Networkshop: Coping with COVID-19? Embracing Change, Managing Stress, and Not Giving Up! Speaker: Kit Welchin (Members Only, Virtual)

Monday, September 14
9:30am-12:00pm
NAPO-MN Members, Virtual via Zoom

Coping with COVID-19? Embracing Change, Managing Stress, and Not Giving Up! 
Presented by Kit Welchin

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on our businesses, the healthcare system, our government agencies, and society as a whole. With a crisis like this one, with so many uncertainties and unforeseen consequences, it is important to learn and apply proven strategies for accepting change.

It is imperative to recognize and respond effectively to the emotional and psychological impacts this pandemic has had on you, your clients, and the community. There are many emotions that are triggered by such a crisis, including fear, anxiety, helplessness, and isolation. We all need to learn strategies for embracing change, managing stress, and not giving up.

Attendees will learn:

• The three key drivers of change
• The four stages of transition
• The mistakes we make in dealing with change
• Thirty strategies for managing stress
• Thirteen work behaviors to help stay positive and not give up

Agenda:
9:30 – Networking
10:00 – Presentation followed by questions.
Any remaining time will be used for presentation discussion and networking.
12:00 – Adjourn

Meeting access information will be emailed to registered participants.

About Kit Welchin:

One of the busiest keynote and professional speakers in the U.S., Kit Welchlin is often described as “high energy” and “entertaining.” Kit weaves his light-hearted sense of humor and practical stories and strategies into his keynote presentations and seminars, whether he’s speaking about how to improve customer service, stress management in the workplace, intergenerational communication, or how to handle difficult people.

Listed among Who’s Who in Professional Speaking, Kit is a born public speaker who began public speaking at the tender age of nine. By age 16, he was speaking on leadership, citizenship, community service and motivation for the 4-H and Future Farmers of America.

A member of the National Speakers Association, Kit taught at Mankato State University where he received the Teaching Excellence Award and at Metropolitan State University where he was repeatedly nominated Outstanding Faculty.

For more information see Kit’s website: https://welchlin.com/