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Presented by Dr. Hal Wilson (Professor, Health Sciences and Kinesiology)

Developing Leaders Anywhere, explores practical strategies for cultivating leadership skills across all levels of the university environment. It emphasizes that leadership is not limited to titles or positions but can be fostered in every role and department. Attendees will learn how to identify leadership potential, empower others, and create a culture where initiative and accountability thrive. The session will highlight real-world examples and tools for immediate application.

Dr. Hal Wilson specializes in designing and delivering impactful learning experiences that empower individuals and transform teams. Currently a tenured Professor of Coaching Education at 糖心Vlog, Wilson leads a nationally recognized, fully online master鈥檚 program for sport coaches, with alumni in 30+ states and 7 countries.

Presented by Dr. Aileen Dowell (Dean of Students, 糖心Vlog)

As our students facing crises continue to increase, practitioners should be equipped with the appropriate tools to navigate challenging student incidents. This session will be held as a combination of lecture, case studies and group discussion. The presenter will provide a few key techniques to de-escalate students in crisis situations to maintain a safe campus environment. The learning objectives for the session will be as follows:

• Participants will examine strategies to ground and reorient oneself in a stressful situation
• Participants will develop a personal safety strategy for themselves and others
• Participants will discuss with others effective strategies to de-escalate crisis situations

The session will incorporate case studies with small group discussions followed by large-group debriefs. This format will allow for open discussion between facilitators and participants to discuss appropriate de-escalation techniques to ensure campus safety. Particularly, participants will be able to reflect on past experiences of how they handled previous crisis situations. Then, ideally participants can develop their own personal safety plan when faced in a crisis situation.

Presented by Christy McNutt and Amy Hughes

The Offices of Communications & Marketing and Trademark Licensing are excited to introduce GS Brand Camp, a workshop designed to empower campus communicators and marketers. Whether you鈥檙e a seasoned professional or just starting out, this workshop will help you learn more about the Georgia Southern brand and how to effectively use it in your work.
You鈥檒l gain valuable insights, including:

• Brand Basics: Learn about the core elements of the Georgia Southern brand.
• Logo Usage: Understand the proper use of primary and unit logos.
• Trademark and Licensing: Get the basics on trademark and licensing guidelines.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with other professionals in similar roles.

Presented by Jill Johns (Project Manager, Institute of Health Logistics & Analytics, 糖心Vlog)

What if I told you that one word had the power to change your career, your year, or even your life? What is that one word, you may ask? The answer: it depends. You and only YOU know what that word is. Maybe it鈥檚 mastermind, giant, sunfleck, or no. Maybe it鈥檚 awe, electromagnetic, faith, or shift. Your word is one of the thousands of words that has the power to guide you, inspire you, align you, and remind you of who you are, how you want to feel, and what decisions you should (and shouldn鈥檛) make about your year, your career, and your life. This session will start you on your journey of finding YOUR word of the year.

Presented by Kay Coates (Associate Professor & Information Studies Librarian, 糖心Vlog) and Lili Li (Professor & Information Studies Librarian, 糖心Vlog)

This workshop promotes AI literacy across the university. It provides real-world samples of utilizing Generative AI for scholarly information discovery and ways of promoting AI Ethics and literacy in ever-changing academic learning environments. 

Presented by Angela Landers (Program Director for Leadership and Institutional Development, University System of Georgia)

Leadership is not a job title but rather a way of being, and it begins with self-leadership. Whether you hold a formal leadership position or lead informally, this professional development session is for you! Participants will learn how to improve their skills and abilities in self-leadership and adopt a leadership mindset. This session will cover essential practices to enhance communication, confidence, and emotional intelligence, enabling individuals to better handle challenges and motivate themselves and others.

Session 1

Creating a Problem-Solving Work Environment

Speakers: Heather Gordon and Dan Rowe

Description: Creating a creative problem-solving work environment has many benefits. This session will include how to frame business problems, problem-solving processes, and the behaviors needed to collaborate. We all have a role in creating a positive workplace and collaborative problem-solving is an essential skill.

Adapt or Atrophy: Using Your Survival Instincts to Thrive at Work!

Speaker: Dr. Scot Lingrell

Description: 鈥淭he Only Constant in Life Is Change.鈥�- Heraclitus Although the Greek philosophers could not anticipate the amazing pace of change in our current society, they definitely understood that our lives, like theirs, are influenced by our ability to adapt and change with our times. This session will review current stressors at work and how each of us can increase our Adaptive Capacity in the face of continuous change, leading to greater personal and organizational health and effectiveness.

Building Trust through Legacy Leadership

Speakers: Hal Wilson

Description: Human Resources provides multi-dimensional services and programs to equip employees for an ever-changing work environment. Our job is to empower managers and employees to bolster engagement, attract talent, Building trust is a crucial process in effective leadership. One way to build trust is through the 鈥渕otives鈥� and 鈥渕ethods鈥� of Legacy Leadership- an extension of transformational and servant leadership. This session will share what legacy leadership is, provide practical examples of legacy leadership in action, and give tips on potential ways to add it to your leadership toolbox.

Session 2

Critical Conversations鈥�What they are and what they are not!

