Advancing Leadership Skills, For Experienced Managers (October)

October 13, 2020 9:00 AM - October 16, 2020 11:15 PM

Online Course, Link will be sent in advance of the event.

Add to Calendar 10/13/2020 9:00:00 AM 10/16/2020 11:15:00 PM Advancing Leadership Skills, For Experienced Managers (October)

This course focuses on how leaders can foster teamwork and effective collaboration across teams. Participants will learn how to build cultures where people are safe to challenge and engage in constructive conflict in support of the team objectives. We will tap into participants’ deep and current experiences in dealing with change to reinforce the principles which will help them lead teams through change and build change resilience in others.

Course Objectives

  • Identify specific actions you can take to build trust and psychological safety on teams.
  • Learn approaches to fostering collaboration and a One Team attitude across a group or team.
  • Understand the potential challenges of the consensus trap for teams and review the principle of disagree and commit as an important strategy to employ.
  • Consider ways to foster more constructive conflict on teams and at meetings.
  • Gain greater appreciation for the nature of change and the need for effectiveness at leading it.
  • Reinforce key principles for leading change and building resilience and a commitment to apply them to current and future changes.
Course Schedule:
  • Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 9:00 AM - 11:15 PM
  • Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 9:00 AM - 11:15 PM
  • Friday, October 16th, 2020 9:00 AM - 11:15 PM
 Online Course, Link will be sent in advance of the event.
Human Resources Consultant
Matt has served as a leadership coach and consultant for over 20 years, providing training to biotech and pharmaceutical companies. His expertise is in leadership development and coaching, management and employee training, and team-building facilitation. Most recently, Matt served as Associate Director of Training and Development at the Genetics Institute, where he was responsible for developing and delivering training seminars on a variety of topics, facilitating team-building and problem-solving meetings, and employee coaching and development. Previously, he worked alongside human resources leaders at General Electric Company. He began his career as a Military Intelligence Officer for the United States Army. Matt earned his Master of Public Policy & Management degree in Organizational Behavior at Yale School of Management and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Behavioral Sciences from the United States Military Academy at West Point.