ATD PHL Greater Philadelphia Chapter upcoming events

Center City Meet-Up: The Facilitator's Playground (October 29, 2026)

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT

We know that today adaptability isn't just a soft skill; it’s the ultimate competitive advantage. But how do we, as talent development professionals, help leaders and teams measure, build, and master it in practice?

Join the ATD Greater Philadelphia Center City Meet-Up for our interactive Facilitator Playground, featuring guest facilitator Amy Lafko.

In this dynamic, "peer-behind-the-curtain" session, Amy will walk us through her structured adaptability training framework powered by the AQme (Adaptability Quotient) Assessment.

This isn't a sit-and-listen presentation: it's an interactive lab.

You'll experience the workshop flow as both a participant and provide your feedback as a practitioner. You will discover how to translate adaptability data into high-impact skill development, all while exploring best practices for seamless delivery as a group of practitioners.

What You Will Experience & Learn

Decode Individual Insights (20–30 mins): Learn how to navigate the adaptability insights, unlock key adaptability drivers, and identify subtle blind spots.
Experience Live Skill-Building (40 mins): Participate in a deep-dive, hands-on exercise targeting a specific adaptability skill chosen dynamically based on live group assessment data.
Master Facilitation: Observe and test Amy's program on adaptability. Offer feedback on what worked well and what could be improved. Learn from peers based on their experiences in running similar programs.
Peer-to-Peer Debrief & Q&A: Connect directly with fellow TD colleagues to discuss program design, virtual delivery logistics, and strategies for bringing adaptability frameworks to your organization.

About the Facilitator

Amy Lafko is an author, speaker, and leadership consultant dedicated to helping organizations build resilient, highly adaptable teams. Through her structured training programs and expertise in the AQai framework, she empowers leaders and teams to thrive amidst constant change.

Chapter Webinar: “The Intuitive Edge: Trusting Yourself as a Talent Development Leader” (November 16, 2026)

Mon, 16 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT

The pace of work is relentless. We’re expected to absorb more, decide faster, and have an answer now, even when the answer isn’t obvious. For talent development professionals, that means continually making judgment calls about what people need, where to invest, when to challenge, when to listen, and how to move forward when there is no clear playbook.

But in all that noise, how well are we listening to ourselves? The Intuitive Edge is an engaging, out-of-the-box session about learning to trust what we know. We’ll explore how intuition, pattern recognition, experience, values, and self-trust inform our judgment, and how to distinguish those signals from fear, bias, outside expectations, and the sheer volume of information competing for our attention. Participants will learn how to quiet the noise, tune into what matters most, and use a practical TRUST framework to make more confident, aligned decisions in their work and careers.

The session aligns directly with three areas of the ATD Talent Development Capability Model. It strengthens Emotional Intelligence & Decision Making by building self-awareness and helping participants examine what influences their choices; supports Career & Leadership Development by strengthening judgment and self-trust in ourselves and the people we develop; and advances Future Readiness by building the discernment needed to navigate ambiguity, change, and an increasingly complex workplace.

As AI puts more answers at our fingertips, talent development professionals have an increasingly important opportunity to strengthen the distinctly human capabilities technology can’t replace – judgment, discernment, and the confidence to act when the answer isn’t obvious.

ATD Certification Credits

ATD Greater Philadelphia Chapter programs are pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits. These credits are based on the ATD Capability Model and may be applied towards initial eligibility and recertification for Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials.

ATD Certification Credits for this program: 1.00

Presenter:

Tina Robinson | Founder and CEO

Tina Robinson is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and in-demand conference speaker known for bringing practical, provocative ideas to the workplace. She is the founder and CEO of WorkJoy and the author of the ATD Press book Developing Your Business Leaders: A Guide to Investing at All Levels. Her work sits at the intersection of leadership, talent development, and the very human challenges of navigating work, giving her a distinctive perspective on how we develop better judgment in ourselves and others. Although she’s been living in Los Angeles these many years, Tina grew up in Maryland and her family lives in Gettysburg. Connect with her at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinarobinsonspeaks.

Chapter Webinar: “Stop Buying Training Until You Know What You Already Have -Why Your Knowledge Warehouse Needs to Become a Garden” (January 20, 2027)

Wed, 20 Jan 2027 17:00:00 GMT

Before you spend another dollar creating training, hiring a consultant, or buying content, there’s a question worth asking: Does our organization already know this?

Most organizations have accumulated enormous amounts of knowledge—in SharePoint, Teams, shared drives, LMSs, binders on shelves, and, most importantly, inside people’s heads. The problem isn’t always that we lack knowledge. It’s that we don’t know what we have, where it lives, whether we can trust it, or how to get it to the people who need it.

In this practical and energetic session, Wayne Turmel will challenge the traditional “knowledge warehouse” approach and explore what it takes to create a knowledge garden—where useful information is identified, tended, shared, and actually used. We’ll also examine how naming protocols, smarter search and AI, and intentional knowledge capture can help L&D professionals stop recreating what already exists.

Speaker

Wayne Turmel | Author and Speaker

Wayne Turmel is an author, speaker, and SME for the Evolving Workplace at the Kevin Eikenberry Group. He is the co-author of *The Long-Distance Leader* and has spent decades helping leaders and organizations communicate, collaborate, and work more effectively.

**Register now and come prepared to ask a deceptively simple question: What does your organization already know—and can anyone find it?**

ATD Certification Credits for this program: 1