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MAY 25, 2022

WiM Colorado | Do’s and Don’ts of Lean Manufacturing

WiM Colorado presents a panel of experts to share their experiences with implementation of Lean Manufacturing principals. This isn’t a lecture to explain what Lean is (One hour isn’t nearly enough time for that!). Instead, this is a discussion about what has worked well, what pitfalls to avoid, and real-life examples of the benefits of Lean Manufacturing.

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MARCH 16, 2022

WiM Colorado | Let’s Communicate – Better!
Most of us have heard of the golden rule – Do onto others as you would have them do onto you – but in today’s world that is not good enough. We need to treat people the way THEY want to be treated. There are a lot of tools out there to assess personality types, and those help us understand how the other person wants to be treated. Most of those tools, though, require an assessment and specialized training to interpret the assessment. What we need is a quick way to understand what is important to someone and leverage that understanding to improve our communication, treating people the way they want to be treated. This event discusses just such a tool to quickly identify what is important to an individual and use that knowledge to improve our communication. Learn how the different personality types interact, what conflicts can commonly occur, and how we can use this knowledge to build more effective teams. Watch Now

JANUARY 19, 2022

WiM Colorado | Producing Something Bigger: Creating with Others In Mind

During this honest conversation, you will face your bias (we all have them) and find effective strategies to create a more inclusive environment in various areas in your life. Dr. Jessica Rush Leeker is the Faculty Director of Undergraduate Education and Stephen M. Dunn Professor of Engineering Management and Entrepreneurship at University of Colorado Boulder. Dr Leeker is the instructor for a course at CU Bolder: Special Topics: Leading for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Engineering.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

WiM Colorado | Cybersecurity and How to Address Risks Through the Pandemic

The pandemic has forced many companies to an all-remote or partial-remote working environment, which increases the risks of cyber-attacks on companies. Is your organization equipped to handle these types of attacks? Identifying risks and threats that are relevant to your organization is important to understand to identify controls required to protect your organization. Additionally, employees have an impact on keeping your organization secure and should be considered your front line of defense. In this presentation, Scott Petree, Partner at Plante Moran, will discuss recent high profile cyber-attacks, as well as what your organization can do to identify if you have the appropriate safeguards in place to reduce risk related to these attacks, as well as basic cyber controls that your users can contribute to your organizations overall cybersecurity posture.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

WiM Colorado | Being Resilient in the Midst of Change, Growth & Uncertainty
If we’ve learned anything from 2020, it is that change and responding rather than feeling reactive (or being paralyzed) to uncertainty is inevitable and necessary for growth. Change can be very emotional and even painful for individuals and teams. Constant change has resulted in unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression for the majority of us. Whether we’re dealing with family or health challenges, navigating a pandemic, merger, acquisition, downsizing, restructuring, or even simply new leadership, change happens. And yet when change happens, it can throw our personal life and our work life into chaos. Working from home or not, there's no separation between "work and home" because we bring our "human" to work. In order to recover fully, bounce back quickly, essentially be more resilient, you must take action. Christina Haxton from The Center for Sustainable Strategies shares three practical strategies you can use immediately to shift into a “resilient mindset'', which you can in turn share with your family, colleagues and your team so you can weather the next storm successfully together.

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JULY 27, 2021

WiM COLORADO | VISIONARY LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP

According to an analysis by Insead's Executive Education Program, women in leadership outshine men in all areas but one: vision. Vision is critical at the top tiers of management to see opportunities, craft strategy and inspire. Kate Caldecourt from The Strategy Architect LLC walks us through the importance of setting a vision and strategy and the tools necessary to do so. Gain a new tool / skill for envisioning the strategy for their organization/ department and tips for implementation.

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MAY 19, 2021

WIM COLORADO | SUMMER KICK-OFF

Hear feedback from WiM Colorado members and learn how WiM Colorado can support you this year and explore opportunities to get more involved with the WiM Colorado Chapter. 

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APRIL 22, 2021

How to Leverage Technology in the Space Eco System

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MARCH 25, 2021

Using Your Authentic Voice To Create Change
with Heather Whelpley
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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TALENTED WOMEN IN THE WORLD OF MFG

The complications of the pandemic have laid bare some of the most basic challenges that keep many women from reaching their full potential in the workplace. The issues were always there, but now they are more visible to the public and hopefully, to leadership. This is being keenly felt in those fields that have already struggled to attract talented women, such as manufacturing.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

WIM COLORADO | PT. 1: MEET THE MANUFACTURING WOMEN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS & WINNER 

Enjoy Part One of WiM Colorado's 2-part virtual series to meet Colorado Manufacturing Women of the Year Finalists. This event included the 2020 winner, Sue Frank of TEI Rock Drills, and finalist Angie Hellstern of Molecular Products! Learn about their career 'aha!' moments and their experiences as women in the manufacturing industry.

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OCTOBER 22. 2020 

WIM COLORADO | PT 2: MEET THE MANUFACTURING WOMEN OF THE YEAR FIANLISTS 

WiM Colorado presents Part Two of their virtual series to introduce the Colorado Manufacturing Women of the Year Finalists. Sponsored by Plante Moran, this event featured finalists Heidi Hostetter, CEO of H2 Manufacturing Solutions, and Debra Wilcox, Co-founder of 3D Printing Store. Learn about their career 'aha!' moments and their experiences as women in the manufacturing industry. 

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JANUARY 21, 2021 

NEW YEARS NETWORKING WITH WIM COLORADO