Maximizing Talents Of A Multigenerational Workforce Workshop Topic At 2018 BWF

Karen Hinds of Waterbury, author and founder and CEO of Workplace Success Group in Waterbury, will present “Maximizing the Talents of a Multigenerational Workforce” workshop during the 36th annual Business Women’s Forum (BWF) on Tuesday, October 30, 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. 

The Business Women’s Forum (BWF), a personal and professional development leadership conference for women, will feature not only dynamic businesswoman Bethenny Frankel as its keynote as well as award-winning motivational speaker Linda Larsen, but also will present six empowering workshops throughout the day. As Connecticut’s longest-running full-day leadership conference for women, the Business Women’s Forum will strive to inspire, motivate, and excite participants.

The buzz for the 2018 BWF surrounds keynote speaker Bethenny Frankel, creator of Skinnygirl cocktails, TV talk show host and star, as well as a motivational speaker and actress Linda Larsen, BSW, MFA, CPAE. Adding to their list of accolades, both women are inspiring bestselling authors.

An anticipated 500+ participants will be able to choose from six workshops to bring new knowledge and expertise back to their workplace and to network with workshop presenters. Workshop topics include the importance of self-care for quality leadership, successful negotiation tactics, the role of nonverbal communication and body language at work, managing the talents of multiple generations, and two “Power Networking Hour” sessions.

“Maximizing the Talents of a Multigenerational Workforce” workshop presenter Karen Hinds, is the founder and CEO of Workplace Success Group, a boutique strategic talent development firm that works with organizations to cultivate and retain the next generation of leaders. Her company’s client roster has included AmeriHealth Caritas, Turner Construction, Hamilton Sundstrand, Travelers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Caribbean Tourism Organization, and Harvard Business School Executive Education. She is also the author of books that include Get Along, Get Ahead: 101 Courtesies for the New Workplace; Networking for a Better Position & More Profit; and A Young Adult’s Guide to the Global Workplace.

During her BWF workshop, Karen Hinds will share insights into how each generation brings its own unique characteristics, competencies, and challenges to an organization, making successful leadership a complex endeavor. In her workshop, Hinds will help participants understand how to identify core values and talents of all workplace generations, learn what each group needs to thrive and how to avoid common mistakes and mitigate cross-generational conflict to put a company on track to be an effective, profitable organization.

The BWF, a program of the Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is a thriving organization led by female executives dedicated to the professional and personal growth of working women. The non-profit BWF’s mission is to raise scholarship funds for female Post University students pursuing a degree in business, and over the past 35 years, in excess of $190,000 in scholarships has been granted. 

The 2018 Business Women’s Forum (BWF) is being presented by the Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Onyx II Fine Jewelers and Wells Fargo.

The $195/person admission includes a highly-informative and exciting day of accomplished speakers, breakfast, lunch, professional training workshops, networking opportunities and a high-energy closing reception featuring door and raffle prizes, hors-d’oeuvres, and beverages.

To learn more, and to register for the 2018 BWF, visit www.2018bwf.com, or call the Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce Foundation at 203-757-0701.

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Submitted by Southbury, CT

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