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• Book Club-Talk To The Elephant: Design Learning For Behavior Change

  • Start
    Thursday, March 13, 2025
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  • End
    Thursday, June 19, 2025
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  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    83

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  Talk To The Elephant- Design Learning for Behavior Change

  New in 2025 is our virtual book club. Our first book is Talk To Elephant by Julie Dirksen. We will begin to meet in March and wrap up in June, with virtual meetings every two weeks to discuss the chapters read. 

  We will be taking it slow, giving everyone time to read, reflect, and have a focused conversation.

  Everyone is asked to BYOB (Bring Your Own Book). This book can be purchased from Amazon.

  The schedule:

  • 3/13/25: Chapter 1
  • 3/27/25: Chapters 2 & 3 (34 pages)
  • 4/10/25: Chapter 4 (31 pages)
  • 4/24/25: Chapters 5 & 6 (40 pages)
  • 5/8/25: Chapters 7 & 8 (35 pages)
  • 5/22/25: Chapters 9,10, 11 (33 pages)
  • 6/5/25: Chapters 12,13, 14 (31 pages)
  • 6/19/25: Chapter 15 (35 pages)

  
  

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  Jodi Stende, Organizational Learning Manager- SOLV Energy
  

  

  With extensive experience in organizational learning strategy and instructional design, Jodi is passionate about driving growth and success for her current organization and others through her involvement with North Dakota ATD. In her current role, she provides strategic and operational support for designing and implementing key training initiatives. Jodi thrives on collaborating with teams across the enterprise to identify training needs, develop effective learning programs, and ensure alignment with organizational goals. She is dedicated to fostering a culture of continuous learning and development, and she consistently provides metrics to demonstrate how training solutions support organizational objectives

   

   

  Angela Jallo, Learning & Development Specialist-Goldmark Property Management
  

  

  Angela brings over 15 years of expertise in Learning and Development, specializing in software and technology training. She excels in optimizing systems, managing enterprise-wide implementations, and administering Learning and Content Management Systems to deliver impactful training programs. Angela supports key initiatives like onboarding, sales development, e-learning, and instructor-led training, driving organizational growth.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Professional Development Session: Leveling Up Talent: How Brain Science Fuels Leadership Growth and Learning Agility

  • When
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    90

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  Leveling Up Talent: How Brain Science Fuels Leadership Growth and Learning Agility

  In today’s fast-paced, ever-evolving workplace, talent development professionals are being called to do more than deliver training—they’re being asked to build adaptive, emotionally intelligent, and future-ready leaders. This session explores how the science of neuroplasticity can transform leadership development by aligning learning strategies with how the brain actually works.

  Jodi Stende, Organizational Learning Manager-SOLV Energy

  

  With extensive experience in organizational learning strategy and instructional design, Jodi is passionate about driving growth and success for her current organization and others through her involvement with North Dakota ATD. In her current role, she provides strategic and operational support for designing and implementing key training initiatives. Jodi thrives on collaborating with teams across the enterprise to identify training needs, develop effective learning programs, and ensure alignment with organizational goals. She is dedicated to fostering a culture of continuous learning and development, and she consistently provides metrics to demonstrate how training solutions support organizational objectives.

  
  

  
  

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Connect and Learn (Fargo - In Person)

  • When
    Thursday, July 10, 2025
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    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Lucky's 13 Pub: 4301 17th Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103
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  Please join us on Thursday, July 10th, 2025, from 4-6 p.m., at Lucky's 13 Pub to learn and connect with other ND ATD members in Fargo/Moorhead.

  This in-person event is an informal time of learning and connecting with other ND ATD members based on topics that interest you!

  • Guests are welcome and encouraged! 

  Menu: luckys13pub.com

  
  

  
  

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• Talent Development Summit: L&D Order Taker No More! Become a Strategic Business Partner

  • When
    Wednesday, October 08, 2025
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    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Border States Electric, Training Room at 2400 38th St S, Fargo, ND

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  L&D Order Taker No More! Become a Strategic Business Partner

  The L&D profession is uniquely positioned to improve performance and drive business success through people development. Yet too often, our efforts are limited by a transactional, order-taking mindset that keeps us from making the impact we are capable of. This half-day summit session will challenge learning professionals to rethink how they approach their work by embracing the role of strategic business partner. Through a blend of research-backed insights and practical application, participants will explore how to identify true performance challenges, avoid defaulting to training as the automatic solution, and work collaboratively with stakeholders to implement solutions that deliver measurable results.
  

  The session will begin by uncovering why L&D remains stuck in low-impact roles, then reveal the mindset and behaviors that define high-performing strategic partners. From there, attendees will learn how to evaluate requests through a performance lens, determine if training will close the gap, and respond with confidence and credibility. Even when immediate change feels out of reach, the session will show how to find small but powerful opportunities within every training request to influence outcomes and move closer to a strategic partnership.

  Lunch and refreshments will be provided. All registrations will receive a copy of Jess Almlie's new book "L&D Order Taker No More! Become a Strategic Business Partner".

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

   Jess Almlie

  

  Jess Almlie is a seasoned leader and advocate for transforming the L&D profession. Throughout her 30 years of experience in the field, Jess continuously focused on improving the impact of L&D in the organizations where she worked.

  As a former Vice President of Learning, Jess led teams through complex initiatives, blending her expertise in learning strategy, performance consulting, and leadership development to deliver effective, business-aligned outcomes.

  In March 2023 Jess founded Almlie Consulting, a firm dedicated to upleveling the work of L&D to be more strategic, intentional, and measurable. As a learning and performance consultant, Jess works with both small and large organizations to create strategic learning blueprints. She also equips L&D leaders and teams with the tools and confidence to shift from reactive order takers to strategic business partners.

  Jess is a sought-after speaker and consultant, known for her practical insights, engaging storytelling, and ability to inspire action through small steps that add up to big changes. She believes that by aligning L&D strategies to business goals, organizations can foster growth and innovation while empowering their people to succeed.

  Jess holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from North Dakota State University where her thesis research focused on whether leadership can be learned in a classroom. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational communication from Concordia College Moorhead.

  When she’s not working, Jess is usually spending time with family and friends, hiking, or binge-watching baking competitions.

  Jess is the author of the upcoming book, L&D Order Taker No More! Become a Strategic Business Partner, to be published by ATD Press in September 2025. You can also find Jess hosting her podcast, L&D Must Change, connect with her on LinkedIn, or learn more about her writing, consulting, and speaking at jessalmlie.com.

  Not a current ND ATD Member?   

  Become a member and attend the summit for a great discount!  Save $30 on your membership and attend the Summit for the discounted price, saving another $25! 

  Use the ticket option of "New Member + Summit" to take advantage of this offer! 

  
  

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