LEARN
To claim your rightful place, we must learn to lead. This means developing our own emotional intelligence, as well as honing the competencies that are essential for leaders in the industry. We have to understand the business we’re in, naturally.
We also must develop cognitive competencies so we can become smarter about the world today. We must understand how societal changes are affecting people and business, and how technology is affecting education and the workforce of tomorrow.
Personal Branding
We live in a world in which time has become a luxury, therefore, it is critical that you quickly sell yourself at “hello” or the first “click” because the first five seconds matter! Similar to popular fast-food chains, athletic wear, or your favorite vacation hotel you too have a “brand,” which is made up of what people see immediately during an initial face-to-face interaction, what is mentioned about you when you’re not in the room, and what is revealed through a social media click. Therefore you must design, build, and cultivate your personal brand because you are your own company. During this course you will:
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Understand the correlation between personal branding and ROI.
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Learn the art of effective and intentional networking.
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Learn the importance of “brand crisis management.”
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Identify individual brand.
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Receive feedback from “Personal Brand” test.
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Establish and review current on-line presence, and design content for personal website.
It’s Not Black and White: Understanding Diversity, Inclusion, and the Bottom Line
In today’s multicultural society it is critical that leaders understand the value that diversity and inclusion have on the organization’s bottom line and how it extends beyond affinity groups. Inclusion must be weaved into every fabric of an organization’s functions, policies, and procedures which will support the recruitment of the best talent, ensure accountability of leader, and establish cultural competencies. Additionally, diverse and inclusive environments organically foster diversity thoughts, which is the beginning of innovation. During this course you will:
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Define and differentiate between diversity, inclusion, and multicultural competencies.
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Understand the impact the lack of diversity inclusion has on the bottom line.
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Describe what an inclusive workplace looks like and its benefits to all employees.
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Identify areas of unintentional bias.
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Learn the skills to build individual and group effectiveness.
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Create your own personal action plan to help the organization achieve a more inclusive workplace.
EXPERIENCE
Learning to become an effective leader is a skill that is both intuitive and experiential and is often shaped in our personal life occurrences. With each experience encountered, adding to the proverbial “toolbox,” as either a best practice or “never try that again” practice is critical to the development of personal leadership style and these tools will be the building blocks for your journey. When reflecting on personal leadership, what is your best leadership quality and identify the root of its development and the personal experience that shaped it.
“Experience: the most brutal teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.”- C.S.Lewis.
Career Recovery:
You’ve Hit Rock Bottom! Now What?
Mark Twain said it best: “The only bad press is an obituary.” Life happens and we make mistakes but how we recover is key! During the last decade we have witnessed the rise and fall of many politicians, entertainers, and even company leadership but very seldom is it truly the end of their career. Whether being fired from a position, demoted, overcoming a major career-shifting mistake, it is not over because time provides redemption. In this course you will learn:
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How to insightfully identify the root cause of the issue and develop preventative strategies.
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The “Seven Steps to Career Recovery.”
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Establish and identify “personal life support” who can assist with recovery.
Women and Leadership: The Power Seat
Inspiring, energizing, and empowering in equal measure, is the theme of the day! Women lead some of the largest corporations in the market, yet still lag men in advancement, leadership and compensation. This course will focus on how women can move effectively to and through the executive levels of their organizations while seeking practical guidance from successful community leaders. You will:
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Learn how leading organizations utilize the expertise of both men and women to achieve success.
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Understand the importance of setting up structures and strategies to ensure that women are considered for advancement.
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Prepare for supporting women’s efforts through mentorship, networking and other activities.
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Interact with other professionals who are involved in advancing women.
ADVANCE
Asking yourself, “Where do I want to be in five years,” will help to determine your appropriate path and identify needed skills to support your vision. Career advancement can take many forms such as growing in the current space to become a subject -matter expert (growing wide) or moving upwards in the organization both of which foster becoming a change agent (growing tall). Whether “growing wide” or “growing tall,” there are certain keys to success which include effective and strategic networking, accountability, continuous learning and trustworthiness.
