The 2016 Association for Talent Development conference in Denver has drawn to a close.
Let the Networking Commence!#ATD2016 pic.twitter.com/vlTg9LsMR6
— Julie Drybrough (@fuchsia_blue) May 25, 2016
Here’s a summary of insights from this year:
How to lead like a girl: Women in the Workplace
Tacy Byham gave an awesome analysis of how underrepresented women are in leadership positions in the US.
More Fortune 500 CEO named John than all female CEO #leadlikeagirl #ATD2016 pic.twitter.com/AjfP6uQX25
— Eat Well. Live Fully (@Eatwelllivefull) May 23, 2016
The best takeaway from her talk was that women need to learn to stand up and be recognised! #leadlikeagirl, negotiate your salary and go for those top positions. If your employer won’t respect you based on gender, find yourself a good employer (your talents are probably wasted at your current organisation anyway).
With about four other men in #LeadLikeAGirl #ATD2016 pic.twitter.com/unxsRSYemj
— Jon Ingham (@joningham) May 23, 2016
Brave leaders = successful businesses
What it looks like when you give a talk to 1000 people who lean into discomfort for a living! #ChangeManagement pic.twitter.com/ZG9gbRnV5s
— Brené Brown (@BreneBrown) May 19, 2016
Brené Brown challenged leaders to be brave – to lean into discomfort and make the hard decisions that need to be made.
Leader=excavator of stuff happening at work @BreneBrown the most powerful/funny speaker I have ever heard. #ATD2016 pic.twitter.com/46wNz3dx5K
— Deb Dunbar (@DebDunbar3) May 25, 2016
Why Some Teams Come Together and Others Don’t
Front row for Simon Sinek – we're social animals – we respond to the environment we're in (team / org) #atd2016 pic.twitter.com/tdifvitVQT
— Jon Ingham (@joningham) May 23, 2016
Simon Sinek, talking about his latest book “Why Some Teams Come Together and Others Don’t” talked about the reasons why some people love their jobs and others don’t – and what defines those two feelings.
I could listen to @simonsinek for a very very long time
Leadership. Context How the environment alters us
We are social animals
Yes#ATD2016— Julie Drybrough (@fuchsia_blue) May 23, 2016
Until next year!