ATD San Diego upcoming events

Game Night! with Grin Events (Tue, June 16, 2026)

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Join ATD San Diego on June 16th at 6pm at Stone Brewery Liberty Station for terrific fun playing Friendly Feud, Parody! and all your favorite TV game shows with your host, John Grindle, Chief Purveyor of Fun & Games at Grin Events. Team up with colleagues and friends and compete for “real” money (last time the winning team won 3,400 “real dollars”!) Guaranteed the most fun you’ll ever have at an association social event!

Date: Tuesday, June 16th, 6–8 PM

Location: Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens - Liberty Station
2816 Historic Decatur Rd UNIT 116, San Diego, CA 92106

Grin Events is the leading team building company in San Diego providing genuinely fun team building activities focused on connecting teams one smile at a time through professionally hosted fun and games. Choose from our Game Show, Leisure Games, Game Night, In It To Win It, Field Day, Sandcastle Wars, and Scavenger Hunts.

We host events in San Diego County including Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, Encinitas, La Jolla, Oceanside, Poway, San Diego, Solana Beach, Vista, and all surrounding areas, as well as Southern California, Northern California, and across the United States.

Leading Through Uncertainty: Renewing Energy, Hope, and Action During Change (Fri, June 26, 2026)

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Date: Friday, June 26, 2026

Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST

Location: Virtual (link shared in registration email)

AI disruption, rapid change, and workforce uncertainty are increasing pressure on employees, managers, and talent development professionals. Many people are being asked to learn faster, adapt continuously, and perform under pressure while they are already overloaded, anxious, or stuck.

In this practical 60-minute virtual session, Shawn Quinn will introduce the Leadership Renewal Framework, a three-phase approach for helping leaders support people through uncertainty and change. Participants will learn how leaders can build emotional foundation, expand capacity, and reignite purposeful action.

This session is not about turning managers into therapists. It is about helping talent development professionals equip leaders with practical questions and conversation moves that create trust, energy, learning capacity, and momentum. Participants will leave with a clear framework and practical prompts they can use in coaching conversations, team discussions, leadership development programs, and change efforts.

SPEAKER: Shawn Quinn

Shawn Quinn is the founder of Lift Consulting, where he helps leaders, teams, and organizations create trust, energy, learning capacity, and momentum during uncertainty, transformation, and change. He formerly served as Faculty Director of the Positive Leadership program in Executive Education at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Shawn is co-author of Leading Innovation and works with executives, HR leaders, OD professionals, healthcare leaders, university leaders, and business teams on leadership development, team effectiveness, culture, change readiness, coaching, and facilitation.

Mentorship Program: Graduation & Celebration (Thu, July 02, 2026)

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Date & Time: Thursday, July 2 2026 • 5:30 – 7:30 PM (PDT)
Location: San Diego Humane Society – Main Conference Room, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, CA 92110
Registration: Mentorship cohort only (free)

Our final gathering celebrates your achievements and invites you to pay it forward. A panel of talent development and human resources mentors will share stories of how mentorship has impacted their careers, offering practical ways to continue giving back. We’ll explore opportunities to volunteer with the chapter, serve on committees and become future mentors.

In this session you will:

Hear how mentorship relationships change career trajectories.
Discuss the ripple effect of mentorship and how to create your own legacy.
Socialize and network with fellow San Diego professionals in talent development and human resources.
Celebrate your cohort's journey.

You will leave with:

A renewed commitment to cultivating the next generation of talent.
Concrete ideas for volunteering and serving within ATD San Diego.
An deeper appreciation for the impact of mentorship and the power of paying it forward.

Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. By registering, you acknowledge that photographs and/or videos may be taken at the event and used for chapter marketing purposes.

Note: Attendance at all onsite cohort gathering sessions is required for program complBy attending, you acknowledge that photographs and/or videos may be taken at the event and used for chapter marketing purposes.

Recertification Credits: 1 ATD recertification point; SHRM/HRCI credit pending approval.

Build the Career Ladder You Actually Want to Climb (Thu, July 16, 2026)

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026

Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST

Location: Virtual (link shared in registration email)

Career development can feel automated, impersonal, and overwhelming. No wonder so many of us put off the work of figuring out what we actually want next! This workshop offers a more human and practical way to think about what you want and how to get there.

You'll be guided through a visual career mapping framework designed to help clarify your direction, identify meaningful opportunities, and translate reflection into action. The session is interactive and hands-on, with time built in for individual work, reflection, and optional sharing. You'll use simple visuals to explore their options, name what matters, and create a practical plan of action... No drawing experience required!

By the end of the session, participants will leave with a working visual map of their career direction and immediate next steps they can use after the workshop.

SPEAKER: Emily Mills

Emily Mills is the founder of Flavor Graphics, a Bend, OR studio specializing in event graphic recording, visual facilitation, and strategy illustration. She is the author of The Art of Visual Notetaking, a best-seller with over 21,000 copies sold worldwide in English and German. Since 2015, Emily has helped teams and organizations make ideas more understandable, memorable, and actionable through illustration and visual thinking.

Powerful Questions, Powerful Results: An Introduction to Solution-Focused Coaching (Fri, August 14, 2026)

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Date: Friday, August 14th, 2026

Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST

Location: Virtual (link shared in registration email)

What happens when we replace advice with powerful questions? In this interactive session, you’ll be introduced to the foundations of solution-focused coaching, a practical approach used by leaders, HR professionals, and coaches worldwide to unlock insight, ownership, and meaningful action.

Together we’ll explore what coaching is—and how it differs from mentoring, consulting, and managing. You’ll learn key coaching principles including the four pillars of solution-focused coaching, the power of open-ended questions, and the impact of deep listening. You’ll experience how coaching techniques can shift everyday conversations into opportunities for growth and clarity.

Whether you’re a leader, facilitator, HR professional, in Leadership Development or simply curious about coaching, this session will give you practical tools you can apply immediately in your work and conversations. You’ll leave with new perspectives, a deeper appreciation for the power of coaching, and ideas for integrating coaching skills into your daily interactions.

SPEAKER: Nancy Boyer

With vast experience and education in Coaching, Performance Management, Change Management and Human Resources, Nancy Boyer has partnered with senior leaders and organizations around the world to guide them in the solution-focused approach to personal, professional and organizational development.