You are invited to register to be a

participant in the upcoming cohort.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of the program is to enhance the professional and personal performance, effectiveness, and leadership skills for those with recognized leadership potential and/or emerging workforce leaders interested in further developing their leadership capacity as valuable members of the workforce.

The program is being provided by COTC’s Workforce Development Innovation Center and the Phoenix Consulting Company. It will consist of a series of experiential workshops. A unique aspect of the program is that each session will include an interactive session with notable, local leaders sharing their experiences and philosophies on leadership.

THE PROGRAM:The combination of purpose and specific goals is essential to performance. Each is symbiotic to the other for remaining relevant and vital. This stackable course/cohort approach is designed for the sessions to be taken in succession, each building upon the purpose and goals of the prior session. The participants, through this experience, will embrace individual and team-based performance, discovering what differentiates various levels of individual leadership and team performance, and also what they can do to enhance their effectiveness.

The sessions are interactive, half-day sessions (4 hours each; 2:30 p.m.– 6:30 p.m.), each commencing with an overviewof the course objectives and a summary of how the session corresponds with the other courses in the series, as well as a direct approach to the relevancy of and correlation to the information as applied to leadership effectiveness.

Participants will learn the technical terminology and methodology employed by the topics, often including role-play and/or team exercises to enrich the participants’ learning experience, enabling them to recall and apply the material long after the session has ended. Sessions will also include “Inside the Leaders Studio” with feature keynote speakers and/or panelists.

SESSION OVERVIEW: •January 25Team Building and Connectivity exposes the dynamic challenges leaders face in building cohesive teams. This session will cover a variety of topics relevant to the mission and vision of the program, including but not limited to: multiple work-sites, generational differences, varying stages of life experience and career pathways, and the impact of social media/electronic communication. This session will help develop the cohort as a true team, engaging them in interactive and experiential learning activities.

•February 1Temperament Basics and Building Community Participants will take an interactive view of the dynamic interpersonal communication demands leaders must successfully face to support the success and viability of their organizations. Through the Temperament Basics experiential activities, participants will learn to both assess the observable behaviors of others in order to more effectively communicate and how temperaments among the group affect dynamics within the team. They will examine influences on building a community, where leaders are required to be agile and fluent in multiple conversation styles.

•February 8Leadership Theories in Practice reveals how today’s increasingly more competitive global workplace means that leaders must be dynamic in their abilities to lead, inspire, and engage. From developing employee relationships and students/prospects to vendors /suppliers and the public, being the right leader at the right time in the right situation is the difference between retention and attrition, and the direct impact on staff development and the bottom line.

21st Century Skills for the Workforce Building Workforce & Leadership Proficiency Includes 4 stackable courses!

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•February 15Interpersonal Communication, Conflict Resolution, and Compliance & Character: The Written & Unwritten Laws, Rules, & Ethics relates to one-to-one, small group, and large group dynamics, providing participants with engagement opportunities for peer-to-peer, supervisor-to-employee, and management interactions. An emphasis on listening styles will provide additional connectivity of this session back to the first session, and then build upon the second session as the participants further learn to apply their preferred leadership style and temperament to their communication style. The session then carefully details conflict as a natural aspect of human interaction which stems from unmet needs and factors such as clear instruction, inclusion, stressors, pace, changes in morale, uncertainty, and other variables. A leader’s ability to effectively address conflict can galvanize a team. Well-managed conflict that resolves a situation while leaving each person’s dignity intact positively impacts employee retention.

Distinguished panelists will be invited to join the participants for a special leadership roundtable each session, dedicated to empowering them to become champions for change, proactively creating readiness in themselves; prepared to influence their behaviors by first influencing their attitudes and beliefs. This inspirational assembly will :

- build a culture of continual learning and professional development within the participants;

- foster relationships with like-minded, like-valued emerging leaders; commit to behavior-modeling as leaders; and

- promote positive change within the participants while achieving personal and professional measurable targets and performance expectations and goals.

ADDED VALUE:We will have a conversation in advance with the supervisor of each participant to note recognized potential from his/her perspective. We will also engage with the participants, carefully reviewing and monitoring their interest, what they hope to learn and accomplish, and their personal leadership development plan.

Questions & Information:If you have questions, please contact:

VICKI MAPLECentral Ohio Technical College

1179 University Drive Newark, Ohio 43055

VMAPLE@COTC.EDU or

740.364.9565

21st Century Skills for the WorkforceBuilding Workforce & Leadership Proficiency

INVESTMENT IN YOUR WORKFORCE:These cost-effective training opportunities will be offered at the Newark campus of COTC and OSU. The bundled package of four courses includes support materials and is offered in sequence for just $544.00 per person... an investment of less than $140 per person per date.

It is the commitment and charge of the Workforce Development Innovation Center at COTC to improve the skills of the workforce and grow economic development in Ohio; providing a competitive edge and furthering the mission of COTC “to meet the technical education and training needs of students and employers in the area.”

Thank you in advance for the opportunity, and we look forward to further discussing how we can provide the solutions to your workforce needs and challenges.

NOTE:We also offer and encourage a Management Intensive session which includes a one-half-day sampling of all the modules which is recommended to be delivered in advance, specifically to and for the top tier management team. This includes an investment of $1,375.00 and we provide all support materials.