On-campus professional development opportunities available to GME support staff

Learning and Leadership Development has multiple opportunities for personal and professional development for Penn State Health and College of Medicine employees. These opportunities can easily fit into the workday and do not require leaving the Hershey campus.

Grow Academy

Grow Academy is offering four courses in 2020. These will all be held at the University Conference Center, Room 302A, and employees can sign up in Compass by searching “Grow Academy 2020.” Below are descriptions of each course with the dates and times.

Career Management 101
Jan. 14, 2020
8 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 4 p.m.

Ready to manage your career but don’t know where to begin? In this course, participants will learn how to create and activate the career goals that fit their key skills, talents and gifts. The session will cover the following:

• Assessing career preferences, talents, skills and gifts through a custom assessment and process (values – mission walk – brand – mission statement)
• Learning and activating the four-part Career Success Blueprint in the organization (P.I.E.S.)
• Gaining resume and interview tips and tools (60-second introduction/SCOR model)
• Creating realistic goals that will help participants achieve the career path that works for them

Executive Presence: Mini Boot Camp
March 24, 2020
8 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 4 p.m.

Can executive presence be learned? Yes, according to the School of Executive Presence. Participants will get the research behind what makes up “executive presence” and how they can develop their presence in an authentic and compelling way. This is an interactive session with communication tools and a three-part methodology that is used with clients of the School of Executive Presence. Participants will also get personal on-the-spot feedback and coaching.

Executive Presentation, Meetings and Public Speaking
June 10, 2020
8 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 4 p.m.

What’s the No. 1 fear of most people? Public speaking. In this powerful course, participants will learn how to put presentations together while also learning how to present with authenticity and confidence. Those who attend will learn to manage their visual, vocal and verbal outputs for a smooth and influential speaking style, even when the audience is challenging.

Influencing Across and Up
Sept. 17, 2020
8 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 4 p.m.

What does it take to influence those around you? In this fun and insightful workshop, participants will experience a business simulation to understand their influencing style while getting on-the-spot coaching and feedback. Attendees will learn the tools necessary to influence those around them, as well as to have a positive impact on leaders and peers. This course also includes a influence strategy template to map out each participant’s influencing strategy.

Leadership Development Program

The Leadership Development Program has three different tracks for employees. Applicants must be nominated by their supervisor and approved by their executive management team. The nomination window is typically held in September, and the programs run January to December, with an Evening of Excellence held in the following January for all participants.

Those interested in participating in any of the leadership development programs should make their interest known to their supervisor.

• The Emerging Leaders program is offered to individual contributors who are seeking to gain leadership competencies and aspiring to higher levels of leadership. They may not currently hold management positions; however, they exhibit great potential for leadership opportunities in the near future.
• The Leadership Essentials program is designed for leaders who may have not received formal leadership development training. Participants are leaders who manage individual contributors and do not have any managers/supervisors reporting to them.
• The Mid-level Leaders program is designed for leaders who manage managers or supervisors and individual contributors.

For details on the Emerging Leaders program, contact Jennifer Swierczynski or Lauren Talhelm; for details on the Leadership Essentials program, contact Jennifer Koser.

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