Canisius College Women's Leadership Conference
Educational Workshops
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Session A: Health and Wellness with Laura J. Hechtel, PhD Do you take ibuprofen as soon as you have a fever? Use antibacterial soap? Wrong! Learn how these and other other health practices do more harm than good. In this workshop, we will examine the application of evolutionary theory in health practices and overall immune system functions and its implication for a healthier body. |
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Session B: Who’s Got the power? 8 Negotiating tools you can use today with Melissa Wanzer, EdD You negotiate every day with your boss, your co-workers and your spouse. And what about buying a car? Isn’t this a skill you want to master? If you missed this popular workshop at the 2004 conference, take this opportunity to learn specific strategies from women negotiators. |
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Session C: Authentic Leadership with Jessica Schimert, MS ‘08, MBA Have you ever left a meeting and spend the following hours questioning how you handled a particular situation? In your mind do you focus more on your weaknesses than your abilities? Think differently after attending this workshop which helps you identify your personal strengths and talents to maximize the authentic leader in you and those around you. |
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Session D: Social Networking Primer with Greg Wood, PhD & Yvonne DiVita What is social networking? How is the internet changing the way you do business and connect with the global world? Did you know that many corporations today have a full time employee whose job it is to search out and respond to all comments on websites about their products? Here’s the lowdown on MySpace, Facebook, blogs, YouTube, Plaxo and how to protect and market your personal and company brand in the cyberworld. |
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Session E: Be the Change with Patricia Hutton, PhD & Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Achieve your community leadership goals by leveraging the resources of Canisius Students in Free Enterprise - women and men dedicated to creating economic opportunity for others through community based service projects. Learn how Canisius SIFE can assist your organization “be the change.” |
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Session F: Engaging the “i” generation as an employee with Rebecca Boyle, MBA ‘85, SPHR Flip flops at a board meeting, iPod always attached, not coming to work because something more fun came up? You need to hire them and still keep the three other generations of workers happy. Discover how to engage the “i” generation in the workplace or volunteering for your cause. |
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