Webinar Recording
Feb 3, 2021
Webinar Recording: Stress Management and Self-Care in 2021: Finding Effective Tools One Hour at a Time
About the Program
As we continue to face the unique challenges of 2020 into 2021, including COVID-19, political unrest and division, and racial inequality, we are all navigating unchartered waters, making it important to find new ways to work and interact while also taking care of our mental health and well-being. In the midst of the continued disruption to our living and working routines, there is added anxiety and stress. It has never been important to understand the impact of stress and to have an arsenal of tools to manage it. In the program, we learn how to notice your stress indicators, and gain greater understanding about stress-reduction tools and strategies.
Speaker
Kara Dodson, Consulting | Coaching, Volta
Kara has over twenty years of experience in the legal community and brings to Volta her experience as a practicing attorney and her leadership on the business side of the law. She started her career practicing employment law, and although she enjoyed many aspects of practicing law, Kara’s passion for coaching and counseling led to a transition to the business side of the law. Kara was the Director of Recruiting and Professional Development at Young Conaway, where she developed and coached the firm’s associates, and also designed and implemented the firm’s business development training and coaching program. In 2015, Kara joined Volta, bringing together her experience of practicing law and working on the business side of law.
At Volta, Kara coaches lawyers of all levels in a variety of areas, including business development, time management, effective communication, well-being/stress management, leadership and delegation. Kara has also coached many attorneys through their partnership promotion process and supported many others in establishing effective business development habits. Through her work with Volta’s clients, Kara has also participated in numerous programs supporting women and diverse attorneys. In addition, Kara serves as a voluntary Executive Coach to the Diversity Lab and The Belonging Project.
Kara’s coaching philosophy is that each person has the ability to create their success, and with the clarity and accountability that coaching generates, to achieve their highest possible level of excellence and effectiveness. Clients describe her coaching style as compassionate support with liberal amounts of gravitas, accountability and humor woven throughout.
Kara is a graduate of the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC), holds her PCC credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and is certified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) and the Energy Leadership Indicator Assessment. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Temple University School of Law, where she teaches an experiential program focused on transactional practice skills for law students.