Optional Workshop: Skills Development Series

Session Title: Executive Skills: The Foundational Skills for Career Readiness and Economic Mobility
Workshop Description: There are two pathways within this course focused on supporting ESEs design and build the basic skills needed for a participant employee to be successful at your ESE and beyond. All attendees will take a workshop focused on the basics of executive skills and why they are the foundation to any career-readiness journey. From there, attendees can opt to pursue one of two pathways – one for those who do not have (or unhappy with) a career readiness curriculum, and another pathway for those seeking to integrate the executive sills methodology within their ESE.
Date: June 3, 2025
Facilitator and Coach:
- Dana Emanuel (demanuel@newmoms.org)
- Devin Redmond (dredmond@newmoms.org)
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Session Title: Lived Experience & Career Readiness (Workshop 1 of 2 for Career Readiness Pathway)
Workshop Description: Explore the concepts of one’s lived experience in relation to career readiness and labor market dynamics. Understand how your personal identity impacts your role as a facilitator.
Date: June 4, 2025
Facilitator and Coach:
- Ellen Johnson (mellen1080@gmail.com)
- Tanvi Shah (reach.tshah@gmail.com)
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Session Title: Career Readiness Curriculum Deep Dive (Workshop 2 of 2 for Career Readiness Pathway)
Workshop Description: Walk through curriculum and its unique components. Practice core lessons.
Date: June 5, 2025
Facilitator and Coach:
- Ellen Johnson (mellen1080@gmail.com)
- Tanvi Shah (reach.tshah@gmail.com)
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Session Title: Executive Skills 201: Moving from Knowledge to Practice (Workshop 1 of 2 for Executive Skills Pathway)
Workshop Description: Deepen your ability to use Executive Skills to enhance goal achievement for yourself, with your teams, and your ESE employees.
Date: June 17, 2025
Facilitator and Coach:
- Dana Emanuel (demanuel@newmoms.org)
- Devin Redmond (dredmond@newmoms.org)
Resources & Materials Used in Session:
- - Executive Skills 201 Session Slides
  - Executive Skills questionnaire: https://s.pointerpro.com/hubexecutiveskills
  - New Moms Executive Skills Definitions
  - Executive Skills-based Powerful Questions for Teams

Session Title: Designing Executive Skills-Based Practices for your ESE (Workshop 2 of 2 for Executive Skills Pathway)
Workshop Description: Leverage implementation science to design and sustain Executive Skills-informed practices in your ESE.
Date: July 1, 2025
Facilitator and Coach:
- Dana Emanuel (demanuel@newmoms.org)
- Devin Redmond (dredmond@newmoms.org)
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