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Center for Women and Business

2021 Gearing Up Workshops

Gearing Up 2021 Speakers
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Registered participants of Gearing Up received a passcode to access the recordings via email. If you did not receive this passcode and registered for the event, please email cwb@bentley.edu for access.

Personal Courage
Well-Being to Fuel Your Leadership: Tools for Self-Regulation and Stress Relief
Values-Driven Negotiations
Fireside Chat with Dr. Tiffany Jana

Personal Courage

Chris Olex Headshot Workshop Leader:
Chris Olex 

The topic of courage is so pertinent today, especially for leaders in our world – and interestingly, courage looks AND feels different for all of us. What does courage look like in your life? Do you want more of it? How would that change what you say and what you do? Trainer and facilitator Chris Olex from The Point will take us through a framework to evaluate these questions. You’ll leave this session with a better understanding of how to choose courage everyday – when you engage, when you listen, and when you respond. Are you grabbing these opportunities to choose courage?

Well-Being to Fuel Your Leadership: Tools for Self-Regulation and Stress Relief in the Workplace

Nyacko Pery headshot Workshop Leader:
Nyacko Pearl Perry

Struggling with self-care and emotional wellness this year? This workshop focuses on the concept and practice of self-regulation and clarifies its importance to effective and sustainable leadership. Nyacko Pearl Perry of Yin Consulting will lead you through an identification model for self-regulation that can be customized to your needs. You’ll leave with a reliable repository of tools that can be readily implemented toward self-regulation not only to mitigate stress but also to amplify your leadership skills within the work environment.

Values-Driven Negotiations: Getting What You Want and What You Need

Yaro Fong-Olivares headshot Workshop Leader:
Yaro Fong-Olivares

Don’t just get what you want – get what you need. Understand your authentic values and come to the negotiating table prepared to advocate for yourself.

During this session, you will learn how to leverage your values and motivations to advocate for yourself and negotiate any deal with confidence and flexibility. You will learn how to leverage your unique experiences and unique value proposition as anchors in the negotiation. You will walk away with a personalized plan to advocate from a place of self-worth, and not only from a financial number.

During the workshop:

  • Identify and define your top 5 values
  • Frame your success story
  • Come prepared to reflect, and pitch your work style, learning style, achievements/accomplishments, motivations, propensity for risk, and aspirations

Learn more about Gearing Up 2021