Ascend: The Independent Summit for Veterinary Leadership

November 10, 2024 · Magnolia Denver

Agenda

Sunday, November 10

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Mindful Management 101: How to Deal with Reactive Clients and Staff

In this session attendees will learn to recognize fear behavior in humans. We will also learn and apply multiple easy to remember strategies to calm yourself and others.... more

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Mindful Management 201: 5 Ways to Deal with a Challenging Situation

In this interactive and often hilarious session, attendees will learn to manage the only thing they truly can control: themselves... more

9:10 AM - 9:40 AM

Alpine Track - Bridging the Gap with Courage

Discussing how to instill and encourage courage in your team to avoid common gaps that plague the veterinary team.

Bouldering Track - Leadership Canyoning: Navigating the Rugged Terrain of Professional Development

Embark on a dynamic leadership journey inspired by the challenges and thrills of canyoning.... more

9:50 AM - 10:20 AM

Alpine Track - The I in Team

Addressing what it means to be a team player while having healthy boundaries.

Bouldering Track - Mountain Guides: The importance of a Train the Trainer Program

In this course, we delve into the art of effective training, akin to selecting the perfect mountain guide for your first bouldering expedition... more

10:20 AM - 11:00 AM

Break/Exhibits and SNACKS

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Awakening Resilience: What to do with Compassion Fatigue, Moral Distress, and Occupational Burnout

Let’s face it: humans are TIRED, and our resilience is LOW. In this session, we will briefly explore the signs and causes of three components of three occupational mental health problems common in veterinary medicine... more

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch and Dr. Temple Grandin presenting Neurodiversity in the Workforce

Neurodiversity in the Workforce: It is important to include neurodiverse employees in the work place because you need their skills.

1:30 PM - 2:10 PM

Break/Exhibits and DESSERT

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM

Alpine Track - Ingredients of Leadership

By examining the three ingredients of leadership: Self-Awareness, Collaboration, and Business Acumen participants will discover how they can enhance their leadership capabilities and maximize their impact on their teams and organizations... more

Bouldering Track - Gossip - let's talk about it!

Gossip - why it happens, how it happens, and how to stop it.

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM

Alpine Track - Coaching: The Yooperlight of Leadership

In this course, participants will learn how to harness the power of coaching to inspire their team members... more

Bouldering Track - Vet Med - Do we really want it to be different?

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM

Alpine - Table Topics

Each table has a topic. Rotate at 30 minutes. Each participant can choose which table to join at each rotation.

Bouldering - Table Topics

Each table has a topic. Rotate at 30 minutes. Each participant can choose which table to join at each rotation.

4:20 PM - 5:00 PM

Break/Exhibits and SNACKS

5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Declassified: the Secrets to Unstoppable Self Confidence

Dr. Wooten will share her journey of self-confidence and the lessons learned along the way that helped her release self-doubt, but more importantly, you will learn to apply these concepts in your personal and professional journey... more

5:50 PM - 6:00 PM

Bingo Rewards and Closing

Several prizes for completed Bingo cards - must be present to win.