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EQ to Elevate Workplace Well-being Certificate
We train managers to lead with empathy, creativity, and critical thinking.
Goals
- Thank you for joining us as we explored the importance of creativity, play, and stress-relief in the workplace.
- We hope you strengthened your social-emotional intelligence as a manager and feel prepared to lead hybrid teams.
- We encourage attendees to tackle the future of work with innovation, empathy, and humanness.
Details
- May 22, 2023 - June 27, 2023
- Virtual
- Member: $800
- Non-Member: $1,100
- Small Business/Non-profit: $500
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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.
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 Wederbrook Yuskaitis
Director, Learning & Development
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Facilitators
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 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 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, 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.
Program Outcomes
- 100% of respondents say they are highly skilled or expert level in empathy/tolerance and problem solving/critical thinking (2 distinct domains)
- 86% of respondents say they are highly skilled or expert level in listening
- 71% of respondents say they are highly skilled or expert level in social-emotional intelligence, speaking/facilitating, creativity/innovation, and overall communication (4 distinct domains)
- 71% of respondents say they are highly skilled or expert level in creating inclusive cultures
- 100% of participants believed the program provided valuable training to them as managers
- 100% of participants agreed the program was worth their time away from the office
- 100% of participants agreed the program presented novel approaches to relevant topics
Sessions
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SESSION 1: Creating a Culture of Empathy through Visual Art & Equitable Frameworks (May 22, 9am-12pm) – IN-PERSON
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SESSION 2: Becoming Self-Aware and Intentional Leaders ( May 31, 9am-12pm) – VIRTUAL
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SESSION 3: Belonging and Wellness: Empathy Building (June 7, 9am-12pm) – IN-PERSON
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SESSION 4: Improving Wellbeing and Work Performance through Creativity and Play (June 14, 1pm-4pm) – IN-PERSON
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SESSION 5: Adaptable Leadership (June 20, 9am-12pm) – VIRTUAL
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SESSION 6: Me → We Workforce Well-being Action Plans / EQ & VTS Review (June 27, 9am-12pm) – VIRTUAL
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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