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New Certificate Program – Register Now!

EQ to Elevate Workplace Well-being

April 12, 2023 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Hybrid

Overview

  • This six-week certificate series runs April 12 – May 17, with 3-hour sessions each week.
  • Discover the importance of creativity, play, and stress-relief in the workplace
  • Strengthen your social-emotional intelligence as a manager
  • Prepare to lead hybrid teams and to tackle the future of work with innovation, empathy, and humanness

Tickets

  • Member: $800
  • Non-Member: $1,100
  • Small Business/Non-profit Member: $500
Register Now

Program Overview

Focusing on essential skills and staff retention in our workforce has never been more vital to the health of our businesses as it is now. Leaders need to be adaptable, responsive, flexible, and creative, while fostering those traits in their teams in order to achieve a culture of empathy within the workplace.

Designed for mid-level managers and supervisors, this new certificate program addresses workplace well-being through unique, innovative, and actionable methods. Over the course of six sessions, our facilitators demonstrate how to create equitable work environments in a hybrid environment, insert more creativity into the workday to foster stress reduction and employee happiness, and create a well-being action plan for self and team.

This brand-new certificate program, part of Wellness Reimagined presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, incorporates cutting-edge approaches to the perpetual issues of employee engagement, stress reduction, self-awareness in staff, and effective leadership. By participating in this course, your employees will face the future of work armed with the essential skills for amplifying overall workplace well-being and taking their teams to places of satisfaction and productivity.

Questions? Reach out to us.

Erin
Erin Wederbrook Yuskaitis

Director, Learning & Development

Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

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Facilitators

Hayek
Walae Hayek, MPH

Founder and President, ROYA

Walae (she/they) is a first generation Arab American, passionate about building and bridging community and connecting the dots between people, opportunities, and…Read more
Walae (she/they) is a first generation Arab American, passionate about building and bridging community and connecting the dots between people, opportunities, and resources. Walae has many years of experience in healthcare, academia, and nonprofit sectors. As a creative public health professional, she believes in the role of art in advancing public health, wellness, and social justice. In 2020, they founded ROYA, dedicated to building a creative community for social advocacy through bridging the arts with public health. ROYA’s goal is to Educate, Advocate, and Empower. Walae also works in health policy with a focus on statewide equitable and affordable access to behavioral healthcare. She is a board member of the West End House Boys and Girls Club and a steering committee member for Allston-Brighton Health Collaborative (ABHC) and the Fenway. They have also served in advisory roles with other organizations and consulted on various public health projects with a focus on equity and justice. Walae earned her BSc in Behavioral Neuroscience at Tufts University and MPH in Program Development and Health Policy at Boston University School of Public Health. Walae finds joy in the arts, reading, writing, and bringing people together.

Sheree Galbert
Sheree Galpert, MA

Founder and Principal Dramatic Results

Sheree Galpert (she/her) is a trainer, writer, educator, and professional actor. She brings creativity, playfulness, a focus on systems, and a passion for DEI to…Read more
Sheree Galpert (she/her) is a trainer, writer, educator, and professional actor. She brings creativity, playfulness, a focus on systems, and a passion for DEI to all her client work with Dramatic Results. Sheree has developed and delivered trainings for a wide variety of sectors and clients, performed on regional theater stages from coast to coast, and taught at several colleges and universities. She is an active member of the Actors Equity Association, SAG-AFTRA, the Applied Improvisation Network, NASAGA (the North American Simulation and Gaming Association), and the Audio Publishers Association. She received her BFA in Theater from the University of Washington and did her master’s studies in Organization Development at American University/NTL.

carole anne penney
Carole Ann Penney, CPC

Leadership Coach and Founder, Penney Leadership

Carole Ann Penney helps mission-driven leaders navigate their careers with purpose and resilience. As the Founder of Penney Leadership and a facilitator of Harvard…Read more
Carole Ann Penney helps mission-driven leaders navigate their careers with purpose and resilience. As the Founder of Penney Leadership and a facilitator of Harvard Business Publishing’s leadership development programs, Carole Ann offers 1:1 and group coaching, interactive workshops, group facilitation, and speaking engagements that guide professionals at all levels to uncover their authentic leadership style and create their own custom career path. Supported with new skills and mindsets, her clients become more engaged employees, more effective managers, and leaders of more impactful organizations. Carole Ann holds a B.A. in Education from Brown University and certifications in Nonprofit Management & Leadership from Tufts University and Professional Coaching from iPEC.

