The Power of Gender Collaboration, Part 1

Thank you

This live web event has ended. Thank you for attending.

Description

Gender-in-the-workplace experts David G. Smith, PhD, and W. Brad Johnson, PhD, show why and how men have a crucial role to play in promoting gender equality at work. A sociologist and a clinical psychologist, they are professors and former naval officers with a mission to help men become more effective allies, accomplices, mentors, and collaborators with women in the workplace to create a more inclusive workplace.

The co-authors will be joined by Georgia Angell, Principal of Trellis Vine Consulting, LLC and Tim Helenthal, President of National Van Lines Inc. for the first of two sessions on this topic, which are brought to you by the IAM Leadership Alliance Council. The second session will be held during the annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, on October 14 ^th.

Sponsorship opportunities for both sessions are available. If you are interested, please contact Julia O’Connor at juliao@iamovers.org.

Many thanks to our generous sponsors for making this session possible: Daycos, Dewitt Move Worldwide, Enterprise Database Corporation (EDC®), Interstate International, Inc., National Van Lines, The Pasha Group, Total Military Management, and Yembo.

If you would like to register or Sign In to this event directly without signing in to IAM Learning, use this link below:

Contributors

David Smith, PhD

David Smith, PhD, is co-author of the book, Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace and an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. A former Navy pilot, Dr. Smith led diverse organizations of women and men culminating in command of a squadron in combat and flew more than 3,000 hours over 30 years including combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a sociologist trained in military sociology and social psychology, he focuses his research in gender, work, and family issues including gender bias in performance evaluations, dual career families, military families, women in the military, and retention of women. He is the co-author of Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women and numerous journal articles and book chapters that focus on gender and the workplace. Learn more about David at: workplaceallies.com.
W. Brad Johnson, PhD

W. Brad Johnson, PhD is Professor of psychology in the Department of Leadership, Ethics and Law at the United States Naval Academy, and a Faculty Associate in the Graduate School of Education at Johns Hopkins University. A clinical psychologist, Dr. Johnson is a mentoring expert specializing in developing gender-inclusive mentoring cultures for organizations around the globe. Dr. Johnson is the author of numerous publications including 14 books, in the areas of mentoring, professional ethics, gender inclusion. Recent books include: Good Guys: How Men Can Become Better Allies for Women in the Workplace, Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women (both with David Smith) and the Elements of Mentoring 3^rd Ed. (with Charles Ridley).
Georgia Angell

Independent Moving & Relocation Consultant
Movers Consulting Group

Over 40 Years of Industry Experience
Georgia began her career in 1980 and has held numerous leadership positions with some of the industry’s leading household goods moving agencies and forwarding companies. Georgia served as Chairperson of the International Association of Movers (IAM) Executive Committee, was the first woman elected to the organization’s chairmanship and she continues to contribute to numerous programs advocating improvements for the industry. Georgia was inducted into the IAM Hall of Honor in 2020.
Her experience includes directing all aspects of the operations, finances, technology and business planning within the Domestic and International commercial household goods and government personnel property programs. She focuses on organizational assessments, operational processes, government contracts, regulation compliance, technology solutions and integration, talent administration, financial management and strategic business expansion.

Georgia has contributed to the development of IAM Learning, the association’s initiatives to enhance communications with members. IAM Technology Partnership, The Shipper’s Guide, the Code of Ethics, the expansion of the Association Member’s Management Board, the Receivable Protection Plan and the Hall of Honor. She has hosted many Learning Labs on How To Network Like A Pro.

E-Mail: georgia.angell@movers-consulting.com
Tim Helenthal

Chairman & CEO National Van Lines

Helping customers move their memories is what we do best. Our approach to our business is to "Be flexible. Be honest. Be better."

We strive to be flexible in every situation and find alternatives that work for all stakeholders. Flexibility is the key to empowering our organization and our employees to truly take ownership of the company.

Being honest requires not only a commitment to doing the right thing, but also a terrific amount of courage in our day to day dealings with others. Honesty in our work relationships prevents walls being built that hamper organizational and personal effectiveness.

Being better requires us to constantly strive to improve ourselves personally and professionally. Only through continuous improvement will we find success.

Thank you

Description

Contributors

David Smith, PhD

W. Brad Johnson, PhD

Georgia Angell

Tim Helenthal