{"id":83250,"date":"2023-01-30T12:37:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T17:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=83250"},"modified":"2023-01-30T19:44:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T00:44:13","slug":"applications-open-for-brock-employee-leadership-development-programs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2023\/01\/applications-open-for-brock-employee-leadership-development-programs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications open for Brock employee leadership development programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brock employees interested in enhancing their leadership skills are invited to apply for the University\u2019s employee leadership development programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Faculty and staff can choose from one of three programs available in 2023: Crucial Conversations, Leading at Brock and Emerging Leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Crucial Conversations is an eight-hour, self-directed asynchronous online program that discusses strategies, theories and tools to turn a disagreement or difficult conversation into positive and constructive dialogue<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leading at Brock is designed for current managers and people leaders seeking to strengthen their leadership skills and increase their knowledge of core topics related to management at Brock. Examples of workshop topics include <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">leading teams, managing in a unionized environment, health and safety, coaching and effective performance management, strategic thinking, budget and financial management, equity and inclusion in leadership, and change management.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Participants can be new or seasoned leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Emerging Leaders is for employees in <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">non-management positions who wish to take on greater leadership roles within their current sphere of influence and scope of duties, while building skills needed to advance their career. Examples of workshop topics include <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">project management,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">nfluencing without authority and change management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Both the Leading at Brock and Emerging Leaders programs will take place synchronously online from March to December for approximately seven hours per month. Participants must attend all sessions to obtain a certificate of completion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All programs are free to Brock faculty and staff through the University\u2019s learning and development initiatives. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Interested employees are asked to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/yWaUyFbTpf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">apply online<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by Friday, Feb. 10. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More information, including details about each program and frequently asked questions, is available on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku-my.sharepoint.com\/:f:\/g\/personal\/ezaineh_brocku_ca\/Ere82etqFZ1CkqrBun3tu7kBAbZiVkdLv9RY2if1QAVReA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SharePoint<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Questions can be directed to Emad <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zaineh, Manager, Organizational Development and Effectiveness at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:ezaineh@brocku.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ezaineh@brocku.ca<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock employees interested in enhancing their leadership skills are invited to apply for the University\u2019s employee leadership development programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":83252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,1],"tags":[12373,101,565,11133,10965,1381],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83250"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83259,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83250\/revisions\/83259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}