Polsky Small Business Bootcamp: Understanding the Human Elements in Your Business - Trust, Collaboration, and Emotional Loss

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the Polsky Center Small Business Bootcamp to provide small business owners and local entrepreneurs with resources during these changing times. This virtual event series will take place during the week of April 13th via livestream, and sessions will take place in the mornings and afternoons to accommodate a variety of schedules.

This series is made possible through a partnership with the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation and the Office of Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago, on behalf of a larger coalition of University groups and partners.

About this Session:

In this session, participants will explore leadership practices that deepen human connection and enhance organizational trust. By leveraging evidence-based practices from the the fields of counseling, human development, and business management, Katie O'Malley, M.Ed. will introduce concepts for attending to the whole-employee across the many dimensions of human well-being. A Q&A session will follow the presentation.

About the Speaker: Katie O'Malley, Senior Associate Director of Leadership Development, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Katie is Senior Associate Director of Leadership Development at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She has a Master's degree in Counseling and is a Board certifed life and career coach.

Other topics in the Polsky Center Small Business Bootcamp series include:

Mon, April 13 at 10:00 AM: Negotiating in Times of Change

Mon, April 13 at 2:00 PM: Navigating Access to Capital Resources

Tue, April 14 at 2:00 PM: How To Manage Personal and Professional Ups and Downs While Managing a Business

Wed, April 15 at 10:00 AM: Transforming Your Business...Now

Wed, April 15 at 2:00 PM: Crisis Management Communication

Thur, April 16 at 10:00 AM: Decision Making in Tough Environments

Thur, April 16 at 2:00 PM: Behavior and Branding

Fri, April 17 at 10:00 AM: Marketing Strategies in Times of Uncertainty

Fri, April 17 at 2:00 PM: Cash Management

Questions? Contact Katie Spoden at kspoden@uchicago.edu.