Yaritza Reyes
Yaritza Reyes, MBA

Vice President & Chief of Innovation, ROYA

Yaritza (she/her) is a creative multi-lingual marketing strategist and art director with deep industry experience in project management, digital marketing, and brand…Read more
Yaritza (she/her) is a creative multi-lingual marketing strategist and art director with deep industry experience in project management, digital marketing, and brand development in fashion, music, and nonprofit sectors. She is passionate about connecting the dots across many cultures in her roles because of the parallels in global experiences. She has led both international and national marketing campaigns in different roles with Arnold Worldwide, Nike, OVO, DONDA, and Empire Studios with her work featured in GQ and Highsnobiety amongst other publications. Yaritza understands the power of sensory mediums in evoking emotions, thoughts, and calls to action especially when doing so under a socially critical lens. She believes that storytelling and visual arts are liberating practices to achieving social justice. Yaritza earned her BFA in Communications and Design at MassArt and MBA in Business Innovation at Harvard Business School. 

Erin
Erin Wederbrook Yuskaitis, MA, CMS

Director, Learning & Development, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

Erin (she/her) is an experienced educator and Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) facilitator specializing in adult learning, innovative program development, and cross-discipline…Read more
Erin (she/her) is an experienced educator and Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) facilitator specializing in adult learning, innovative program development, and cross-discipline meaning-making. She spent 15 years in the art and museum worlds, working for four different cultural institutions in both Alabama and Massachusetts. These organizations share commonalities in their missions: harnessing the power of arts and culture to serve communities through expression and action.

In late 2020, Erin transitioned her unique skill set to become a catalyst for changing workplace culture through creative learning & development programs. She became a small business owner after starting her own consulting firm, Yellow Room Consulting, and positioned herself at the intersection of business, education, DEI, and visual art. Currently, she oversees the Chamber’s dynamic portfolio of professional development programs for member companies, focusing on strategy, vision, evaluation, and departmental growth.

Erin received her BA from the University of Virginia in art history and archaeology, her MA from the University of Alabama in American studies, and her Certificate in Museum Studies/Education from Tufts University.

Sessions

  • SESSION 1: Creating a Culture of Empathy through Visual Art & Equitable Frameworks (April 12, 9am-12pm) – IN-PERSON

    In this session, the Chamber’s director of learning & development outlines certificate program content and dives into Visual Thinking Strategies, a methodology with replicable frameworks for creating equitable environments at work. Participants examine the effects of visual art on the brain and explore the basic domains for becoming socially and emotionally intelligent managers.

  • SESSION 2: Becoming Self-Aware and Intentional Leaders (April 19, 9am-12pm) – VIRTUAL

    Emotional intelligence starts with self-awareness. This interactive session invites leaders to develop that self-awareness by defining the unique set of core values that form the foundation of your leadership style. Together, we’ll uncover your authentic leadership presence so that you can show up with more intention and develop strategies to navigate your leadership with authenticity and adaptability. 

  • SESSION 3: Belonging and Wellness: Empathy Building (April 26, 9am-12pm) – IN-PERSON

    Presented by ROYA, this session provides foundational discussion on identity building and perspective sharing under a social equity framework. This highly participatory experience prepares participants to engage in critical thinking around belonging and wellbeing for themselves and others.

  • SESSION 4: Improving Wellbeing and Work Performance through Creativity and Play (May 3, 9am-12pm) – IN-PERSON

    Presented by Dramatic Results, this session will explore the power of play, and its positive effects on productivity, team dynamics, resilience, creativity, and overall engagement in the workplace. This fun-filled session uses a fully experiential format to give participants greater self-awareness, increase their ability to interact effectively with colleagues, and equip them with a new set of tools they can use as managers.

  • SESSION 5: Adaptable Leadership (May 10, 9am-12pm) – VIRTUAL

    As a leader, you need to adapt your authentic leadership style to a variety of individuals and situations. In this workshop, you’ll explore what it means to show up in a way that is “true to yourself” while also attuning to the needs and preferences of the players and goals at hand. We’ll develop skills to lead through influence rather than authority, build understanding and empathy for different work styles, and practice an approach to working successfully with people across differences.

  • SESSION 6: Me → We Workforce Well-being Action Plans / EQ & VTS Review (May 17, 9am-12pm) – VIRTUAL

    In the final session, you’ll bring together what you’ve learned from the first five sessions to develop your own unique action plan, taking creative and innovative approaches to foster not only your own well-being at work but also the well-being of your team. Through guided discussions, we’ll contemplate the circles radiating outwards from you and develop practical ways to implement your plan with the top tips from the program’s facilitators.

Target Audience

This program was designed specifically for professionals at mid-level managerial and supervisory levels, or people who manage teams and also find themselves managing “up” to more senior levels. It is not designed for entry level professionals or C-suite professionals.

4 participants maximum per company 

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