The Green Room
Join us for our next in-person Green Room
Meet with Success: Evidence-Based Ways to Create Effective, Engaging, and Inclusive Meetings
Date: February 20, 2025, 3-4 p.m. with networking social to follow
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 205 S. 64th St., West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
American employees attend approximately 55 million meetings a day. While some professionals think of meetings as draining, well-conducted meetings can be places of personal and team gain.
This session of the Green Room offers a conversation hosted by April Schmaltz, president and CEO for Delta Dental of Iowa and her guest, Steven G. Rogelberg, Ph.D., an organizational psychologist and nationally-renown expert in implementing strategies to improve meetings.
Attendees at this free, in-person event will access Rogelberg's evidence-based practices to make meetings effective, engaging, and inclusive.
One CE hour is available for the SHRM and the Iowa Insurance Division (pending approval).
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Watch our last Green Room conversation
October 30, 2024 | "Leading Authentically: The Role of Vulnerability"
- Tiffany O'Donnell, Cedar Rapids Mayor and Women Lead Change
- Courtney Misener, Emotional Health Advocate
- April Schmaltz, Delta Dental of Iowa
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Previous conversations in The Green Room
August 28, 2024 | "Uncover the Opportunities of AI"
- Chris Snider, Drake University and Innovation Profs
- Jo Ellen Whitney, Dentons Davis Brown
- April Schmaltz, Delta Dental of Iowa
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April 24, 2024 | "Play, Purpose & Potential: How Culture Strengthens Teams and Boosts Business"
- Melissa Ness, Connectify HR
- Marc Reifenrath, Spinutech
- April Schmaltz, Delta Dental of Iowa
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November 8, 2023 | "Help Wanted: Trends and Strategies for Iowa's Workforce"
- Dr. Ron Cox, Midwest Workforce Strategies
- April Schmaltz, Delta Dental of Iowa
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April 25, 2023 | "Caregiving: It's More Than a Full-Time Job for Your Employees"
- Marsha Aldridge, Vice President of Human Resources and Shared Services, IMT Insurance
- Tiffany O'Donnell, CEO, Women Lead Change
- Candice Smith, Founder and Director, Caregiven
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February 1, 2023 | "Building an Emotionally Healthy Workplace: What Employers Can Do Now"
- Jami Haberl, Executive Director, Iowa Healthiest State Initiative
- Tammy Hoyman, CEO, Employee & Family Resources
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Additional Resources:
October 24, 2022 | "Agree to Disagree: Supporting Civility in the Workplace"
- Scott Raecker, Executive Director, The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University
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July 12, 2022 | "Thinking Forward"
- Jason Gross, Vice President of ManchestorStory
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March 30, 2022 | "Intentional Leadership"
- Dr. Beth Livingston, Assistance Professor in Management & Entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business
- Tiffany O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer of Women Lead Change
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December 1, 2021 | "The New World of Work"
- Nicole Crain, Executive Vice President, Iowa Association of Business and Industry
- David Leto, President, Palmer Group
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July 20, 2021 | "Creating a Culture of Wellness"
- Brent Vander Waal, CEO, ITA Group
- Teresa Hovell, Benefits Manager
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March 2, 2021 | "Navigating the Changing Course"
- Rowena Crosbie, President and Founder of Tero International, Inc.
- Tanner Krause, Chief Executive Officer of Kum & Go
- Jeff Pomeranz, City Manager of Cedar Rapids
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November 11, 2020 | "Winning the Inner Victory"
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- Bryan Arzani, Vice President & Co-founder of Results Group, LLC