Upcoming Events
Shift Happens: Designing Your L&D Career Strategy
Date: 5/15/2024. 11:00 am - 12:30 pm CT
Virtual Instructor-Led Session hosted by Learning Rebels
Register here.
Here’s why you should be excited to join this Learn Something New workshop:
Virtual Instructor-Led Session hosted by Learning Rebels
Register here.
Here’s why you should be excited to join this Learn Something New workshop:
- Future-Proof Your Career: Make yourself indispensable, adaptable, and always in demand. Promoting yourself to the CEO of You, including leveraging your advisory board.
- Craft Your Strategy: Tailor a career strategy that aligns with your aspirations. You leave with a plan that’s all about your future success.
- Boost Your Confidence: Choose your mindset and leave feeling more equipped and empowered to tackle whatever career challenges come your way.
- Connect with Peers: Form valuable connections, learn from others’ experiences, and enrich your professional circle.
- Opportunity Preparedness: Gear up to catch opportunities the moment they pop up. Brenda will get to the heart of career resilience, showing you how to be ever-ready and agile.
- A Smart Backup Plan(s): Develop Plan B (and C, and D) for your career. You’ll get the inside scoop on three essential strategies to keep you ahead in the game of opportunity. Basically, taking charge of creating your dreams and living in them
- Reduction in Force (RIF) Planning: Learn to spot the signs if your organization might be heading towards a reduction in force and discover the proactive steps to take to keep your career on track.
- Tools and more tools: Grab tools to help develop your plans and build career confidence.
Past Events
The White Box Club: Experience Your Emotions & Manage Your Mindset
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM CT
Virtual Instructor-Led Session
Right after a layoff, people often act hastily out of sheer unbridled panic. Instead, it's important to attend to two key tasks right away: feeling your feelings and choosing your career transition mindset.
In this session, Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, shares her lessons learned from her seven experiences with unplanned job loss. You will walk away with valuable tips on choosing and using your mindset to position yourself for career transition success. Participation is limited, so RSVP to secure your spot.
Virtual Instructor-Led Session
Right after a layoff, people often act hastily out of sheer unbridled panic. Instead, it's important to attend to two key tasks right away: feeling your feelings and choosing your career transition mindset.
In this session, Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, shares her lessons learned from her seven experiences with unplanned job loss. You will walk away with valuable tips on choosing and using your mindset to position yourself for career transition success. Participation is limited, so RSVP to secure your spot.
The White Box Club: Seven Lessons From Seven Layoffs: A Summary
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM CT
Virtual Instructor-Led Session
Layoffs happen all the time. No matter the circumstances, it can be a lot to navigate. In this session, serial layoff survivor Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, outlines seven key lessons gleaned from her seven experiences navigating an unplanned job loss. These lessons are expanded on further in her book Seven Lessons from Seven Layoffs: A Guide.
Virtual Instructor-Led Session
Layoffs happen all the time. No matter the circumstances, it can be a lot to navigate. In this session, serial layoff survivor Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, outlines seven key lessons gleaned from her seven experiences navigating an unplanned job loss. These lessons are expanded on further in her book Seven Lessons from Seven Layoffs: A Guide.
ATD Nebraska: Building a Professional Portfolio
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT
Virtual Instructor-Led Session
For many people, showcasing yourself professionally only becomes a priority when looking for a new job. However, as a part of increasing your overall career resilience and opportunity readiness, it is a wise practice to create and continually improve your professional online presence. In this session, Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, will focus on two key components: improving your LinkedIn profile and creating a portfolio of your work samples.
This event is part of educational offerings to commemorate Employee Learning Week (ELW).
Virtual Instructor-Led Session
For many people, showcasing yourself professionally only becomes a priority when looking for a new job. However, as a part of increasing your overall career resilience and opportunity readiness, it is a wise practice to create and continually improve your professional online presence. In this session, Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, will focus on two key components: improving your LinkedIn profile and creating a portfolio of your work samples.
This event is part of educational offerings to commemorate Employee Learning Week (ELW).
PACTMN: Building Career Resilience
Friday, August 11 from 2023, 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT
Virtual Instructor-Led Session
2022 was a particularly nasty year for layoffs. It’s hard to focus on doing your best work when you worry your job might unexpectedly end. In this session, Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, shares three core strategies for building career resilience. You’ll walk away with actionable steps you can take as you think through your personal career resilience plan.
Virtual Instructor-Led Session
2022 was a particularly nasty year for layoffs. It’s hard to focus on doing your best work when you worry your job might unexpectedly end. In this session, Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, shares three core strategies for building career resilience. You’ll walk away with actionable steps you can take as you think through your personal career resilience plan.
The White Box Club: Creating Your Job Search Narrative
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM CT
Virtual Instructor-Led Session
Being in career transition is challenging. One key to success is figuring out how to talk about yourself and your job search. In this session, we'll talk about your job search goals, and key talking points you can create to convey your message. Join TWBC facilitator and job search coach Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, to explore important areas where you need to think through your goals and how to articulate your wants and needs.
Virtual Instructor-Led Session
Being in career transition is challenging. One key to success is figuring out how to talk about yourself and your job search. In this session, we'll talk about your job search goals, and key talking points you can create to convey your message. Join TWBC facilitator and job search coach Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, to explore important areas where you need to think through your goals and how to articulate your wants and needs.
ATD Nebraska: Building Career Resilience
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM CT
Virtual Instructor-Led Session
2022 was a particularly nasty year for layoffs. It’s hard to focus on doing your best work when you worry your job might unexpectedly end. In this session, Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, shares three core strategies for building career resilience. You’ll walk away with actionable steps you can take as you think through your personal career resilience plan.
Virtual Instructor-Led Session
2022 was a particularly nasty year for layoffs. It’s hard to focus on doing your best work when you worry your job might unexpectedly end. In this session, Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, shares three core strategies for building career resilience. You’ll walk away with actionable steps you can take as you think through your personal career resilience plan.
About Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady
Brenda knows her way around a layoff. Since forever, she has worked in the field of learning and development—except for the many, many times she’s had her position eliminated. All told, she has had seven workdays that started with lots of obligations but ended in unemployment.
Now, Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, is a career coach who waxes poetic on layoffs, job transitions, and career resilience. She is also an engaging presenter and the author of the book Seven Lessons From Seven Layoffs: A Guide.
Now, Brenda L. Peterson, The Layoff Lady, is a career coach who waxes poetic on layoffs, job transitions, and career resilience. She is also an engaging presenter and the author of the book Seven Lessons From Seven Layoffs: A Guide.