HR Workshop: Designing Professional Development for an Intergenerational Workforce

March 19, 2025
11:30 AM CDT - 1:30 PM CDT
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Thompson Coburn - 35th Floor
505 N 7th Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
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HR Workshop: Designing Professional Development for an Intergenerational Workforce
Date:
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time/Agenda:
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - President’s Announcements, Installation of 2025 Officers
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. - HR Workshop with Elise Powers
Location:
Thompson Coburn – 35th Floor
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DESCRIPTION
- Define the generations that make up today’s workforce
- Identify the learning preferences of each generation, and the common skills each generation wants (and needs) training on
- Review data points collected from thousands of attorneys globally to understand their pain points and challenges in navigating interpersonal dynamics
- Discuss the best practices your peers have implemented in their firms
Key Takeaways
- Generate fresh ideas on how to meet the professional development needs for all generations that make up your organization
- Identify techniques for teaching interpersonal skills to increase collaboration and camaraderie
- Gain understanding of the challenges professionals are navigating at each stage of their careers, so your training is targeted to the highest-priority topics
PARKING
Thompson Coburn’s offices are in the US Bank Plaza building located on the corner of 7th and Washington in downtown St. Louis. If you are driving, please park in the US Bank Plaza garage, which is attached to the building with an entrance on Washington Avenue (across the street from the America’s Center Convention Complex). If the attendant asks where you are going or there is a sign that indicates the garage is full, please let the attendant know that you have an appointment with Thompson Coburn. Bring the ticket from the US Bank Plaza garage with you to be validated.
You will go to the 35th floor, and the receptionist will direct you to the meeting room.
COST
Complimentary for ALA Members, $25 for ALA Member Guests. This is event is not for Business Partners unless you are a representative of Adams and Martin.
CERTIFICATION APPROVALS
CLM Certification Credit: 1 hour - HR Management
SHRM and HRIC credit pending
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Elise Powers, Founder of Eleview Consulting
Elise founded Eleview Consulting in 2017 to harmonize communication and understanding across all levels of an organization. In college, she started a company that helped undergraduate students land internships and jobs through networking. Sophomore year of college, she wrote and self-published a book about networking your way into any job you want and sold it to peers and parents of students.
Upon graduation, she worked for Kimberly-Clark and then became a management consultant specializing in change management. Elise leads workshops across the country and has been featured in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune and ABC News.
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