Gearing Up Workshop Information

As Lisa Sun explains, we can’t be completely confident until we fully understand what makes us uniquely strong—our “superpower.” But how do we discover it?  In this interactive workshop, Sun explores different confidence personalities and how they connect to our superpowers. Packed with real takeaways for personal and professional advancement, this workshop will have attendees figure out their own confidence language and the superpowers they naturally channel, realize how their confidence language has been helping (and hurting) them, and how to ultimately use it to work through challenging situations and make positive situations even better. 

“Mastering Negotiations for C-Suite Influence” is a robust workshop designed to empower people with the skills and strategies needed to excel in negotiations. Participants will learn negotiation techniques, including how to leverage power dynamics, build rapport, and achieve win-win outcomes. Through interactive exercises and real-world case studies, attendees will enhance their ability to influence key decisions and drive organizational success at the highest levels.  

Oftentimes, as leaders, we rely on our common-sense thinking, drawing from our instincts from past experiences, to solve dilemmas in the workplace. This session will outline the elements of leading with uncommon sense: an approach that helps us avoid the traps that snag our thinking when we rely on our gut. The three-step approach integrates research from fields such as neuroscience, behavioral economics, mindfulness, and cognitive psychology, to offer individuals a way to further themselves professionally and increase organizational effectiveness. 

Experience the thrill of winning and the agony of losing in a simulated environment.  The session starts with a short overview of the capital markets using the Bloomberg Terminal.  We will address questions such as how do investors value stocks?  What are the different metrics that are readily available to screen stocks?  What is the current outlook on the market?   

The session's next part introduces seminar participants to the exotic world of trading and risk management.  We will cover mainly the equity market, concentrating on how stock prices evolve in response to public and private information in a fast-moving market.  You will be trading four stocks.  You will have $1m and some stocks as endowment.  Each period is 2 years, compressed into 300 seconds.  During this period, important information is released 5-15 seconds in advance.  Read the news (FAST) and decide if it is good or bad news for the stocks you have in the portfolio.  Trade according to your belief.  Survival of the fittest!

Managing Up is the process of developing effective, productive, and mutually rewarding relationships with your colleagues and senior leaders. Those who execute this well find they are more productive and are more successful in influencing change. Becky McDougal, CWB Director of Programs and Engagement, will share more about the importance of this concept, and the skills that are comprised: giving and receiving feedback, adapting to different conflict styles, and identifying preferred communication styles and boundaries. Participants will learn more about power and influence, and will leave with a roadmap to generate greater influence and power to become a more effective leader.