In-House Counsel Forum will be cancelled and moved to a later date. Those who are registered will have the opportunity to attend the new date or can request a refund. An email will be sent to all those registered sometime this week.
In-House Counsel Forum
Program Schedule:
12:30pm Registration
1:00 – 4:00pm Concurrent Sessions
4:15 - 5:15pm General Session
5:15pm Cocktails, Appetizers & Networking
1:00pm - 4:00pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS-
Program Information to Come
4:15pm – GENERAL SESSION
Maslow’s Hierarchy: “Career” Actualization
Our last session of the day will include a lively discussion on Maslow’s Hierarchy: “Career” Actualization. This panel discussion will provide members with tools and exercises in an interactive session. Join us as we uncover the opportunities available in today's job market and look at how to creatively accomplish our personal and professional goals.
- Am I manifesting the career I want?
- Obligation versus creative expression: How do I find a job that inspires me?
- Short term versus long term career objectives and life’s timing.
- How do I create a job that is aligned with my desires?
- Best practices for a job search.
You want a career that inspires you and aligns with your personal beliefs and ideologies allowing you to become the best possible attorney that you can be. This presentation will encompass what it means to find a career that is fulfilling and self-actualizing. We will discuss the ways in which we approach our career search, and how that can affect our ability to find the right position to fit our goals and desires. Focusing on your mindset, you can positively or negatively affect your own quest for the ideal in-house role and therefore, this presentation will show you how to shift that mindset to a productive one by providing tools and best practices for finding the right career for you.
Background Information:
Abraham Maslow created the now-famous Hierarchy of Needs to explain the path to self-actualization and happiness. However, this hierarchy is also applied to the workforce, and can help attorneys on their path to discovering their full potential. As attorneys, there are numerous career paths that we can choose, all of which operate under different sets of values. Discovering the right career path for you is of vital importance, because it can help you operate at your personal best as an attorney. Maslow once stated that businesses leaders have the power to “set up the conditions so that peak experiences are more likely, or one can perversely set up the conditions so that they are less likely.” An attorney may be stuck in a job that does not fulfill them because they are simply working to survive at the basest level. In this case, the attorney cannot be focused on manifesting and creating a career that suits their purpose, and cannot move towards career-actualization. Once the attorney is able to advance their career, they will seek jobs that provide Belonging or Esteem, allowing them to visualize their ideal career. Finally, an attorney must be able to move beyond the comfort of these jobs to find a career that inspires them, allows them to be creative, where they feel empowered and trusted within the organization. It is only then that career-actualization can be achieved, when an attorney feels that they are able to reach their full potential. This presentation will help you understand how your mindset can affect how you approach your career, as well as what steps to take to find the right position for you to become the best attorney possible.
Speakers:
Melinda Delmonico
President & CEO, Gibson Arnold & Associates
Melinda Delmonico is the President and CEO of one of the nation’s most respected legal recruiting agencies, Gibson Arnold & Associates. Melinda has over 25 years of experience building relationships with clients and candidates and has earned her company’s impeccable reputation for efficacy and integrity. Gibson Arnold & Associates’ significant industry experience and unique expertise in the national legal community is a tribute to Melinda’s leadership and commitment.
Jamie Shapiro
Founder & CEO of Connected EC
Jamie Shapiro is a leading authority on connecting wellness with performance. Having experienced burnout in the corporate world, she understands the incredible pressure we face in our lives and the difficulty in staying connected to professional and personal goals in demanding environments. Through her corporate career, she realized the toll that high pressure, stressful and demanding roles can take. She left the corporate world with a mission to make changes for people and organizations. Jamie’s vision is to bring a new form of holistic coaching to people in the business world. Her company, Connected EC, helps people develop a keen awareness of how both their health and mindset have an effect on their capacity to reliably tap into their capabilities. Jamie has brought executive coaching and wellness together to give people a new approach to leadership, health and outstanding personal, professional and organizational performance.
Jamie has been coaching and developing high performing teams since 1998 in executive roles within large-scale corporate companies and now externally. She is helping executives and teams within leading companies and organizations, including GE, Comcast, and Daniels School of Business. Jamie has an MBA and a Masters in Information Technology and is certified as both an executive coach and a nutritionist.
Teri Farnsworth
Director, Human Resources, Arrow
Teri Farnsworth is a Director, Human Resources with the Arrow business. With over 20 years of experience in the field of Human Resources, she has worked for organizations such as W.W. Grainger, Inc. and Baxter Healthcare Corporation to help hone her professional skills. Teri’s passion for talent management and her work in the field of Human Resources allows her to focus on the growth and development of talent for the future. Although Human Resources has been her focus, the accomplishment she is most proud of is due to the strength of the relationships and knowledge of the business. Teri has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Northern Illinois University and attended Keller Graduate School of Management to obtain a Masters of Human Resources and Masters of Business Administration. Beyond work, Teri focuses her time on family and community service. She and her family are actively involved with local events and dedicated to Big Dogs Huge Paws because “Every BIG dog deserves a chance”.
Elaina McMillan – Moderator
Director of Talent Services & DLA program, Gibson Arnold & Associates
Elaina McMillan has been serving as Director of Talent Acquisition for Gibson Arnold & Associates since 2017, where she also leads the charge on the Distinguished Legal Advisor division. Elaina brings a unique lens to recruiting with her 20 years of experience as a matchmaker (similar but different). Additionally, she is a hypnotherapist, belief coach, and speaker for corporations and universities. Elaina also had a 5-year stint on-air as the host of Naked Talk Radio and has been featured on Dateline, MSNBC, and PBS.
