Third Place Books welcomes Fred Miller to our Lake Forest Park store for a presentation of his new book, co-authored with Judith Katz, The Power of Agency. He will be joined byEddie Pateand the conversation will be moderated by KOMO-TV anchor and children's book authorTyrah Majors. This event is free and open to the public. For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book! Having trouble registering? See Eventbrite's troubleshooting FAQ here. Tickets:This event is free to attend. RSVP is recommended in advance. About The Power of Agency. . .To help give employees the power, influence, and voice necessary to truly excel in their workplace, organizational development experts Miller and Katz reveal the importance of agency and offer practical advice on how to achieve it.
With more knowledge workers entering the workplace, many are being stifled by traditional employee-manager relationships that hamper their ability to fully contribute and feel engaged at work. And in a constantly changing and competitive world of work, organizations must evolve to keep up with worker satisfaction or else face a decrease in performance and loss in talent.
The solution? Enabling your employees to exercise their individual agency in the workplace. Through an actionable roadmap that highlights common pitfalls and practical steps necessary for establishing a culture of greater agency, this book will provide individuals, teams, managers, and leaders with concrete ways to clarify their current level of agency and identifies specific actions they can take to exercise greater agency. Frederick A. Miller: As CEO of The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc. in Troy, Fred brings his 52 years of experience in strategic culture change and organization betterment to develop workforce strategies that accelerate results to deliver higher organizational performance. He has worked with organizations of all sizes and sectors, such as Apple, DuPont, Allstate, Merck pharmaceutical, United Airlines, Yale University, City of San Diego, and Albany Symphony. A sought-after speaker, Fred has co-authored seven books, including the first book on inclusion, The Inclusion Breakthrough, and most recently The Power of Agency: Cultivating Autonomy, Authority, and Leadership in Every Role to be released on November 19th. Fred is the recipient of the Organization Development Network lifetime achievement award and the Forum on Workplace Inclusion Winds of Change award and was named one of the 40 Pioneers of Diversity by Profiles in Diversity Journal. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors for Day & Zimmermann, a $3 billion, family-owned company and is a past member of the boards of Sage Colleges, Seton Health, and Ben & Jerry’s Homemade. The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc. was founded in 1970 by Kaleel Jamison (1931 - 1985). It is the oldest Organization Development (OD) firm and the oldest firm that has as a core competency inclusion, leveraging diversity and culture change. In 1993 KJCG coined the use of inclusion as a core concept for organization cultures.
Eddie Pate, PhD (he/him/his), writes about inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E). He has a doctorate in sociology from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree in wildlife management from Humboldt State University, where he is a member of its athletic Hall of Fame for football. Eddie has spent seventeen years doing ID&E work for Microsoft, Starbucks, Avanade, and Amazon, primarily in leadership roles. He has also spent six years doing ID&E speaking and consulting via his consulting practice, Eddie Pate Speaking and Consulting; he is a sought-after speaker, facilitator, and guide who delivers in a way that speaks directly to everyone in the room. Eddie is a board member for the Institute for Sustainable Diversity and Inclusion and a member of the Microsoft Alumni Network board of trustees. He’s married to Valeri with two kids, Karley and Arthur, and loves family above all. He is a dog person and loves traveling, photography, animals, and the natural world. He loves both time in the weight room and time spent staring reflectively at any body of water. He is inspired by good humans, empathy, diversity, global cultural differences, and the passion people show for peace, awareness, and empathy.
Born and raised in San Diego, California, Tyrah Majors is an award-winning journalist, university professor, and author of children's book Grammy and Me. Currently, Majors is an anchor/reporter at KOMO News, the ABC News affiliate in Seattle, WA where she anchors and reports news, traffic and started a digital show 'Sound On.' She also has her own franchise,  Hometown Connections.  Prior to joining the KOMO team she was a morning news reporter at CBS/FOX Bakersfield, where she provided breaking news reports from the ground of various national events to local, community stories. Her love for journalism expanded through roles at NBC 4 Los Angeles, NBC 7 San Diego, FOX 5 San Diego, and a few entertainment news outlets. Majors holds a bachelors degree in Journalism from California State University, Fullerton, and a Master of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Southern California. She also created a digital talk show,  Major Moves with Tyrah Majors,  highlighting millennial entrepreneurs. In her free time, she loves to hang with her family, go to the beach and try new restaurants. About Third Place BooksFounded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.

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