ATD South Florida upcoming events

Consultants' Mastermind Series: Conversations with Elaine Biech: The Mindset of a Resilient and Confident Consultant (Friday, July 10, 2026)

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Consultants' Mastermind Series (Special Interest Group)

Conversations with Elaine Biech: The Mindset of Resilient and Confident Consultant

Join the Consultants' Mastermind Series!

Join us for an engaging conversation with Elaine Biech, a highly respected consultant, author, and organizational development expert with decades of experience helping organizations and professionals navigate change and growth. In this interactive mastermind session, Elaine will share practical insights on what it truly takes to build a resilient consulting practice, sustain confidence through challenges, adapt to changing client needs, and continue growing throughout a long and successful career. Participants will gain candid perspectives, real-world lessons, and encouragement for strengthening their own consultant mindset and professional impact.

The Mastermind Series is designed for seasoned consultants who have been managing their own practices for at least two years. This is a members-only event.

Duration: 1.5 hours

Host: Eivina Muniute-Cobb, Ed.D.

Content contributor: Elaine Biech

Event Details:

Zoom link is provided in your registration email.
Questions, contact Eivina Muniute-Cobb at mastermind@atdsfl.org

Mix, Mingle, Meet & Eat: July Networking Event (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mix, Mingle, Meet & Eat:

July Networking Event

Join us in-person at Runyon's of Coral Springs for this networking event.

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, EST

Location: Runyon's of Coral Springs, 9810 W Sample Rd, Coral Springs, FL 33065

Experience conversation and camaraderie with your Talent Development peers from across South Florida.

Share ideas, swap stories, and explore opportunities while making new connections!

Bring your colleagues and your business cards and bring your smartphones and share your LinkedIn QR code!

Enjoy complimentary appetizers and 1 drink (beer/wine) per person.

Free for all current ATDSFL members.

$25 for guests.

Build your network - connect with other Talent Development professionals!

Why Leadership Development Isn't Changing Behavior And What to Do Instead (Thursday, July 23, 2026)

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Why Leadership Development Isn't Changing behavior (And What to Do Instead)

In this virtual workshop, you will learn how design leadership experiences that turn knowledge into performance.

Date: Thursday, July 23, 2026

Time: 12:00 - 1:15 PM ET

Location: Virtual. The Zoom link will be provided after you register.

Speaker: Jared Forman, MA, CPTD, Founder of AdaptIncrease

Organizations invest heavily in leadership development - yet many still struggle to see consistent behavior change in the moments that matter most: coaching conversations, performance feedback, and team accountability. Across industries, a consistent pattern is emerging: leaders often know what to do but struggle to execute effectively under real-world pressure.

This session explores the gap between leadership knowledge and actual behavior, and why traditional development approaches often fail to translate into performance. Through highly interactive exercises and real-world scenarios, participants will analyze leadership conversations, identify the behavioral patterns that drive outcomes, and learn practical ways to build capability - not just awareness.

Attendees will leave with simple, actionable approaches to improve leadership effectiveness, strengthen coaching conversations, and create development experiences that lead to measurable behavior change.

Learning Objectives - Participants will be able to:

Explain why leadership development often fails to translate into behavior change
Identify key behavioral patterns that influence outcomes in leadership conversations
Recognize early indicators of performance issues before they appear in business metrics
Apply practical techniques to strengthen coaching, feedback, and accountability conversations
Design simple, experiential approaches that build leadership capability within their organizations

About our Presenter:

Jared Forman, MA, CPTD, is the founder of AdaptIncrease and a learning and performance strategist focused on helping organizations strengthen leadership effectiveness and improve real-world execution.

His work centers on a challenge many organizations face: people often know what to do but struggle to apply it consistently in high-stakes moments such as coaching conversations, performance feedback, and accountability discussions.

Drawing on experience across leadership development, instructional technology, performance improvement, and workforce capability, Jared helps organizations move beyond training participation toward practical behavior change and performance outcomes.

Jared holds a Master’s degree in Instructional Technology from Nova Southeastern University and is a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD). He is also a recipient of the 2019 Champions of Learning Gold Award.

Shift Summit with ATD Central Florida (Wednesday, July 29, 2026)

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Shift Summit 2026

Hosted by ATD Central Florida

This in-person workshop is an all-in future-focused event for all L&D Professionals.

Date: Wednesday, July 29

Time: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM ET

Location: Westgate Lakes Resort and Spa, 9500 Turkey Lake Rd, Orlando, Florida 32819, United States

Registration Process: Register for this event via the ATD Central FL chapter website.

SHIFT 2026 is a one-day, all-in summit for L&D professionals who'd rather build the future than wait for it. Through focused keynotes, hands-on labs, and real conversations, you'll learn to apply AI-fluent techniques, human-centered design, and the modern L&D stack (Storyline, Rise, custom GPTs, no-code automation) to create measurable learning experiences. Sessions are small, collaborative, and tool-forward so you build with the technology — not just watch it.

This isn't another conference with a binder and a buffet. You'll leave with proof: a portfolio piece, a working tool, a published post, or a sharper rollout plan you can share on Monday. SHIFT is designed for career shifters and early-career builders—instructional designers, trainers-turned-strategists, learning technologists, and educators moving into corporate L&D. Spend a focused morning at Westgate Lakes Resort with practitioners who will expand your network, sharpen your skills, and reposition your role for the shift already changing how work gets learned.

Not a member of a Florida Chapter? Join today for members-only benefits.