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Thursday,
November 13, 2008 |
1:00 PM-2:30 PM |
Ask the
Expert
NHLI is offering conference attendees an opportunity to have one-on-one coaching with
some of our outstanding experts in the NHLI Familia. Get feedback on your
resume; strengthen your public speaking skills; learn to negotiate
effectively; receive tips on handling career transitions, and learn other
helpful professional development topics.
At the conference
registration area, interested participants may sign up for their topic of
interest. Attendees will receive an “appointment ticket”.These appointment
tickets will note the expert and the schedule appointment time.
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Concurrent Sessions |
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Health &
Wellness |
Latinas &
Fitness: Transforming Your Life Through Fitness
Presenters:
Yoli Casas, Expert
Triathlon Coach and Co- Founder Hermanas Triathlon Team
Denise Perez,
Co-founder Hermanas Triathlon Team
Lucrecia
Farfan-Ramirez, University of California
Do you want to start
an exercise program but don’t seem to have the time, energy or know where to
begin? Take the first step
towards becoming your best fit self! This workshop will help you:
- Identify and set your fitness goal(s) for
the next 12 months.
- Develop a sound training program to fit your
goal(s) and life.
- Identify and address obstacles that are
keeping you from starting a fitness program.
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Policy/Business |
Home Ownership: Your
Home as an Asset in Times of Economic Stress
Homeownership has
long been a source of financial security and asset building for Latino
families. Rising foreclosure
rates threaten to erode the gains made by Latinos and have impacted financial
institutions across the country generating an economic crisis of significant
proportions. For many of us, our
homes are our biggest financial asset, yet we hear of eroding property
values, and warnings about a turbulent real estate market. Learn what public officials, lenders
and advocates are doing to address housing market issues, and what looms
ahead in the housing horizon. If
you are a first-time buyer thinking about buying a home, or are looking for
that next home to continue building your equity or a vacation property, or
simply an investor looking to take advantage of this buyers’ market, come and
learn:
- How safe is a real estate investment in
these times of economic downturn.
- What you need to know to make a sound real
estate decision.
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Professional
Development |
Are You Ready for
Prime Time?
A leader not only
has to talk the talk, and walk the walk, she has to look the part. She has to know what to say, when to say it, and how to say it. Your everyday interactions say a lot
about you and developing executive presence is a must if you want to advance
in your career Join 38-year media veteran and 1990 NHLI sister in this nuts
and bolts image and communications training. This workshop will provide tools to get you ready to step
up and represent your organization, agency, business, or yourself in any
forum. The workshop will provide
tools to help you:
- Develop executive presence (personal style,
physical presence, voice)
- Define your personal image
- Assess your public speaking skills and
prepare for that important speech/interview
- Get our your message and market yourself and
your organization effectively
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Leadership |
What you need to
know about getting on a Board of Directors
Mainstream
organizations are struggling to fill Board of Director slots with talented
minorities, and in particular women. But getting on a Board is only half the challenge;
once you are there, you are expected to perform. It’s important for Latinas to serve on community as well
as national boards, and ensure the Latina/o voice is at the table when making
important policy and resource allocation decisions. It is also important to find a good match to your
interests and skills. Learn how
organizations recruit and what they are looking for in potential Board
candidates, how to network yourself into a prestigious national board, and
once you are there what you are expected to deliver, and how you decide which
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Corporate |
Building the Workforce of the Future
Building a workforce
for the 21st century requires that organizations (whether in the
corporate, nonprofit or public sector) attract and retain the best talent and
effectively manage diversity. A panel of HR experts and executive leaders share their experiences on
the changing workforce and what organizations and managers can do to leverage
the best talent. Learn about
best practices from employers that have developed strong reputations as
builders and managers of diversity in the workplace and as “women-friendly” workplaces. Learn how these organizations are
moving beyond the basics to build robust recruitment and support networks
with measurable impact and how you can become part of the trend. The workshop will focus on the keys
to
- Competing for global talent
- Leading a multi-cultural and
multi-generational labor force
- Building and working with a diverse team
- Investing wisely in staff training and
development
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Friday,
November 14, 2008 |
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10:30 AM – 12 PM |
Ask the Expert
NHLI is offering conference attendees an opportunity to have one-on-one coaching
with some of our outstanding experts in the NHLI familia. Get feedback on
your resume; strengthen your public speaking skills; learn to negotiate
effectively; receive tips on handling career transitions, and learn other
helpful professional development topics.
At the
conference registration area, interested participants may sign up for their
topic of interest. Attendees will receive an “appointment ticket”. These appointment tickets will note
the expert and the schedule appointment time. |
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2:30 – 4:00 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Health &
Wellness |
“Cocinando
con Sabor y Salud”
Learn how to prepare healthy and flavorful dishes with Latin American food giant Goya Foods. Chef Fernando Desa shows you how to incorporate healthy products and create delicious meals without compromising taste. |
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Policy/Politics |
Latinas in
Politics: Should I run? Where do I start?
Latinas lag behind
as active participants in the political process in this country. Traditional family and cultural
prejudices about women in politics are strong in our communities, and
although we have made great strides in the past few years, we still have a
way to go in building a base of talented, prepared-to-run, connected and
motivated Latinas to run for elected office. Participants will discuss the roles of Latinas as
community activists, leaders and decision-makers and how to translate these
into an elected position. This
workshop will help you:
- Identify obstacles – real or imagined
– that Latinas face when running for elected office
- Explore if you are ready to run for public
office and how to get started
- List practical tasks and activities to help
you get started in the political path, if that is your desire.
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Professional
Development |
Leveraging
the Power of Social Networking
Today, if you are
not on Facebook, Linkedin or leveraging the power of Monster or the Ladders
you could be missing significant opportunities to establish your market
brand. This workshop demystifies
technology and gives you helpful tips for creating a personal website, blog
and/or social network community. Learn:
- What the social networking sites have to
offer and what is/are the best match/matches for you
- Tips for branding yourself on the net
- How to use electronic networks to promote
yourself and connect with that
next opportunity
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Leadership |
Mentoring or Executive Coaching? Basic
Principles Applicable to Any Industry or Setting
So you are
interested in being a mentor or finding a mentor? You’ve heard about
Executive Coaching but not sure what is best for you? Learn about mentoring
and how it is different from coaching. This session will discuss why mentoring and/or coaching is important in any industry
(corporate, nonprofit, public sector), especially for Latinos; and how to
develop a mentoring and/or
coaching relationship that matches your interests/needs. Participants will learn:
- How to start a mentoring/coaching
relationship,
- What to look for in a mentor/coach and how
to find the right mentor/coach for you
- What an effective mentor/coach can do you
- How to maximize the mentoring/coaching
relationship
- How to develop a mentoring/coaching plan
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Corporate |
Business with a Conscience
The core of
corporate social responsibility is the integration of business operations and
good values. But CSR must be
executed like all business initiatives with long range planning, devoted
resources and measurable results. Learn from executives of corporations with
a socially conscience reputation about best practices around CSR (or as some
may call it building a sustainable business). The session will focus on
- Why being a force for good should be part of
your organizational mission
- CSR and the link to the bottom line
- Why/how principled leadership builds a
sustainable business
- How CRS has led these companies to bigger
and better opportunities
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