Speaker: Dr. Lyle Foster

Description: This session will explore what is a critical conversation. In the world of cancel culture and one that we sometimes can feel we are walking on eggshells, we can all benefit by knowing how to have improved conversations and successful ones. We encounter many opportunities in our work environments when the outcome of a conversation can have many important consequences. This session will clarify what a critical or crucial conversation even is and how to prepare for one. The goal is to learn and know how to prepare for such a conversation which ultimately will assist us in having a successful one which is the end game of course. We will explore the stages of a critical conversation and prepare participants to be well on their way to understanding and being able to conduct one.

Campus Engagement: Staff Council and You

Speaker: Vickie Shaw, DeAnn Lewis, Scott Taylor, Brian Mizeski, Andrew Durden, and Tajae Francis

Description: Do you want to know more about how you can positively impact the Georgia Southern community? Do you want to learn more about what goes on to engage the campus community? Come engage with the Staff Council. Hear from a panel of Georgia Southern Staff Council members from the chair, chair-elect, committee chairs, and other members on how the Staff Council positively impacts employees, our campus, and how you can become a member.

Trust During Tough Times

Speaker: Dr. Richard Cleveland

Description: Trust is a critical piece of our personal and professional relationships. Trust allows us to take risks, allows us to challenge ourselves and others, and trust allows us to forgive. Trust is essential for keeping and growing healthy relationships. But what about when we encounter adversity? What happens to trust when we experience trauma? How do personal and professional challenges hinder our trust?

This session will discuss building trust in relationships for both our personal and professional lives. This session will talk about how trauma can affect trust and our interactions with others, as well as how we can navigate such difficulties. The session will conclude with recommendations for building and strengthening trust.

Session 3

Diplomatic Skills in the Workplace

Speaker: Scott Taylor

Description: Diplomatic skills are necessary for navigating relationships between governments, but those same skills are transferable and beneficial to professional relationships within any work environment. Listening, understanding, clearly communicating, negotiating, reaching consensus, and building constructive relationships of trust are essential skills for all people 鈥� not just diplomats. This presentation will cover key topics taken from the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 world-class (FSI) diplomatic training, and a discussion of how applying those skills can help higher education professionals to be more effective and satisfied in their roles.

The Hitchhiker鈥檚 Guide to Communication & Engagement

Speakers: Ron Stalnaker and April Burke

Description: In this session, Ron Stalnaker and April Burke share strategies to help increase communication and engagement within an organization. While they may not have the answer to 鈥淭he Ultimate Question to Life, The Universe, and Everything,鈥� they will share proven techniques for creating effective communication, growing engagement, and creating cross-divisional relationships. They鈥檒l also cover a few communication 鈥渓essons learned鈥� from the disruption of COVID, and talk about why the future of communication lies in the past.

Building Trust and Improving Culture Using the Ethics Hotline

Speakers: Kelly Crosby, with Q&A Support from Katrina McNair, Chief Audit Officer, and Vickie Shaw, HR Director of Engagement and Employee Relations

Description: The Ethisphere Institute says that only 52% of people who observe some type of misconduct in their company actually report that behavior. Why so few? This session will explore typical reasons for non-reporting, as well as how to make a report to the Ethics and Compliance Hotline and what will happen after you make a report.

Keynote Address – Leading with Civility

Tuesday, February 22 @ 12:00 PM and Wednesday February 23 @ 12:00 PM

Speaker: Dr. Patrice Buckner Jackson

Description: The 鈥淟eading with Civility鈥� presentation is impactful through its simplicity, life-changing in its practicality, and timely for contemporary culture. This presentation will call each participant to accountability to the impact they bring to your organization. Each participant will be challenged to assess their words and personal perspectives in order to build a more caring and compassionate work culture. This message will encourage introspection and foster connections within your community.

Looking to improve your self-care? No need for long weekends, expensive spa days. In this session, you will learn on-the-job self-care strategies using mindfulness and moving your body with gentle stretching.

The world of work, especially in higher education, can be one of isolation and loneliness. As professionals, we are educated to be experts at our jobs/disciplines, and not so much to be experts (or even proficient) at collaborating with others. Yet the continually increasing complexity of our world requires that we work across silos if we are to be our most effective and productive.  In this workshop, we will dive into the siloed world of higher education, consider how our predisposition towards silos is hindering us from being our best, and discuss strategies and some practical applications that we can use to begin reaching across boundaries to foster collaboration.

Why is feedback important? In this session, we will learn why we should collect feedback, how to create and share a Google Form, and how to analyze the data in order to make improvements.

As staff members, we are often 鈥渇irst responders鈥� to situations that occur every day at the University. Learn how to differentiate between a crises and conflict, and practice responding with listening (not hearing鈥� there鈥檚 a difference).

Ready, set, go! Let鈥檚 prepare for our upcoming Staff Development Virtual Conference learning the necessary Zoom basics. This webinar will cover basic Zoom features to ensure that you optimize settings to align with your needs before and during meetings. We鈥檒l also cover some basic netiquette guidelines for meeting facilitators and attendees.

It鈥檚 the little things that often get overlooked. We will highlight some Google tools tips and tricks that will improve your daily workflow and efficiency.