Purpose: To provide education, training and tools to employees or anyone in the workforce who may be ready to advance to a managerial position. Individuals attending the training will enter the workforce with a greater skill set. This is an accelerated leader on-boarding program.
Who might utilize this program:
- Any member business with employees that does not have an internal training program
- Students and individuals who are looking to advance their skills before applying for a position
- Employees moving into entry level supervisory positions
Program Structure:
- Classes will run one time a week for four weeks from 8:00 -10:30 am
- Classes last 2½ hours each for a total of 10 hours of training
Program Details:
- Each class after the first will begin with a 30-minute reflection/discussion on how participants applied their new skills throughout the previous week
- Participants will leave with a toolkit of resources and information to back up the lessons
Training includes:
Session 1: March 7
Self-Evaluation – Temperament: What are your professional strengths and weaknesses, how can you utilize your strengths as a leader and develop strategies to overcome weaknesses.
Presenter/facilitator: Dennis Mellott - Team Builders
Session 2: March 14
Professional Standards in the Workplace - ethics, behavior, time management.
Presenter/facilitator: Dr. Marianne Turnbaugh, Time to Think
Session 3: March 21
How to Manage Staff - motivation, managing difficult employees, understanding HR and legal requirements, hiring and firing.
Presenter/facilitator: Denise Garman, Hubric Resources
Session 4: March 28
Becoming Part of the Company Team – advancing the mission and goals of the company, adding innovation and ideas for growth, making the change to management, managing the work-life balance.
Presenter/facilitator: Karen Groh, Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce
