IPDFebruary 28, 2025DEI Expert Insights, Expert Insights - archives

Mentoring Across Generations | April 2025 Expert Insights Webinar

Mentoring Across Generations: Building Bridges in the Modern Workplace

Date and Time: April 16, 2025 12-1pm

Last Day to Register: April 14, 2025

Presenter: Eric Dormoh, Jr.

Audience:

Managers, team leaders, and HR professionals
Mentors and mentees from all generations
Organizations interested in enhancing workplace culture and collaboration
Employees seeking career development opportunities

As the workforce becomes increasingly diverse, with multiple generations working side by side, the need for effective mentorship strategies has never been more important. Whether you’re a seasoned professional looking to share your expertise, or a younger employee seeking guidance, this webinar will equip you with the tools to foster productive, collaborative relationships across generational lines. Learn how to leverage the strengths of each generation and create a thriving workplace culture.

Take-aways:

- Understanding generational differences
- Address common challenges in mentoring across generations
- Building effective cross-generational relationships

Register Here

More About the Presenter:

Eric Dormoh, Jr.

Expert Areas:

Unconscious Bias
Cross-Cultural Communication
Microaggressions
Building Inclusive Language
Identity at Work
Imposter Syndrome
Mentoring
Community Building
Emotional Intelligence

More About Eric

IPDFebruary 3, 2025DEI Expert Insights, Expert Insights - archives

DEI: Now What? – Free Training | March 2025 Expert Insights Webinar

DEI – Now What?

Date and Time: March 19, 2025, 12-1pm

Last Day to Register: March 17, 2025

Presenter: Eric Dormoh, Jr.

DEI appears to be under attack in our nation. The headlines paint a grim picture for the future of DEI. During this session, we will look beyond the headlines to reiterate the value of DEI in the workplace.

Join IPD’s DEI Program Specialist as he hosts 2 fellow DEI professionals for a panel discussion on the positive actions others are taking and you can take for continuation of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces.

Take-aways:

A spark of hope that DEI values still have a role in shaping our workplaces, communities, and nations.

Audience:

Anyone

Register Here

Featured Panelists:

Shay Marlowe & Taneasha Muonio

Taneasha Muonio

Taneasha Muonio is a proud Minnesota native and PA-C (Physician Assistant Certified) with a diverse background encompassing medicine, Taneasha has dedicated her career to advancing health equity and has been at the forefront of advocating for marginalized communities, particularly focusing on extending the life expectancy for Black patients through a combination of social justice initiatives, research, and increasing medical literacy. In addition to her clinical expertise, Taneasha is a fervent advocate for systemic change within healthcare systems. Her purpose in the work is to create a more just and equitable healthcare landscape for all individuals regardless of their identities.

Shay Marlowe (he/him/his)

Shay Marlowe has been working in the diversity, equity and inclusion sector for state government since 2023. As a former diversity recruiter and the former chair of the “Men of African Heritage” employee resource group at MN-DHS and MN-DCYF, Shay has made it his personal mission to educate, support and protect youth and families of color. When Shay is not facilitating cultural awareness classes for government employees, you can find him mentoring students of color at Augsburg University, St. Thomas University, Big Brother Big Sister Twin Cities and 100 Black Men Inc.

More About the Presenter:

Eric Dormoh, Jr.

Expert Areas:

Unconscious Bias
Cross-Cultural Communication
Microaggressions
Building Inclusive Language
Identity at Work
Imposter Syndrome
Mentoring
Community Building
Emotional Intelligence

More About Eric

IPDJanuary 14, 2025Expert Insights - archives

Navigating Polarizing Conversations at Work – Free Video | Past Expert Insights Webinar

Navigating Polarizing Conversations at Work

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Presenter: Eric Dormoh, Jr.

WATCH VIDEO HERE

In today’s diverse and fast-paced workplace, polarizing conversations around sensitive topics like politics, social issues, and differing work styles are becoming more common. These discussions can create tension, hinder collaboration, and impact team dynamics if not handled carefully. This webinar is designed to help professionals navigate polarizing conversations effectively to foster a positive and productive work environment.

Take-aways:

Techniques to remain calm and composed in tense workplace conversations
Strategies for listening to understand and build empathy
Approaches for addressing controversial topics while preserving respect
Tools for resolving conflicts and fostering collaboration in diverse teams
Ways to create an inclusive environment that encourages open, yet respectful dialogue

More About the Presenter:

Eric Dormoh, Jr.

Expert Areas:

Unconscious Bias
Cross-Cultural Communication
Microaggressions
Building Inclusive Language
Identity at Work
Imposter Syndrome
Mentoring
Community Building
Emotional Intelligence

More About Eric

IPDDecember 10, 2024Business Architecture Expert Insights, Expert Insights - archives

Transformation Leadership – Free Training | Past Webinar

Transformation Leadership

Presenter: Mandy Spiess

More and more organizations are embracing transformational efforts. This session will discuss how to ensure successful transformation and how you can play a role in that success.

Kay Take-Aways:

Strategies to effectively lead transformation efforts
Tips to ensure that those transformations stick

AUDIENCE:

Business Architects
Transformation Professionals
Product Leaders
C-Suite
Organizational Change Managers
Project Managers

Watch Video Here:

More About the Presenter:

Mandy Spiess

CLICK HERE

IPDSeptember 4, 2024Expert Insights - archives, past webinar

Rethinking Your Personal Workplace Brand – Free Training | October 2024 Expert Insights Webinar

Rethinking Your Personal Workplace Brand

Date and Time: Thursday, October 24, 2024, 12-1pm

Last Day to Register: Wednesday, October 23

Presenter: Eric Dormoh, Jr.

AUDIENCE:

Anyone.

