Community of Practice

August 20, 2025

9:00 AM – 11 AM – Virtual Event

Micky will introduce you to practical tools, real stories, and deliver a motivating message that helps you take their next bold step.

Micky will also provide options at the end of our session for follow-up as well (a mini-series of workshops, online training options for those who want to lead the charge within the organization on their own, a mentorship challenge, or a group reflection session—to help keep the momentum going.

Key Takeaways

• Why mentoring is a powerful tool for personal and professional development
• How to find (or become) the kind of mentor who makes a lasting impact
• Ways to use mentoring to build confidence, clarity, and stronger connections

This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest. 

Meet Our Facilitators:

Micky Nye is a seasoned leader, mentor, and author with a passion for developing others. Over the years, she has built a distinguished career in the supermarket industry, holding leadership positions across merchandising, operations, and corporate strategy. Starting as a high school employee, she worked her way up to become the first female store director at a New England based chain before serving in executive roles, including Vice President of Operations at Albertsons and Supervalu, and President of Farm Fresh. She later joined MDI as Vice President of Sales, focusing on enhancing the customer experience as a driver for business growth.

Micky’s leadership journey has always been guided by a deep belief in the power of mentorship. Her books—The Mentoring Blueprint and The Mentoring Blueprint Companion—serve as practical guides for fostering impactful mentor-mentee relationships. Her latest book, Boldly You!, expands on her “pay it forward” philosophy, encouraging others to embrace personal growth and leadership development. These books reflect the invaluable lessons she’s gained from mentors throughout her career and her desire to help others achieve their full potential.

Micky holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. She is also a graduate of several prestigious leadership programs, including Cornell Executive Leadership, FMI Leadership, and Senior Leadership Programs at Bentley College and Hartford University.

Beyond her professional accomplishments, Micky has actively contributed to industry and community organizations, serving on multiple boards, including the Network of Executive Women, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, and Junior Achievement of Hampton Roads. She has been recognized for her impact with numerous awards, including Progressive Grocer’s Top Women in Grocery, the Women in Business Achievement Award, and induction into the Connecticut Food Association Hall of Fame.

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September 12, 2025

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM – In-Person @ Modernwell

This event is limited to 28 participants

No one likes being told what to do…just ask your stakeholders. In today’s workplace, we’re constantly balancing “ask” and “tell” changes. So how do we support the people caught in the middle aka those expected to lead change while also being impacted by it? Join us for a candid conversation about the role of middle managers in change, why they often get stuck, and what we can do to help thaw out the “frozen middle.”

Meet our Presenter

Josh Fields, Change Lead

With over two decades of driving organizational change in the retail and utility industries, Josh is passionate about turning strategy into results through people-first solutions. His “superpower” lies in designing practical approaches that make change stick—helping teams not just adapt, but thrive. Guided by the belief that everyone can change when offered positive intent, inclusion, and time, Josh now serves as Change Lead at REI Co-op, championing transformation across 200 stores nationwide.

This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest. 

By registering for this event, you consent to the use of your image and likeness in photographs and videos taken at the event. These images may be used by ATD-GTC for promotional purposes, including but not limited to, social media, website, and printed materials. 

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September 12, 2025

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Virtual Event

New to ATD Greater Twin Cities or curious about our chapter programming? We’d like to invite you to a new member welcome and orientation so that you can take advantage of everything that our local chapter has to offer.

Spend an hour with us to learn about our various communities of practice, series of events, and ways to get involved so that you can get involved, meet other practitioners, and experience the joy of learning with ATD-GTC!

This program is FREE for all to attend.

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September 18, 2025

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Virtual

*You do NOT need to read the book to attend. You, your ideas, and your experiences are enough.

What if learning less could actually help us achieve more? Lean Learning: How to Achieve More by Learning Less challenges the traditional “more training, more content, more hours” mindset and instead offers a practical framework for stripping away waste, focusing on what truly matters, and making learning stick. Drawing inspiration from Lean and Agile principles, the book shows how professionals can design smarter learning experiences that drive measurable results without overwhelming learners or organizations.

This book opens a timely conversation about how to create impact in environments of constant change and limited attention. Together, we’ll explore how Lean Learning can help us simplify without sacrificing depth, and reimagine our role as learning leaders who deliver value faster and more effectively. Join us to discuss how to put these principles into practice in your own work.

