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The Magic of Macros The Magic of Macros Learn how Excel's Macros (a.k.a. VBA), can create incredible results in the blink of an eye! We'll start with a few basics, then move to more advanced topics and work through an example. Watch Excel create multiple totals in basically one line of code! This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

What's New in Microsoft Project 2016? What's New in Microsoft Project 2016? What's new in Microsoft Project 2016? Project 2016 has all the functionality and features you're used to, and some added enhancements and new features. We will provide you an explanation and demonstrations of top new features you'll find in Project 2016, including: More flexible timelines, which allows you to leverage multiple timelines to illustrate different phases or categories of work. You can also set the start and end dates for each timeline separately. We will preview the Resource Engagement that allows for better control over resource scheduling (Note this will only work if you're using Project Professional 2016 connected to Project Online). We will explain how to do things quickly with Tell Me, which is a text field where you can enter words and phrases related to what you want to do next and quickly get to features you want to use or actions you want to perform. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies.

Exploring the Underbelly of Exceptional Leadership: The Softer Skills Required to Effectively Lead Through Change Rapid change is impacting nearly every industry vertical, re-shaping, re-forming, and ultimately disrupting 'business as usual'. With this comes workforce strain, stress, and frustration. Today more than ever industry needs people who fully understand, embrace, and exemplify the softer skills of leadership. With the energy that could light up an entire city grid, Cassandra Worthy captivates audiences with her stories and unique perspective on what it really means to effectively lead THROUGH change. New perspective on the soft skills required to effectively lead through change (C.H.A.N.G.E Traits®) A heightened self-awareness of their current leadership effectiveness and the guidance to take the right next step to improve Invigoration to more effectively lead through ANY change challenges they face

High-Performance Teams: Core Protocols for Psychological Safety and EI Want awesome teams that build great products? Great teams don't happen by accident. And they don't have to take a long time to build.In this session, Richard lays out the case for Continuous / Extreme Teaming. Join in a flight of fun learning activity-sets that will give you a taste of team awesomeness and how to start when you go back to work.Richard builds on the work of Jim and Michele McCarthy, Google, Bruce Tuckman, Gamasutra, Standish Group, Peter Drucker, and Melvin Conway. His learning activity-sets activities are short games, using elements from improvisational theater, The Core Protocols, Extreme Programming, and more.Who should attend? Anyone who wants to create a great team and build great products. You'll leave having embodied the essential elements of accelerated continuous team-building and maintenance. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Leading Minds, Fueling Innovation: Leadership in an Increasingly Neurodiverse World Neurodiversity is a biological fact-the normal diversity of the human brain-and data suggests up to 1 in 4 individuals are Neurodivergent beyond that of a societal 'norm,' commonly labelled as ADHD/ADD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Anxiety Disorders, among others. Some of the greatest innovators of our time were and are Neurodiverse; however, many of today's organizational cultures and leadership methods are not supportive of the employment, retention, and development of Neurodiverse talent. This means that many brilliant, innovative minds are inadvertently being kept from the table of innovation, slowing the pace of progress. In an increasingly Neurodiverse world, how can top leaders and organizations ensure that ALL minds have a seat at the table of innovation? Join this session to learn about the world of Neurodiversity and how you can lead mind-first toward supporting innovation and well-being in your people, products, and customers! The history of Neurodiversity and its influence in the world. Reasons organizations should act now to ensure a competitive edge. What it means to lead mind-first and how it empowers a healthier workforce, a more inclusive culture, and more innovative products.

The Future of Leadership: Introducing a New Leadership Model That Embraces Power skills, Diversity and Inclusion and Community Service Power Skills (EQ) are so important in a numbers and technology-driven world. Where technology, automation and AI has infiltrated all aspects of our personal and professional lives, power skills continue to not only be our differentiator but essential for us to learn, grow and connect. This session will focus on specific power skills of awareness, empathy and relationships which power our new leadership model, combined with diversity and inclusion presence. These skills can be put into practice in the professional, non-profit and educational space to allow the individual to move beyond the numbers and succeed in whatever we pursue. We will explore how these skills have become even more important during the pandemic, and the new future of work and learning. How Power Skills (EQ) have become more important and necessary in the new pandemic world and will continue to be necessary post pandemic. Why Power Skills will be needed throughout your career even more than ever due to the future of work Being a leader is not just about being diversity and inclusion aware, but now also conversant and opinionated Community service and giving back builds your power skills and diversity and inclusion leadership skills

Unifying Leadership Expectations and Organizational Culture Join us on this inspiring journey, as Stacey Johnson, Head of Kraft Heinz's Leadership & Culture Academy, details the path to redefining and launching the new Kraft Heinz Leadership Principles. In addition, you'll hear how the leadership principles are guiding the Company's strategic learning & development agenda. During this session, Stacey will share reflections on this success story in the making, specifically touching on: Co-creating leadership principles by involving stakeholders and culture carriers Leveraging leadership principles to create and design learning programs for impact Launching and embedding the new principles throughout the organization during a period of business transformation and disruption

Operational Excellence Across 3 Critical Spheres Having worked in just about every corner of the world, Dr. Zeitoun has seen firsthand how challenging it is for organizations to achieve operational excellence in the midst of uncertainty. Reflecting on the opportunities he has had working across the globe, Dr. Zeitoun will explore a model for operational excellence that supports a foundation for creating a dynamic, high agility environment poised to deal with the ever-increasing pace of change.The model consists of three critical spheres or enablers: process autonomy, digitally capable people, and agile delivery-focused governance. A fast and delicate balance is needed between the spheres, and each has its own individual gauge and impact. These spheres also have an integrated effect, as they work in tandem to achieve a higher excellence scale and shape the way we work into the future. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies.

Traditional Management is Dead Traditional Management is Dead: It's time for the Agile Leadership Revolution How tightly are you holding on to the 9-5 workday? Job descriptions? Mentoring poor performers? Common traditional leadership practices have been invalidated by the 'new economy' and yet we keep doing them to our detriment. Come learn how you can help eradicate these practices and what you can do instead to become a modern Agile leader. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Transforming the Organization While Implementing its Strategy This discussion will focus on the importance of using a well-developed strategy and clear metrics as way to enable successful organizational transformation. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.