LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE – Schedule of Events

• Wells Fargo team, Dr. Williams, Dr. Hart, Board Chair- Charlie Merinoff (45 mins)
• Feature the N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice with a tribute/interview with Dr. Payne and Dr. Payne’s charge to students (20 Mins) -Full interview with Dr. Payne available on platform or app
• Logistics (10 mins)

The Relationship Between Your Money, Your Decisions and Your Financial Health

Upon launching your career, you have the responsibility of understanding your finances. From your salary, to day to day expenses, “out of the blue’ emergency expenses and the occasional special splurge, being able to balance financial inflows and outflows is critical. In essence, you want to be in position to “tell your money where you want it to go, so you don’t have to wonder where it went” -George Acheampong quote. In our session today, students will hear from financial experts and learn how the decisions made regarding personal financial choices can be measured, monitored, and maintained for financial health.

The interactive workshop should cover one or more of the following discussion points:

• Importance of budgeting and planning for current and future needs.
• Concept of “paying yourself first” : 401K, insurance, investments, savings accounts
• Using technology tools to monitor finances and to shop for the most ideal financial investment vehicles for your financial needs.
• Considering a financial advisor or financial planner to assist on the journey.
• How to maintain financial health and the key ingredients for the best financial health possible

At the conclusion of this session, students will gain insights that will help them develop a financial outlook for their careers and how to plan for a stable and fruitful financial future. They will understand how personal choices and behaviors can shape the future of their finances. Finally, students will be exposed to financial instruments that can be used to build a solid financial foundation as well as wealth building strategies that will spark financial momentum and longevity.

The Resilience of Your Personal Brand

Throughout your career journey, you will build skills, experience life lessons, and become exposed to a myriad of opportunities and goals to pursue. During the course of this journey, you may have the opportunity to utilize skills that you never thought could be related to another opportunity, but they are applicable! Having a vision and roadmap for your career and your personal brand can open you up to countless opportunities and ways to add value. In the session today, students will learn more about developing a roadmap for your personal brand that will enable you to enhance your brand, re-brand at times, and adjust to shifts in your career, as you strive to bring freshness and excitement to your career path.

The interactive workshop should cover one or more of the following discussion points:

• Understanding transferable skills and how they can be leveraged as you evolve your career and your brand.
• Be in the driver’s seat: Taking control of your personal brand destinations and building a robust personal brand roadmap.
• Demonstrating the multi-faceted nature of your brand and where that can take you-you are not one-dimensional.
• Ability to adjust when what you envisioned for your career doesn’t end up being what you planned and how you can adjust your personal brand accordingly.

At the conclusion of this session, students will have an understanding of the power of their personal brand, how it can evolve over time, and how to use that as an advantage. Students will also learn how to create their own personal brand roadmap and establish an understanding for the key elements that drive a personal brand.

Building Your Brand - It Takes A Village

We all have people in our lives who inspire us - from role models in our daily lives to leaders we yearn to meet. As you strive to establish your personal brand and create that personal brand roadmap, you don’t have to forge that path alone. There are others you will encounter in your career, who have the potential to play an instrumental role in helping shape your personal brand. In this session, students will learn more about the roles, meanings, and differences between professional mentors, sponsors, and networks and how they can help in personal brand building. Seeking people from similar and/or different backgrounds and perspectives, as well as leveraging best practices in preparing for these build these relationships, all play into taking your personal brand to higher heights. At the end of this session, students will be able to determine the role of these relationships in crafting their own brand story.

• Ways that gender, race, and socio-economic differences bring value to leadership and the workplace.
• How your perspective shapes your unique leadership style.
• Ability to lead effectively when one’s perspective differs from those around you.
• Seeking to glean from and appreciate diverse points of view in work teams.
• How to encourage others to think beyond their own perspective.

Leveling Up and Moving Up: A Roadmap for Advancement and Thoughtful Financial Management

You are gifted, talented and positioned to excel! You are a leader embarking upon an opportunity filled future where advancement and “moving on up” are in your grasp. As you move up, it is critical to Level UP, your perspective on your money as your finances grow and elevate. But, what happens when the promotions come? Do you go out and buy the dream car? Do you take that extravagant vacation to the most exciting place on earth? Do you finally make that purchase that gets everyone’s attention? Each step in your career brings new additions to your financial roadmap and with that comes those “adulting” decisions! In this session, students will learn how to “promote” their thinking and goals ahead of a “promotion”. By utilizing their financial strength, students will learn now they can enjoy their successes, be responsible and smart in building their financial roadmap, and begin considering the importance of philanthropy and giving back, even as a new professional. “To whom much is given, much is required”.

Leading and Embracing Change

It was once said that the only thing constant is change. From moment to moment and second to second, the world around us continues to change and the last 18 months have been a picture perfect example of that. Although change is not always what we want, great leaders make the decision to use that change for positive impact. In this session, students will learn effective methods for leading during challenging times. Also, students will become exposed to ways that leaders leverage change as a catalyst to spark innovation and creativity in themselves and those around them. Being able to leverage change for a productive result can mean driving much needed progress. “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional” (John Maxwell quote).