Do you interact with people at work, home, school, or an extended family? If you answered, yes, then you know that every day we are invited into conflict or a challenging conversation and you may need help. Join us on Thursday, 20 October for the opening of this year’s Given Academy. Conflict management is a key skill for a Catholic female [...]

No matter their role, Catholic female leaders can be pulled in different directions by the demands of a professional career, home responsibilities, and taking care of family, and social activities. How do you prioritize and balance to live a Christ-centered life in a busy world? In this session, Reform Wellness foundress Jackie Mulligan will give practical advice for cultivating work/life [...]

Thinking of an idea is just the beginning! In this session, Sr. Bernadette Mota from the Salesian Sisters will teach strategies and practical applications to fundraise for a new venture. Sister Bernadette will draw on her background as Province Director of Mission Advancement as well as her experience competing and becoming a finalist in the 2021 OSV Institute Innovation Challenge, [...]

Managing a team brings different challenges and opportunities than contributing individually, and management quality can make or break an organization's ability to retain talent that achieves its mission. In this session, Mary Elise Kadar will share "dos" and "don'ts" of managing a team, practical skills to help you develop, support and optimize your team as a manager. For the first [...]

With "catholic," or universal, as one of the marks of the Church that we profess every Sunday at Mass, how can a community of disciples foster and support that universality? In this session, Dr. Camille Brown Privette will share the importance of cultural diversity in the Church and give practical advice to cultivate that diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in [...]