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PAST EVENTS


Being A Woman Who Leads
Discover How To Be A Leader,
Build Self Confidence,
Personalize Your Leadership Style
Mar 5


Embracing Your Femininity in the Workplace Conference
Balancing Professional Life and Person Life How to be Assertive without being Agressive Winning Respect
Feb 19, 2024


Conversations with Women Leaders, Series 2, Theme:Â Tools for Building an Ethical Leadership Style
• Session 1: How to build your professional compass • Session 2: Values and ethics. How do they match up in the workplace? • Session...
Apr 24, 2023


Conversations with Women Leaders, Series 1, Theme:Â Fulfillment in Work
• Session 1: Discovering What Motivates Us in Our Career • Session 2: Being Authentic and Bringing Ethics to the Workplace • Session...
Sep 15, 2022


Medical Ethics Forum for Nurses
Medical Ethics Forum for Nurses Two-part Series
Sep 29, 2021


Adapting to a Changing World: Recognizing Unconscious Bias
Special Guest Speaker: Stephanie Blakely, Central Region Marketing Leader Grant Thornton, LLP Join us and explore: • Broadening your...
Apr 21, 2021


Adapting to a Changing World: Leading in Crisis Situations
Special Guest Speaker: Susan Mangels, PhD Senior Vice President Consulting Services at AC Fitzgerald Join us and explore: • Knowing your...
Feb 4, 2021


Adapting to a Changing World: Navigating your Career in a Changing Environment
Special guest speaker: Kristin Pylant, Vice President of Human Resources Magnolia Oil and Gas Join us and explore: • Shifting your...
Jan 14, 2021


Adapting to a Changing World: Preparing Yourself for Change in the Face of COVID-19
Special guest speaker: Dr. James McDeavitt, Senior Vice President and Dean of Clinical Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine Join us and...
Oct 8, 2020


WOMEN TRANSFORMING WORK: Being Intentional
Learn to develop: professional presence magnanimity working with the heart as well as the head purposeful words and actions
Jun 26, 2020


Women Transforming Work LUNCHEON SERIES: Inclusion in the Workplace
Go to lunch with a dynamic group of women! Don't miss Chelsea Conrad, CPA, Owner and Founder of Proactive Happiness. Discover the keys to...
Feb 6, 2020


Medical Interpretation: Ethics in Medical Interpretation.
Assisting the LEP (Parents with Limited English) patient and family members who do not speak English. How to ensure that the...
Dec 5, 2019


Women's Health and Wellness Affirming a Woman's Sexuality
Join three panelists, Dr. Kathryn Karges MD, Dipl. ABOG, CFCMC; Mary Caprio, RN & Certified Fertility Care Practitioner; and Janesse...
Mar 7, 2019


Making the Most of Mentoring
Rosalia Nolan, Business Advisor at ChallengeScope, is passionate about mentoring and coaching future leaders across industries. She will...
Jan 31, 2019


Conflicts of Conscience: Navigating Matters of Conscience in a Healthcare Setting
Join Carla Falco, MD, of Texas Children's Hospital for a Discussion on Conflicts of Conscience. Issues to be explored include •...
Nov 8, 2018


Valuing Generational Ranges in the Workplace
Headlines highlight generational differences rather than the positive contributions each generation brings to the workplace. Appreciating...
Nov 8, 2018


Executive Presence and Image
Grant Thornton's Jennifer Daniel and Sable Waters will start the series with how to make a great first impression, and also how to...
Oct 4, 2018


The Effects of Globalization on "Human Capital"
Join other executive women at the next Executive Women's Ethics Forum lunch discussion at the Petroleum Club! In today’s world of...
Jul 30, 2018


A Discussion on Organ Donation and Brain Death
Join other healthcare professionals in exploring the ethical implications related to brain death, organ donation, and patient and family...
May 3, 2018


Managing Commitments as a Leader
You are invited to join the next Ethical Leadership Series lunch event on Thursday, April 26 from noon to 1pm. Reflecting on Grant...
Apr 27, 2018


Ethical Leadership Luncheon Series: Making Decisions as an Ethical Leader
You are invited to join the next Ethical Leadership Series lunch event on Thursday, February 1st. Reflecting on Peggy Mahoney-Santry’s...
Feb 1, 2018


Ethical Leadership Luncheon Series: How to Prepare for Ethical Leadership
Join us for the second lunch in the Ethical Leadership Series at Grant Thornton's downtown offices! We will explore how knowing your...
Dec 7, 2017


Medical Ethics Forum: The Baby Charlie Gard Case
Healthcare professionals, please join us at the next Medical Ethics Forum Event at the Sheridan Study Center. The Charlie Gard Case...
Nov 9, 2017


