Leadership Development

Course #

Performance Planning & Communication Overview:

Achieving positive work results, inspiring consistently strong performance, and maintaining a work environment that is rewarding and motivating for staff and faculty hinges on the day-to-day communication that occurs between leaders and those they lead. The PPC overview workshop introduces participants to a process and skills for communicating with employees about performance. The process includes: 

• clearly communicating goals and expectations,
• giving and receiving feedback about performance on a regular basis,
• partnering with employees to solve problems, and
• acknowledging accomplishments.

Through this workshop, participants will be introduced to communication strategies for having these conversations and discover where to access resources for further support and development.

LDR300

Effective Employee Coaching:

Enhance your leadership skills through the use of situational leadership.  For more than two decades, Situational Leadership has provided the most comprehensive yet practical method of effectively managing people, time, and resources.  Situational Leadership is one of the coaching tools taught in this four hour workshop.  This workshop introduces new and tenured managers to tools for more effectively coaching employees to higher performance.

This workshop helps participants learn:

            1)      To diagnosis and select the best leadership style to meet the needs of employees.

2)      To assess the willingness and ability of team members

3)      To manage people, time and resources more effectively

4)      Tools for setting and redirecting performance expectations

LDR100

Dialogue at Work: Communication Practices That Transform the Way We Work:

Communication is complex and often unpredictable.  Even in the best interactions, misunderstandings can occur.  In this workshop, participants will learn strategies for improving communication at work.  Topics include:

• Tools and techniques for maximizing clarity and minimizing misunderstanding.

• Common barriers to listening and strategies for overcoming these barriers.

Sarasota Campus - February 5, 9:00 to 12:00 noon

CSC200

Running Successful Meetings:

Meeting to share information and ideas is fundamental to effective collaboration.  Unfortunately, meetings are often non-productive and monotonous.  Developing strong meeting facilitation skills can enhance efficiency, engage participants, and ensure that key agenda items are sufficiently discussed and desired objectives are met.  Topics include:

• Techniques for creating and using agendas effectively.

• Key roles to be played by meeting participants.

• Skills for involving participants and facilitating discussion.

Leadership: From Theory to Action:

Topics include:

• What makes a leader?

• Theories of leadership in the 21st Century.

• Balancing leadership & management.

• Getting results by helping others succeed.

• Leadership as service.

Fundamentals of Strategic Planning:

The importance of developing strategic planning and thinking skills in today’s highly competitive business environment is undeniable. This workshop series is an all-inclusive how-to guide for developing strategic planning, -thinking, and decision-making competencies throughout your organization from frontline employees to mangers to CEO’s.

As a result of participating in this workshop, participants will be able to

• Describe strategic planning and list the common components of a strategic plan
• Describe the role that strategic planning plays in enabling long-term success for any organization
• Identify how strategic planning differs from other forms of organizational planning
• Develop strategic-thinking skills in themselves and others
• Work through the key stages of  the strategic-planning process: (1) assess the current environment; (2) develop a vision of the future and define the key governing values/beliefs; (3) identify strategic issues and develop action goals/plans; and (4) implement, monitor, and revise the plan
• Identify methods for involving key stakeholders in strategy formulation and implementation
• Describe common obstacles to strategic planning and ways to overcome them.

Understanding Yourself & Others: Applications of the DiSC ™ at work: 

Self awareness and the capacity for self management have been widely recognized as essential to effectiveness as a leader. Leaders that recognize the tendencies associated with their personality are better able to manage themselves and get positive results when leading people whose style differs from their own. Through this workshop, we will use the DiSC profile to help leaders enhance their understanding of themselves and others.

Topics Include

·         Your style at work

·         The role of style preferences in communication, problem-solving, and team leadership

·         Strategies for collaboration between people with differing styles, perspectives and priorities

Participants will complete the DiSC™ before the workshop using an online tool.

LDR500

Giving & Receiving Performance Feedback: (pre-requisite LDR310)

LDR200

Building and Developing Teams:

Topics include:

• Strategies for enhancing team cohesion, collaboration, and performance results

• Effective team leadership practices

• Stages of team development

PRD101

Delivering Effective Presentations

Delivering a presentation can be nerve-wracking, but it doesn’t have to be!  By developing your delivering skills and taking the right steps to prepare your content effectively, you can begin to experience more ease and success when giving a presentation.  In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn and practice presentation techniques that can increase both your skill and comfort.  Topics include:

• Ways to enhance comfort and confidence when delivering presentations
• Dynamic openings and closings
• Strategies for organizing your ideas
• Capturing and holding audience interest
• Optimizing eye contact, gestures, and posture

Sarasota Campus - March 26, 9:00 to 12:00 noon

Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities (formerly Keys to Time Management)

Learn Franklin Covey’s world famous time management principles, taught by a certified facilitator. Make real progress toward your personal and professional goals and get more of the right things done in less time.  This four hour workshop is designed to allow you to overcome procrastination and learn how to handle crises.

Learning outcomes:

Identify and focus on top priorities

Create balance in your life

Identify and eliminate low-priority activities

Prioritize tasks, weekly, and daily

Manage information effectively

DIV102

Supervisor's Introduction to Diversity and Equal Opportunity:

By end of seminar participants should be able to:

1. Explain the difference between Diversity and Equal Opportunity

2. Be familiar with the DEO Complaint Resolution Process

3. Be able to correctly complete and submit and Incident Report Form

4. Understand how to respond to allegations of unfair treatment

5. Know where to turn to for support and guidance when intervention at the workplace level is unsuccessful.

Subject Matter Expert: Karen Talamantez, DEO