Virtual Chapter Meeting: How Project Managers Can Create Introvert-Friendly Workplaces

Thursday, February 16, 2023
6:00pm - 8:00pm 

Join us for our virtual February Chapter Meeting! Chapter Meetings provide an opportunity to improve your project management and professional skills.

Presentation Details 

HOW DO YOU UNLEASH EVERYONE’S TALENT AND PERFORMANCE? Despite the fact that half the population identify as introverts, traditional workplace cultures are still geared toward rewarding extroverts, ultimately limiting their collective potential. Using stories and groundbreaking research, this presentation offers a practical road map for project managers to create inclusive cultures that unlock the power of introverts and their allies.

This presentation is for leaders at all levels in any organization seeking to make positive changes toward increased inclusion – and drive results. This groundbreaking keynote, based on pioneering research, demonstrates how to start conversations about introvert awareness and inclusion.

You will learn:

• How to address introvert bias
• Introvert-friendly practices in
  - communication
  - teams
  - office and remote work
  - hiring
• A five step process to create change.

Take this quiz before the session to see where you fall on the Introvert-Extrovert spectrum.

Presenter Biography

Jennifer B. Kahnweiler is a bestselling author and one of the leading speakers on introverts in the workplace. Her pioneering books, The Introverted Leader, Quiet Influence, The Genius of Opposites, and Creating Introvert-Friendly Workplaces have been translated into 18 languages. The Introverted Leader was named one of the top 5 business books by The Shanghai Daily.

Jennifer has partnered with leading organizations like Amazon, Merck, Kimberly Clark, NASA, Bosch, and the US Centers for Disease Control. She has delivered keynotes from Singapore to Spain. Her engaging presentations to diverse audiences blend research with provocative examples and practical tools. Jennifer has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and The New York Times and has appeared as a guest on over 100 podcasts.

Jennifer holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation, awarded to a small percentage of speakers, and is proud to serve as a mentor to many professional women. She received her PhD in counseling and organizational development from Florida State University and her degrees in sociology and counseling from Washington University, St. Louis. A native New Yorker, Jennifer calls Atlanta, GA home.

Where

Microsoft Teams Meeting

Registration

Members: $8; Non-Members: $10

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