Ethical Leadership Luncheon Series: What is an ethical leader?
Join us for the inaugural season of our Ethical Leadership Luncheon Series! This is your opportunity for; Growing as an ethical leader;...
Oct 19, 2017


Spectrum: The Dignity of the Human Person and Bioethics
​Please join us at the next Spectrum event at Tiny's No. 5! We will have a chance to dive deeper into moral philosophy and gain insight...
Oct 4, 2017


Medical Ethics Forum: The Ashley Treatment. A Discussion on the Respect for Persons, Beneficence and
The Ashley Treatment refers to a controversial set of medical procedures undergone by a Seattle child, "Ashley X", to prevent puberty and...
May 25, 2017


From S.O.S. to W.O.W.! tm
Move from the Same Old Stuff to Well On the Way in your professional life. Through busting assumptions, unleashing creative ideas and...
Apr 21, 2017


The Power of Your Story
Chris will share with us: How to leverage the experiences throughout your career to inspire others. How to look at all angles (even those...
Mar 10, 2017


The Grant Thornton Culture Journey
Corporate culture reflects the beliefs and behaviors that determine how a company's employees and management interact and handle outside...
Dec 3, 2016


Communicating Empathy a pivotal part of giving patient care
How do we show understanding to our patients in pain, distress or anxiety? Many caregivers offer sympathy, yet sympathy blurs the lines...
Dec 2, 2016


The Look of Leadership Taking Stress Out of Dress - How to Shop with Tunnel Vision The Art of Being
Helen Perry facilitates people. An expert in the field of presentation, she guides individuals and groups with a keen eye, quick wit and...
Nov 5, 2016


Company Culture: How to Make Your Organization a Great Place to Work
Do you enjoy your work and the people you work with? Is there an environment of team work and camaraderie? Learn how you can affect...
Sep 24, 2016


Building Your Financial Foundation
The financial decisions you make now will impact your monetary security in the future. ​ Understanding your whole compensation package​...
Apr 9, 2016


Emoji Mastery: Emotional Intelligence in the Engagement of Employees and Transformation of our Work
Research shows that only 13% of employees across 142 countries worldwide are emotionally engaged in their jobs. Emotional intelligence is...
Feb 27, 2016


Conference: What Every Professional Woman Should Know
Do you want to be successful in your career? Besides having a good reputation and a willigness to work, there is another "secret"...
Dec 12, 2015


Holistic Care: A Perspective on Human Dignity
Each patient is not a room number or diagnosis, but a human being with aspirations, a family and looking for hope in the care we give....
Nov 15, 2015


If I Knew Then What I Know Now
Every professional goes through stages of leadership development as they progress in their career, learning from successes and mistakes...
Nov 7, 2015


The Business of Relationships in Healthcare
As medical providers, we have the privilege of caring for patients and their families at some of the most exciting and vulnerable times...
May 24, 2015


Imposter Syndrome
Have you ever felt like you didn’t fit in, or felt the fear of being discovered as not being up to the task in your professional life?...
Apr 25, 2015


Building a Workplace Wardrobe
n a new CareerBuilder.com survey, 41% of employers said that people who dress better or more professionally tend to be promoted more...
Apr 9, 2015


The Art of Failing
The opposite of failure is not success but stagnation. By avoiding failure, we deprive ourselves of the experimentation that is crucial...
Mar 27, 2015


Brand Yourself for Success in the Global Economy - Authentically, Effectively and Ethically
Some women struggle to promote themselves for professional success in today’s global economy. This talk will explore specific techniques...
Nov 14, 2014


Developing an Authentic Leadership Style
Women often struggle in business when deciding how much of themselves to share or compromise. Niloufar Molavi, discusses how bringing...
Oct 3, 2014


Becoming Succesful Women in Male-Dominated Workplaces
Women bring unique perspectives to the workplace, but how do we achieve success in male-dominated fields? We will explore the challenges...
Apr 15, 2014


What Happened To Me Could Happen To Anyone How I Became a White Collar Criminal
When Helen Sharkey was hired as an accountant in 1996 by Dynegy, she had no idea that job would ultimately lead to 28 days in a...
Apr 7, 2014


Aligning Your Personal Values With Your Financial Goals
Investors increasingly are making financial choices that adhere to their personal beliefs. Using a values-based investing strategy can...
Mar 21, 2014


Leading in the Right Direction
Leadership is both an art and a science. Regardless of one’s position on the professional ladder, knowing how to be a good leader is a...
Feb 7, 2014
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