ATD Kansas City
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ATD Certification Study Series
Dates: February 4 - May 20, 2026
Orientation: January 28, 2026
Time: Weekly meetings on Wednesday nights, 6:30 - 7:30 PM CST
Cost: $65 for members, partner chapter members, and non-members
Register here
Are you preparing for the ATD Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) or Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) exam? Join our ATD Multi-Chapter Certification Study Group for structured, collaborative study sessions designed to help you stay accountable, gain insights from certified facilitators, and connect with fellow candidates..
For complete series information, including dates, topics, and partner chapters, VISIT HERE.
What to Expect:
Who Should Attend?
Registration & Commitment
RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY & TAKE THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS ATD CERTIFICATION.
Learn more about the study group, including dates and topics, VISIT HERE.
February Chapter Meeting
Embodied Emotional Intelligence:
Transforming Delivery Through Whole-Self Awareness
Program Description
Most talent development programs focus exclusively on cognitive skills—whether you're designing leadership curricula, facilitating team workshops, or delivering technical training. But what if your participants are missing a critical data source that processes information faster and more accurately than rational analysis alone?
The Challenge: You've integrated emotional intelligence frameworks into your programs. Participants can identify their emotions, articulate communication strategies, and understand psychological concepts. Yet they still struggle with reactivity under pressure, inconsistent application of new skills, and the gap between "knowing" and "doing."
The Missing Link: While cognitive emotional intelligence teaches people to recognize and manage emotions, it overlooks the body's sophisticated awareness system that detects stress, reads interpersonal dynamics, and signals misalignment long before conscious thought kicks in.
The Solution: Embodied Emotional Intelligence integrates the body's real-time intelligence into learning experiences, creating more adaptive, resilient, and present professionals—whether they're executives, individual contributors, or new managers.
This session translates cutting-edge neuroscience into practical applications for talent development professionals across all program types.
You'll Learn
Speaker Bio
Sheena Lance-Nold is a Leadership & Executive Coach and learning design partner who helps talent development professionals improve learning transfer by integrating embodied emotional intelligence into leadership and organizational programs.
With a background in coaching, positive psychology, and neuroscience-informed facilitation, Sheena supports organizations in addressing one of their most persistent challenges: the gap between knowing and doing. Her work focuses on helping leaders and learners build regulation capacity, access adaptive behavior patterns under pressure, and sustain behavior change long after formal programs end.
Sheena’s approach is practical, evidence-based, and designed for immediate application—no prior somatic experience required. She works with leaders, coaches, and facilitators across industries who want learning experiences that engage the whole person and deliver measurable impact.
Aligned ATD Capability Model Areas
The purpose of the Consultants &Entrepreneurs Special Interest Group (SIG) is to provide an environment within ATD Kansas City where independent consultants, contractors, and business owners can thrive! This unique community of talent developers, instructional designers, learning consultants, and business owners will meet to:
On the second Thursday of each month, the C&E SIG will hold meet-ups - some will be virtual and others in-person - for facilitated networking, knowledge sharing, and socializing. Bring your tough questions and challenges from your business for the group to solve with their wealth of knowledge and experience.
Put it on your calendar today so you can join us in growing together as a group!
March Chapter Meeting
ATD Kansas City, Membership Coffee
Join us for an informal Networking Coffee!
We love meeting new people in the Talent Development space here in Kansas City! This event is an informal meet-up, hosted by ATDKC Membership Team. Come join us, buy yourself a drink, network, and learn from other Talent Development professionals in the Kansas City area!
Cost: This is a free event for both members and non-members in the Kansas City area.
Even though this is a free event, please register for the event so that we can get an approximate headcount.
We look forward to meeting you there!
PS: If you bring a non-member, yours and their first drink is on the house!!
ATD Kansas City, Membership Happy Hour
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