The NextGen Gov Training Virtual Summit on Wednesday, May 20, is rapidly approaching! We’ve added even more speakers for the second round of breakout sessions. Led by current and former govies, as well as career experts, they will share their wide swath of experience on topics ranging from becoming a better manager to overcoming imposter syndrome.

Read on to explore your breakout session options and start planning your schedule. If you can’t decide on a session, don’t worry! All virtual summit registrants will receive recordings of every session the following day, so you won’t miss a thing.

First-Time Manager Toolkit

Congrats, you’re a manager! Now what? Stepping into a new managing role can feel quite daunting, but with a little training and time, you’ll feel more confident. This session will help you better understand supervisory basics for government managers, including delegation, feedback and performance management.

Speaker: Donald Bauer, Deputy Associate Director, Workforce Standards and Data Center, U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Silencing Your Inner Critic

Imposter syndrome and self-doubt are more pervasive than you might think: nearly 70% of working professionals report feeling inadequate at work at some point in their careers. This session will help you overcome your inner critic as you learn how to recognize self-doubt, reframe your mindset and build confidence in your role.

Speaker: Carolyn Mooney, Strategist, Enough LLC

Project Management Essentials

Even if your job description doesn’t explicitly include project management as a required skill, you’d probably still benefit from learning proven methods to plan, organize and deliver your projects on time. In this session, an expert will walk you through the project management essentials.

Speaker: Tina (Denq) Cooper, Consultant, Trainer, and Facilitator

Conflict Management in Government Teams

Most of us are conditioned in some way or another to avoid conflict as much as possible. We often view it as an obstacle at work. This session will teach you how to reframe conflict as a catalyst for productive discussion and change. You’ll learn how to handle disagreements constructively and turn conflict into collaboration.

Speaker: Tami Hill Thomas, Executive Advisor and Certified Coach, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development