FEI CHICAGO CHAPTER WEEKLY UPDATE
Week of June 22, 2020
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VIDEO MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT MAGGIE MARTENSEN, SUMMER WINE TASTING, MEMBERSHIP,
VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING & RECORDINGS, SPONSOR PARTNERS
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We are excited to have
Emily Wines, Master Sommelier, Cooper's Hawk Winery
lead this interactive tasting. Emily has selected a flight of three wines for us in a blind tasting! FEI Members will pick up their three "masked" bottles of wine at one of 14 pre-selected Cooper's Hawk locations. Packages, which have been especially created for FEI members, will be pre-ready for pick up with no financial transaction. FEI will pay Cooper's Hawk for your wine. The only cost to members is $25, paid at time of registration. Save the Date. Details soon. We hope you can join us!
Thursday, August 6, 5-6pm
Seats are limited! Details to Come.
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ATTENTION FEI CHICAGO MEMBERS
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Missing Your Annual Membership Renewal? Check Your Email Inbox!!
Due to covid, FEI National is no longer sending annual membership renewal invoices though US Mail effective March 2020. All members now receive their annual renewal invoice via email to their preferred email address.
In these uncertain times, remaining connected to the broader FEI network is even more critical for your professional and personal development. FEI membership grants you exclusive access to a
multitude of benefits and services
to help you do your job more efficiently, including peer networking with the best in the profession - locally, nationally and virtually - plus, conferences and webinars tailored to your needs as a financial leader, including updates on emerging regulatory and legislative issues,
career development tools
and
FEIconnect
- our private online community created exclusively for FEI members to learn and share in a virtual environment.
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FEI CHICAGO VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING
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Webinar and Virtual Happy Hour
"Supply Chain: Tariffs, Pandemic, What’s Next?"
With Gail Babitt, CEO of Cedar Electronics
Thursday, June 25, 2020,
Webinar 4-5pm; Optional Happy Hour 5-6pm
Online Registration Only.
Click here
to RSVP by Tuesday, June 23.
A link to this Zoom webinar will be sent out a day prior to the event.
A separate link to the Optional Happy Hour will also be included.
"Supply Chain: Tariffs, Pandemic, What’s Next?"
Gail Babitt, CEO of Cedar Electronics will speak about the impact on business when you are dependent on suppliers. The combination of lead times, tariffs, port closures and staffing constraints create new obstacles for effectively managing your supply chain. Gail will discuss what she is seeing and where the future could lead us.
Gail is the Chief Executive Officer and board member for Cedar Electronics after being promoted from the Chief Financial and Operating Officer role. Cedar Electronics is the home of Escort Radar and Cobra.
Read more about Gail.
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Virtual Career Management Group Breakfast
“Maximizing Your Influence: Productive Communication”
With Marilynn Graves, Executive Coach & Consultant, CMP
Thursday, July 2, 2020, 8:00—9:00 AM
No charge to attend. Guests are welcomed.
Online Registration Only.
Click here
to RSVP by Tuesday, June 30.
A link to this Zoom webinar will be sent out a day prior to the event.
“Maximizing Your Influence: Productive Communication”
Every day we communicate with a variety of people in many different venues. Often as we encounter new environments or high stakes situations like an interview, board meeting or client meetings there is a lot of uncertainty.
In our
‘Maximizing Your Influence’ discussion, we are going to look at ways to help you navigate a new environment from a communication style perspective:
- Overview of DiSC styles with a focus on how to identify styles and how to align your communication approach
- Using situational leadership with a focus on when to use directive communications versus when to use supportive communications
- Effectively managing crucial conversations.
Marilynn is an Executive Coach and High Performance Consultant and Leader for the MentorRings Leadership Development Program. She spent the first two decades of her career building success in the corporate world in banking and finance where she focused on relationship management and leadership program design and delivery for emerging leaders.
Read more about Marilynn.
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Virtual Career Management Group Breakfast
Leading Through a Crisis and Bouncing Back – 6 Key Competencies
With Scott McTague, Practice Leader Talent Fit Solutions at CMP
Held Thursday, June 4, 2020
Leading Through a Crisis and Bouncing Back – 6 Key Competencies
In a crisis all we are all challenged in new ways and pushed out of our comfort zones. Some leaders shine while others retreat, and many new leaders emerge. This session showed how you as a leader can develop and grow through times of change and crisis.
As Practice Leader of Talent Fit Solutions at CMP, Scott McTague leads the Assessment business to support Talent Management Initiatives including Executive Development, Team Development and Pre-employment Selection and Onboarding.
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Strategic Webinar: “Reimagining the Workforce of the Future”
With
Andrea Goodkin of HUB International
Held Wednesday, May 27, 2020
This fast-paced strategic (not tactical) webinar, focused on:
- Engaging the future workforce in new and dynamic ways;
- Re-imagining your company’s organizational processes and programs.
Participants learned how to increase performance, productivity and engagement, in the wake of today’s crisis.
HUB International is the 5th largest global insurance brokerage providing employee benefits and property and casualty products and services. Andrea Goodkin is a leader within HUB International’s Human Resources Consulting practice, with 27 years of human resources leadership and consulting experience.
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A Conversation with Betsy Ziegler, CEO of 1871
Held Thursday, May 21, 2020
Betsy Ziegler is the first female CEO of 1871, now the Number 1 ranked university affiliated-tech incubator in the world. This fast-paced, content-rich session included analysis of emerging trends and the newest technologies that are changing the face and the future of our lives and our work. Betsy also shared an update on Chicago tech and in particular how Chicago tech companies are engaged in the fight against COVID-19 and preparing us for our return to the physical office and our full lives.
Previous to 1871, Betsy was the Chief Innovation Officer at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, responsible for portfolio innovation as well as integrating technology into the Kellogg educational experience.
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WATCH PAST FEI CHICAGO PROGRAMS ON YOUTUBE
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Subscribe to our YouTube channel for full-length videos from past presentations and highlight video clips from special events. Visit
www.youtube.com/FEIChicago to view our channel!
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FEI CHICAGO CHAPTER RESOURCES
FROM OUR CHAPTER SPONSOR PARTNERS
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Below are some important resources from our Chapter Sponsor Partners. We hope this information will be helpful to you during these extraordinary times. FEI Chicago Chapter Sponsors can send any resources to our Sponsorship Chair, Skip Newman at
skip.newman@gmail.com.
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From
Valuation Research Corporation
- How Virus Events Impacted the S&P 500
- A Progression of COVID-19 Events and Market Events
- The VIX and the Virus
- Additional Resource Links
Accurately identifying the potential triggering events for the impairment of goodwill and other assets, in light of COVID-19, is an approach that companies should take with their trusted partners.
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CONNECT WITH FEI ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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Our chapter is active on many different social channels. So, you can pick the one that works the best for you! Here is a quick rundown of where you can find us and what you can expect from each channel:
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www.facebook.com/FEIChicago to like our page!
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Subscribe to our YouTube channel for full-length videos from past presentations and highlight video clips from special events. Visit
www.youtube.com/FEIChicago to view our channel!
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Follow us on Twitter for daily FEI updates and news relevant news articles from top publications, like Forbes and USA Today. Visit
www.twitter.com/FEIChicago to follow our Twitter page.
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We look forward to connecting with you on social media!
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