ATD-Los Angeles upcoming events

April Chapter Meeting: Beyond Skills: How to Accelerate Your L&D Career by Elevating Your Mindsets (04/16/2026)

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:30:00 GMT

Watch this intro video for a sneek peek.

Many L&D professionals try to advance their careers by gaining more knowledge, tools, and certifications. But what most commonly stalls L&D leaders isn’t a lack of skills, it’s the presence of limiting mindsets.

In this interactive and transformative session, Dr. Ryan Gottfredson, Wall Street Journal best-selling author and leading expert on mindset and vertical development, will help you shift from focusing solely on the "Doing" side of development to intentionally elevating your "Being" side.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss what mindsets are, why they are the foundation of success in talent development, and how to diagnose and upgrade your own.
Drawing from the most comprehensive and research-backed mindset framework available, explore the quality of your current mindsets.
Unlock how to rewire your mindsets to accelerate your growth, expand your influence, and unlock the next level in your career.

About Your Presenter:

Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D., is a leading expert in leadership mindsets. He helps organizations and leaders unlock higher performance through sharper thinking and stronger connection. As a consultant, coach, and professor at California State University–Fullerton, Ryan empowers individuals and teams to see differently so they can lead differently. His groundbreaking research on leadership and organizational behavior has been featured in top journals and cited over 1,200 times. A former Research Lead at Gallup, he worked with companies like Experian, Volcom, and Spireon to elevate leadership capability and culture.

Free Resources from Dr. Ryan:

Download the Audiobook of Becoming Better at: https://getmybook.com
Use code: JWR-RFZ-JQC
TD Magazine Article: https://www.td.org/content/td-magazine/go-vertical

ATD Capability Model

ATD Talent Development Capabilities Covered by the Presentation:

Impacting Organizational Capability – Change Management
Developing Professional Capability – Coaching
Building Personal Capability – Emotional Intelligence and Decision-Making

ATD Los Angeles Chapter has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials.

This program qualifies for a maximum of 1 professional development point.

Find out more about APTD/CPTD Certifications here.

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All ADA accommodations require a 21-day advanced notice by email to office@atdla.org (use Subject line: ADA Accommodations Request) so that we can reasonably search for and secure accommodations. ATD-LA cannot guarantee that accommodations can be reasonably secured with shorter notice. ATD-LA will cover costs for accommodations as required by law, for the published duration of the event only.

July Chapter Meeting: Lead with a Coaching Mindset: How to Train Leaders on Coaching Skills (07/16/2026)

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:30:00 GMT

When uncertainty rises, leaders default to pressure-mode: faster decisions, more control, less listening. The result is predictable—lower trust, weaker ownership, burnout, and missed signals from the front line. Leadership trainers are in the middle of this reality, expected to equip leaders with practical tools that work during disruption, not just in calm periods.

In this interactive session, Dr. Damian Goldvarg (Ph.D., MCC) shares a clear, trainable approach from Lead with a Coaching Mindset to help leadership trainers design and deliver learning experiences that shift leaders from “command-and-fix” to coaching behaviors that build clarity, resilience, and accountability—especially when stakes are high.

You’ll leave with a workshop-ready structure, facilitation tips, and practice activities you can immediately plug into your leadership programs (virtual or in-person).

This is not theory.

It’s a set of tools you can teach on Monday and see in action by Friday.

Learning Objectives

Learn to teach a simple coaching conversation structure leaders can use under pressure
Build micro-practices that develop listening, questioning, and accountability in real workplace scenarios
Facilitate feedback and performance conversations using a coaching mindset—without losing standards or urgency
Diagnose common “challenging times” patterns (control, reactivity, avoidance) and coach leaders to shift behaviors

About Your Presenter:

Dr. Damian Goldvarg has thirty years of experience providing executive coaching, leadership training, and facilitation in over sixty countries. He is a Master Certified Coach and received his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Alliant University. He is an Accredited Coach Supervisor (ESIA) and Accredited Team Coach (ACTC) and facilitates certifications in Professional Coaching, Team Coaching, and Coaching Supervision in English and Spanish. He was the 2013-2014 International Coach Federation Global President. Damian published nine books on Coaching-related topics and several book chapters. He was the recipient of the 2018 ICF Circle of Distinction Award for his contribution to the coaching profession worldwide.

Dr. Damian Goldvarg, MCC, ACTC, ESIA, has thirty years of experience providing coaching services in over fifty countries. He facilitates certifications in Coaching, Team Coaching, and Supervision. He was the 2013-2014 ICF Global President. Damian published nine books on Coaching related topics.

ATD Capability Model

ATD Talent Development Capabilities Covered by the Presentation:

Impacting Organizational Capability – Performance Improvement
Developing Professional Capability – Coaching
Building Personal Capability – Collaboration and Leadership

This program qualifies for a maximum of 1 professional development point.

Find out more about APTD/CPTD Certifications here.

REFUND/CANCELLATION: Please click here for cancellation and refund policies. We cannot guarantee that webinar/Zoom recordings will be available.