Thursday, November 3rd
9:50 am - 10:50 am
*In Person Audience Only

Thriving at Work:  Gallup’s Approach to Wellbeing

Join Gallup’s Senior Workplace Consultant Maika Leibbrandt as she explores Wellbeing through Gallup’s 5 Elements and the connection to Employee Engagement. Maika will share current trends and importantly, what leaders need to know to help teams thrive.

Facilitated by: 
Maika Leibbrandt, Gallup

Supercharge Your Employee Experience with Recognition Done Right

In today’s talent market, leaders are facing unprecedented challenges in attracting, engaging and retaining their people. And this challenge is costly, with 50-60% of Fortune 500 companies’ business spending allocated to labor, including turnover! Understanding how employee expectations, motivations and aspirations have changed in recent years is crucial to creating a meaningful employee experience. From the moment you attract talent to the moment that they exit your organization, and everything in between, employee recognition is vital in increasing retention, aligning teams with your organization’s purpose, and encouraging employee development.

Facilitated by: 
Nikki Weisgarber, Kudos

Making Meaningful Connections with Wish Kids

Creating a successful wish experience starts with our ability to build a strong connection with each wish child.  Join this session to learn more from an expert, a Child Life Specialist, about key traits of different stages of child development, tips and techniques for building rapport and getting children to open up, and ideas of how to creatively approach wish discovery.

Facilitated by: 
Debbie Spencer,BA, CCLS,  AdventHealth for Children

Showing Up, Showing Out: Allyship, De-escalation and Bystander intervention

We often talk about the importance of allyship but what does this mean exactly? In this session, we'll discuss what it means to be an ally and learn de-escalation techniques to understand how to intervene when situations of bias or discrimination arise. Building inclusive cultures takes practice so we'll discuss common scenarios at work so you can be prepared and be a part of creating a culture where everyone on your team can thrive.

Facilitated by: 
Nate Shalev, Revel Impact

Project Management Tools: Enhancing Your Teams Capabilities

Join us and learn from 3 chapters on how they enhanced their project management capabilities: (1) Asana – Project Management Tool - learn how Asana can be used across every department and for cross-functional projects; (2) Hiring a Project Manager – how to evaluate and understand when your team needs to hire a project manager. Learn from a chapter’s decision-making process to add this staff position; and (3) Tips and Certifications – learn project management tips that you can implement and share with your team; as well as learn about training that can be completed to enhance your project management skills.

Facilitated by:
Natalie Brecht, Make-A-Wish Iowa
Ari Medecki, Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada
Matthew Wall, Make-A-Wish Arizona

Communicating with Compassion

Compassionate communication is the ability to exchange your thoughts and ideas with someone, while also being empathetic to their suffering and concerns. It involves preparing yourself for these hard conversations, active listening and communicating compassionately and clearly while still maintaining your position. It is a skill that can be learned and utilized in every day MAW encounters from working with wish families, to medical professionals, to volunteer staff, to donors, to leaders and so many more. Join Dr. David Sine, Pediatric Palliative Care Specialist and member of the National Medical Advisory Council to learn more about strengthening your compassionate communication skills.

Facilitated by: 
Dr. David Sine, Central Valley Children’s Hospital and Make-A-Wish National Medical Advisory Council