ATD Baton Rouge upcoming events

Virtual Membership Meeting - July (Tuesday, July 28, 2026)

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:45:00 GMT

The moment change is announced inside an organization, the default reaction is almost predictable: “This is going to be hard.” That assumption alone begins to erode performance before implementation even starts.

70% of change initiatives fail in corporations — not because of flawed strategy, but because leadership mindset determines whether change gains momentum or collapses under resistance.

In this high-impact session, Wani Iris Manly, Esq., TEDx and keynote speaker and former Fortune 500 in-house counsel, introduces the Changing Changes Everything® C.H.A.N.G.E. Blueprint, a leadership framework designed to equip leaders to lead through change differently to increase the probability of successful transformation.

Learning objectives:

Grounded in real-world corporate experience advising executive teams during mergers, acquisitions, and large-scale disruption, this session equips L&D and HR leaders with:

A clear understanding of why change efforts stall at the leadership level
The leadership behaviors that unintentionally reinforce resistance
Practical strategies to build emotional resilience without sacrificing performance
Tools to guide teams through uncertainty with clarity and authority

Participants will leave with a defined leadership framework and actionable strategies they can immediately apply to drive sustainable and successful change inside their organizations.

About our speaker:

Wani Iris Manly, Esq. is a TEDx and international keynote speaker on change, executive advisor, and former Fortune 500 in-house counsel based in Paris, France, with more than two decades of experience advising leadership teams through mergers, acquisitions, and complex organizational transformation.

She has held legal leadership roles within global corporations including Mastercard, Visa, and Office Depot, as well as other publicly traded companies, where she counseled executives navigating high-stakes growth, risk, and disruption.

Today, she speaks globally on change and leadership, equipping organizations with the mindset and strategic frameworks required to lead through uncertainty with resilience, clarity, and measurable impact — enabling them not just to navigate change, but to thrive through it.

She is the founder of the Paris-based speaking and consulting firm House of Inspirational Business, EURL; the founder of W. Manly, P.A., a boutique intellectual property law firm; and the founder of Where Inspiration Meets Law, LLC, an online legal platform providing legal templates, resources, and education to entrepreneurs and online businesses seeking to protect their brands and intellectual property, and the bestselling author of Get Out of Survival Mode and Live the Life You Really Want.

Her core message is simple: Changing changes everything,® and, the sky is not even the limit but the viewpoint.

ATD CI Preapproved Education Provider

ATDBR is a pre-approved provider and is authorized to provide continuing education programs that qualify for initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. ATDBR provides high- quality programming that has been developed and delivered by subject matter experts.

ATD Talent Development Capability Model

ATDBR aligns programming with the ATD Talent Development Capability Model. This month's programming aligns with all 3 areas of the model.

Cancellation Policy

As soon as you complete the registration process, you will be guaranteed a seat at this event. The completed registration process initiates an invoice from ATD Baton Rouge to you that may be paid online or by mail. Be sure to register using a valid and accessible email address to receive automated event confirmations, invoices, and Zoom links for virtual events. ATDBR is not responsible for undeliverable communication due to registration errors.

Event cancellations received at least 48 hours prior to the event may be eligible to receive a refund for the event registration. Eligible cancellations will be accepted via email to treasurer@atdbatonrouge.org. All refund requests must be made by the member or credit card holder. Requests for cancellations after the stated deadline will not be eligible for transfer or refund.

August Meetup! (Thursday, August 20, 2026)

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Join ATD Baton Rouge for a relaxed evening of conversation and connection at Pelican to Mars!

Unwind after work, reconnect with familiar faces, and make a few new connections with fellow learning and development professionals. There’s no formal presentation or packed agenda—just good conversation, great people, and a chance to strengthen your ATD community.

Drop in anytime between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. Drinks will be available for purchase.

Wednesday, August 20
5:00–7:00 p.m.
Pelican to Mars
2678 Government Street, Baton Rouge, LA

August 2026 Membership Meeting (Tuesday, August 25, 2026)

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Most L&D leaders can describe how to develop a high-performing team. But somewhere between knowing what a team needs to know and seeing that knowledge applied day to day, there’s a gap.

This session, led by high-performance executive coach and CEO Steve Mellor, introduces a three-stage framework for closing the standards gap. Built from research on cognitive awareness and the psychology of personal accountability, interwoven with stories from his experience leading Olympic athletes and business leaders to achieve peak performance under pressure, participants will get a structured way to understand where the resistance is between knowledge and action, and what it takes to overcome it.

