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• Mid NJ ATD Learning & Development Conference 2025: Active Learning

  • When
    21 Apr 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Daly Dining Hall, Rider University

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  Learning & Development

  Conference 2025:
   Active Learning

  Monday April 21^st 2025
  9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

  Rider University
  2083 Lawrenceville Road
  Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
  Mercer Room, Daly Dining Hall

  Direction to Rider University

  2025 Learning & Development Brochure

  

  Agenda

  9:00 am to 9:30 am	Introduction Dr. Eugene Kutcher III Dean - Norm Brodsky College of Business Dr. Thomas O’Connor
  9:30 am to 11:00 am	Using improvisational humor to improve communication This interactive session explores how improvisational humor enhances workplace communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. Participants will engage in fun, structured improv exercises designed to boost confidence, listening skills, adaptability, and collaboration. Dr. Thomas O’Connor - Rider University
  11:00 am to 11:30 pm	Networking Lunch Lunch is available for purchase in Daly's Dining Hall
  11:30 am to 1:00 pm	Change Management In this module, we will explore and examine the people side of change, and how to effectively lead people through times of change. To set the stage for that, we will assess our own attitudes toward change. Then we will incorporate principles for leading individuals during times of change, and managing our own reactions to change. We will examine a recent change to discover new opportunities for overcoming the challenges of change. By becoming aware of attitudes and the history of change in our organization, we can take a more strategic approach to leading people through organizational change. Andy Zinsmeister - Director Dale Carnegie
  1:00 pm to 1:15 pm	Break
  1:15 pm to 2:30 pm	Building Culture In this session, we'll explore how meaningful active learning events can build culture in your organization. The interactive session will demonstrate several teambuilding exercises that you can use to build a positive culture in your organization. Dr. Thomas O'Connor - Rider University
  2:30 pm to 3:00 pm	Program close and Networking Session

  

  Speaker Bios

  Dr. Eugene Kutcher  Business Dean - Rider University	Eugene Kutcher is currently serving as the Dean for the Norm Brodsky College of Business. Prior to this, he chaired the Department of Management where he has been a faculty member since 2007. Dr. Kutcher received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, where he majored in Business Management and Psychology, his master’s degree from Montclair State University, and his Ph.D. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Virginia Tech. His published and presented research has focused on employee engagement, social elements of employee selection, and work-family balance. His applied professional experience has been in the realms of training and development, employee attitudes, and program evaluation. At Rider, Dr. Kutcher teaches courses in Employee Selection & Training, Employee Engagement, Management Skills, and Human Resource Management, and received the university’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2013. He has served the university as the Director of DAARSTOC (an executive skill-building program), co-chair of the Faculty Mentoring Committee, co-chair of the Norm Brodsky College of Business Core Curriculum Revision Task Force, as well as several other high-impact committees and initiatives.
  Dr. Thomas O’Connor Assistant Professor - Rider University	Thomas M. O’Connor joined Rider University’s Norm Brodsky College of Business as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Management in the fall of 2019 after twenty-five years of corporate experience with Merrill, a Bank of America Company and PricewaterhouseCoopers as well as fifteen years of adjunct college teaching experience on both the graduate and undergraduate level. O’Connor created and facilitated a highly rated leadership skills training program at Merrill that ran for fifteen years. He also won an innovation award at Merrill for creating a web video tool for training and communication. Dr. O’Connor also serves as the faculty advisor to the Rider chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), in which he guides HRM majors and supports their activities. In addition, he heads the HR Advisory Board and meets with executives regarding curriculum matters and ideas to enhance the major. Dr. O’Connor also serves as faculty advisor to the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Leadership Honor Society. He is also active in The Mid New Jersey Association for Talent Development.
  Andy Zinsmeister Managing Director - Dale Carnegie	Andy Zinsmeister is the Managing Director of Dale Carnegie Training in Central and Southern New Jersey, with over a decade of experience in leadership and organizational development. He leads a high-performing team delivering customized training solutions that align with long-term talent strategies for clients across industries including pharma, education, defense, technology, food, manufacturing, and others. A certified Dale Carnegie Trainer and Digital Producer, Andy is known for his engaging facilitation style and ability to drive measurable impact through learning. He also chairs a global sales development committee within Dale Carnegie and serves as Vice President of Marketing for ATD Mid-NJ, contributing to the broader learning and development community. Recognized globally for sales excellence, Andy’s mission is to help individuals become confident, inspiring leaders and communicators.