This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest. 

By registering for this event, you consent to the use of your image and likeness in photographs and videos taken at the event. These images may be used by ATD-GTC for promotional purposes, including but not limited to, social media, website, and printed materials. 

Meet Our Facilitators:

Benjamin Borchert coaches and trains professionals like you on how to give more compelling, engaging, and memorable remote presentations. Benjamin delivers coaching & workshops from his home office in Minneapolis—where he likes to read, play music, and spend time with his wife, two kids, and dog. 

Michelle Kelly, is passionate about helping leaders and companies develop and retain their most valuable assets: people. As the founder of Empowering Performance, Inc., she and her team create engaging learning experiences that impact individual, team, and organizational performance. When not traveling, Michelle enjoys life in Northfield with her family and lots of books.

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September 25, 2025

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Modernwell

This event is limited to 30 participants.

Do you struggle giving or receiving feedback? Do you tend to shy away from conflict? Well practice makes… better! Troy will introduce a powerful tool from the NeuroLeadership Institute that will help you feel more confident preparing before, regulating during, and reflecting after your next difficult conversation.

The interactive session will highlight:

• What to practice to put yourself and others in a Growth Mindset around change, conflict, or feedback
• Why seemingly simple conversations can be so stressful
• How that stress impacts our outputs and collaboration

Our Speaker:

Troy Ferris is a leader with 25 years of experience mentoring, coaching, developing, and training leaders and teams across diverse, rapidly changing, and complex environments. No matter what role Troy is in, he’s driven to create clarity, simplicity, and connections that positively impacts the employee experience.

His passion lies in empowering leaders to be cultural architects and build thriving, productive teams. Troy has had a wide variety of lenses into the world of leadership, ranging from developing and training retail teams and supporting them in implementing and improving processes and technology all the way to working cross-functionally across organizations to manage organization change and team effectiveness. Troy is currently working in employee relations, has his Masters in Organizational Leadership, and is a certified Leadership Coach through the NeuroLeadership Institute.

This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest. 

By registering for this event, you consent to the use of your image and likeness in photographs and videos taken at the event. These images may be used by ATD-GTC for promotional purposes, including but not limited to, social media, website, and printed materials.  

Modernwell is a members-only coworking space. We are excited to hold our events in their beautiful space, but can not extend access beyond the event time. Once the event ends, all attendees are expected to depart the building OR they can purchase a day pass at a discounted rate of $30 for the remainder of the day. Please stop by the ModernWell front desk before or after the event to purchase your pass.

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November 20, 2025

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Virtual

*You do NOT need to read the book to attend. You, your ideas, and your experiences are enough.

What if working harder isn’t the answer? In Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving, award-winning journalist Celeste Headlee challenges the toxic hustle mindset that dominates modern workplaces. Drawing on history, social science, and personal stories, she shows how our obsession with busyness leaves us burned out, disconnected, and less effective in the very roles we value most. Instead, she makes a compelling case for reclaiming rest, joy, and human connection as essential to thriving—not just surviving—at work and in life.

As professionals in Talent Development, this conversation hits close to home. We know the pressure to deliver results, drive performance, and model productivity for others. But what if our greatest impact comes not from doing more, but from doing less with greater intention? Join us for this month’s ATD Book Banter to explore Headlee’s provocative ideas and discuss how “doing nothing” might unlock healthier teams, stronger engagement, and more meaningful growth.

This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest. 

By registering for this event, you consent to the use of your image and likeness in photographs and videos taken at the event. These images may be used by ATD-GTC for promotional purposes, including but not limited to, social media, website, and printed materials. 

Meet Our Facilitators:

Benjamin Borchert coaches and trains professionals like you on how to give more compelling, engaging, and memorable remote presentations. Benjamin delivers coaching & workshops from his home office in Minneapolis—where he likes to read, play music, and spend time with his wife, two kids, and dog. 

Michelle Kelly, is passionate about helping leaders and companies develop and retain their most valuable assets: people. As the founder of Empowering Performance, Inc., she and her team create engaging learning experiences that impact individual, team, and organizational performance. When not traveling, Michelle enjoys life in Northfield with her family and lots of books.

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