Learning objectives:

Identify specific areas of professional drift where current behaviors have deviated from original intentions to regain operational alignment and leadership focus.
Apply the three-step framework to establish non-negotiable performance standards that ensure consistency across all employees and business operations.
Implement one concrete, protected standard immediately to build the self-trust and behavioral reliability required to sustain long-term professional excellence.

About our Speaker:

Steve Mellor is an ICF PCC-certified High-Performance Executive Coach who has been in the business of coaching Olympic athletes, business owners, executives, and emerging leaders for almost 2 decades. As the founder and CEO of GrowthReady, Steve and his team are the performance partner to businesses that not only want to achieve transformative growth but also want to do the work that’s required to get ready for it. In his coaching and facilitation, Steve prides himself on creating a shared space for clients and audiences to identify their optimal selves and to own the work required to sustain excellence. Steve is an author thanks to his debut book SHOCK THE WORLD! A Competitor’s Guide to Realizing Your Potential, and is the host to the long-standing GrowthReady Podcast. While being British-born, Steve has been Baton Rouge-based for over a decade and is the happy husband to Britney and proud father to Ella and Jake.

ATDBR strives to align our programming with the ATD Capability Model. This workshop supports the "Impacting Organizational" Capability.

ATDBR is a pre-approved provider and is authorized to provide continuing education programs that qualify for initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. ATDBR provides high-quality programming that has been developed and delivered by subject matter experts.

As soon as you complete the registration process, you will be guaranteed a seat at this event. The completed registration process initiates an invoice from ATDBR to you that may be paid online, by mail, or on the day of the event. Be sure to register using a valid and accessible email address to receive automated event confirmations, invoices, and Zoom links for virtual events. ATDBR is not responsible for undeliverable communication due to registration errors.

Contact president@atdbatonrouge.org if you have any questions.

Pre-registration required. No walk-ins.

Virtual Membership Meeting - September (Tuesday, September 22, 2026)

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:45:00 GMT

Format: Virtual only

Register to join ATDBR Krewes of Practice where you will be able to connect with other learning and development professionals in a virtual setting. Krewes of Practice offer a safe space where members can upskill capabilities, solve problems of practice, and network with peers.

Krewe members can expect to experience small breakout discussions facilitated by local industry leaders and based on the ATD Talent Development Capability Model. Take the free ATD Talent Development Capability model self-assessment to know which breakout room is best for you!

During Krewes of Practice meetings, members are encouraged to share their scores/learning purpose to help grow our community and to help develop more targeted discussions, resources, and social media content. Resources curated during Krewe meetings will be made available through ATDBR.org member's portal.

ATD CI Preapproved Education Provider

ATD Talent Development Capability Model

ATDBR aligns programming with the ATD Talent Development Capability Model. This month's programming aligns with all 3 areas of the model.

Cancellation Policy

October 2026 Membership Meeting (Tuesday, October 27, 2026)

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT

ATDBR strives to align our programming with the ATD Capability Model. This workshop supports the "Impacting Organizational" Capability.

ATDBR is a pre-approved provider and is authorized to provide continuing education programs that qualify for initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. ATDBR provides high-quality programming that has been developed and delivered by subject matter experts.

Contact president@atdbatonrouge.org if you have any questions.

Pre-registration required. No walk-ins.

Virtual Membership Meeting - November (Tuesday, November 17, 2026)

Tue, 17 Nov 2026 14:45:00 GMT

Format: Virtual only

ATD CI Preapproved Education Provider

ATD Talent Development Capability Model

ATDBR aligns programming with the ATD Talent Development Capability Model. This month's programming aligns with all 3 areas of the model.

Cancellation Policy

December 2026 - Holiday Social & Membership Meeting (Tuesday, December 01, 2026)

Tue, 01 Dec 2026 17:30:00 GMT

ATDBR strives to align our programming with the ATD Capability Model. This workshop supports the "Impacting Organizational" Capability.

ATDBR is a pre-approved provider and is authorized to provide continuing education programs that qualify for initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. ATDBR provides high-quality programming that has been developed and delivered by subject matter experts.

Contact president@atdbatonrouge.org if you have any questions.

Pre-registration required. No walk-ins.