What are you known for at work? The detail-person? The office clown? The risk-taker? The brings-donuts-on-Friday guy? The asks-a-question-at-the-end-of-the-meeting-when-the-others-have-started-to-leave colleague?

Your workplace brand is important.

It becomes your elevator speech without words. It can also represent your organization. Your personal workplace brand is what people say about you when you are not in the room, and we may not spend much time reflecting on what happens in our absence.

Take-aways:

This month’s free Expert Insights webinar will:

provide some considerations for personal branding strategies
teach you to leverage your personal brand for leadership opportunities and workplace promotions
guide you through some self-reflective activities to help you think strategically about your personal brand profile.

Registration is Now Closed

Rethinking Your Personal Workplace Brand

More About the Presenter:

Eric Dormoh, Jr

CLICK HERE

IPDAugust 8, 2024Business Architecture, Business Architecture Expert Insights, Expert Insights - archives, past webinar

Business Architecture 201: Part 1 – Business-Object Oriented Capabilities and their Relationship to Information | Past Expert Insights Webinar

Business Architecture 201: Session 1

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This session will focus on business capabilities and their role and position in the larger business architecture framework. It will explain how capabilities can be used as building blocks to achieve the outcomes an organization strives to define and execute and demonstrate how capabilities use and modify information with an example drawn from ongoing work to transform Minnesota’s human service delivery systems.

About the Series:

This series will explore the core business architecture domains that DHS is leveraging to integrate service delivery and develop an enterprise portfolio of products. The series will be especially helpful to the public sector and others whose product is a service, rather than a tangible item for purchase.

Watch Video Here

As the name 201 suggests, those with some background in business architecture or enterprise architecture may find the series more informative.

Watch Video Here

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Katherine (Kit) Shelton from the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the State of Minnesota is applying business architecture to help DHS transform service delivery by coordinating distributed work to integrate services and transition to a product operating model. She and two other Enterprise Business Architects in the Agency Effectiveness Administration lead a cross-functional team of business experts from all over the department to apply shared principles and common standards across business units to integrate multiple perspectives into a single enterprise-wide business framework.

IPDAugust 7, 2024Business Architecture, Business Architecture Expert Insights, Expert Insights - archives

Business Architecture 201: Part 2 – Using Architectural Value Streams to Center the People We Serve | Past Expert Insights Webinar

Business Architecture 201: Session 2:

As the name 201 suggests, those with some background in business architecture or enterprise architecture may find the series more informative.

This session will focus on value streams and demonstrate their role and position in the larger business architecture framework. The presenter will illustrate the conceptual structure of an architectural value stream with a real-life example drawn from work to transform Minnesota’s human service delivery system. Learn the relationship between an organization’s value propositions and the experience of the people who seek value from the organization.

WATCH VIDEO HERE

About the Series:

This series will explore the core business architecture domains that DHS is leveraging to integrate service delivery and develop an enterprise portfolio of products. The series will be especially helpful to the public sector and others whose product is a service, rather than a tangible item for purchase.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Katherine (Kit) Shelton from the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the State of Minnesota is applying business architecture to help DHS transform service delivery by coordinating distributed work to integrate services and transition to a product operating model. She and two other Enterprise Business Architects in the Agency Effectiveness Administration lead a cross-functional team of business experts from all over the department to apply shared principles and common standards across business units to integrate multiple perspectives into a single enterprise-wide business framework.

Interested in Watching the First Part of the Series?

This video focuses on business capabilities, the role, and position in the larger business architecture framework.

Learn how capabilities can be used as building blocks and how to demonstrate how capabilities use and modify information.

Watch Video Here

IPDAugust 6, 2024Business Architecture, Business Architecture Expert Insights, Expert Insights - archives, past webinar

The Modern Business Architect: Lessons from the Field: Part 1 – A Business Architect’s Role in Product Management | Past Expert Insights Webinar

August 2022 Expert Insights PM and Biz Arch

Expert Insights Webinar

WATCH VIDEO HERE

A Business Architect’s Role in Product Management

This is Part One of a Three Part Series:

The Modern Business Architect: Lessons from the Field

Audience:

You do not need to be a business architect to find this series useful, others will also find benefits for themselves and their organizations

Enterprise architects
product owners
project managers
business analysts

Learn more about how product managers can use business architecture in their roles.

WATCH VIDEO HERE

WATCH PART TWO:

Getting the Business to Care About Business Architecture

WATCH PART 3:

Modern Approaches to Collaborating Across Architecture Disciplines

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Dean Heltemes

A Modern Business Architect working in the field and teaching for Metro State’s business architecture program.

IPDAugust 5, 2024Expert Insights - archives, past webinar, Professional Development and Career Advancement Blog

Cybersecurity Employee Training | September 2024 Expert Insights Webinar

Cybersecurity Employee Training

Presenter: Karen LaPlant

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AUDIENCE

Anyone who uses a computer or phone to do work.

We all use the Internet while at work or while we are working remotely, so everyone needs to practice cyber safety.

This Expert Insights webinar will be a general overview about cybersecurity for anyone working at a company.

The goal of this training is to present information in a clear manner so that you know exactly what to do, and what not to do, to keep yourself safe when using the Internet.

Take-aways:

After this session, you will:

Understand your role in keeping your organization safe from cybersecurity attacks.
Learn to identify scams and malware.
Build secure passwords and authentications.
Receive a checklist to protect information – for both yourself and your organization.

More About the Presenter:

Karen LaPlant

Karen LaPlant is a retired educator, but still teaches online computer courses for many MinnState Colleges. She taught full-time at Hennepin Technical College (HTC) for almost 30 years in the Information Technology Program area. She has also created the Business program at HTC and loved teaching E-Business.