November CMI Workshop

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Needham Golf Club
Needham, MA

Host Manager: Geoff Piva, CCM

Schedule
9:00 AM - Registration
9:30 AM - Education with Julius Rhodes
12:30 PM - Lunch and Chapter Business Meeting
1:00 PM - Education with Julius Rhodes
4:00 PM – Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres

$75 per person

Attendees will earn 6 CMI Credits and 1 AA Credit for attending all education sessions and the Chapter Business meeting.

Education Presented by Julius Rhodes, mpr group

As we think about where we are at this moment in time it is safe to say that recent and ongoing events have caused us to lack a sense of stability and feel uneasy about the future. Team members want to know what actions are and will be taken relative to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) to help them in their desire to find balance in the myriad roles they play personally and professionally. They want tangible signs that the needed resources are directed towards implementing DEI processes that will stand the test of time.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Understanding the Need to Belong and Feel Included is designed to share relevant information with session participants around issues of DEI, distinguishing climate from culture, trust, allyship and other terminology while also providing strategies on establishing a psychologically safe environment for team members that is acted upon can provide the conditions for a higher level of commitment and discretionary effort on the part of the organizational stakeholders.

The presentation will provide the participants with an opportunity to engage in furthering their knowledge of essential concepts and terminology regarding DEI while also providing them with both tactics and strategies that they can utilize personally and professionally to support the cause of DEI.

Julius Rhodes, SPHR

Throughout his 30+ year career in the consumer products, durable and consumer goods, and healthcare industries Julius Rhodes has helped myriad leaders, and organizations; "BRAND: YOU." His extensive experience in public service, associations, several leading-edge Fortune 100 firms and as a business owner, author, and trusted advisor has allowed him to support various entities in times of transition and change. Julius believes "Invest in Your People, and Your Business Will Prosper."

Based in Chicago, Illinois he is a much sought-after speaker, presenter, trainer and thought leader who has national exposure throughout the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii, and he has facilitated sessions internationally in Canada, England, Mexico, and Nigeria. His group interaction has been described as 'approachable, relevant, and applicable.' His mission is to 'engage, support, and inspire his partners through the application of practical and sustainable practices which create improved process efficiency, talent development, integration, and
utilization.

He speaks to thousands annually at conferences, conventions, and on-site covering topics such as human resources, environmental, health and safety, leadership development, emotional intelligence, health and well-being, change, diversity, equity and inclusion, future trends, and positive disruption, among others.

Julius lists as his greatest accomplishment the over 30-year marriage to his wife Linda, and their two adult children, Jerome, and Lauren. He is the youngest of four children born to the 68-year marriage of Marzet and Pete Rhodes and his firm the mpr group is a tribute to them. In his free time Julius enjoys cooking, golfing, bike-riding, pickleball, enjoying Chicago's lakefront and getting up a few shots on the basketball court.