Professional Development Meeting | May 13, 2025

Professional Development Meeting
8 Signs A Team Has Low Psychological Safety
Join Beth for an insightful presentation on identifying and addressing low psychological safety within teams. Discover what psychological safety truly entails and its critical role in fostering team and organizational success. Through practical insights, explore the 8 unmistakable signs of low psychological safety in teams. Learn actionable strategies that HR professionals can implement to strengthen psychological safety across organizations, empowering teams to thrive. Also, gain valuable techniques that team leaders can adopt to cultivate a culture of trust, openness, and learning, and innovation within their teams.
Revolutionizing HR with AI: Practical Tools and Strategies for Today’s Workforce
This session provides HR professionals with accessible and actionable insights into practical applications of AI tools. With real-life examples and an emphasis on responsible AI use, the presentation will address the “how-to” of AI for tasks such as process/knowledge management, recruitment, training, and workflow automation. Attendees will leave with a toolkit of prompts, tools, and AI-powered strategies they can implement immediately to make their workdays easier.
About the Speakers:
Beth Strathman
Beth Strathman has a passion for cultivating the best in others. She is a keen observer of people and has studied human behavior and performance throughout her careers in education, human resources, and coaching. She is known as a practical straight-shooter with a great sense of humor.
As a leadership and team coach, Beth works with leaders who want to have more positive impact within their organizations. Her clients achieve greater presence and composure, better focus, and more effective influence with their direct reports, colleagues, and other stakeholders. She also works with teams to work more effectively together to increase performance and value for their stakeholders. You can learn more about her coaching practice at firebrandconsultingllc.com.
Alane Boyd
Alane Boyd, Co-founder and CEO of Biggest Goal (formerly Workday Ninja), is a serial entrepreneur and workflow automation expert who has built and successfully exited two SaaS companies, each reaching 8-figure valuations. She specializes in developing AI-powered tools that solve industry-specific pain points, particularly in human resources, optimizing workflows and enhancing operational efficiency. She continues to push the boundaries of AI-driven solutions, helping businesses work smarter and scale faster.