  
  

  
  

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• April Regional Webinar: “Mastering Trustworthiness”

  • When
    30 Apr 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
  • Location
    Online

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  Regional Webinar Event | Wed, March 26, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:15  PM | Online

  REGIONAL WEBINAR EVENT
  Wednesday, April 30, 2025

  6:00 – 7:15 PM

  “Mastering Trustworthiness”

  

  Tracy LaLonde | Chief Joychiever
  at Joychiever

  

  About This Event

  
  

  Because being good at your job isn't
  enough—learn how to be indispensable.

  Many believe that accumulating knowledge and skills are the keys to job success, while missing the critical role of trustworthiness in taking their professional game to the next level. Trust, even though you can't see it, critically influences how you are perceived, how your reputation evolves, and how successful you become in both your career and life.

  During this session, we will tackle whether trust should be earned or given, explore how to turn the six elements of trust into daily actions, learn to avoid six pitfalls that undermine trust, and understand how to repair trust, especially when your trust has been broken. This action-packed presentation will give you techniques that you can apply immediately on the job.

  About Our Presenter

  

  Tracy LaLonde Chief Joychiever at Joychiever LinkedIn

  Harnessing over three decades of nitty-gritty business experience into actionable insights, Tracy thrives on helping professionals and businesses perform at their peak. In recent years, she has turned her attention to a critical cornerstone of success: trustworthiness. Trust fuels relationships, builds customer loyalty, and shapes engaged and productive workplace cultures. She is also the author of two books—"Trust Me: The Insider's Guide to Being the Go-To Person at Work" and "The Joychiever Journey"—where she provides actionable insights for professionals looking to stand out in their careers and enjoy the journey more along the way.

  
  

  The ATD Mid-NJ Chapter is proud to participate in the ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Series. This monthly webinar series is offered by the ATD Mid-Atlantic Chapters – Regional Programs Consortium which is comprised of the following nine ATD chapters:  • Appalachia • Metro DC • Buffalo Niagara • Mid NJ • Central PA • New York City • Greater Philadelphia • Northern NJ • Long Island • Pittsburgh • Maryland   Cooperatively, these chapters bring together the very best speakers from around all our networks to provide world-class presenters and content!  We look forward to sharing these webinars with you for the rest of 2024!

      

     Investment

  
  

  • Mid-NJ ATD Members – Member Benefit
  • Non Mid-NJ ATD Members – $20.00

     

  Webinar Registration

  

  • A link to attend the webinar will be included in your registration confirmation email.     

     

  Online Event Recording Policy

  

  

  • By activating your webcam while attending this online event, you consent to be recorded. Your entry and webcam activation constitutes your consent to such recording for any purpose in connection with the event. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not activate your web camera during the event. 

     

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• Building an Everyday Innovator Program in your Organization: A Case Study with DFW Airport

  • When
    06 May 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  MID NJ ATD PRESENTS   JOIN US FOR A DISCUSSION ABOUT... Building an Everyday Innovator Program in your Organization: A Case Study with DFW Airport This presentation will share key lessons learned from designing and implementing an innovation program at scale in a large, complex organization. The program, built to develop critical future skills such as customer-centricity, business testing, and creative problem-solving, engaged employees in a dynamic, hands-on experience centered around solving real business challenges. This session will highlight the successes, challenges, and practical insights gained in fostering an innovation culture at scale, offering valuable takeaways for leaders looking to drive meaningful change in their organizations. David Dabscheck Founder and CEO of GIANT LinkedIn Profile GIANT INNOVATION David Dabscheck is a founder and CEO of GIANT Innovation, where he transforms the way organizations and people think and act to become world-class innovators. David will share key lessons learned from designing and implementing an innovation program at scale in a large, complex organization: DFW Airport, and give participants an opportunity to learn innovation skills of their own, to bring back to their business. GIANT Innovation helps large organizations — from Fortune 500 companies to government agencies — to think and act differently to become world class innovators. GIANT’s team has deep experience from delivering hundreds of innovation workshops, toolkits, and projects with leading organizations from every sector. Their methodology distills the beast of lean startup, design and thinking, creativity tools, strategic communications, and innovation research in a way that is both practical and powerful. Our Zoom based events are recorded for promotional use, and to ensure chapter members who are note able to attend live have access to the content. By registering for this event you are agreeing to be recorded. If you have any questions contact the Mid NJ ATD Board at MidNJATD@gmail.com.

