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The LEAD program was built upon a vision to create a community of leadership across diverse levels and regions in the Brookfield organization. It is a unique new internal leadership development program that fosters our vision, reinforces our values and enhances our culture. This priority initiative provides support for managers and directors to grow leadership skills in the context of Brookfield’s core competency framework.
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The Academy@theAcademy is a dual-track in-house professional development certificate program. The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) places a high priority on professional development. To that end, the Academy@theAcademy provides a convenient on-site opportunity for staff to participate in personal and professional growth activities.
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Increase the understanding of how the organization makes money, the key drivers and organizational strategy. The program initially started as a program for leaders but has become an opportunity for all employees, including those working virtually.
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The mission of St. Lucie County’s SPARK Mentoring program is to enhance and promote a learning culture through the development and empowerment of our emerging leaders, equipping them with necessary institutional and leadership knowledge to excel in becoming the future of our organization. Our vision is to build a cadre of diverse future leaders to establish a talented pipeline for future succession.
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Most workplace leaders know that diversity is important to their organization, and that some classes of employees are protected by law, but many probably don’t realize that these laws probably cover the majority of employees in their workplaces? Protected classes are based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, and family medical history and genetic information. Most employees fit into at least one of these categories, and all employees are protected from discrimination when it comes to pay.
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Google is as famous for its perks as it is for its out-of-the-box thinking, bold leadership, and progressive view of failure. Despite what many think, however, it’s not the free food, massages, and haircuts, or countless other amenities that drive employees to love working there (and that consistently lands the company as one of the very best places to work).
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A role model manager is one who inspires those who work for him or her, as well as exhibits managerial excellence in many aspects of the business. While having all the traits befitting of a leadership role models are not very common, the seven skills that can help you lead, inspire and garner respect can easily be learned and improved upon.
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Coaching works. Period. According to the International Coaching Federation, 86 percent of organizations see a return on their coaching investment, and 96 percent of individuals who have been coached say they would repeat the process again. But unfortunately, only 25 percent of managers spend time coaching, communicating, and fostering creativity compared to managing their staff (delegating tasks, managing projects, resolving concerns, etc.).
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Then, millennials entered the workforce and started asking questions. Specifically, “Why?” Why is this our mission? Why is this our vision? What value are we providing to the marketplace? How are these values going to help us achieve all of our goals?
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Greenleaf, first wrote an essay that later became his book title The Servant Leader. He introduced the term ‘Servant leadership’ into the business literature for the first time and caused some controversy in the corporate boardroom while added some value among the religious clergy. Greenleaf, was not only a scholar, Servant leadership came out of his work experiences at organizations such as MIT and the influence of Hermann Hesse’s Journey to the East. Greenleaf largely gained his insights through the central character of ‘Leo,’ who becomes a servant leader and speaks about the Law of Service.
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