Professional Development for Women and Minorities

Monica Emerson- Bias in the Workplace

Monica Emerson, the national chairperson of the Women of Color STEM Conference, is back on the Women of Color #STEMISAGIRLTHING Webinar Series.

This episode, is the second in the nine-week series, and is focused on bias in the workplace.

Unlocking Innovation: Training for Breakthroughs

Unlocking Innovation: Training for Breakthroughs

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Improve team creativity and development.

In order to stay ahead of the competition, people and teams must be creative and innovative. The key to success is engaging in ways of thinking that inspires breakthroughs. Science and technology is about using talent and skills to create possibilities. Did you know that there are proven tools to inspire teams to have every day breakthroughs? Uncover hidden talent on your team; learn strategies that are not only fun and creative, but also just might help you create the next breakthrough.

At the end of this seminar participants will be able to:

1. Explore leadership skills that encourage creativity
2. Learn techniques and tools that support an inventive mind
3. Play games that inspire creativity and innovation

PANELISTS:

Paul Chi, Vice President, Strategic Innovation Group, Booz Allen

Terita Norton, Senior Project Leader, The Aerospace Corporation

Rodney Elmore, Solutions Architect, Health Division, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Leadership Excellence in Action: Roadmap to Inspire and Engage

Leadership Excellence in Action: Roadmap to Inspire and Engage

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Increase techniques for strengthening team leadership

The concept of leadership is talked about so much we all should be experts. We use and hear words like inspire, engage, and motivate as we seek real solutions to leadership challenges. This workshop looks at the concept of leadership in action. What behaviors, knowledge, and skills do you need to grow and develop as a leader? How will you measure success? What unique qualities, power, and influence impact people and teams? Engage with federal executives and discover ways to turn YOU into tangible leadership value. This roadmap will take you from good to great leadership.

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. List sources of power needed to be influential
2. Take a self-assessment to identify personal leadership strengths
3. Explore the art of delegation and effective team leadership
4. Explore the role of feedback and performance measures
5. Create an action list with and explore plans to measure success

MODERATOR: Thomas Stanton, Director, International Business Development, Lockheed Martin Corporation

PANELISTS:

Darryl Stokes, Vice President, Electric Transmissions and Substations, BGE, an Exelon Company

Rick Wilson, Project Manager, Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Time to Take Control with Delene Sedillo

In the Women of Color in STEM series, a second edition kicked off last week with Delene Sedillo, associate director of procurement at the NASA Johnson Space Center and 2015 Women of Color Award winner for Managerial Leadership in Government.

http://blackengineer.com/artman2/publish/WOMEN_OF_COLOR_56/Women-of-Color-Magazine-launches-a.shtml

The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in a STEM Workplace (Presented by Aerotek & EASi)

The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in a STEM Workplace
Presented by Aerotek & EASi

Organizations whose workplaces are heavily dominated by a STEM workforce must deliberately promote diversity and inclusion as a means to fuel continuous innovation. This must be done in the face of certain unique challenges that confront a STEM Workforce. The purpose of this seminar is to examine the unique challenges faced by organizations that hire predominantly STEM graduates and discuss some practical steps for promoting diversity and inclusion as a means generate and sustain innovation in such organization.

By the end of this seminar, attendees will be able to learn:

1. The unique diversity and inclusion challenges that confront STEM workers
2. The benefits of diversity and inclusion to any workforce
3. How to promote diversity and inclusion in a STEM workplace
4. How to promote team success using diversity and inclusion
5. How to promote diversity and inclusion in virtual environment.

MODERATOR: Sherry Matlock, Senior Quality Manager, EASi

Situational Leadership: The Shift Every Leader Must Make to be Effective

Situational Leadership: The Shift Every Leader Must Make to be Effective

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Identify personal leadership styles

What is your leadership style? Do you handle everyone and every situation the same way despite the circumstances? One of the key qualities many great leaders share is the ability to adapt. The way you manage and lead depends on the needs of the situation and the people executing the tasks. Awareness of how these elements change and flow will enable you to adapt your style and preferences to meet the needs of the vision, mission and goals. You can’t be a leader if you don’t have followers or if you lack the ability to bring your vision to fruition.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify your personal leadership style
2. Explore leadership style model to discover ways to adapt your style
3. Participate in mock leadership challenges to practices adapting and applying situational leadership strategies

MODERATOR: Rainia Washington, Vice President, Culture, Diversity and Equal Opportunity Program, Lockheed Martin Corporation

PANELISTS:

Shanna Travis, Senior Advisor to the COO, Department of Treasury

Gregory West, Chief Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Dave Persson, Director of Business Operations, Aerotek