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• Professional development practices or techniques

  • When
    13 May 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Mid NJ Webinar Event | Tues, May 13, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Online MID NJ ATD PRESENTS   JOIN US FOR A DISCUSSION ABOUT... Professional Development Practices or Techniques The Hidden Costs of Self-Doubt – How Imposter Syndrome is an Organizational Crisis with 70% of people, especially high achievers, struggling with imposter syndrome. And it costs businesses about $3,400 on lost productivity per employee each year, according to Intuit Mint. Imposter syndrome isn’t just an individual confidence issue—it’s a leadership and organizational crisis. Leaders who struggle with self-doubt second-guess decisions, hesitate to take action, and undermine their own authority. This results in a productivity drain, increased turnover, and a culture of overwork. When high-potential employees don’t feel “good enough,” they disengage, burn out, or leave, costing companies top talent and innovation. The EMBRACE framework—Empathy, Mindset, Brand, Resilience, Authority, Capabilities, and Effectiveness—offers a blueprint for developing leaders who can inspire, engage, and drive results while supporting a transformative culture. This session will expose the unseen costs of impostor syndrome in leadership and provide talent development professionals with strategies to maximize individual performance, build effective leaders who can inspire trust and engagement, and drive organizational performance. John Little Founder, CEO Principle Consultant LinkedIn Profile Founder Winner's Edge Coaching, LLC John Little is the founder of The Winner’s Edge Coaching, a nationally recognized speaker, and an executive performance coach with over 25 years of experience in business leadership, entrepreneurship, and consulting. He specializes in helping professionals and organizations overcome imposter syndrome, develop a strong leadership presence, and drive meaningful impact. His EMBRACE framework—focusing on Empathy, Mindset, Brand, Resilience, Authority, Capabilities, and Effectiveness—empowers leaders to break through self-doubt, enhance their influence, and inspire high-performance teams. With certifications in DISC, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and Fundamental Interpersonal Relationship Orientation (FIRO-B), John provides organizations with tailored leadership development strategies that drive real results. His track record includes coaching hundreds of professionals into executive roles such as Vice Presidents, Executive Directors, and Senior Business Leaders. Formerly serving as the Global DEI Director for a 20,000-employee organization, he has deep expertise in creating inclusive, high-trust workplace cultures. Our Zoom based events are recorded for promotional use, and to ensure chapter members who are note able to attend live have access to the content. By registering for this event you are agreeing to be recorded. If you have any questions contact the Mid NJ ATD Board at MidNJATD@gmail.com.

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• May Regional Webinar: “The Great Knowledge Acceleration: Bridging Generations in the AI Era”

  • When
    28 May 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
  • Location
    Online

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  Regional Webinar Event | Wed, May 28, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:15  PM | Online

  REGIONAL WEBINAR EVENT

  Hosted by the Mid-New Jersey Chapter
  Wednesday, May 28, 2025

  6:00 – 7:15 PM

  “The Great Knowledge Acceleration: Bridging Generations in the AI Era”

  

  Luke Goetting

  Future of Work Expert & Global Keynote Speaker, LTG Strategy
  

  
  

  About This Event

  

  Talent development professionals stand at a critical inflection point, where preserving human expertise in learning and development is as crucial as embracing AI innovation.

