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  • Challenging Your Top Performers

    Rachel Weiss, Founder, Executive Consultant, The Human Manager

    TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

    Most managers focus on the lower performers when it comes to performance management, and they need a lot of coaching time and energy. The employees you want to retain, your top performers, often get lost in the mix since they're doing good work already. But if you're not challenging them, they may leave to go somewhere they will get professional development. This can also be an interactive workshop. MORE >

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  • Effective Teams are Successful Teams

    Rachel Weiss, Founder, Executive Consultant, The Human Manager

    TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

    Learn about why you should measure your team's effectiveness within the business and how to do it. Even more important though, is what to do with that information once you have it. Data for its own sake isn't useful - we'll discuss how to improve your team's performance and coach them on their areas of opportunity. This can also be an interactive workshop. MORE >

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  • 5 Career BLINDSPOTS

    Juan Kingsbury, Talent Strategist, Career Blindspot

    TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

    Workplace conflict is untapped opportunity, but will remain conflict until at least one if not all of the career blindspots are embraced. Talent, Systems, Resources, Network and Skills are the 5 Career Blindspots that influence every problem that hasn't quite become an opportunity. Attend this session to create accountability, compassion and ultimately progress to a better work environment! MORE >

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  • Motivation at Work

    Juan Kingsbury, Talent Strategist, Career Blindspot

    TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

    Why do most people go to work? Bills, family, responsibilities, etc.
    Why do happy people go to work? Love what they do, who they work with, etc.
    Why aren't more employees happy at work? If you're a leader looking to have more productivity or just want to help fellow employees manage their work expectations better, attend and learn about why we all do what we do, or don't. Our motivation. Hint: It's not a one size fits all. MORE >

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  • Exercise is Not Enough

    Ryan Booher, Community & Physician Relations, Vitality SarcoHealth

    TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness

    Most people know exercise is good, but exercise is not an activity... and not all activities are equal, when it comes to health benefits... and walking is not enough. Ryan will discuss the common misconceptions with exercise and aging, and unpack the science and research around which activates will actually help you maintain or get back the lifestyle you always wanted. The good news is you can Choose how You Age! MORE >

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  • Choose How You Age

    Ryan Booher, Community & Physician Relations, Vitality SarcoHealth

    TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness

    Ryan explains that most adults over age 50 are dealing with the medical condition known as sarcopenia. This progressive loss of muscle mass and strength is the #1 cause of falls and premature loss of independence. Ryan will share stories and explain the science and research around how to reverse this process naturally. When applied most people start to feel changes in their first 3-4 weeks, and typically start to notice significant meaningful changes after 6-8 weeks. MORE >

    The good news is that you can regain your strength and muscle quality by maintaining a balance between Type 1 and Type 2 muscle fibers.

    - Type 1 muscle fibers take minimal effort and calories to maintain and preserve basic ability to move.
    - Type 2 muscle fibers require focused effort to maintain, maximize optimal body function and increase and maintain optimal metabolic function.

    Most people over 50 have too many Type 1 and not enough Type 2.

    Not having the proper muscle fiber balance has the effect of loss of structural support which results in reduced muscle and bone health, diminished balance, poor posture and increased joint and back pain. Not enough Type 2 fibers can also weaken cardiovascular health, leading to increased blood pressure, inflammation, and diminished circulation.

    A final consequence of this condition is poor metabolic function with increased A1C, and increased glucose levels. No wonder so many people are being diagnosed with diabetes and pre-diabetes! This is the consequence of a sedentary lifestyle. Too many Type 1 and not enough Type 2 muscle fibers.

    You can Choose How You Age!

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  • Tips for a Smooth Transition: Downsizing and Moving

    Mai Thompson, Owner, Smooth Transitions Phoenix East Valley

    TOPIC CATEGORY: Miscellaneous

    Selecting a new place to move, sorting through a lifetime of treasures, deciding what to take, what furniture will fit, finding a mover, packing, moving, unpacking, setting up the new home, getting rid of leftovers…this can all be overwhelming. MORE >

    Smooth Transitions provides individuals and their families with the emotional and physical assistance needed in making a change in living arrangements. Whether you are downsizing a residence or moving to a senior retirement community this would help helpful. Learn 3 tips we use to help our families make this a Smooth Transition. I will cover:

    Where Do I Start?
    What Do I Do With All My Stuff?
    Cost Moving Mistakes to Avoid

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  • Decarbonize Energy by Bringing Local Choice to Arizona Cities & Counties

    Shelly Gordon, State Director, Arizonans for Community Choice

    TOPIC CATEGORY: Climate

    Have you ever asked yourself why you have no choice in how the energy you pay for is generated? On a hot summer day in Phoenix, do you think about electricity racing through wires to cool your home? Have you ever wondered why you don’t have any choice about where, or how, the energy you pay for is generated... and why climate change persists? MORE >

    Learn more about how vertically integrated monopoly utilities operate in Arizona, contrasted with a new energy equity model called Community Choice Energy that gives local customers choice over their energy mix, and increases renewable energy, lowers carbon emissions, and lowers rates, but without changing the way that energy is delivered to their homes or businesses.
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  • Repowering fossil plants to affordably decarbonize energy

    Heather Jackson, President, Interlock Energy

    TOPIC CATEGORY: Climate

    Heather will introduce a suite of technologies that make it possible to affordably decarbonize existing fossil fueled power plants. She will discuss factors that influence the affordability of this option, and factors that make this approach a potentially much faster way to decarbonize our energy system.

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  • Guerrilla decarbonization: Tactics for decarbonizing your life without help or permission

    Heather Jackson, President, Interlock Energy

    TOPIC CATEGORY: Climate

    In this talk, we will discuss meaningful ways in which individuals can reduce their carbon footprint and force their electric company to do the same. Because the amount of renewable energy that is available on the power grid fluctuates over time, we have the option to run our household appliances and climate control our homes preferentially when most of the power on the grid is carbon-free. MORE >

    We will discuss ways to know when clean energy is most available, and ways to avoid using energy when it is the most expensive and least clean. At the end of the discussion, individuals will be empowered to save money on electricity while reducing carbon emissions in their local area.
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