Personality, Leadership and Emotional Intelligence: Strategies and Assessments

Personality, Leadership and Emotional Intelligence: Strategies and Assessments

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explore the benefits of emotional intelligence

Is your personality and leadership style helping or hurting you? Some studies have shown that emotional intelligence is a better predictor of success than technical or intellectual capacity. Effective leaders invest in a lifelong journey
of self- assessment and learning. Not only must they understand the business environment, challenges, and opportunities associated with growth, they also need understanding of how his/her personality, skills, experiences impact people and contribute to goal attainment. Leaders must work on capacity to manage self, have a positive outlook, and effectively recognize the needs of others. As the complexity of interactions change, more leaders are forced to use emotional intelligence to cultivate viable relationships with customers and employees. Join us as we assess varying levels of emotional intelligence and explore unique personal skills that will help you continue to develop as a leader.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

1. Assess current level of emotional intelligence
2. Explore concepts of personality and habits
3. View scenarios and case studies to identify emotionally intelligent strategies
4. Examine the levels of emotional intelligent leadership

MODERATOR: Brigette Blair, Mission Assurance Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corporation

PANELISTS:

Talia Fox, CEO, KUSI Vision

Ted Imes, Director, Talent Discovery, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Atherton A. Carty, Deputy Program Manager, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Diversity of Thought – What Is It and How Do You Implement It as a Diversity Initiative

Diversity of Thought – What Is It and How Do You Implement It as a Diversity Initiative

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Define diversity of thought and how to implement it.

Diversity is a resource to be accessed and utilized for superior performance and innovation in part because of “more- than-one-way- thinking” which results in innovation and creates an agile workforce. Access to diversity of thought is blocked unless organizations also create an environment of fairness, non-discrimination, respect, trust and where employees feel that their voices matters. The social justice side of the diversity conversation is directly linked to the performance side, without it, Diversity of Thought is a human resource withheld. Diversity of thought allows for differing perspectives on ideas and unique insights into problems, it creates opportunities for innovation and partnerships in unexpected places where ideas will develop into newer and more forward-thinking ideas that can be implemented as successful business strategies.

At the end of this seminar participants will be able to:

1. Define Diversity of Thought Evolution
2. Examine how to create a culture and the challenges that embraces diversity of thought
3. How to measure Diversity of Thought and measure innovation results
4. Identify where companies should focus their energy to develop a Diversity of Thought program
5. List the Four Point Sequence and the Predictive model framework for Diversity of Thought

MODERATOR: Lonney Gregory, Principal Consultant, Linkage Inc.

PANELISTS:

Amanda Vallejo, Diversity & Inclusion Manager and EEO Compliance Officer, Huntington Ingalls Industries

Shanna Travis, Senior Advisor to the COO, Department of Treasury

Techno Futures: How Leading-Edge Technology Will Transform Business in the Next Century

Techno Futures: How Leading-Edge Technology Will Transform Business in the Next Century

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explore how technology will impact the future of business.

From health care to bioengineered makeovers, the fast pace of technology will make us re-evaluate everything from entrepreneurial moves to our company’s market position in the future. This seminar will help us understand the potential impact of technological change (both the good and bad) in the business environment. Major issues like speed of change and innovation make this seminar critical for managers seeking to understand change and adaption in watching out for out-of-the-box competitors.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the impact that technology has on our environment
2. Examine our business and cultural dependence on technology
3. Assess where technology is going and what we need to do to keep up

PANELISTS:

Tami Randolph, Director of Technology, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Aknesha Miller, Senior Program Manager, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Reginald Gillins, Security Management Technology, The Boeing Company

The Reality of Diversity: Myth vs. Truths Presented by Raytheon

The Reality of Diversity: Myth vs. Truths Presented by Raytheon

Raytheon recognizes that the commitment with diversity starts at the “Top” and our commitment to diversity has been acknowledged around the world. The leadership of Raytheon believes that diversity across the company is vital to ensure that we continue to be a dominant force for providing defense systems to the warfighters around the globe. Diversity is one of our strategic pillars that allows for the continuous competitive growth and extensive enterprise collaborations of our company. These Leaders will share with you how we do it and its proven value in our ability to support our customers, to acknowledge our employees and to position the company to have a global impact that
is unprecedented. This session will also address the truths about diversity and how it works in Corporate America. We will discuss the barriers to diversity and how to engage middle management? And lastly we will discuss the kinds of changes that will have the most impact?

MODERATOR: Hayward Bell, Chief Diversity Officer, The Raytheon Company

PANELISTS:

Pam Wickham, Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Communications, The Raytheon Company

Randa Newsome, Vice President of Human Resources and Global Security Services, The Raytheon Company

Benita Fortner, Director of Supplier Diversity, The Raytheon Company