Organizations and teams face countless challenges in today’s workplace. From exploring progressive ideas for hiring talent and managing up, to building culture and cultivating wellbeing, the sheer number of team building challenges can be overwhelming! Join us for a 4-hour workshop as we explore the skills and awareness building needed to lead yourself and your team through these opportunities with compassion, efficiency, and even joy.

Leading us through this highly interactive workshop will be Ari Mack, an Organizational Development Consultant with Organizational Development & Effectiveness at Cornell University. Ari graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in psychology and specialization in industrial/organizational psychology. He specializes in consulting, executive coaching, and facilitation services in a variety of capacities, including employee engagement, emotional intelligence, leadership development, process improvement, motivation, and strengths development. Ari is passionate about helping individuals learn and grow while creating organizational environments that foster creativity, collaboration, innovation, and wellbeing. He is certified in EQi emotional intelligence assessment, Prosci Change Management, Herrman Braid Dominance Instruments, Arbinger Outward Mindset, NCCI certification in information utilization techniques, and is an Assenter certified executive coach.

In this workshop, Ari will anchor the discussion in improving skills for people leaders, and guide us through conversation and exercises focused on:
1. Managing burnout, stress, hybrid/remote team structures
2. Managing Up
3. Innovative recruitment and retention strategies
4. Executive Presence

You will gain strategies to increase productivity, enhance operational effectiveness, and align structural and human relations components.