Open to the Public

Date: October 22nd Time: 5:30 PM-6:30 PM Location: Sweet Donkey (Green Room) Description: Please join us at Sweet Donkey for a discussion of the book High Conflict: Why we get trapped and how we get out by Amanda Ripley. Hollins BLI faculty Dr. LeeRay Costa and Dr. Abrina Schnurman will serve as facilitators. Attendance requires […]

Date: November 17th Time: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM 5:00 PM: Networking 5:30 PM-6:30PM: Speaker/Workshop Location: Grandin CoLab (CoLaboration Space) Description: Coaching isn’t an extra skill for leaders—it is the key to unlocking performance and building trust. In this interactive session, participants will discover how adopting a coaching mindset can transform everyday conversations into opportunities for growth, […]

Date: December 10th Time: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM 5:00 PM: Networking 5:30 PM-6:30PM: Speaker/Workshop Location: Grandin CoLab (CoLaboration Space) Description: Research tells us that self-awareness and relationality are critical components of effective leadership. Yet the constant change and overwhelming expectations that leaders experience daily can make embodying such qualities challenging. In this workshop we will explore […]

Date: January 13th Time: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM 5:00 PM: Networking 5:30 PM-6:30PM: Speaker/Workshop Location: Goodwin PDR, Moody Center, Hollins University Note: the first 20 people to sign up will receive a free copy of the Clifton Strengths book and a code to take the assessment for free. This requires pre-registration. Workshop Description: This is not […]

Date: March 12th Time: TBD Location: Keynote presentation – Talmadge Hall, Hollins University; Book Signing following presentation – Lewis Reading Room, Wyndham Robertson Library, Hollins University Joint event: Leading EDJ and BLI Leading Together series Description: In this keynote presentation, Vanessa Priya Daniel, author of Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone […]

Date: April 20th Time: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM 5:00 PM: Networking 5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Speaker/Workshop Location: Grandin CoLab (Event Space) Description: As managers and executives integrate AI tools into workplaces with a goal of boosting performance, they’re discovering unexpected challenges where artificial intelligence meets human cognition. This intersection creates new forms of workplace stress and requires […]

Date: May 11th Time: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM 5:00 PM: Networking 5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Speaker/Workshop Location: Grandin CoLab (CoLaboration Space) Description: While traditional leadership discourse has centered on leadership style or capacity, followers play a significant role in co-creating culture and outcomes. This talk adds to the leadership development toolkit by examining the dynamic intersection of […]