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Do you think it is impossible to use the word love, at work? Let's shift our mindset! During this session we will dive in to what it looks like to embrace your love language and how to use that knowledge when managing a team or interacting with colleagues.
About this event
When we think of love, we generally skip to the romantic kind of love (which is wonderful)! but not what we are talking about here. Leading with love and compassion has been extensively researched and it is something we should all want a little more of in our work lives. Those who feel loved and appreciated are happier, healthier, more productive, and create a culture of belonging.
Join us for this interactive, virtual event where we will examine our different love languages (find your love language here: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/ ) and how we can best communicate with each other (in work and life). We will learn how we can support each other in more meaningful ways.
This session will be highly interactive. We will learn how to apply our new knowledge to create a culture of love, belonging, and appreciation.
Speaker
Sonja Montague MacKay
The More Human Company
Founder
Sonja has recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome which led her down the path of wellbeing. First, to put herself back together and then to support others. The shorthand version of the more human company is don’t burnout and don’t be an asshole!
She is a positive psychology coach, emotional culture deck certified facilitator, yoga, meditation and breathwork teac…
Sonja has recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome which led her down the path of wellbeing. First, to put herself back together and then to support others. The shorthand version of the more human company is don’t burnout and don’t be an asshole!
She is a positive psychology coach, emotional culture deck certified facilitator, yoga, meditation and breathwork teacher. She uses her business background as well as recent discoveries in neuroscience to create unique programs and coaching with practical tools and techniques.
She is a straight-talking Scot with a slight coffee addiction, a love for red lipstick and stationery. Smiling makes everything better.
Prior to joining DRI, Sarah spent her time in HR roles of increasing responsibility within the retail, manufacturing and distribution, healthcare, and financial services industries. She is a National Jefferson Award winner and a graduate of Grove City College. Sarah resides in Pittsburgh with her husband and enjoys running, biking, and traveling. She loves to create safe spaces for people to connect, unpack challenging issues, learn together, and support each other in taking action to improve the world of work.
Michelle Spehr
ViDL Solutions, Inc.
My WHY is to serve others by curating connections - connecting people, connecting ideas, and connecting people with ideas. I’m inquisitive and energized about the process of learning. Transforming something strong into something superb is thrilling. I believe everything happens for a reason and that we are all connected. I value being considerate, caring and accepting. The future fascinates and inspires me. I see what the future might hold, and this motivates me to move toward a better approach, a better team, a better life, and a better world.My expertise and passion include helping employers identify and apply creative solutions so that they can address wellbeing at both the employee and organizational levels. I love learning about and applying new sciences and emerging strategies that help create high performing organizations. I’m also experimenting with ways we can apply design thinking and human-centered design principles to reframe worksite engagement, employee experience and wellbeing challenges to spark new ways of addressing these complex issues.I am thrilled to be serving as one of the Culture First MKE Community organizers. The Culture First Community is a group of leaders, practitioners, and change agents committed to amplifying what people are capable of being and achieving at work. I am also a member of the planning committee for Fusion 2.0. This conference (which is currently on hold due to the pandemic) brings together people from multiple disciplines to collaborate on, learn about, and celebrate positive change at the workplace.Gallup Strengths: LEARNER | INPUT | MAXIMIZER | FUTURISTIC | CONNECTEDNESS
Kirsten Anderson
Integrate Play Solutions
Kirsten Anderson’s career has followed the fun! Corporate beginnings in movie theatre and event management led to 25 years in leadership opening the award winning “Best Toy Store in Canada”. For almost a decade she became known as the white-lab-coat-wearing Toyologist, on Global News, the go-to source of expert advice on play. After selling the business that she founded and grew over fifteen years, she took a leap into new ventures. Playing to her strengths of business leadership and knowledge of the bottom-line benefits of play at work she founded Integrate Play Solutions – a boutique training organization dedicated to helping teams dealing with change, creating culture transformation, and increasing innovation playfully.Engagement and creativity are foundations in all of her Lego® Serious Play® facilitations, training, coaching, and professional speaking around the world .Integrate Play Solutions is breaking down the barriers to communication, connection, and productivity with teams one fun block at a time.When Kirsten isn’t travelling or floating in a lake she volunteers her time with a number of boards including International Play Association Canada, Spare Parts Adventure Play, and as an Ambassador for the US Play Coalition.
