Webinars
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Kirkwood Corporate Training and The Kirkwood Foundation have partnered to bring free webinars from local experts and trainers right to you. Covering a variety of professional development topics, these 50-minute webinars are the best way to stay up-to-date on the latest skills and training.
View the schedule below to see upcoming webinars and to register online for free.
Webinar Schedule
High-achievers are the go-to problem solvers - the reliable ones leaders never have to worry about. But while they’re busy keeping everything together, they’re also burning out, disconnecting, and quietly losing their sense of fulfillment.
In this engaging and practical session, Sheri Zevenbergen shares her 4-step DASH Mindset Framework, designed to help corporate professionals and teams disrupt unproductive patterns, strengthen emotional intelligence, and realign their work and life with what truly matters.
Attendees will learn how to:
- Recognize and disrupt patterns that limit engagement, productivity, and fulfillment.
- Apply small, intentional shifts that create sustainable success that fits.
- Strengthen self-awareness and emotional intelligence to improve collaboration, communication, and connection.
Sheri Zevenbergen, PQ Coach & Certified YouMap Coach, helps individuals and teams unlock their true potential by developing and applying self-awareness. She began her career in public accounting, then moved into various leadership roles in the financial services industry, focused primarily on operations and global project delivery. After 20-plus years in the corporate world, Sheri pursued her passion for coaching and developed The DASH Mindset.
The Juggler’s Mindset is an engaging, hands-on leadership experience that uses juggling as a powerful metaphor for failure, resilience, and growth. Participants learn a practical framework for bouncing back from setbacks, staying adaptable under pressure, and turning everyday mistakes into momentum for continuous improvement. Are you ready to juggle?
Tom Hicks is the founder and CJO (Chief Juggling Officer) of Throw & Catch Consulting based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Using his 20+ years of higher education experience, he provides practical and fun leadership development experiences that blend storytelling, reflection, and active learning to create deeper connections while playing with a purpose for individuals, teams, and organizations.
In a culture that rewards constant striving, courageous leadership begins by redefining what’s enough. This reflective and practical webinar invites leaders to release the pressure to prove, and to reconnect with grounded confidence, clarity, and purpose. This experience helps leaders shift from doing more to being more — creating the freedom to lead with authenticity, self-trust, and intention.
What You’ll Experience & Take Away:
- A clear understanding of what “enough” means personally and professionally
- Insight into the cost of overstriving
- Tools to reset internal narratives that drive exhaustion or self-doubt, replacing them with empowering, grounded perspectives
- Practical strategies to model “enoughness” in team culture
- Space to define what courageous, sustainable leadership looks like for you
Brooke Fitzgerald loves nature, community, and connection. She shares in life's adventures with her husband and their two boys who reside in Iowa. As the Energy Builder and partner at The Restoration Project, she enjoys working with teams and individuals to feel empowered and connected in their development journey.
In a world of change and uncertainty, resilient people don’t just bounce back—they evolve forward. This 50-minute virtual experience equips professionals with useful mindsets, practical tools, and actionable strategies to build their adaptive capacity. By the end of our session, participants will better understand how they can better navigate uncertainty, handle stress, and thrive under pressure.
Robert Rathje is a purpose-driven, results-focused HR professional who is passionate about helping people and organizations achieve their full potential. Leveraging his diverse experiences in strategic and operational HR, he skillfully drives, designs, and deploys holistic end-to-end solutions that achieve positive outcomes for both profit and people.
Ever wonder why certain situations at work or in life trigger stress, frustration, or self-doubt? This webinar explores how emotional intelligence and inner dialogue shape our reactions, often without us realizing it. By building greater self-awareness, participants can shift how they interpret challenges, communicate with others, and navigate daily demands with more resilience. This session offers practical insights to help respond with greater clarity, confidence, and ease, both professionally and personally.
Megan Thole is a leadership speaker, facilitator, and coach known for her calm power and grounded presence. Megan brings 12+ years of leadership experience, a Master’s in Leadership and Management, and certification in PROSCI Change Management and Mindfulness Coaching. She helps leaders unhook from overachievement and lead from who they truly are, with clarity, compassion, and confidence.
The words we choose matter – to others and to ourselves. This session explores how small language shifts can improve workplace communication, foster empathy, and reduce miscommunication. Participants will learn how mindful word choices can change tone, build trust, and transform team dynamics, starting with our own inner dialogue.
Emily Zimmon,helps groups strengthen connection, improve engagement, and create healthier, more inclusive environments. Her sessions blend insights, compassion, and practical tools to address real-world challenges – leaving audiences inspired, reflective, and ready to take action.
Supervisors don’t manage machines and schedules—they lead people. And when relationships suffer, so do safety, quality, and productivity. This one-hour, practical webinar introduces the core principles of TWI Job Relations (JR) and shows how small, intentional actions from leaders can dramatically improve trust, communication, and performance on the job.
Participants will learn how to:
- Understand the link between day-to-day relationships and business results
- Apply the four Foundations for Good Relations in real workplace situations
- Use a simple, repeatable method for handling people problems fairly and consistently
- Give recognition, communicate changes, and set expectations in ways that build—not damage—trust
Whether you lead a team of five or fifty, this session will equip you with concrete tools to strengthen relationships, reduce friction, and create a more engaged, productive workplace where people and results both thrive.
Steve Wilson is an accomplished executive coach, facilitator, and leadership development consultant with over 20 years of experience driving transformative growth for Fortune 500 companies, including Union Pacific and ICAN. As a Certified Working Genius Facilitator, he specializes in delivering high-impact workshops, executive coaching, and corporate training engagements that empower leaders, strengthen team performance, and achieve meaningful business outcomes.
High-performing teams are built on psychological safety. This session focuses on how leaders create environments where employees feel safe to speak up, challenge ideas, and learn from mistakes without fear of negative consequences. Participants will identify specific leadership behaviors that foster trust and inclusion, and leave with clear actions to strengthen team candor, collaboration, and innovation.
Kelly Dybvig is a dynamic human resources leader with a proven track record of building impactful relationships, designing effective programs, and implementing processes that foster talent development and retention. With extensive experience across organizational development, performance management, employee engagement, and HR strategy, she excels in aligning HR functions to achieve business objectives.
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Change is a guarantee in work and life. Some changes are exciting; some changes bring up other thoughts and feelings. Add the uncertainty that may be attached to the change, and we find ourselves feeling stressed. Understanding that change will happen and how to navigate it – personally and with others – can benefit you, your team, and your organization. During this session, we will discuss our mindset about change, explore various realities that we navigate during times of change, and understand change as a process.
Brenda Meeker is passionate about supporting others in their personal and professional growth. As owner and president of Elevate Consulting, LLC, she provides learning and development, HR, and project-based solutions to meet organizational and employee development needs. She has worked in corporate and nonprofit settings and Division I athletics, providing a range of experience that informs her current work.
Webinars
Kirkwood Corporate Training webinars are convenient and easily customizable. Take a look at some of the past free webinars we’ve offered to all businesses! Topics can be transformed into larger sessions or tailored to your training needs.