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Upcoming Meetings

    • 18 Jun 2026
    • 5:45 PM - 8:00 PM
    • CPI Security Systems Corporate Office; 4300 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273
    • 55
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    The Reengagement Opportunity: Activating Leadership from the Inside Out

    Registration Deadline: June 11

    In today’s labor market, where unemployment remains low and employees have greater choice than ever before, organizations face increasing pressure to retain talent and accelerate performance. Many efforts focus on preventing disengagement. The greater leadership opportunity is maximizing reengagement.

    Reengagement is not a morale initiative. It is a performance strategy. It begins with leaders assessing what is real, celebrating what is already working, and activating personal alignment before attempting to influence others. Leadership energy shapes culture. Culture shapes results.

    This high-energy, activation-focused session introduces the A.W.E.S.O.M.E.™ framework as an inside-out leadership pathway. Participants will engage in real-time assessment and momentum-building experiences designed to shift perspective from deficit management to opportunity maximization. Rather than concentrating on disengagement trends, the focus is on strengthening identity, reinforcing belief, and activating measurable leadership impact.

    By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

    - Reframe the current labor market not as a disengagement crisis, but as a reengagement opportunity.

    - Assess their own leadership alignment and influence before attempting to shift team performance.

    - Apply key elements of the A.W.E.S.O.M.E.™ framework to activate identity-driven leadership.

    - Commit to one measurable leadership action that strengthens momentum within 30 days.

    Participants will engage in a fast-paced activation experience that includes:

    - A guided “Assess” moment to surface what is real and celebrate what is already working.

    - Individual reflection aligned to core elements of the A.W.E.S.O.M.E.™ framework.

    - Real-time leadership activation designed to reinforce ownership and forward momentum.

    - A personal commitment anchored in immediate application.


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    Presented by:



    Michelle McKown-Campbell

    Michelle McKown-Campbell is a Transformational Keynote Speaker and Employee Reengagement Strategist and the Founder of Activate the Awesome®. With over 25 years of experience in HR, talent development, and leadership coaching, she helps organizations shift from managing disengagement to maximizing reengagement. Michelle is the creator of the A.W.E.S.O.M.E.™ framework, an inside-out leadership approach that activates identity, belief, and momentum to strengthen culture and performance. Known for her high-energy, experiential sessions, she equips leaders to move beyond surveys and initiatives and model reengagement in real time.

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    Join ATD Charlotte for our monthly chapter meeting. Meet other talent development professionals in the Charlotte area, discover job opportunities and - if you're recruiting - connect with job seekers, hear about the latest chapter news, and participate in a fantastic program.

    We are looking forward to seeing you! Remember that in order to allow the caterer to order the correct amount of food and protect your membership dollars, ATD charges a $25 no-show fee. So if something comes up please cancel by Thursday (7 days prior to the event) 12 midnight. Thanks!!!

    All times Eastern Time (US & Canada)

      Location: NOTE:  New Location!!

      CPI Security Systems Corporate Office

      4300 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273

      Parking: please park anywhere in the parking lot (EV is for employees only, though).

      Enter through the main entrance in the front of the building that faces Sandy Porter Road, please enter 4300 building (not 4200 building).


      Check in: 5-6pm

      Meeting start time: 5:45pm

      Note: For any guests attending (without a guest pass), please select 'Guest-In Person' for your registration; the cost is $25 to cover the meeting and food.

      Meeting Schedule:

      All times Eastern Time (US & Canada)

          • 5:45pm - Meeting starts
          • Dinner!
          • Networking & Job Forum
          • Chapter Announcements
          • Presentation
          • 8:00pm - Meeting Concludes
          • 16 Jul 2026
          • 5:45 PM - 8:00 PM
          • CPI Security Systems Corporate Office; 4300 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273
          • 74
          Register

          The Slow Fade: How L&D Functions Lose Relevance Without Realizing It

          Registration Deadline: July 9

          You know the origin story about Reed Hastings launching Netflix and disrupting Blockbuster? It’s a classic business tale of David vs. Goliath.

          It’s also wrong.

          Blockbuster wasn't killed by Netflix. It slowly eroded, in part because its leaders were focused on continuing to deliver something that its customers quietly began to value less. That distinction isn't just interesting. It's the most important thing L&D professionals need to understand about their own function right now.

          Internal talent and training teams face a version of this risk that rarely shows up in budget conversations until it's too late: Value Proposition Erosion (VPE). It's the gap between the value you're delivering and the value your internal clients believe they're receiving. And it widens gradually, without drama, often while engagement scores remain strong.

          In this session, participants will examine VPE through the lens of L&D. They will explore how assumptions about what the business needs, who the "customer" is, and what "good" looks like can quietly calcify. Using case studies from industries that didn't see it coming, facilitated discussion, and diagnostic prompts adapted from the Strategic Clarity Framework™, participants will leave with a clearer picture of where their own function may be drifting and how they can influence its trajectory.

          Learning Objectives:

          By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

          - Distinguish between disruption and erosion as risk patterns, and identify which poses the greater threat to internal L&D functions.

          - Apply the Value Proposition Erosion framework to their own team — examining expectation drift, segment-specific erosion, and silent substitution within their organization.

          - Use the Assumption Blindness diagnostic to surface and pressure-test beliefs about stakeholder needs, organizational value, and competitive positioning — with particular attention to identity-level assumptions that trigger resistance before evidence can even be considered.

          - Identify at least two concrete signals of early-stage VPE within their function and develop an initial approach for closing the detection gap before erosion becomes visible to leadership.


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          Presented by:




          David Phillips 

          Equal parts educator, facilitator, and instigator, David has devoted his professional life to helping people make things better. Prior to founding Faster Glass in 2010, he built his career across the financial services, public accounting, public education, and the U.S. Air Force — worlds that don't usually talk to each other. It's an atypical path, and exactly what makes him effective at helping others connect dots.

          Register Now!

          Join ATD Charlotte for our monthly chapter meeting. Meet other talent development professionals in the Charlotte area, discover job opportunities and - if you're recruiting - connect with job seekers, hear about the latest chapter news, and participate in a fantastic program.

          We are looking forward to seeing you! Remember that in order to allow the caterer to order the correct amount of food and protect your membership dollars, ATD charges a $25 no-show fee. So if something comes up please cancel by Thursday (7 days prior to the event) 12 midnight. Thanks!!!

          All times Eastern Time (US & Canada)

            Location: NOTE:  New Location!!

            CPI Security Systems Corporate Office

            4300 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273

            Parking: please park anywhere in the parking lot (EV is for employees only, though).

            Enter through the main entrance in the front of the building that faces Sandy Porter Road, please enter 4300 building (not 4200 building).


            Check in: 5-6pm

            Meeting start time: 5:45pm

            Note: For any guests attending (without a guest pass), please select 'Guest-In Person' for your registration; the cost is $25 to cover the meeting and food.

            Meeting Schedule:

            All times Eastern Time (US & Canada)

                • 5:45pm - Meeting starts
                • Dinner!
                • Networking & Job Forum
                • Chapter Announcements
                • Presentation
                • 8:00pm - Meeting Concludes

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