Thursday, November 5, 2026
Remote Meeting
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Networking Opportunity
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Welcome from Amy Sabato
8:30 AM - 8:55 Legal Update and Q&A with our Legislative Director Debra Dyleski-Najjar, Esquire
9:00 - 10:30 Program
1.5 SHRM & HRCI credits pending
TOPIC: "Communicating with Peers and Direct Reports"
Some of the most important conversations we have are not with clients or leadership. They are with the peer whose priorities may look like they are competing with ours, or the direct report who needs honest feedback delivered well.
At first glance, those differences can feel like friction. But with effective communication, we strengthen connection, work toward alignment, and turn what looked like competing priorities into real collaboration.
What the session covers:
• Understanding what makes communication land differently with peers versus direct reports
• Practicing language that builds trust and alignment, even when priorities seem to compete
• Strengthening the ability to collaborate across roles and reporting lines
• Building confidence for the conversations people tend to put off
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What participants leave with:
Sharper language, stronger tools, and the confidence to lead from where they stand, starting with the very next conversation on their calendar.
Our Speaker: Deb Kaplan
Deb Kaplan is an organizational performance guide and a full-suite Dale Carnegie Trainer with over 35 years of experience helping people, teams, and organizations thrive through change. While her work reaches global audiences, her primary focus is on organizations based in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. She is a credentialed leader of Human by Design: Future Proofing Yourself in an AI-Driven World, a Dale Carnegie program designed in partnership with Matt Britton, author of Generation AI. Deb is known for her insight, empathy, and practical wisdom, energy, and grit—with a passion for seeing her clients soar. She has served on HR teams for three global businesses headquartered in New England. In 2022, she returned to where she got her start—working with leaders and organizations to realize strategic and people-centric transformations. Her mission is to elevate human capabilities in ways that align with the positive changes people and organizations want and need to make in the world.
Our Sponsor: Interesting in Sponsoring? Contact Julie Moore at jmoore@employmentpg.com
Location: Webinar
For more information:
Contact: Caitlin Clary
Email: cclary@borislow.com
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