Culture is a key factor in the success or failure of any company. Yet it is one of the most difficult things for a board to assess. Fostering a healthy company culture comes directly from the board asking such questions as: Do we have the right culture to take on the issues the company is currently facing?

Join us online December 12th for an Expert Series program with guest speaker Lisa J. Lindsay Wicker, PhD., Chief Executive Officer, Linwick & Associates, LLC. With over 30 years of HR Leadership with Fortune 500 companies such as GM, Chrysler, Lowes, Dr. Wicker is currently an Advisory Board Member for STOPIt, an emerging technology company, specializing in risk mitigation software.

As a human capital strategist and employee engagement expert, Dr. Wicker will discuss Boards and Corporate Culture: Changing the Conversation in Boardrooms.

Key discussion points:
• How to talk culture in your boardroom
• What boards can do better to understand the current culture
• The role of boards in relation to culture
• The Importance of culture to the company’s success

We will engage in an interactive "game" lead by Lauren Fitzpatrick Shanks, founder of KeepWOL (Keep Wondering Out Loud), the Team Effectiveness Platform that enhances collaboration, diagnoses growth opportunities, and provides actionable insights for organizational health.

Lauren Fitzpatrick is an award-winning engineer with 15 years of collective experience in entrepreneurship, product creation, & operations. She’s worked at 5 Fortune 500 companies and is no stranger to being the “first” or “only.” She’s the first Black woman to receive an Aerospace Engineering degree from the University of Kansas. She’s a recipient of the Women in Technology Rising Star Award and has an MBA in Operations Management.

Using her technical background, fascination with psychology, and determination to make things fun, Lauren founded KeepWOL. KeepWOL, where everyone is encouraged to Keep Wondering Out Loud.