Mandel School Impact Series: Keynote Presentation: "Expanding the Boundaries—Applying Social Work Skills in the Corporate Sector"

Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Add to Calendar: Add to Calendar 2025-03-19 17:30:00 2025-03-19 19:00:00 Mandel School Impact Series: Keynote Presentation: "Expanding the Boundaries—Applying Social Work Skills in the Corporate Sector" Event Description Learn how you can directly influence change, help team build and manage conflicts to impact organizational success – no matter your industry! Join the Mandel School for the keynote presentation of our Impact Series. Hear from Howard Guttman (LYS ’76, SAS ’77), author and founder of Guttman Development Strategies, who has advised global powerhouses, such as Walmart, GlaxoSmithKline, Keurig and L'Oréal, as well as leading nonprofits, including YMCA, City Harvest and Women in Need. In conversation with Marilynn Gardner, president and CEO of Chicago’s Navy Pier, Inc., this dynamic duo will explore how key skills rooted in social work—emotional intelligence, systems thinking and process facilitation—can drive success in corporate leadership and organizational transformation. Chris Georgas, chief operating officer of The Kaleidoscope Group, will join Guttman and Gardner for a thought-provoking discussion that will inspire you to think differently about leadership, strategy and impact. Get a preview of Guttman’s insights before the event in the latest Change Leaders podcast, where he shares his expertise on high-performance organizations. 2 Social Work CEUs are approved for in-person attendees, as well as a gift basket drawing. Complimentary parking and refreshments will be provided. Questions? Email mandelschoolevents@case.edu. Feel free to share this with your networks, as anyone interested in creating positive institutional change is welcome! Mandel School | Noble Commons 11235 Bellflower Road Cleveland, OH 44106 OR Zoom Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences America/New_York public

Event Format: Hybrid

2 hours of PD credit has been approved

Event Description

Learn how you can directly influence change, help team build and manage conflicts to impact organizational success – no matter your industry!

Join the Mandel School for the keynote presentation of our Impact Series.

Hear from Howard Guttman (LYS ’76, SAS ’77), author and founder of Guttman Development Strategies, who has advised global powerhouses, such as Walmart, GlaxoSmithKline, Keurig and L'Oréal, as well as leading nonprofits, including YMCA, City Harvest and Women in Need.

In conversation with Marilynn Gardner, president and CEO of Chicago’s Navy Pier, Inc., this dynamic duo will explore how key skills rooted in social work—emotional intelligence, systems thinking and process facilitation—can drive success in corporate leadership and organizational transformation.

Chris Georgas, chief operating officer of The Kaleidoscope Group, will join Guttman and Gardner for a thought-provoking discussion that will inspire you to think differently about leadership, strategy and impact.

Get a preview of Guttman’s insights before the event in the latest Change Leaders podcast, where he shares his expertise on high-performance organizations.

2 Social Work CEUs are approved for in-person attendees, as well as a gift basket drawing.

Complimentary parking and refreshments will be provided.

Questions? Email mandelschoolevents@case.edu.

Feel free to share this with your networks, as anyone interested in creating positive institutional change is welcome!

Event Location

Mandel School | Noble Commons

11235 Bellflower Road

Cleveland, OH 44106

OR

Zoom

Howard Guttman and Marilynn Gardner headshots