The 2020 GPLLA Virtual Institute

November 20, 2020

Events from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

All events will take place online.

Keynote Address

Work and Life during the Pandemic: Leadership Skills for Challenging Times

(1:00 PM – 2:00 PM)

Join researcher, educator, coach, professor, and working parent, Dr. Alyssa Westring, for a webinar as she provides evidence-based, practical guidance on how to gain a greater sense of purpose, control, and connection as you strive to meet the demands of remote work and life during these turbulent times.

Alyssa F. Westring is Associate Professor of Management at the Driehaus College of Business, DePaul University. She is co-author of Parents Who Lead: The Leadership Approach You Need to Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your Career, and Create a Richer Life. An award-winning educator, Westring shares her expertise on leadership, work/life integration and women's careers in leading academic and popular outlets and is a frequent speaker at Fortune 500 companies. She has two school-aged children and lives in Chicago.

Programs

(2:00 PM – 4:00 PM)

Following the keynote address, we will host two moderated sessions for GPLLA members to discuss the many lessons we have learned, both personally and institutionally, during the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis. Forced to make repeated pivots, we have all experienced successes and missteps. Drawing on the collective experience of our professional community, these sessions will provide a space to share the techniques, strategies, and practices that have proven successful for navigating these unprecedented times.

If you have questions or topics that you would specifically like to see addressed during these sessions, please include them in the registration form.

GPLLA 50^th Anniversary Happy Hour

(4:00 PM – 5:00 PM)

Please join us after the programs for a virtual happy hour to (re)connect with colleagues and commemorate GPLLA’s 50^th Anniversary.

No separate registration is necessary--the happy hour will immediately follow the afternoon programs and will use the same Zoom link.

Please note: there will be no registration fee for this year’s Institute. This has been made possible with generous support from our sponsors.

We look forward to seeing you on the 20th!