Workforce Re-entry: Put Me Back on the Team!
Many professionals intend to ramp their careers back up after taking a planned break from the workforce, whether for personal or military duties. If you are “sequencing” individuals, easing back into the office can be overwhelming an intimidating. Because while life remained constant, the work environment was constantly changing. Whether your past was focused on reading to children and changing diapers, protecting the country, or simply needed a break, this course is for you and will serve as your guiding compass. You will learn:
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How to make the seamless transition back into the workforce.
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How to stay connected.
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How to create your elevator pitch.
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How to Package Yourself Properly.
Cubicle to Corner Office
It is often said “to be more, you have to BE more.” Therefore, we invite you to join the elite group of emerging leaders who have decided to “be more”! Stand out from your peers with the experience and knowledge you will gain from taking part in this dynamic session. Cubicle to Corner Office offers small group working sessions, real world simulations, networking and special presentations from motivating speakers to bring together a well-rounded and meaningful experience. In this track you will:
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Gain critical leadership skills and build self-confidence and independence through public speaking and group presentations.
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Enhance your leadership ability, cross cultural communication, goal setting, decision making, and conflict resolution skills.
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Learn from and exchange ideas with some of the area’s top business leaders, policy officials, journalists, diplomats and academics.
DEVELOP
Becoming a developed leader can include various opportunities such as training, mentorship, educational opportunities, and even experience. To become a change agent, constant growth and applying learned knowledge is critical to individual as it allows for the forward motion of a department.
The essential keys to development include:
1) Understanding the necessity of prioritizing,
2) Identifying both a personal and career mentor
3) Leveraging both positive and negative experience to frame future ideas
4) Practicing continuous learning through educational opportunities. Recognizing the correlation between success and continuous development is key to becoming a next level leader!
Career Change: What’s Next for Me?
Changing careers is never easy. For many burned-out, bored and multi-talented individuals who have under-utilized skills, changing fields is the only way to keep from losing their marble! As leaders and career re-inventors, we can confidently say that changing your career to something that is more suited to your values, needs, skills, and interests, is doable today, even in these tough economic times. To switch careers effectively, you need the “4 C’s”: clarity, courage, confidence and competence. In this course you will:
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Understand your passion and strength
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Establish a strategy to change your career
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Create a Plan of Action to Execute
Leadership Burnout:
My Bag is Empty and No One Cares
As a leader you are always “on stage” for your leadership, peers, and employees and at some point you will begin to feel the burnout. You will become less motivated, less engaged, easily irritated and the level of stress will take a toll on all aspects of your life including your personal life. There are times when you simply want to take an intermission and go behind the curtain and disconnect from your leaders and your team-but you can’t because performance issues need to be addressed, presentations need to be developed and twenty goals need to be accomplished! You are not alone in this as statistics show that approximately 1 in 3 employees feel burned out at some point in their career. However, learning to identify the signs, creating strategy and implementing a care plan is imperative to your continued success. In this course you will:
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Identify the primary reasons for burnout and develop a “priority plan.”
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Develop a time-management strategy and plan for “plan crushers.”
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Learn appropriate management techniques for “Tornado Teammates.”
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Learn results from the emotional stress test and identify triggers.
The Chosen Ones: Board Training & Development
Being selected to serve on a board is a privilege and a major responsibility as board members are the governing body of an organization. To be an effective decision-maker it is critical to know the policies, rules, expectations and legal responsibilities required to not only protect the board but the organization as well. Simply playing the role of the board member is ineffective therefore intentional training is needed. In this class, board members will:
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Learn the personalities of each board through personality testing.
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Learn recruitment strategies to ensure that the board reflects the needs of the organization.
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Discuss board and individual member duties.
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Learn the legal parameters of board membership.
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Learn fundraising techniques and strategies.
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Understand conflict of interest and how to avoid it.
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Learn and cultivate strategic insight.