Career Development Webinar Series

Be Your Best in the Worst of Times:  Difficult times can present an opportunity for learning, professional development, and personal growth. Let us help you manage the moment. Investing a few hours in yourself could make a huge difference! 

Select the Career Development webinar series and get better at:

     • Managing virtual teams
     • Mastering technology & productivity tools for remote work
     • Plus, recession-proofing your career

Career Development Track webinars take place every Wednesday at 2pm Eastern, from April 8 through April 29, 2020.

This four-webinar bundle is free to Society Members, $150 for non-members.  Group registration for up to 10 people is available for $249.  If you are a CPCU candidate student or designation holder, this is a great time to join the CPCU Society!  For just $200/year (plus local Chapter dues), you can get this series for free plus all of the other benefits membership has to offer.  Join Today !

You can register as a non-member, just start a guest account on the next page by clicking the link under the maroon “Sign In” button

 

We're Suddenly Working Remotely! Now What?
Wednesday, April 8
2:00 PM Eastern

Employers have had to react swiftly to the coronavirus pandemic. In order to protect their workforces, one response has been the sudden decision to have employees, who otherwise travel to worksites, work remotely. This has presented challenges and opportunities to leaders, managers, and employees. This webinar will address these challenges and opportunities while providing actionable tools to navigate them.

Rita Williams-Bogar, MBA, CPCU, AINS, AU, ARM, ChFC, founder of Personal Development Solutions, LLC, is an expert facilitator in the areas of leadership development, team building, emotional intelligence, and diversity. Using a client-centered approach, Rita provides workshops custom tailored to her clients’ needs.  Her mission is to share proven strategies to better leverage individuals’ talents and skills to reach their full potential.           
     

Denise Brown, CPCU, AINS, AIC is Vice President and Executive Claims Consultant for InterWest Insurance Services, LLC.  She has been in the insurance industry for over 35 years, starting out as a policy typist, moving into underwriting, and eventually becoming an account executive.  Denise has spent the past twenty-five years in a variety of claim-focused positions that have given her the opportunity to develop technical expertise in handling the majority of claim-related situations that InterWest clients will unfortunately experience.  
Lead Through Uncertainty
Wednesday, April 22
2:00 pm Eastern

Once we find ourselves in unexpected chaos, we need to thrive in it, not just survive. Challenges and changes are all part of this complex world. We need to be able to remain flexible during these times, so we can identify the current threat we are facing and develop a course of action to get ourselves and team back on mission. As leaders we need to get comfortable being uncomfortable and look for the opportunities that these new challenges can create.

Learn strategies to adapt your thoughts and actions on a moment’s notice, to stay focused on the mission, power through these unexpected challenges, and develop a Chaos Action Plan.  We’ll explore how to get yourself and team back on mission by identifying your current threat, impact, and effect is has on you and your business. 

Corinne Hancock is a globally recognized expert in building world-class leaders, effective teams and cultural proficiency, in chaotic environments. With over a decade of international aid and development experience working around the world developing bold leaders, building highly effective teams, conducting medical trainings and directly delivering medical care.
 


Ten Strategies to Recession Proof Your Career
Wednesday, April 15
2:00 PM Eastern

Review 10 strategies that can help you position yourself as an even more valuable employee, and enhance your chances of surviving and thriving in the recent
economic environment.

Marsha Egan, CPCU, CPIW, PCC, is CEO of The Egan Group, an executive coaching firm. An International Coach Federation Certified Coach, Egan brings more than 25 years of exemplary corporate and volunteer leadership experience to her individual and organizational clients. She was the 1999-2000 CPCU Society President. A sought-after internationally recognized professional speaker, who has appeared on ABC World News Tonight, Fox and Friends, and countless radio shows and in magazines, her keynote addresses, seminars, teleseminars and webinars energize audiences to change and achieve even greater success.

Marsha inspires clients and audiences throughout the world to want to change so they can achieve what they want – whether it’s career, financial, physical or personal fulfillment. Her focus on maximizing the potential within all of her clients is reflected by consistently highly rated programs, repeat clients and amazing client results. Articulate, fun and friendly, Egan delights her audiences while inspiring them to use their productivity to lead their lives to the fullest!





Productivity Hacks
Wednesday, April 29
2:00 PM Eastern

You've seen hundreds of article headlines touting "the best productivity hack ever," but which of those techniques actually work? Join Your Nerdy Best Friend for an analysis of the best productivity hacks along with the tech tools to use them.
 

Beth Ziesenis, Your Nerdy Best Friend
Since her first Motorola RAZR flip phone, Beth has made a verb out of the word "nerd." She's here to help you filter through thousands of apps, gadgets, widgets and doodads to find the perfect free and bargain technology tools for work and home. Although the only real trophy she ever won was for making perfect French fries at McDonald's in high school, Beth Z has been featured on Best Speaker lists by several organizations that write best speaker lists. She has written a whole shelf of books on apps and has spoken to more than 100 thousand audience members just like you. And if you're puzzling over why she goes by "Beth Z"... it's because she only finds about three people a year who can pronounce her last name.