Building on Team Strengths for Organizational Success

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 9 a.m. - Noon

Half-Day Workshop: $90

About this Session: The Illinois budget crisis and staffing shortages in the face of increasing community struggles have triggered a deficits mentality for many. Nonprofit leaders are tired of finding one more way to do more with less. Understanding the power of leading through personal strengths and the innovation that can be created when teams leverage their strengths together is critical to the sustainability of any organization’s vision and mission. In this session, participants will use the StrengthsFinder assessment to identify personal strengths and learn how to synergize strengths across team members and organizations to meaningfully drive decision-making and productivity. Discover how to move your mission forward by building off of the combined strengths of individual team members. Now is the time to learn how to apply team strengths to your organizational challenges.

Note: Participants who have not recently taken the StrengthsFinder are encouraged to complete the 20-minute assessment prior to the workshop. Register for your spot in this session by Thursday, February 2 and receive a code to take the StrengthsFinder assessment online.

Who Should Participate: This workshop applies to a broad audience.

About the Presenter: Since retiring from high jump, where she was a four-time All-American and three-time captain of the University of Michigan women’s track team, Monika Black has earned master’s degrees in clinical psychology and health administration at Ohio State University, and a doctorate in community psychology at DePaul University.

Monika worked at one of the top-rated hospital systems in the country before launching two businesses, including TandemSpring, a management consultancy that assists startups, established companies and nonprofits with program design and development, strategy and operating plans, and coaching; DyMynd, a boutique enterprise focused on helping financial institutions forge stronger relationships with female clients; and LCL – Beautiful Faces, a nonprofit that creates and promotes programs to empower girls and women from the inside out.

Known as the “maximizer,” Monika is sought after for her ability to help individuals and organizations reach their absolute fullest potential. She has coached hundreds of executives, entrepreneurs, and emerging leaders, helping them to enhance their own performance in life and work, and has worked in multiple organizations helping them develop, revitalize, and transform programs into industry-leading practices with authenticity and accountability. Monika is the recipient of the 2012 Global Girls Women and Girls Inspiring Change Award, the Ohio State University Health Services’ Management & Policy Leadership Award, the DePaul University Women Spirit & Action Award and the Big Ten Medal of Honor.