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Virtual Retreat Notes:
Comprehensive notes covering all sessions from the event: Virtual Retreat Notes
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Speaker Presentations
Communications Team Structures for a High-Performing Organization
Presenter: Hannah Cho, VP, Corporate Communications at BMC
Eureka: Measuring Communications & Uncovering Actionable Insights
Presenter: Sarah Plaster, Director, Organizational Communications at Aflac
Presenter: John Cirone, Director, Global Employee & Executive Communications at Microsoft
Vaccines and Return to the Workplace
Presenter: Michael Waterman, Vice President of Communications and Creative Services at CHG Healthcare Services
CHG's "Return to Office" video
Insights on Strengths from Stories
Presenter: Mary Olson-Menzel, executive coach at MVP/Spark InSight
Presenter: Mel Shahbazian, executive coach at MVP/Spark InSight
Connecting to Purpose During Each Step of Change Management Communications
Presenter: Carmella, Director, Head of Internal Communications & Employment at Blue Cross NC
Tools & Platforms
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Bonus Materials
What Return to Office might look like -- and when
Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies at Work
Flash Evaluation for Gretchen Rubin's The Four Tendencies
Nutshell Guide to Gretchen Rubin's The Four Tendencies
Blue Cross NC's "Our Purpose" video
Microsoft's "The Next Great Disruption Is Hybrid Work—Are We Ready?"