  With digital natives (Gen Z and Millennials) representing over two-thirds of the workforce in 2025 and experienced L&D professionals reaching retirement age daily, the transformation challenges facing talent development are unprecedented. Yet few organizations feel truly prepared to address this challenge -- creating both urgency and opportunity to revolutionize how we amplify learning excellence.

  Join Future of Work expert Luke Goetting to explore how talent development leaders can harness the convergence of generational transition, human intelligence, and AI capabilities to become catalysts for extraordinary learning outcomes. Through practical case studies and immediately applicable frameworks focused on L&D, you'll discover:

  • How leading organizations are turning potential knowledge loss into accelerated innovation for better learning experiences
  • Ways to leverage both human expertise and AI to scale learning and development wisdom across teams while maintaining the personal touch that makes training impactful
  • Proven techniques for fostering meaningful cross-generational collaboration between instructional designers, facilitators, and subject matter experts that increase retention and performance
  • Strategies to capture critical institutional knowledge about training methodologies, learning paths, and successful program execution before it walks out the door
  • Methods to empower early-career L&D professionals while honoring experienced perspectives on what makes learning truly transformative

  This isn't just about traditional knowledge management -- it's about creating a dynamic ecosystem that propels talent development success in an era of unprecedented technological change. Whether you're an L&D executive looking to leave a lasting legacy, a mid-career professional building bridges between training teams, or an emerging talent development leader seeking to accelerate your impact, you'll gain actionable insights to enhance your leadership journey.

  Learning Objectives:

  1. Implement ready-to-use strategies for cross-generational knowledge sharing that work in today's hybrid learning environments
  2. Design effective skill-swap initiatives and mentoring programs that align with ATD's Talent Development Capability Model
  3. Learn how to thoughtfully integrate AI tools to enhance (not replace) human expertise in learning design and delivery
  4. Create sustainable knowledge-sharing practices through innovative team structures and programs that benefit both L&D professionals and learners
  5. Develop approaches for building psychological safety and trust across generational divides in talent development

  This highly interactive session provides practical tools that talent development professionals can apply immediately to their learning programs and organizations. With both technological disruption and workforce transformation accelerating faster than ever in L&D, the time to act is now.

  About Our Presenter

  Luke Goetting LinkedIn Future of Work Expert & Global Keynote Speaker, LTG Strategy

  Luke Goetting is a leading Future of Work expert and global keynote speaker who has captivated audiences at TEDx, DisruptHR, the AI & Agile Summit, and hundreds of events worldwide. As Principal of LTG Strategy, he specializes in emerging workforce dynamics and employee engagement, providing organizations with actionable strategies to navigate the rapidly evolving workplace landscape. Luke is host of the “Gen Z @ Work”; podcast and a sought-after management consultant whose expertise has benefited industry giants like Dell, IBM, Lenovo, and AMD. His unique blend of data-driven insights and interactive presentation style has made him a go-to resource for organizations looking to future-proof their workforce and foster a culture of innovation. Prepare for a session that not only informs but also entertains -- Luke Goetting is here to transform how you approach the future of work!

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The ATD Mid-NJ Chapter is proud to participate inthe ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Series. This monthly webinar series is offered by the ATD Mid-Atlantic Chapters – Regional Programs Consortium which is comprised of the following nine ATD chapters:  • Appalachia • Metro DC • Buffalo Niagara • Mid NJ • Central PA • New York City • Greater Philadelphia • Northern NJ • Long Island • Pittsburgh • Maryland   Cooperatively, these chapters bring together the very best speakers from around all our networks to provide world-class presenters and content!  We look forward to sharing these webinars with you for the rest of 2024!

      

     Investment

  • Mid-NJ ATD Members – Member Benefit
  • Non Mid-NJ ATD Members – $20.00

     

  Webinar Registration

  
  

  • A link to attend the webinar will be included in your registration confirmation email.     

     

  Online Event Recording Policy

  • By activating your webcam while attending this online event, you consent to be recorded. Your entry and webcam activation constitutes your consent to such recording for any purpose in connection with the event. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not activate your web camera during the event. 

     

  Questions

  • For any questions about this event, please contact us at midnjatd@gmail.com. 

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