PowerPoint slides. Many of us have sat through boring PowerPoint presentations that are difficult to understand. In this session, learn some tips you can use now to make your next presentation far more impactful.
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch & Networking
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12:45 - 1:45 p.m. | Breakout Session #3
Managing Psychosocial Risks in the Workplace
Presented By: Julie Bates-Maves
Psychosocial risks result from psychological factors interacting with the surrounding social environment (i.e., workplace culture and norms). These types of risks can promote or interfere with functioning and wellness. Attendees will learn about psychosocial risks and strategies for identification, prevention, and response.
Mission Control: Strengthening Opportunities for Focused Growth
Presented By: Ken Pearson
In this session, you will learn how a purposeful mission statement and understanding your strengths, areas of improvement, opportunities, and challenges can keep you on track for intentional, professional growth. You'll learn how to prioritize and act on the meaningful activities that will bring you fulfillment and make you more efficient, how to approach areas of improvement strategically, and how to let go of activities that have no relevance to your professional goals.
The Power of Shaping Productivity with DiSC®
Presented By: Connie LeCleir-Meyer
Join us for an Overview of the DiSC® Personality Model that describes four basic personality styles. Learn how you can develop the social and emotional "know-how" for more effective interactions that impact your performance and bring organizational success.
The Opportunity of AI at Work
Presented By: Erin Trowbridge
AI is everywhere these days, it's moving and changing quickly, and many are hesitant to try it. While there are valid risks and legal questions to consider, there are also opportunities for you to use AI tools to assist in your day-to-day work. We'll explore some of the most popular tools and how to use them, discuss how to use them at work responsibly and cover a few risks and uncertainties.
1:45 - 2 p.m. | Break
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2 - 3 p.m. | Breakout Session #4
Maximizing Your Time – Working Smarter
Presented By: Connie LeCleir-Meyer
There are not enough hours in the day. That leaves us to decide how to make the most of the hours we have! In this session, you'll learn the importance of time management, including what steals your time, saves your time, and how to create a plan to control your time.
Cybersecurity for Everyone
Presented By: Stephen Casselman
Cybersecurity is one of the biggest buzzwords used in industry and the media, but what is it really? This session will pull back the curtain on some of the misconceptions of what cybersecurity, viruses, and hackers truly are and give professionals a better understanding of what it means to be secure.
Unleash the Power of Excel Data: Tips & Tricks
Presented By: John Cook
This session will focus on practical applications to enhance your efficiency with Excel data manipulation. Discover functionalities and time-saving techniques that will transform your approach to spreadsheets, making you a more proficient Excel user. We'll cover skills including advanced data formatting, efficient data transformation, dynamic visualization, and automation.
Personal Branding and Building Your Network
Presented By: Erin Trowbridge
Does going to that next networking event to meet new people make you want to crawl into a hole? Are you ready to make new connections, but you're just not sure what to say or how to introduce yourself? Welcome to the majority! Most people struggle with putting themselves out there, telling their story in a way that's relevant to others, and building a relationship that later turns into business. We'll talk about what it means to build your personal brand, simple things you can do to build your personal brand no matter your job, and how to take that personal brand out into the world to build meaningful business relationships.
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