Organised by Ascend
*PLEASE NOTE* Registration to this event is free and you must register through the Ascend platform. You can sign up for access for free here.
We've all overcome so much in 2020, taking hit after hit and this can leave us feeling disconnected and a knock on our confidence. Join our Recharge and Reset community event where you will be able to join interactive sessions to reflect and look ahead to what you want to achieve in 2021.
Between each session you will be able to join virtual networking topic-based tables to engage with other attendees and speakers, plus also participate in our Speed Networking!
See what we've got planned for you so far below:-
Building Resilience Within Yourself (11:30 - 12:00)
These are exceptional times, and they call for exceptional resilience. But what exactly is resilience, and how can you foster it in yourself? It's not about being hard and tough - things that are hard and tough are brittle and often break under pressure. Resilience is about flexibility and strength of self. In this webinar you will discover how to work on developing these characteristics (amongst others) in yourself.
Key takeaways include:-
- What is resilience and how can it help?
- Why do we need lots of resilience right now? How can you develop resilience?
Presented by Dr Katie Best, Founder & Director, TaylorBest Leadership Development & Consultancy
Connecting Your New Year's Resolutions To Success (12:30 - 13:00)
It’s time to kick the cycle of making then breaking New Year’s resolutions! Each January many of us set an intention or goal — from losing weight to saving more to switching careers — and every year, the majority of us quit pursuing our new year’s goals before January 31. Having a goal (even when we write it down) doesn’t seem to be enough to bring it to fulfillment. Your goals need champions, cheerleaders and co-conspirators.
In this session Kelly Hoey, author of Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships In A Hyper-Connected World shares why tapping your network will help you reach your goals this year.
Presented by Kelly Hoey, Community Builder, Build Your Dream Network
Yoga with Gemma (13:30 - 14:00)
This will be a 30 minute guided hatha yoga class where we will be exploring calming yoga poses to really allow your whole body to relax. These will include gentle head and neck stretches as well as a few standing poses and end with breath work to completely relax you and get you ready for the rest of your day.
Presented by Gemma Nice, Founder and Yoga Instructor, Easyoga
Recipes to Balance Technology Leadership and Family (14:30 - 15:00)
In Ireland, one in four women sacrifice their careers to care for their family and struggle to return to the workplace following their maternity leave. It is deeply embedded in society and organisational behaviour that women’s primary job in life is to take care of her family and as a result, many women see no clear path to the top. Join this talk to learn why you shoudn't have to pick one or the other and how you can maximise your potential by upskilling.
Key takeaways include:-
- Tips and tricks to progress your career while on maternity leave.
- How to identify your superpowers as a woman in technology leadership roles
- Strategies to balance your career goals without sacrificing your partner’s
Presented by Dr. Nitheen Kaperi Sanyal, Product Development Scientist, Transitions Optical
Defeat Your Inner Critic (& Stop Self-Sabotaging) (15:30 - 16:00)
A powerful exploration of our inner critic and negative self talk that leads to us losing confidence and questioning ourselves (imposter syndrome, anyone?)
You will gain insight into practical and easy-to-use techniques to start changing unhelpful thought patterns to bring more confidence and positivity.
Key takeaways include:-
- Identifying critical thinking patterns that are our own ‘inner critic’.
- Reprogramming your pattern of thinking.
- 3 Techniques to embed new thinking.
Presented by Nicola Forbes-Taylor, Leadership Consultant & Founder, NFT Consulting
Managing Black Mental Health and Productivity (16:30 - 17:00)
When you would meet colleagues at the watercooler, you have the opportunity to have quick conversations amongst peers; it's a space for colleagues to connect through topics where there is an obvious problem or a difficult situation that people do not want to talk about in an open environment. The Virtual Watercooler is a space to continue those hard to have conversations with a network of like-minded attendees who will have had similar experiences.
Join Sope Agbelusi and Angel Livas as they discuss the impact of 2020 on Black mental health and productivity. As the pandemic progresses, systemic racism and the death of Black people consistently in the news, how can Black people look after themselves and their mental health.
Presented by Angel N. Livas, Founder, The Woman Behind The Business and Sope Agbelusi, Managing Director, Mindset Shift
Consciously Creating Your Life for 2021: A Visualisation (17:30 - 18:00)
At Shine, we believe there is a gift in this extraordinary year and it's a great time to look at yourself, your family system and understand what is working and what is not working. This time of reflection will give you an opportunity to consciously create the future you want to see and allow you to rediscover what you are truly hungry for.
Key takeaways include:-
- Take stock of your current reality
- Provides a unique approach for reflecting and navigating through this period and beyond
Presented by Mandy Ayres, Shine Leader, Shine
- networking
- community
- yoga
- resilience
- softskillstraining
- personaldevelopment
- impostersyndrome