Maestro: Orchestrate Engagement and Inclusion

NEW DATE: 2nd Thursday of the month
Thursday, June 10, 2010
12 noon–1:30 pm

LOCATION:
Levine Museum of the New South
200 E. Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC  28202*

Just as a conductor creates a vision of how musicians can bring music to life, diversity leaders establish a vision for how employees can bring inclusion and engagement to life. This session, through an interactive format, demonstrates how leaders can help employees engage and hear the "sounds and voices" of other members on the team. Using the orchestra metaphor of viewing an organization from "the podium" and "the chair," participants will leave with a greater appreciation of what it takes to get people to courageously connect, support, and engage.

Discover:

• What Maestros and leaders have in common
• How “visionary” leaders build “harmony” among employees
• The Top Ten Barriers to Inclusion
• The A.R.T. of Including and Engaging Employees
• Tips for increasing inclusive behavior in your meetings and presentations

THIS is a session you DO NOT want to miss!!!

About the speakers:

Kittie W. Watson, Ph.D.
President

Kittie W. Watson, President and founder of Innolect Inc., has over twenty-five years of organizational development and consulting experience. An organizational communication expert and specialist in strategic issues management, cultural transformation, and change implementation, she is highly skilled at designing and cascading innovative systems-wide initiatives. Working with CEOs as well as chief financial, information, diversity, human resource, and learning officers, she has a deep appreciation for the challenges faced by executives in high-stakes settings and works exceptionally well with mission-critical communication needs.

Pam Gibbes
Senior Consultant

Pam Gibbes, a Senior Consultant with Innolect Inc., brings 25 years of broad-based business experience to clients through her successful career inside the corporate arena. Pam is a results-oriented individual who has provided consulting expertise to high-impact leaders in industries including: telecommunications, healthcare, advertising/marketing, higher education, utilities, high tech, and financial services.

Innolect Overview
We Build Talent. Innolect is an organizational development consulting firm that equips high-impact leaders to build positive legacies and unleash organizational potential. Viewing organizations from a total systems perspective, we partner with senior leaders to build talent and accelerate results. The foundation of our services and products are anchored to the Innovative Intelligence Model. Innovative Intelligence is a dynamic set of capabilities and tools for generating and applying creative insights. It triggers the inherent curiosity, creativity, and courage of individuals and organizations.

Innolect has been recognized in both 2008 and 2009 as a Top 50 Women-owned business in South Carolina. In addition, Innolect has received recognition through Diversity Inc. for their Diversity and Inclusion focus.

Innolect is a certified member of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

Please visit our Innolect website at www.Innolectinc.com

Lunch is provided so please RSVP to admin@c-dcc.org by June 7, 2010.

Make your reservations now to join the Diversity Council of the Carolinas for this exciting and relevant program!

*Two hours of free parking are included with the luncheon. Attendees/members should use the 7th Street Garage, adjacent to the Levine Museum. Bring their parking ticket to the Museum’s visitor reception desk where it will be validated.